ELEVENTH GENERATION

1740. Richard Bartlett Sr.^{(23838) (23839)(23840) (23841)} was born about 1575.^{(23842) (23843)} He died on 25 May 1647 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^{(23844) (23845) (23846)} His estate was probated on 28 Sep 1647. ^{(23847)(23848)}

The testimony of william Titcombe & Anthony Somersby concerning the last will & testament of Richard Bartlett sen of Newbury deceased the 20th of May 1647
About a month before he deceased we being with him and two of his sonnes being prsent he being very ill & had bene weake all the spring finding in himselfe that he was not like to continew he desired vs to take notice what his mind was concerning that small estate he had how he would dispose of it. as for his sonne John bartlett he had done for him more than for the rest of the children & at that tyme did not dispose any to him.
To his sonne Christofer Bartlett he did bequeath the debt which latly he had borrowed of him which was five bushells of wheat if soe be it should please the lord to take him away at this sicknesse or ells if he should lye longe vizitted his necessity would require that he should pay it againe.
To his daughter Johan wife of william Titcomb he bequeathed one paire of new shoes for herselfe & her four daughters each one a paire of shoes And all the rest of his goods & chattels that were not disposed of he bequeathed wholly to his sonne Richard Bartlett whom he made his sole heire & executor.
I Anthony Somersby the next day pswaded him to give somthing to his sonne John bartlett his answere was that he had bene with his sonne Richard Batlet this twelve month & all that he had was to little for to give him seing he had bene weake & ill & could doe little but lay vpon his sonnes charges; besides said he if I should lye longe sick I shalbe chargable to Richard & not to any of the rest and for John I have done more formly yet I will give him the warming pan and vpon his sonnes request he gaue him a great bible: this he spake being in psect memory & soe continued to the last breath.
I Edward Rawson wittnes to the last pt of the will that I often heard the said Richard Bartlett sen (the tyme of his sickness) say he would & did give all to his sonne Richard Bartlett 29th Septemb 1647. this was before the wittness
Edward Rawson

mr Rowson sworne to the first part of this will Anthony Somersby sworne to the wholl will before the court held at Ipswich 28th 7th month 1647.
p me Robert Lord Clerke.
Source: The nuncupative will of Richard Bartlett, sr., of Newbury, was proved in the Ipswich court 28:7:1647. Copy of the same as recorded in the Ipswich Deeds, volume I, leaf 25.
"The Essex Antiquarian" Vol VIII. #1, p.9 He was a shoemaker. ^{(23849) (23850)} Children were:

i. Joanna Bartlett^{(23851) (23852)(23853)} was born on 29 Jan 1610.^{(23854) (23855)(23856)} She died on 28 Jun 1653 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. ^(23857)
ii. John Bartlett^{(23858) (23859)} was born on 9 Nov 1613.^{(23860) (23861)} He died on 5 Feb 1678/79 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^{(23862) (23863)} He was a cordwainer. ^(23864)
iii. Thomas Bartlett^{(23865) (23866)} was born on 22 Jan 1615.^{(23867) (23868)} He died on 6 Apr 1689 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^(23869)
iv. Richard Bartlett^{(23870) (23871)} was born on 31 Oct 1621 in England. ^{(23872)(23873)} He took the oath of freeman in 1654.^(23874) He signed a will on 19 Apr 1695.^{(23875) (23876)} He died in 1698. ^{(23877) (23878)} His estate was probated on 18 Jul 1698. ^(23879) He was a shoemaker.^{(23880) (23881) (23882)}
822 v. Christopher Bartlett.
vi. Anne Bartlett^{(23883) (23884)} was born on 26 Feb 1625/26 in England. ^{(23885)(23886)}