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Richard BARTLETT

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Name Richard BARTLETT Born 31 Oct 1621 Earnley, Sussex, England Gender Male Died Bef 18 Jul 1698 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Notes - From “Newbury and the Bartlett Family”, by John Coffin Jones Brown, Esq., of Boston, published in the April 1886 issue of the New England Historic Genealogical Society Register:
“Richard Bartlet was prominent in church affairs, after Rev. Thomas Parker had changed his attitude in relation to church government and discipline. ... We can judge of the respect felt towards him in Newbury by the fact that he was its delegate to the General Court for many years, beginning with 1679; this was shared by the neighboring towns. Havehill had been greatly troubled for want of proper accommodation from those to whom its mill-privileges had been granted, but who had not ffulfilled their agreements to the town’s people; to remedy the evil, in 1678, “the town unanimously voted, that Richard Bartlett of Almsbury be granted the privilege to set a saw-mill in Haverhill, on the north meadow river.’” Barlett lived near the Haverhill line, and we presume that his mill was built on the site of what are now known as Peaslee’s Mills...He agreed, among other conditions, that he should pay the regular rates (that is, taxes) at Haverhill.
It appears by his will.. that he had, while living, given liberaly of his real estate to each of his sons; the writer does not know to which of them he gave the house in Amesbury...
WILL OF RICHARD BARTLETT, SENIOR:
In the Name of God and by His Assistance, I Richard Bartlet Senr, of Newbury in the County of Essex in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England do humbly comitt my soule body & spiritt both in life & death into the everlasting arms of God all sufficient my Heavenly Father & unto Jesus Christ my allone Saviour & Blessed Redeemer thru the power & presents of His eternal Spirit my body to ye earth whence its originall was taken in hope of a happy & glorious resurrecion in ye great day of the Man Christ Jesus to Him be Glory both now and ever, Amen:
And for such good things of this world as it hath pleased God to comitt to my stuard ship I as much as in me is do dispose as is hereafter expressed.
Imprimis I give to my son Samuel Bartlet one third pt of my lott of upland & meadow in Almsbury called the Pond Lott by the plaine. Also one third part of my Sawmill Lott in Almsbury. Also, one third part of that lott of upland wch I bought of James George in the towneship of Almsbury wth all the piviledges to the said parcells of land belonging to be the lawful inheritance of my said son Samuel Bartlet his heairs and assignes forever. As also all the lands & meadow wch I have formrmerly given to my said son as by deeds maye appear. As also one third pt of a freehold or priviledge in the comons or undivided lands in the towne of Newbury origenaly belonging to my honored father Richard Bartlet late of Newbury, deceased wth all the priviledges that may or shall arise thereby in time to come.
[The same item repeated to sons Richard and John..]
Item I give to my granddaughter Tirza Bartlet the daughter of my son Thomas Bartlet (late of Newbury deceased) three acres of upland adjoining to his house, &c.--but if she die, &c. then to my three daughters Abigail, Hannah & Rebecca Bartlet.
Item, to my three daughters (above named) I give my dwelling house and barn and orchard and land adjoining about 12 acres; also one freehold in the comons of Newbury, purchysed of Mr. Henry Sewall of Newbury, &c.,--also several lots of land, specfied.
Item My will is & I do hereby appoint my three daughters, namely, Abigael Bartlet, Hanah Bartlet & Rebecca Bartlet to be the execuors of this mye last will & testament, giving and bequeathing to them besids what I have formerly given them, all the rest of my estate not mentioned in this my will, whither debts dew to me bye bill bond booke or other wise or what ever may heer after appeer to be mine my debts & funerall charges being by them discharged.
Lastly I do apoynt Tristram Coffin Esq. & my cosen John Bartlet and my three sons aforenamed as overseers to advise my executr in the management of the trust committed to them in this my last will & testament. Heerby renouncing all former wills of mine.
Dated 19 April 1695. Provd July 18, 1698.”
Person ID I1584 Lowell&Block Last Modified 3 Mar 2021
Father Richard BARTLETT, b. 1575, Earnley, Sussex, England , d. 25 May 1647, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
(Age 72 years)
Mother Joanne ?, b. 1577, Earnley, Sussex, England , d. Bef 1647, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
(Age < 69 years)
Married 10 Oct 1609 England Family ID F741 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Abigail Belnap WELLES, b. Abt 1624, d. 8 Mar 1686, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 62 years)
Married 1644 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Children + 1. Samuel BARTLETT, b. 20 Feb 1646, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 15 May 1732, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
(Age 86 years)
2. Richard BARTLETT, b. 21 Feb 1648, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 17 Apr 1724, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
(Age 76 years)
3. Thomas BARTLETT, b. 7 Sep 1650, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 4. Abigail BARTLETT, b. Mar 1652, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 5. John BARTLETT, b. 22 Jun 1655, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 24 May 1736, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
(Age 80 years)
6. Hannah BARTLETT, b. 18 Dec 1657, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 17 Jun 1698 (Age 40 years)
7. Rebecca BARTLETT, b. 23 May 1661, d. 1723 (Age 61 years) Last Modified 3 Mar 2021 Family ID F740 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- From “Newbury and the Bartlett Family”, by John Coffin Jones Brown, Esq., of Boston, published in the April 1886 issue of the New England Historic Genealogical Society Register:
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Event Map Born - 31 Oct 1621 - Earnley, Sussex, England Married - 1644 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Died - Bef 18 Jul 1698 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA = Link to Google Earth