Benjamin Bartlett Sr. (bef. 1633 - 1691)

Born before 6 Jun 1633 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Brewster) Bartlett — married after 4 Apr 1654 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Husband of Cecilla (Covel) Bartlett — married before 1679 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1691 after age 58 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Benjamin Bartlett, son of Robert Bartlett and his wife Mary Warren, was born in Plymouth (now Duxbury), Plymouth Colony, before June 6, 1633.^[1] He became a freeman on June 6, 1654 and had to be at least 21 years old at that time.^[1]

During his life he married three times. Six childeren were born to the marriages. The first marriage was to Susannah Jenney, who died by 4 April 1654. There were no children born to this marriage.^[1]

The second marriage was to Sarah Brewster about 1656 or 1658. Three children are know to be from this marriage - Benjamin Bartlett, Rebecca Bartlett, and Samuel Bartlett.

Benjamin Bartlett had a third marriage to Sissilla (Cecilia) ______, whose last name is unknown. after 5 March 1667/8, when the second wife was mentioned in court and before 21 Jan 1678/9, when Cecilia consented to the sale of land. She died after 1 Sept 1691, when she signed a receipt. She was called the "aunt" of Sarah Covel.^[1]

He served as juryman, grandjuryman, constable, collector of taxes, selectman, and as a representative to the General Court. He died between the date of his will on August 21, 1691 and the date of the probate, September 15, 1691.^[2]

Children

Sarah (Brewster) Bartlett and Benjamin Bartlett had the following children:^[1]

• Benjamin Bartlett, b. say 1658; m. Ruth Pabodie
• Samuel Bartlett, b. say 1662; m. Hannah Pabodie
• Rebecca Bartlett, b. say 1664; m. (1) William Bradford; m. (2) Robert Stanford

Children of Benjamin Bartlett born probably in Duxbury. Because of the uncertainty of the death of Sarah and Benjamin's marriage to Cecelia, the mother of the following children is unknown. They are not proven as descendants of William Brewster.^[1] They are Richard Warren descendants through their father.

• Ebenezer Bartlett, b. bef 1670, say 1666; m. Hannah (_____) bef. 1 Mar. 1697/8.
• Sarah Bartlett, b. bef Sept. 1670, say 1668, d. Plymouth, 20 Feb. 1687/8; m. Robert Bartlett in Plymouth, 28 Dec. 1687; no children
• Ichabod Bartlett, b. bet Sept. 1670 and My 1674; m. (1) Elizabeth Waterman in Marshfield, 28 Dec. 1699; m. (2) Desire Arnold in Duxbury, 14 Nov. 1708.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Barbara Lambert Merrick, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 24 Part 1, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2014. "The Silver Book" Page 188
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-JDKQ : 17 March 2023), Probate records 1686-1702 and 1849-1867 vol 1-1F > image 63-64 of 490; State Archives, Boston.

• Source: Merrick,Barbara Lambert,Mayflower Families in Progress, William Brewster of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA., Revised Third Edition, 2006

• Source: Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 18 Part 1 of 3, Richard Warren, Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004. "The Silver Book"

• Source: Godfrey Memorial Library, compiler, American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Middletown, CT, USA. Online Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.

• Source: Author: Cutter, William Richard Title: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs - Families of Massachusetts Publication: Name: Lewis Historical Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1910;

• Source: Author: Savage, James Title: Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers Publication: Location: Boston; Date: 1862;

• Source: "The Brewster Genealogy 1566-1907, " Emma C. Brewster Jones, 1908, Vol I, page 31.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/46316080/benjamin-bartlett : accessed 12 July 2021), memorial page for Benjamin Bartlett (1633–Aug 1691), Find A Grave: Memorial #46316080, citing Myles Standish Burying Ground, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kevin Avery (contributor 47024642) . NOTE: No headstone, no sources

Acknowledgment

Thank you to Katherine Patterson for importing the data for Benjamin Bartlett from Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.