Ancestors
of Joseph Shurtleff Bartlett
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Generation One
1. Joseph Shurtleff1 Bartlett (John, #2) was
born on 14 Apr 1796 at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA. He married Amanda
F. Porter, daughter of
John Porter and Lucy
Hopkins, on 11 May 1828
at Williamson, TN. He married Martha
J. Hill on 19 Dec 1867
at Todd, KY.
He appeared on the census of 1830 -1840
Williamson County, TN; 1850-1860 Washington County, AR; 1870 Todd County, KY.
He was listed among Methodist missionary/teachers in Cherokee Schools in Indian
Territory (Oklahoma) in 1847, with a
salary of $333.33 1/2 for each of 2 yearly sessions.[1]
He died on 25 Aug 1875 at Todd, KY, at age 79. He
was buried at McColpin Cemetery, near Allegre, Todd, KY.
Generation Two
2. John2 Bartlett (Joseph, #4)
was born on 19 Feb 1748/49 at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA. He married
Bathsheba Shurtleff (see #3),
daughter of Joseph Shurtleff and Sarah
Nelson, on 16 May 1771
at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA. He died in Dec
1820 at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, at age 71.[2]
He was buried in 1820 at Ancient Burial Ground, adjoining present Unitarian
Church, Kingston, Plymouth County, MA.
He was Congregational. According to
church records he died of "chronic sore legs."[3]
Children of John2
Bartlett and Bathsheba
Shurtleff (see #3) all
born at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, were as
follows:
i. Rufus1
Bartlett; born 16 Dec
1771;[4]
died 12 Mar 1792 at at sea at age 20;
buried at Ancient Burial Ground, Kingston, Plymouth County, MA.[5]
ii. Dorothy
Bartlett; born 8 Aug
1774;[6]
married Ellis Bradford 6 Nov 1796 at
Kingston, Plymouth County, MA; died 13 Mar
1830 at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, at age 55.
iii. Sarah
Bartlett; born 30 Nov
1776;[7]
married Simeon Chandler 29 Jan 1798 at
Kingston, Plymouth County, MA; died 29 May
1863 at Halifax, Plymouth County, MA, at age 86.
iv. Betsey
Bartlett; born 5 Oct
1779;[8]
married Bradford Holmes Sep 1802 at
Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; died 19 Jun
1836 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA, at age 56.
v. Olive
Bartlett; born 7 Dec
1783;[9]
married Thomas Bates 1 Dec 1804 at
Kingston, Plymouth County, MA; died 10 Mar
1866 at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, at age 82.
vi. John
Bartlett; born 28 Sep
1786;[10]
died Dec 1811 at at sea at age 25;
buried at Ancient Burial Ground, Kingston, Plymouth County, MA.[11]
vii. George
Bartlett; born 7 Jun
1789;[12]
died 1 Nov 1808 at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, at age 19;
buried at Ancient Burial Ground, Kingston, Plymouth County, MA.[13]
viii. Bathsheba Bartlett; born 1 Jul
1793;[14]
married Lazarus Drew 28 May 1812 at
Kingston, Plymouth County, MA; died 3 Jul 1871
at Medford, Middlesex County, MA, at age 78.
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ix. Joseph Shurtleff Bartlett.
3. Bathsheba2 Shurtleff (Joseph, #6)
was born on 11 May 1752 at Plymouth County, MA. She married John
Bartlett (see #2), son
of Joseph Bartlett and Dorothy
Wadsworth, on 16 May 1771
at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA. She died of
consumption 19 Apr 1812 at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, at age 59. BURIAL:Ancient Burial Ground, Kingston, MA.
Generation Three
4. Joseph3 Bartlett (Ichabod, #8)
was born in Jul 1706 at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA. He married Dorothy
Wadsworth (see #5),
daughter of John Wadsworth and Mercy
Wiswall, on 25 Dec 1729
at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA. He married Sarah
Seabury, daughter of
Samuel Seaberry and Deborah
Wiswall, on 22 Sep 1774
at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA. He died of
strangury on 6 Jun 1783 at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, at age 76.
Children of Joseph3
Bartlett and Dorothy
Wadsworth (see #5) were
as follows:
i. Mercy2
Bartlett; born 5 Mar
1732/33 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA.
ii. Amzi
Bartlett; born 11 Mar
1734/35 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; died 22 Jul
1735 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA.
iii. Ichabod
Bartlett; born 1 Aug
1736 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; died 18 Sep
1736 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA.
iv. Joseph
Bartlett; born 26 Mar
1740 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; married Lurana Drew, daughter of
Cornelius Drew and Sarah
Bartlett, 27 Nov 1766 at
Kingston, Plymouth County, MA; died 1788.
v. Uriah
Bartlett; born 16 May
1742 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; married Susannah Cook 25 Aug 1768 at
Kingston, Plymouth County, MA; died 30 Apr
1818 at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, at age 75.
vi. Dorothy
Bartlett; born 21 Apr
1743 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; married William Drew, son of
Cornelius Drew and Sarah
Bartlett, 2 Jun 1759 at
Kingston, Plymouth County, MA.
vii. Elizabeth
Bartlett; christened 27
Sep 1747 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; married Robert Foster 1 Jun 1766 at
Kingston, Plymouth County, MA.
2 viii. John
Bartlett.
5. Dorothy3 Wadsworth (John, #10)
was born on 25 Jun 1710 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA. She married Joseph
Bartlett (see #4), son
of Ichabod Bartlett and Elizabeth
Waterman, on 25 Dec 1729
at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA. She died on 16
Dec 1773 at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, at age 63.
6. Joseph3 Shurtleff (Abiel, #12)
was born on 22 Jan 1715/16 at Plymouth County, MA. He married Sarah
Nelson (see #7),
daughter of Samuel Nelson and Bathsheba
Nichols, on 9 Dec 1742
at Plymouth County, MA. He died in
1755 at at sea.[15]
On 2 Oct 1755 Sarah Shurtleff, widow, was
appointed administratrix of the estate of her husband Joseph Shurtleff,
mariner.[16]
Children of Joseph3
Shurtleff and Sarah
Nelson (see #7) all
born at Plymouth County, MA, were as
follows:
i. Mary2
Shurtleff; born 4 Aug
1743; married Rufus Ripley 20 Oct 1763 at
Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; married Zenas Drew, son of
Cornelius Drew and Sarah
Bartlett, between 1783
and 1802 at Plymouth County, MA;[17]
died after 1802 at Plymouth County, MA.[18]
ii. Joseph
Shurtleff; born 29 Sep
1746; married Olive Ripley 6 Jul 1769 at
Kingston, Plymouth County, MA; died 14 Dec
1814 at Schnectady, Saratoga, NY, at age 68.
3 iii. Bathsheba
Shurtleff.
7. Sarah3 Nelson (Samuel, #14)
was born on 28 Mar 1716 at Plymouth County, MA.[19]
She married Seth
Cobb on 20 Apr 1736
at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.[20]
She married Joseph
Shurtleff (see #6), son
of Abiel Shurtleff and Lydia Barnes, on 9 Dec 1742
at Plymouth County, MA. She died in
Mar 1809 at Stockbridge, Berkshire, MA.[21]
Generation Four
8. Ichabod4 Bartlett (Benjamin,
#16) was born after Sep 1670 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA. He married
Elizabeth Waterman (see #9),
daughter of Joseph Waterman and Sarah
Snow, on 28 Dec 1699
at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA. He married Desire
Arnold on 14 Nov
1709. He died circa Dec 1716 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA.
Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth. Marshfield
Vital Records, pp 25,43,44,352. He
chose as his guardian in 1691 his uncle Joseph Bartlett. He would then be over 14 and under 21. In
May 1695 he sold land so would have to have been at least 21 at that time. His birth date therefore must fall between
September 1670 and May 1674.
Children of Ichabod4
Bartlett and Elizabeth
Waterman (see #9) all
born at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA, were as
follows:
i. Josiah3
Bartlett; born 24 May
1701; married Marcy Chandler 3 Jan 1722/23
at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA; died 16 Mar
1782 at Lebanon, New London, CT, at age 80.
ii. Nathaniel
Bartlett; born 11 Oct
1703; married Abiah Delano 16 Dec 1725 at
Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA.
4 iii. Joseph
Bartlett.
iv. Elizabeth
Bartlett; born Sep 1708;
married James Ford; died 4 May
1755 at Norwich, New London, CT, at age 46.
9. Elizabeth4 Waterman (Joseph, #18)
was born on 7 Sep 1679 at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA. She married Ichabod
Bartlett (see #8), son
of Benjamin Bartlett and Sissillia
(--?--), on 28 Dec 1699
at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA. She died in
Oct 1708 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA, at age 29.
10. John4 Wadsworth (John, #20)
was born on 12 Mar 1671/72 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA. He married Mercy
Wiswall (see #11),
daughter of Ichabod Wiswall and Priscilla
Pabodie, on 25 Jan
1704/5 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA. He died on 3
May 1750 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA, at age 78.
Children of John4
Wadsworth and Mercy
Wiswall (see #11) all
born at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA, were as
follows:
i. John3
Wadsworth; born 24 May
1706; married Mary Alden 31 Dec 1734;
died 26 Mar 1799 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA, at age 92.
ii. Uriah
Wadsworth; born 5 Jul
1708; died 29 Apr 1784 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA, at age 75.
5 iii. Dorothy
Wadsworth.
iv. Ichabod
Wadsworth; born 3 May
1712; died 21 Aug 1771 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA, at age 59.
v. Peleg
Wadsworth; born 29 Aug
1715; married Susanna
Sampson; died 28 Jul
1799 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA, at age 83.
11. Mercy4 Wiswall (Ichabod, #22)
was born on 4 Oct 1680 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA. She married John
Wadsworth (see #10), son
of John Wadsworth and Abigail
Andrews, on 25 Jan
1704/5 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA. She died on 12
Nov 1716 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA, at age 36.
12. Abiel4 Shurtleff (William, #24)
was born on 23 Jun 1666 at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA. He married Lydia
Barnes (see #13),
daughter of Jonathan Barnes and Elizabeth
Hedges, on 14 Jan
1695/96 at Plymouth County, MA. He died on 28
Oct 1732 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA, at age 66.
Children of Abiel4
Shurtleff and Lydia
Barnes (see #13) were
as follows:
i. James3
Shurtleff; born 16 Nov
1696 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; married Faith Jackson 14 Aug 1734 at
Plympton, Plymouth County, MA; died 17 Sep
1766 at Plympton, Plymouth County, MA, at age 69.
ii. Elizabeth
Shurtleff; born 6 Dec
1698 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; married Joseph Vaughan 28 Jan 1719/20
at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died after
1760 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.
iii. Lydia
Shurtleff; born 28 Feb
1700/1 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; married Barnabas Atwood 28 Feb 1721/22
at Plympton, Plymouth County, MA; died 20 Jan
1784 at Plympton, Plymouth County, MA, at age 82.
iv. David
Shurtleff; born 1 Jun
1703 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; married Bethia Lucas 14 Oct 1731 at
Plympton, Plymouth County, MA; died 4 Apr
1784 at Plympton, Plymouth County, MA, at age 80.
v. Hannah
Shurtleff; born 31 Jul
1705 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; married Caleb Cooke 4 Mar 1724/25
at Plympton, Plymouth County, MA; died 14 Nov
1789 at Kingston, Plymouth County, MA, at age 84.
vi. John
Shurtleff; born 8 Nov
1707 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; married Abigail Fuller 18 Apr 1734 at
Plympton, Plymouth County, MA; died 1743 at
Rehoboth, Bristol, MA.
vii. Benjamin
Shurtleff; born 17 Apr
1710 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; married Hannah Dimon 21 Oct 1736 at
Rehoboth, Bristol, MA; died 23 Nov
1788 at Plympton, Plymouth County, MA, at age 78.
viii. William Shurtleff; born 8 Sep
1713 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; married Deborah Ransom 2 Apr 1734 at
Plympton, Plymouth County, MA; died 15 Dec
1802 at Carver, Plymouth County, MA, at age 89.
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ix. Joseph Shurtleff.
x. Abiel
Shurtleff; born 23 Oct
1717 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; married Lucy Clarke 24 Mar 1739/40
at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died Jun 1778
at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA, at age 60.
13. Lydia4 Barnes (Jonathan,
#26) was born on 4 Jul 1674 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA. She married Abiel
Shurtleff (see #12), son
of William Shurtleff and Elizabeth
Lettice, on 14 Jan
1695/96 at Plymouth County, MA. She died on 10
Sep 1727 at Plympton, Plymouth County, MA, at age 53.
14. Samuel4 Nelson (John, #28)
was born on 4 Jul 1683 at Middleborough, Plymouth County, MA. He married Hannah
Ford on 13 Dec 1704
at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.[22]
He married
Bathsheba Nichols (see #15),
daughter of Thomas Nichols and Sarah
Whiston, on 1 Apr 1706
at Middleboro, Bristol, MA. He married Sarah
Holmes on 12 Sep 1718
at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.[23]
He died in 1758 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.
Children of Samuel4
Nelson and Bathsheba
Nichols (see #15) were
as follows:
i. Hannah3
Nelson; born 15 Dec
1707 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; married Thomas Morton 29 Mar 1726 at
Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA;[26]
married John Dyer 27 Jun 1734 at
Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA;[27]
died 2 Dec 1776 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA, at age 68.[28]
ii. John
Nelson; born 4 May
1712 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; married Mary Morton 25 Nov 1793 at
Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA;[29]
died 21 Dec 1793 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA, at age 81.[30]
iii. Samuel
Nelson; born 20 Jun
1714 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA;[31]
died 5 Jul 1724 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA, at age 10.[32]
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iv. Sarah Nelson.
15. Bathsheba4 Nichols (Thomas, #30)
was born on 24 Mar 1681/82 at Scituate, Plymouth County, MA. She married Samuel
Nelson (see #14), son
of John Nelson and Lydia
Bartlett, on 1 Apr 1706
at Middleboro, Bristol, MA. She died in
1717 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.
Generation Five
16. Benjamin5 Bartlett (Robert, #32)
was born before 6 Jun 1633 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.[33]
He married
Susannah Jenny before 4 Apr
1654 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA.[34]
He married Sarah
Brewster, daughter of
Love Brewster and Sarah
Collier, circa 1656.[35]
He married
Sissillia (--?--) (see #17)
before 21 Jan 1677/78. He died between the 21st of August 1691 when his will
was written and the 28th of August 1691 when the inventory was taken.[36]
Children of Benjamin5
Bartlett and Sissillia
(--?--) (see #17) were
as follows:
i. Ebenezer4
Bartlett; born before
Aug 1670; married Hannah Warren before 1694;
died circa 1697.
ii. Sarah
Bartlett; born circa
1670.
8 iii. Ichabod
Bartlett.
17. Sissillia5 (--?--) married
Benjamin Bartlett (see #16), son
of Robert Bartlett and Mary
Warren, before 21 Jan
1677/78. She died after 1 Sep 1691 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.
18. Joseph5 Waterman (Robert, #36)
was born in 1649 at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA. He married Sarah
Snow (see #19),
daughter of Anthony Snow and Abigail
Warren, before 1674.
He died on 1 Jan 1711/12 at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA.
Children of Joseph5
Waterman and Sarah Snow (see #19) all
born at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA, were as
follows:
i. Sarah4
Waterman; born 4 May
1674; married Solomon Hewett before 1700;
died 25 Apr 1758 at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA, at age 83.
ii. Joseph
Waterman; born 20 Jan
1675/76; married Susannah Snow 16 Jun 1709 at
Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA; died 23 Nov
1715 at age 39.
9 iii. Elizabeth
Waterman.
iv. Abigail
Waterman; born 31 Dec
1681; married Kenelm Winslow 1703; died 15
Aug 1729 at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA, at age 47.
v. Anthony
Waterman; born 4 Jun
1684; married Elizabeth
Arnold; died 3 Apr
1715 at age 30.
vi. Bethiah
Waterman; born 20 Aug
1687; married Samuel Dogget 20 Feb 1709/10
at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA; died 28 Nov
1746 at age 59.
vii. Lydia
Waterman; born 20 Feb
1688/89; married John Thomas 23 Dec 1714 at
Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA; died 17 Jan
1749/50 at age 60.
19. Sarah5 Snow (Anthony, #38)
was born in 1651. She married Joseph
Waterman (see #18), son
of Robert Waterman and Elizabeth
Bourne, before 1674.
She died on 11 Sep 1741 at Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA.
20. John5 Wadsworth (Christopher,
#40) was born in 1638 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA. He married Abigail
Andrews (see #21),
daughter of Henry Andrews and Mary
(--?--), on 25 Jul 1667
at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA. He died on 15
May 1700 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA.
Children of John5
Wadsworth and Abigail
Andrews (see #21) were
as follows:
i. Hannah4
Wadsworth; married Benjamin
Peterson; died 6 Feb
1732/33.
ii. Lydia
Wadsworth; born after
1667; married Jonathan
Peterson before 1723.
iii. Grace
Wadsworth; born after
1667; married William
Sprague.
iv. Hopestill
Wadsworth; born after
1667; married William
Brewster 20 May 1708 at
Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA.
v. Mercy
Wadsworth.
vi. Isaac
Wadsworth.
vii. Mary
Wadsworth; born 18 Dec
1668 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; married Aaron Soule before 1699.
viii. Abigail Wadsworth; born 25 Oct
1670 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; married John Tomson 28 Dec 1693 at
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, MA; died 1744.
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ix. John Wadsworth.
x. Christopher
Wadsworth; born 15 Mar
1684/85 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; married Mehitable
Wormall 19 Feb 1712/13
at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; died 1748 at
Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA.
xi. Ichabod Wadsworth; born Mar 1686/87 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; married Margaret Marshal 10 Feb 1719/20 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA; died 1 Aug 1746 at Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA,