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Robert Bartlett:
Ship: 1632, Lyon
The Lyon departed London June 22, 1632, and arrived at Boston September 16, 1632. "They had been twelve weeks aboard and eight weeks from 'Land's End'." (Winthrop's "Journal ", I, 92)
Document: 26 Sep 1676
"Sam(ue)ll Bartlite of Northampton presented to this Court a paper whereon was drawn up something in way of distribution of the estate of his father Rob(er)t Bartlite deceased & the third part of the lands which were the widow An Bartlit's being now likewise & so part of the said Rob(er)t Bartlt's lands being with the rest of his estate to be divided among the children which widow's part of his lands was about 140 L & her part of the movables being about 60L which movables she disposed by her last will & testament when she died, the rest of the estate as aforesaid being thus divided,
viz: to Sam(ue)l Bartlitte 227L 3d in lands, & movables; to Abigail (Stebbins), to Deborah Cowles 113L 10s, 11/2 D. in lands & movables, this court judge meet that 12L be added to the said Nath(anie)ll Bartlitt's share or portion viz ou tof the said Sam(ue)ll Bartlett's share 6L and out of the two daughter's shares of portions viz: Abigail Stebbins & Deborah Cowles 3 L apiece to be deducted out of their shares & together with 6 L from the Bartlett's share as foresaid & added to Nath(anie)ll share & then the distribution of (sahres is?) viz to Sam(ue)ll Bartlit 221L 3d, to Nath(anie)ll Bartlit 153L 18s to Abigail Stebbins 110L 10s 11/ 2d & to Deborah Cowles 110L 10s 11/2d, the additional 12L for Nathaniel Bartlett to be put into the hands of the two persons previously ordered to manage his estate.
Notes:
Robert arrived in Boston 16 September 1632 on the "Lyon" as a single man, perhaps a servant to one of the other passengers. He may have settled in Newtown (Cambridge) MA with the other ship passengers. In 1638 Robert was arrested for "Cursing and Swearing", with a punishment (Tongue put in cleft stick). He (and Ann?) soon moved to Hartford, CT by 1639. Robert was again in trouble in 1646 for "Giving ill counsel to the prisoners, advising they should not preach - Punished by being Whipped".
They moved to Northampton, MA in 1656. In Northampton their home lot was on the west side of what is now Pleasant Street, at the lower end, next to the meadow.
1658:"Upon wch 28th Day of September Thomas Roote Complayned of Robert Bartlett in an action of the Case for strikinge his the said Thomas his wife wth a long stick to prjudice."
1667:"James Bennet, Godfrey Nims & Benoni Stebbins, young lads of Northampton... are accused by Robert Bartlett for that they gott into his house two Sabbath dayes when all the family were at the Publike Meeting: On ye first of wch tymes, they vizt. 24 shillings in silver & 7s in Wampum with the intention to run away to the ffrench: Al which is by them confessed, wch wickedness of theires hath also been accompanyd with frequent lying to excuse & justify themselves especially on Nims his pt, who it seemes hath been a ringleader in their vilainys: ffor all wch their crimes and misdemeanors this Corte doth Judge yt the said 3 lad s shalbe well whipt on their naked bodys vizt, Nims & Bennet with 15 lashes apeece & Bononi Stebbins with 11 lashes. And the said Nims & Stebbins are to pay Robert Bartlett the summe of 4L being counted treble according to law for what goods he hath lost by their meanes."
March 14, 1676, Northampton was attacked, its defences broken through in three places, and five houses and five barns burned. A large number of soldiers being quartered there the assailants soon drew off, but not until they had killed Robert Bartlett and Thomas Holton, and two other men and two women.
Ann:
Will: 21 May 1676
"Ann Bartlet of Northampton" widow, dated 21 May 1676, was proved; she bequeathed to son Samuel an ox; to son Nathaniel a cow, twenty shillings and an assortment of household goods; to grandchild Hannah Stebbins twenty shillings and an assortment of household goods; to "the rest of my grandchildren that are by my daughter Stebbins, all but Hanah, twenty shillings apiece, and so also to my son Samuel's daughter and my daughter Cole's three children"; to daughter Stebbins and to daughter Cole's an assortment of household goods; to "my daughter Bartlet" a pair of stockings and a petticoat; to William Jeanes twenty shillings; son Samuel Bartlett to be executor [HamPR 1:184].
Revised: 11/9/2011