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Elijah Bartlett (1725 - 1788)

Elijah Bartlett
Born in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts Baymap
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Husband of — married 11 Jan 1749 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts Baymap
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Died at age 63 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

ELIJAH BARTLETT,[1] baptized at Brookfield, Massachusetts, 6 Mar 1725[2] son of Thomas Bartlett and Mary Bartlett;[3] Elijah died at Brookfield, 22 Aug 1788;[4][5] married at Brookfield, 11 Jan 1749/50,[6] BATHSHEBA GILBERT, born at Brookfield, 28 Mar 1729 daughter of David and Hannah (Abbott) Gilbert;[7] Bathsheba died at Brookfield, 4 Aug 1807.[8][9]

Bathsheba Gilbert and Elijah Bartlett resided in Brookfield, Massachusetts where they kept a farm. Elijah was a blacksmith and cooper by trade.

Elijah Bartlett served from Brookfield as a private in the company of Capt. Thomas Buckminster with service from 6 August 1748 to 20 August 1748 at Fort Dummer.[10]

On 26 December 1787, Elijah Bartlett yeoman of Brookfield, in consideration of £250, entered into an agreement with his son Elijah, Jr husbandman of Brookfield for the transfer of the homestead farm in Brookfield to Elijah, Jr. with Elijah, Jr. agreeing to make no sale of the property during the natural life of his father.[11]

In his will written 30 January 1787 (allowed 4 November 1788), Elijah Gilbert bequeathed to beloved wife Bathsheba the income and profits of one-third of the real estate remaining at his decease and the use of the east room of the dwelling house. She is to have comfortable support from the estate during her natural life. Daughter Mercy Thomas wife of Daniel Thomas receives £20. Son Elisha Bartlett of Montague receives one-half of the real estate and was named sole executor. Daughter Miriam wife of Ithamar Bowker of Conway receives £20. Son Ebenezer Bartlett of Montague receives the remaining half of the real estate. Daughter Sarah Ross wife of Amasa Ross of Worthington receives £20. Daughter Hannah Bartlett receives £40. Son Elijah, Jr. receives all the blacksmithing and cooper’s tools. Daughter Huldah Bartlett receives £40. David Gilbert, Jr. of Montague son of David Gilbert receives two notes signed by David for money owed to Elijah. Granddaughter Parthena Thomas daughter of Daniel and Mercy Thomas receives £20 to be paid at marriage. Each of his grandchildren is to have a bible. Any residue of the estate is to go to his wife Bathsheba. In a codicil written 23 October 1788, son Elisha was removed as executor and son Elijah, Jr. was named sole executor. Real estate was valued at £420 and personal estate at £233.12.9. On 8 November 1788, Elisha Bartlett and Ebenezer Bartlett both of Montague, for payment of £60, quitclaimed their interest in the real and personal estate to their brother Elijah Bartlett, Jr.[12]

In 1790, Bathsheba Bartlett headed a household of three females at Brookfield.[13]

Children

Elijah Bartlett and Bathsheba Gilbert were parents of nine children born at Brookfield.[14]

i MARCY BARTLETT, b. 14 Sep 1751;[15] d. at Hardwick, MA, 24 Apr 1824; m. at Brookfield, 30 Aug 1770, DANIEL THOMAS, b. at Hardwick, 5 May 1750 son of Amos and Abigail (Farr) Thomas; a death record for Daniel was not found, but History of Hardwick reports “he died not too many years” after his wife.[16]

ii ELISHA BARTLETT, b. 3 May 1753;[17] d. at Montague, MA, 7 Sep 1817; m. at Bridgewater, MA, 11 May 1778, REBECCA WATERMAN, b. at Halifax, MA, 20 Dec 1754 daughter of Perez and Abigail (Bryant) Waterman; Rebecca d. at Waterbury, VT, 28 Jun 1848.

iii MIRIAM BARTLETT, b. 1 Aug 1754;[18] d. at Ashfield, MA, by 1793; m. at Brookfield, 1 May 1775, ITHAMAR BOWKER, b. 27 Nov 1750 son of Josiah and Hasadiah (Eager) Bowker. Ithamar married second at Ashfield, Sarah Daniels, in May 1793. Ithamar was living at New York, NY in 1818.[19]

iv EBENEZER BARTLETT, b. 25 Apr 1756;[20] m. 1 Feb 1784, MARY “MOLLY” ABBOTT, b. at Brookfield, 12 Mar 1764 daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Dodge) Abbott.[21]

v SARAH BARTLETT, b. 11 Feb 1759;[22] d. at Peru, MA, 10 Mar 1825; m. at Brookfield, 13 Dec 1781, AMASA ROSS, b. 5 Jul 1750 son of James and Sarah (Gilbert) Ross; Amasa d. at Peru, MA, 30 Jul 1807.

vi ELIJAH BARTLETT, b. 20 Jul 1760;[23] d. at Brookfield, 22 Aug 1840; m. at Brookfield, 6 Nov 1783, WAITSTILL CLAPP, b. at Middleborough, MA, 21 Jan 1765 daughter of Elijah and Hope (Thomas) Clapp; Waitstill d. at Brookfield, 21 May 1841.

vii HANNAH BARTLETT, b. 23 Feb 1761;[24] d. at Brookfield, 24 Jun 1812; m. at Brookfield, 18 Dec 1796, JONATHAN WATERMAN, b. at Halifax, MA, 20 Feb 1748 son of Perez and Abigail (Bryant) Waterman; Jonathan d. at Brookfield, 19 Jul 1842.

viii INCREASE BARTLETT, b. 2 May 1764;[25] d. 23 Dec 1767.

ix HULDAH BARTLETT, b. 11 May 1765;[26] d. at Columbus, OH, 23 May 1833; m. 26 Feb 1788, ROBERT CUTLER, b. at Brookfield, 21 Jan 1765 son of Joseph and Martha (Brown) Cutler; Robert d. at Brookfield, 30 Jun 1809.

Sources

  1. ↑ Family summary taken from Abbott, The Descendants of William and Grace Ballard of Andover ©
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6J-G7Q : 15 January 2020), Elijah Bartlit, 1725.
  3. ↑ Hibner, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Bartlett, p 22; https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00hibn/page/22/mode/2up
  4. ↑ Bartlett, Elijah, h. Basheba, Oct. 29, 1788, in 64 th y. GR7; Brookfield vital Records; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Brookfield/Images/Brookfield_D461.shtml
  5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #116675564 Old Indian Cemetery, West Brookfield, Massachusetts
  6. ↑ Bartlit, Elijah and Batsheba Gilburt, Jan. 11, 1749. Brookfield Vital Records; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Brookfield/Images/Brookfield_M267.shtml
  7. ↑ Gilburt, Bathsheba, d. David and Hannah, Mar. 28, 17[29.] Brookfield Vital Records; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Brookfield/Images/Brookfield_B101.shtml
  8. ↑ Bartlett, Basheba, wid. Elijah, Aug. 4, 1807, in 78th y. GR7; Brookfield Vital Records; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Brookfield/Images/Brookfield_D461.shtml
  9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34185148/bathsheba-bartlett: accessed 26 June 2023), memorial page for Bathsheba Gilbert Bartlett (28 Mar 1730–4 Aug 1807), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34185148, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, West Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Star Rhodes (contributor 46878998).
  10. ↑ MacKay, Massachusetts Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars, 1744-1755, p 28
  11. ↑ Massachusetts Land Records, Worcester County, 103:503
  12. ↑ Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Case 3961
  13. ↑ The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 80; Family History Library Film: 0568144
  14. ↑ Hibner, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Bartlett, pp 44-45; https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00hibn/page/44/mode/2up
  15. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6J-HX7 : 15 January 2020), Marcy Bartlit, 1751.
  16. ↑ Paige, History of Hardwick, p 514
  17. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6J-5P2 : 15 January 2020), Elisha Bartlet, 1753.
  18. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6J-MZQ : 15 January 2020), Miriam Bartlet, 1754.
  19. ↑ U. S. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, S45302
  20. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6V-7M9 : 15 January 2020), Ebenezar Bartlet, 1756.
  21. ↑ The 1805 will of Jonathan Abbott of Brookfield includes a bequest to daughter Mary Bartlett; Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Case 44
  22. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6J-DG9 : 15 January 2020), Sarah Bartlet, 1759.
  23. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6J-G74 : 15 January 2020), Elijah Bartlet, 1760.
  24. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6J-XYH : 15 January 2020), Hannah Bartlet, 1761.
  25. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6V-3H8 : 15 January 2020), Increase Bartlet, 1764.
  26. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6J-4LJ : 15 January 2020), Hulda Bartlet, 1766.

Reference List

  • Abbott, Patricia A. 2023. The Descendants of William and Grace Ballard of Andover Through Six Generations. Emerald Isle, NC: Patricia A. Abbott.
  • Hibner, Aldis Everard. 1934. A Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Bartlett of Newton, Mass., for Seven Generations. Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Company.
  • MacKay, Robert E. 1978. Massachusetts Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars, 1744-1755. Boston, MA: Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  • Paige, Lucius Robinson. 1883. History of Hardwick, Massachusetts with a Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company.




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