Robert Bartlett

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name
Robert Bartlett
aka
[Robt Bartlet]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Wine cooper of Plymouth, who came on the Anne in 1623, was made a freeman in 1633 and married Mary Warren, probably about 1629. In 1660 he was convicted of speaking contemptuously of the singing of psalms. He died at Plymouth in 1676. Probably the father of Rebecca (Bartlett) Harlow and Sarah (Bartlett) Rider.
born
date
c. 1603
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
note
The year of the Puddletown, Dorset, baptism proposed by Hunt (TAG 35, 1959), which is unproven.
died
date
between 19 Sept and 29 Oct 1676
place
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[probate-robert-bartlett-1676]
note
Nuncupative will 19 Sept 1676; inventory exhibited 29 Oct 1676.
events
what
Sailed on the Anne
date
1623
place
London, England
sources
[records-plymouth-colony]
note
The archive does not name the port; London is where the Anne sailed from. "Robt Bartlet one acre" in the 1623 division.
father
name
Robert Bartlett of Puddletown, Dorset
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
note
Hunt (TAG 35, 1959) proposed the Robert baptised at Puddletown 27 April or 27 May 1603, son of Robert and Alice (Barker), calling it "an excellent clue" needing further evidence; Prindle (TAG 55, 1979) followed. Unproven.
mother
name
Alice (Barker) Bartlett
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
note
Follows from the Puddletown proposal.
spouses
id
mary-warren-1610
married
date
c. 1629
place
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
note
After 22 May 1627, when both were in different lots of the cattle division, and probably about 1629 from the ages of their children. Mollie has 1628.
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[records-plymouth-colony, probate-robert-bartlett-1676]
note
In 1636/7 the court confirmed lands given by Elizabeth Warren to "her sonnes in law, Richard Church, Robert Bartlett, and Thomas Little, in marriage wth their wiues, her daughters."

Robert came on the Anne in 1623: "Robt Bartlet one acre" in the 1623 division (PCR 12:6). He was still single in Francis Eaton's lot of the cattle division of 22 May 1627, and married Mary Warren, probably about 1629. On 1 July 1633 the court ordered that "Mrs Warren & Robt Bartlet mow where they did last yeare" (PCR 1:15), and that year he was made a freeman. In 1649 his brother-in-law Richard Church sold him a house and land at Eel River for £25, payable partly "in a red ox called 'Mouse'" and partly in goods "at Mr. Paddy's" (Mollie, citing the colony deeds).

In 1660 he "appeered, being summoned to answare for speakeing contemptuously of the ordinance of singing of psalmes, and was convict of the fact, and did inpart acknowlidg his euill therin, promising that hee would bee warned of soe doeing for the future, expressing these words, that hee hoped it should bee a warning to him" (PCR 3:188). He was a "wine Cooper": "Robert Bartlett, of the Towne of Plymouth ... wine Cooper," he is called in a deed of gift to his son Joseph, 14 July 1673.

King Philip's War. His son Joseph was on Plymouth's committee to clothe its soldiers in the winter of the war. Robert died in the autumn of 1676, after the fighting in Plymouth Colony had ended, leaving a will made by word of mouth on 19 Sept. His inventory, £170 16s 6d, was exhibited "on the oath of Mary Bartlett widdow," and at the court of 6 Mar 1676/7 administration was granted "vnto Mary Bartlett & Joseph Bartlett to adminnester on the estate of Robert Bartlett, deceased" (Records of the Colony of New Plymouth 5:220).

Open questions

  • His English origin: read Hunt (TAG 35:214) and Prindle (TAG 55:164-66) on Puddletown.
  • The 1649 Church-to-Bartlett deed, to check Mollie's "red ox called Mouse."
  1. ---
  2. name: Robert Bartlett
  3. aka: [Robt Bartlet]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wine cooper of Plymouth, who came on the Anne in 1623, was made a freeman in 1633 and married
  8. Mary Warren, probably about 1629. In 1660 he was convicted of speaking contemptuously of the
  9. singing of psalms. He died at Plymouth in 1676. Probably the father of Rebecca (Bartlett) Harlow
  10. and Sarah (Bartlett) Rider.
  11. born:
  12. date: c. 1603
  13. basis: compiled
  14. confidence: possible
  15. note: The year of the Puddletown, Dorset, baptism proposed by Hunt (TAG 35, 1959), which is unproven.
  16. died:
  17. date: between 19 Sept and 29 Oct 1676
  18. place: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
  19. basis: documented
  20. confidence: proven
  21. sources: [probate-robert-bartlett-1676]
  22. note: Nuncupative will 19 Sept 1676; inventory exhibited 29 Oct 1676.
  23. events:
  24. - what: Sailed on the Anne
  25. date: "1623"
  26. place: London, England
  27. sources: [records-plymouth-colony]
  28. note: "The archive does not name the port; London is where the Anne sailed from. \"Robt Bartlet one acre\" in the 1623 division."
  29. father:
  30. name: Robert Bartlett of Puddletown, Dorset
  31. basis: compiled
  32. confidence: possible
  33. note: Hunt (TAG 35, 1959) proposed the Robert baptised at Puddletown 27 April or 27 May 1603, son of Robert and Alice (Barker), calling it "an excellent clue" needing further evidence; Prindle (TAG 55, 1979) followed. Unproven.
  34. mother:
  35. name: Alice (Barker) Bartlett
  36. basis: compiled
  37. confidence: possible
  38. note: Follows from the Puddletown proposal.
  39. spouses:
  40. - id: mary-warren-1610
  41. married:
  42. date: c. 1629
  43. place: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
  44. basis: inferred
  45. confidence: probable
  46. note: After 22 May 1627, when both were in different lots of the cattle division, and probably about 1629 from the ages of their children. Mollie has 1628.
  47. basis: documented
  48. confidence: proven
  49. sources: [records-plymouth-colony, probate-robert-bartlett-1676]
  50. note: "In 1636/7 the court confirmed lands given by Elizabeth Warren to \"her sonnes in law, Richard Church, Robert Bartlett, and Thomas Little, in marriage wth their wiues, her daughters.\""
  51. ---
  53. Robert came on the *Anne* in 1623: "Robt Bartlet one acre" in the 1623 division (PCR 12:6). He was
  54. still single in Francis Eaton's lot of the cattle division of 22 May 1627, and married Mary Warren,
  55. probably about 1629. On 1 July 1633 the court ordered that "Mrs Warren & Robt Bartlet mow where they
  56. did last yeare" (PCR 1:15), and that year he was made a freeman. In 1649 his brother-in-law Richard
  57. Church sold him a house and land at Eel River for £25, payable partly "in a red ox called 'Mouse'"
  58. and partly in goods "at Mr. Paddy's" (Mollie, citing the colony deeds).
  60. In 1660 he "appeered, being summoned to answare for speakeing contemptuously of the ordinance of
  61. singing of psalmes, and was convict of the fact, and did inpart acknowlidg his euill therin,
  62. promising that hee would bee warned of soe doeing for the future, expressing these words, that hee
  63. hoped it should bee a warning to him" (PCR 3:188). He was a "wine Cooper": "Robert Bartlett, of the
  64. Towne of Plymouth ... wine Cooper," he is called in a deed of gift to his son Joseph, 14 July 1673.
  66. **King Philip's War.** His son Joseph was on Plymouth's committee to clothe its soldiers in the
  67. winter of the war. Robert died in the autumn of 1676, after the fighting in Plymouth Colony had
  68. ended, leaving a will made by word of mouth on 19 Sept. His inventory, £170 16s 6d, was exhibited
  69. "on the oath of Mary Bartlett widdow," and at the court of 6 Mar 1676/7 administration was granted
  70. "vnto Mary Bartlett & Joseph Bartlett to adminnester on the estate of Robert Bartlett, deceased"
  71. ([*Records of the Colony of New Plymouth*](/files/sources/records-plymouth-colony/) 5:220).
  73. ## Open questions
  75. - His English origin: read Hunt (TAG 35:214) and Prindle (TAG 55:164-66) on Puddletown.
  76. - The 1649 Church-to-Bartlett deed, to check Mollie's "red ox called Mouse."
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