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Robert Bartlett died at Plymouth between 19/29 Sept., 1676, thedate of his nuncupative will, and 29 Oct./8 Nov., 1676, the dayhis will was probated. His widow was living 3/23 Febry 1677/8,as shown by her deed of that date to her son Joseph. She diedbefore the deed from her sons Benjamin and Joseph to WilliamHarlow, Jr., made some time in 1683.Robert Bartlett was called a cooper in 1654 in a deed fromSamuel Hicks, and in the five deeds signed by him after thatdate he is called either "cooper" or "wine cooper." He wasevidently a man of good standing and highly respected, but wasnever dignified by the title "Mr.", and his public services werelimited to occasional duty as a member of the grand jury,frequent service on trial juries, and several terms as surveyorof highways.Robert Bartlett's name appears in the earliest list of freemenof Plymouth, dated 1633, and in the tax lists of 1633 and 1634his rate was nine shillings. [C. O., I: 1a, 10, 62]In 1633 and 1636 he had mowing ground with Mrs. Warren. [M. D.,III:47]On 28 May/7 June, 1635, his brother-in-law Thomas Little gavehim land beyond Eel River on which to build a house. [C. O., I:79]On 1/11 Dec., 1635, Richard Stinnings bound himself as anapprentice to Robert Bartlett for nine years. At the end of thisterm he was to receive two suits of apparel and £3 in money orgoods. [C. O., I: 81]In the earliest entry of cattle marks in the Plymouth townrecords, made in 1636 or 1637, Robert Bartlett's are recorded asfollows: (worn) "Bartlet a peece cut out of the right earebefore and (worn)ece out of the left eare behind." [T. R., I: 1]His name appears in the list of freemen dated 7/17 March,1636/7, and on the same date he is mentioned in an order ofCourt as a son-in-law of Mrs. Warren. [C. O., I: 105, & M. D.,III: 48]At a general meeting held 20/30 March, 1636/7, the followingassignment of hay grounds was made:To Richard Church Robte Bartlet & Thomas Little hey ground wherethey had the last yeare, and to take further supply where theycan fynd yt in placs not graunted to others, and Robte Bartletto have the Swampe or Pitt at the head of mr Bradfords ground.[C. O., 1: 11 1]Robert Bartlett was one of the jury appointed 2/12 May, 1637, toestablish highways about Plymouth, Duxbury and Eel River. On9/19 May they took oath before Gov. Bradford and the next dayperformed their duties. Their report was made to the Court 7/17July, 1637. The Eel River road passed west of Robert Bartlett'shouse. [C. O., I: 113, 114]On 4/14 Dec., 1637, land at Eel River was ordered Layed out toThomas Clark so it would be least prejudicial to Robert Bartlettand others. [M. D., III: 48]On 7/17 Feb'y, 1637/8, Mrs. Warren gave to John Cooke, husbandof her daughter Sarah,one lot of land lying at the Eele River containeing eighteeneacrees or there abouts and lying on the North side of RobertBartletts lott formrly also given the said Robert in Marriagewth Mary another of the sd mrs Warrens Daughters wch said lottis to begin at the heigh way and so to goe in lengh & breadthwth the said Roberts lott together wth a heigh way from the saidlott to the water side if it be Demaunded or requested [Col.Deeds, 1: 11: 30]On 11/21 Nov., 1638,* John Cooke gave the land just mentioned toRobert Bartlett in return for a like amount at Duxbury lyittgbetween the lots of Thomas Morton and Jonathan Brewster. [Col.Deeds, I: II: 32]On 4/14 Aug., 1638, in consideration of £6, 10s. sterling paiddown, and twenty bushels of corn to be paid the next* The record is "1637", but the date of Mrs. Warren's conveyancetaken in connection with the dates of other records precedingand following this one show that an error was made in the year.March, John Barnes made over to Robert Bartlett the unexpiredtime of his servant Thomas Shreeve. Thomas was to serve until1/11 Aug., 1641, the end of his term, for £3, 6s. 8d. per year,and he agreed to serve an additional year for £5. [Col. Deeds,1: 11: 40]On 1/11 Dec., 1638, Robert Bartlett hired Edward Shaw for oneyear, for £8, 10s. sterling. [C. O., 1: 177]His name appears in a list of freemen made in 1639.* [Lists Fr.,2]On 3/13 Dec., 1639, he was sued for a debt by John Atwood andwas obliged to pay him £6, 1s. 6d. [J. A., 9]On 5/15 May, 1640, he was granted an enlargement of his lottoward the Pine Hills. [M. D., III: 48]At the General Court held 2/12 June, 1640, the grand inquestpresented "all whome it may concerne" for not building a bridgeat Eel River according to order. On the margin of the record isthe following entry: "The ele river people is to build a bridgthere & 50s repayd to Rich: Church & Robr Bartlet." [C. O., I:239]Robert Bartlett's name appears in a list dated 30 Nov./10 Dec.,1640, but the purpose of the list is not clear. [C. O., I: 250]He was a member of the jury in the case of John Gilbert, Jr.,vs. Mr. Francis Doughty, 6/16 June, 1643. [J. A., 24]His name appears in the list of those able to bear arms, betweenthe ages of sixteen and sixty, in August, 1643. [Lists Fr., 30]Under date of 29 Aug./8 Sept., 1643, is recorded the settlementof a dispute between Mr. William Thomas and William Newland,regarding the sum of £4, 10s. which the former undertook to payto Richard Church and Robert Bartlett in behalf of the town ofMarshfield. [C. O., II: 86]On 5/15 June, 1644, Robert Bartlett was chosen a member of thegrand inquest, and the same day Manasseh Kempton, Edward Bangsand Robert Bartlett were ordered by the Court to appraise twooxen belonging to William Powell which had been seized for debtsto Thomas Clarke and Clement Campion. [C. O., II: 100, 101]The town of Plymouth voted, 22 June/2 July, 1644, that in caseof an alarm in time of danger companies should assemble atvarious places, and Robert Bartlett was assigned to the EelRiver company. [T. R., I: 27]* This date was printed "1633" in Plym. Col. Rcds., Boston,1857, Vol. VIII, p. 174, but a careful examination of theoriginal discloses the error. The date "1639" is also confirmedby the governor and list of assistants given, which agrees withnone but that for the year 1639. He was chosen surveyor ofhighways for Plymouth, 4/14 June, 1645. [C. O., II: 115]He was on the jury 28 Oct./7 Nov., 1654 1645, in the cases ofNathaniel Bowman vs. Morris Truant, and Roger Cooke and WilliamLatham vs. John and Ann Barker. [J. A., 29]On 2/12 June, 1646, he was again chosen a member of the grandinquest. [C. O., II: 137]His name appears in two lists of Plymouth townsmen, one dated10/20 Dec., 1646, the other undated, but apparently made between1648 and 1659. [T. R., I: 31, 34]On 7/17 June, 1648, he served on the jury in the trial of a partof the cases which came before that Court. [C. O., II: 168]On Thursday, 8/18 June, 1648, Robert Bartlett's daughter Lydiawas born at Plymouth. [Col. M. B. B., 2]His team is mentioned in a list of teams, and men assigned toeach, for drawing wood; but part of the leaf is missing and thepurpose is not clear. The date is also missing, but it wasprobably between 1648 and 1652.[Plym. T. R., I: 44]On 9/19 April, 1649, Richard Church sold his house and land atEel River to Robert Bartlett for £25, to be paid as follows: £8,10s. in a red ox called "Mouse," £6 in goods at Mr. Paddy's andthe remainder in the latter part of September, 1650, either incattle, corn or merchants pay. [Col. Deeds, I: II: 271]On 17/27 May, 1649, he was again chosen a member of the grandjury. [Plym. T. R., I: 39]On .Thursday, 20/30 Dec., 1649, Robert Bartlett's daughterRebecca was married at Plymouth to William Harlow. [Col. M. B.B., 8]Robert Bartlett served on the jury 6/16 March, 1649/50, in thetrial of two cases, William Hedge vs. Robert Nash, and EdwardDoty vs. John Shaw, Jr. [J. A., 35]On Sunday, 10/20 March, 1650/1, his daughter Mercy was born atPlymouth. [Col. M. B. B., 11]Under date of February, 1651/2, he was recorded as having killedtwo wolves, but the entry was crossed out.[Plym. T. R., 1: 43]In March, 1651, Robert Bartlett was recorded as one of theproprietors of the Plymouth lands at Punckateesett (now LittleCompton, R. I.), and on 22 March/1 April, 1663/4, he and JamesCole, Sr., were entered as owners of the twenty-fourth lot. On8/18 March, 1668/9, Robert Bartlett, "cooper," sold his interestin this lot, for £3, to Mr. John Almy, merchant, of Portsmouth,R. I. [Plym. T. R., I: 47, 71, & Col. Deeds, III, 328]On Wednesday, 10/20 Sept., 1651, his daughter Mary was marriedat Plymouth to Richard Foster. [Col M. B. B., 14]He was chosen a member of the grand inquest 3/13 June, 1652. [C.O., III: 7]The next day, 4/14 June, 1652, Robert Bartlett, Thomas Clarke,Richard Church, Nathaniel Warren and Joseph Warren complainedagainst the towns of Yarmouth, Barnstable and Sandwich fornon-performance of a Court order to build a bridge over EelRiver. [J. A., 47]On 2/12 Aug., 1652, Thomas Little sold to Richard Foster landnext to Robert Bartlett's. [M. D., I: 98]On 7/17 Oct., 1652, Robert Bartlett petitioned the Court tosettle a dispute concerning land given him by Mrs. Warren. Thedecision confirming his rights was printed in full on page 49 ofthis volume. This petition is referred to in the bond ofElizabeth Warren, Jane Collier and Nathaniel Warren dated 11/21June, 1653. [M. D., 2:64]On 7/17 March, 1652/3, he became one of the purchasers of whatwas afterwards called Dartmouth. [Col. Deeds, II: 106, 107]He was a member of the juries which tried various actions on4/14 Oct., 1653, and on 7/17 March, 1653/4 and 3/13 Oct., 1654.[J. A., 55, 58, 60]Robert Bartlett, "wine cooper," on 30 Janry/ 9 Febry 1653/4,bought of Samuel Hicks eleven acres of land on the south side ofthe town, lying on the bay, but was not to take possession until15/25 Oct. 1654. [Col. Deeds, II: I: 97]On 5/15 June, 1655, he brought suit against Thomas Pope forkilling a sow, and recovered eighteen shillings. [J. A., 62]He was a member of the grand inquest 8/18 June, 1655. [C. O.,III : 77]On Tuesday, 23 Dec./2 Janry 1656/7, his daughter Sarah wasmarried to Samuel2 Rider Samuell, of Plymouth. [Col. M. B. B.,19]His name is in a list of freemen of the town of Plymouth, madeabout 1658. [Lists Fr., 44]At the General Court held 1/11 June, 1658, Lieut. Southworth,John Dunham, Sr., Robert Finney, John Barnes and Thomas Popewere appointed to determine the range between the lands on whichNathaniel Warren and Robert Bartlett lived. [C. O., III: 137]Robert Bartlett was on the jury in several cases tried 3/13 May,1659. [J. A., 81]On 27 June/7 July, 1659, Robert Bartlett took a lease for tenyears of the lands of his late son-in-law Richard Foster,agreeing to pay the latter's son Benjamin Foster, then aged"foure yeares or therabouts," the sum of £8 when he came of age.On the same day the widow Mary Foster and Jonathan Morey made anante-nuptial agreement about bringing up the child Benjamin. Oneof the conditions was that, if Mary died before Jonathan,Benjamin should be at the disposal of Robert Bartlett, BenjaminBartlett or William Harlow. [Col. Deeds, II: II: 28]On Friday, 8/18 July, 1659, the widow Mary Foster and JonathanMorey were married at Plymouth. [Col. M. B. B., 25]On 1/11 May, 1660, Robert Bartlett was brought before the Courtfor speaking contemptuously of the ordinance of singing psalms.On acknowledging his error and promising not to do so again hewas admonished and discharged, being required to acknowledge hisfault to the persons to whom he had so spoken. [C. O., III: 188]On 24 May/3 June, 1660, the town granted forty acres at ShiftingCove to three Indians and appointed George Watson, RobertBartlett, Nathaniel Warren and William Cooke to lay it out. [T.R., I: 50]On 3/13 Sept. 1660, the town granted Robert Bartlett fifty acresbetween the sea and the fern swamp between Eel River and ManometPonds, and 20 Febry/2 March, 1662/3, the bounds of the grantwere recorded. [T. R., I: 52, 62]On 4/14 June, 1661, he was chosen surveyor of highways forPlymouth. [C. O., III: 229]On Thursday, 26 Dec./5 Janry 1661/2, his daughter Elizabeth wasmarried to Anthony Sprague. [Col. M. B. B., 27]Robert Bartlett laid claim to meadow land near the Sandwichline, but the grant had not been recorded by the Court, so thetown, on 30 Dec./8 Janry 1663/4, granted him eight acres ofmeadow there, which had formerly been mowed by Thomas Butler.The town clerk evidently intended to make sure that this grantwas on the records, for he entered it on two different pages.[T. R., I: 63, 67]At a town meeting held 26 Janry/5 Febry 1663/4, he was grantedan extension of his lot for a quarter of a mile towards the pinehills. At the same meeting Nathaniel and Joseph Warren wereappointed to settle a dispute about lands between RobertBartlett and Hugh Cole. [T. R., I: 65]At a town meeting held in February, 1663/4, the town granted tenacres to Robert Bartlett adjoining his meadow that Thomas Butlerhad mowed. [T. R., I: 68]He was granted a piece of swamp next to his meadow at Eel River,by a town meeting in July, 1667. [T. R., I: 84]His wife is called Mary Bartlett, Senior, in the codicil toNathaniel Warren's will, dated 16/26 July, 1667. [M. D., II: 39]His daughter Mercy was married on Friday, 25 Dec./4 Janry1668/9, to John Ivey of Boston. [Col. M. B. B., 36]His name appears in two lists of townsmen of Plymouth, one dated15/25 Febry 1668|9, the other without date. [T. R., I: 91, 95]His name appears in a list of freemen made 29 May/8 June, 1670.[C. O., V: 200]Robert Bartlett, "wine cooper" of Plymouth, on 14/24 July, 1670,gave "to my son in law James Barnabey Cordwinder" * of Plymouth"and my Daughter Lydia Barnabey his wife," a lot containingtwenty acres on the southerly side of Eel River which wasformerly the lot of Richard Church, Sr., deceased, "and by meepurchased of the said my brother in law Richard Church"; alsothe addition to it and four acres of upland meddow calledSandwich meadow. [Col. Deeds, III: 297]Robert Bartlett, "cooper" of Plymouth, sold to Thomas Burge,Jr., of Newport, R. I., on 17/27 Febry 1670/1, for £50 currentsilver money, "one Moyety or halfe in Deale" of his share ofland at Acushena in Dartmouth, also "one Moyety or halfe inDeale" of a share at Pascomansucke in Dartmouth, reserving tohimself one third of the last named share, "which said severallshares of land are a prte of the Purchasers land (Comonly soecalled) my selfe being one of the said Purchasers," [Col. Deeds,V:118]On 14/24 July, 1673, Robert Bartlett, by deed of gift, conveyedto his son Joseph Bartlett his dwelling and lands at Eel River,with the condition that Joseph was not to take possession Untilafter the death of both his father and his mother. The deedfollows:Know all men by these prsents, that I Robert Bartlett, of theTowne of Plymouth in the Jurisdiction of Plymouth in NewEngland, in America wine Cooper; That for divers Good Causes andConsiderations, mee therunto moveing, have out of my owne motionand out of that love Good will, and fatherly affection, which Ihave and doe beare unto my son Joseph Bartlett; have absolutelyGiven Graunted alliened enfeofed and Confeirmed; and by thesepresents doe Give Graunt allien enfeof and Confeirm from mee thesaid Robert Bartlett and my heires; To him my said son JosephBarllett hee his heires and assignes for ever; all that my farmeMesseuage teniment and seate, which I Now live in and ampossessed off, in the Township of Plymouth aforsaid; scittuateand being att a place or river Comonly calld the Eelriver: viz:all that my house and land ther; being bounded with the lands ofNathanel: Warren deceased; now in the tenor and Occupaition ofMistris Sarah warren widdow; on the Northerly side and with theLand of Richard ffoster now in the tenor and occupation ofJonathan Morey on the southerly side, Containing two lotts orshares of land being in breadth forty pole; between theforenamed boundaries abuting on She Eelriver aforsaid andextendeth it selfe, for its length up towards the Pyne hills, Toa place ordinarily Called and knowne by the Name of the LittlePyne hills; as alsoe foure acrees more or lesse, of marsh meddowappertaining therunto lying and being att the Eelriver aforsaid;by the Riversyde against the land of Nathaniel: Warren, beforemensioned; Together with a peece of ffresh or upland meddow,being two acres (be it more or lesse) lying and being att orneare Mannomett ponds, in the Township of Plymouth aforsaid;neare unto the place wher hee the said my son Joseph Bartlett,now dweleth; which was somtimes the meddow of Richard; Churchlying adjoyning to a brooke Called; The beaver dam brooke,between the said brooke, and the maine brooke, extending itselfe, for the length of it up the said brooke; To have and tohold all that my said house and land, with the foure acrees moreor lesse of Marsh Meddow, and the two acrees more or lesse ofupland meddow; with all and singulare the appurtenances theruntobelonging unto the said my son Joseph Bartlett; To him and hisheires and assienes for ever; The said prmises viz: all that mysaid ffarme with my house theron, with the said four acrees ofmarsh meddow, with the two acrees (more or lese) of upland orffresh meddow, with all and singular the houses outhouses andffences in and Upon the said farme seats or teniment with alland singulare the woods waters profitts and privilidgesemunities and emoluments, belonging therunto or to the said twoprsells of Meddow forenamed; and all and singulare my Righttitle or Interest off and Into the same, to belong andappertaine unto the onely proper use and behoof of him my saidson Joseph Bartlett; To him and his heires and assignes forever, ffree and cleare and Clearly acquitted, off and from allother and former Gifts Graunts bargaines sales IngagmentsIncomberances or Intanglements whatsoever; and to be holdenoffour Sovr Lord the Kinge as off his manor of East Greenwich inthe Countey of Kent in the realme of England, in free and comonsoccage, and not in capite, nor by Knights service, nor by therents and services therof, and therby due and of Rightaccustomed, with warrantice against all prsons that by my Rightor title, might claime any Rght or title off or into the saidprmises or any prte or prsell therof, alwaies provided; and thatby these prsents it be Clearly understood that the said my sonJoseph Bartlett shall not enter upon the posession of the saidmy house land and meddowes, untill the decease of both mee andmy wife, Mary Bartlett, or upon any prte or prsell therof, norany for him; but att the decease of both mee and my said wife;hee his heires or assignes, is to have hold use occupy Inherittand Injoy the same with all and singulare the appurtenancesprivilidges and emunities belonging therunto without any lawfullsuite deniall Interuption or eviction or disturbance whatsoeverlawfully claiming from by or under mee the said Robert Bartlett;or by my meanes acte privity Consent or procurement; and I thesaid Robert Bartlett doe heerby Give and Graunt libertie untothe said my son Joseph Bartlett, either by him selfe or hisAttorny to Record and Inrole these prsents, or to Cause them tobe recorded or Inroled in his Maties court of Plymouth aforsaid,or in any other place or court of Records according to theusuall manor of Recording or Inroling deeds and evidences ofland in such Case made and provided; In witnes wherof I the saidRobert Bartlett have heerunto subscribed my hand and affixed myseale this fourteenth of July 1673 one Thousand six hundredseaventy and three;Signed sealed and delivered in theprsence of Willam Clarke Robert Bartlett R his markeNathaniel: Morton; and a (seale)This deed of Gift was acknowlided by Robert Bartlett senir this24th day of July 1673 before mee Constant Southworth Assistant;[Col. Deeds, 111: 301]Mary (Warren) Bartlett, wife of Robert, receipted for her shareof her mother's estate on 4/14 March, 1673/4. [M. D., III: 5 1]On Tuesday, 19/29 Sept., 1676, Robert Bartlett made anuncupative will, and died before 29 Oct./8 Nov., 1676, the daythe will was probated. The inventory is recorded as having beentaken "January the 24th 1676" and exhibited in court "the 29thof October 1676." As these dates are both old style one of themmust be wrong, since January, 1676, old style, followed October,1676, old style, and the inventory could not have been exhibitedbefore it was taken. The will and inventory follow:The last Will and Testament of Robert Bartlett of Plymouth madeSeptem: 19 : 1676 The said Robert Bartlett then being very weakein body but of sound memory and understanding; Did by word ofMouth Declare this to be his last will and Testament asfolloweth; I Give my wife all my estate yett undesposed ofwhether it be in lands or movables Goods Chattles Debts; I Giveall unto my wife to be absolutly att her Dispose amonge myChildren; This will was made and Declared in the prsence of JohnCotton Mordicay Ellis and exhibited to the Court held attPlymouth the 29th of October 1676 on the oathes of Mr JohnCotton and Mordicay EllisThe Inventory of the estate of Robert Bartlett exhibited to theCourt held att Plymouth the 29th of October 1676 on the oath ofMary Barlett widdowImpr his wearing Clothes 05 00 0Item 2 bedds 2 bolsters and 5 pillowes 3 paire of blanketts 2ruggs 08 00 0Item 5 paire of sheets and 3 paire of pillowbeers 05 26 0Item 4 Napkins and a smale Table Cloth 00 26 0Item 1 bed and bolster and a paire of blanketts and a Rugg and06 00 05 paire of sheetsItem homspone Cloth 33 yards 05 00 0Item silver mony 3l 03 00 0Item 3 Iron potts and an Iron Kettle a skillett a frying pan 0105 0Item pewter and spoones 01 28 0one skillett and a warming pan 01 00 0Item 2 hakes 2 paire of pothookes and a spitt a paire of tongues3 01 00 0and a driping pan Item 4 Chests 01 00 0Item bookes 00 07 0Item 2 Dwellinghouses and a barne upland and meddow 100 00 0Item neate Cattle 2 oxen 05 10 0Item old Cart and wheels and a plow & Chaine Copp rings and }staple botts and shakells Donge forke pitch forkes syth and }01 00 0sickle }Item Cart rope and horse Geires 00 05 0Item 7 neat Cattle 12 00 0Item 3 horse kind 1 maire 03 00 0Item 2 smale swine 00 06 0Item old lumber 01 05 0Item an old saddle and a panell 00 10 0Item Debts Due from the estate 01 17 0Item Debts Due to the estate 06 11 6Taken by us January the 24th 1676 Joseph Warren Thomas ffaunce[Col. Wills, III: II: 87]On 6/16 March, 1676/7, "Letters of Adminnestration is Grauntedby the Court unto Mary Bartlett & Joseph Bartlett to adminnesteron the estate of Robert Bartlett Deceased" [C. O., V: 152]The latest date on which the records show that Mary (Warren)Bartlett was living is 13/23 Febry 1677/8, when she deeded toher son Joseph all her rights in real and personal propertygiven her by her husband's will or reserved to her in his deedof gift to Joseph. The consideration of this deed was a bond of£300 given by Joseph for the performance of obligations notspecified; but it is certain that one of them must have been hismother's maintenance while she lived. The deed follows:To all people To whom these prsents shall Come, Mary Bartlettwiddow, and Late wife unto Robert Bartlett deceased, of theTowne of New Plymouth, in the Collonie of New Plymouth, in NewEngland England in America sendeth Greet &c:Know yee that I the said Mary Bartlett, for and in Considerationof one bond of three hundred Pounds Sterling bearing date withthese prsents, made signed sealed and delivered, unto mee by myson Joseph Bartlett, of the aforsaid Towne of New Plymouth; forthe true and full prformance of severall obligations, therinexpressed, and mensioned unto mee; and my order and Assignes;wherwith I doe acknowlidge my selfe to be fully satisfyedContented and payed; have freely and absolutely bargained andsold allianated enfeofed and Confeirned; and by the prsents Idoe bargaine Allianate sell Enfeoffe and Confeirm from mee thesaid Mary Bartlett and my heires; unto the said Joseph Bartletthee his heires and assignes for ever; all that my Right titleand Interest that I have; or may Claime, for or dureing the timeof my Naturall Life, in any sort of houseing lands or meddows;which was Given or reserved to mee or for my use; by theaforsaid Robert Bartlett my husband; in his deed of Gift untothe aforsaid Joseph Bartlet Alsoe I have Bargained and sold asaforsaid all that my fifty acrees of upland be it more or lesse,that I have lying and being, neare a place Comonly Called thesalt Marsh, abuting upon the sea; between the Eel river andMannomett Ponds, within the aforsaid Towne of New Plymouth; andfifty acrees of upland be it more or lesse; lying and beingbetween the lands of Ephraim Morton Junir; and those lands thatwere James Barnabeys deceased lying att the Eelriver; and allthat my one prsell of Meddow; be it more or Lesse lying andbeing upon the said Eelriver; next unto the Meddow of the saidEphraim Morton; and I doe alsoe Bargaine; and sell as aforsaid,unto the aforsaid Joseph Bartlett; all that my prsonall estate;lett it be in what specue soever; That was Given unto mee by myaforsaid deceased husband Robert Bartlett; by his Last Will andTestament; which appeers by Inventory Recorded; That I Now haveor shall have at the time of my decease; To be the proper estateof the said Joseph Bartlett; with all and singular theappurtenances; and privilidges belonging unto each of theaforsaid prmises or prsells of Land; and all my Right title andInterest of and into each of the aforsaid prmises; and every prtor prsell therof; To have and to hold; all that my aforsaidRight title and Interest, of and Into any houseing Lands &meddowes Given or reserved to mee as aforsaid by my deceasedhusband Robert Bartlett; and all that my fifty acrees of upland;be it more or lesse; lying att the aforsaid salt Marsh abutingupon the sea; and all that my. fifty acrees of upland be it moreor lesse That lyeth between the Lands of Ephraim [p. 224] MortonJur and James Barnabey deceased; and all that my one prsell ofMeddow (be it more or Lesse) that lyeth upon the aforsaidEelriver next Ephraim Mortons meddow; And all my aforsaidprsonall estate Given unto mee by my aforsaid Robert Bartlett asit is before expressed; with all and singulare theappurtenances, and privilidges unto each of the said prmisesbelonging; and all my Right title and Interest of and Into everyof the said prmises end every prte and prsell therof; unto thesaid Joseph Bartlett; his heires and assignes for ever; ffreeand Cleare and Clearly acquitted and discharged; of all formerBargaines sales Gifts Leases; Mortgages Charges andIntanglements whatsoever; to be holden as of our Sovr Lord theKinge; as of his Manor of East Greenwich in the Countey of Kentwithin the Realme of England in free and Comon soccage; and notin Capite nor by Knights service by, the rents and servicestherof and therby due, and of Right; accustomed; to the onelyproper use and behoofe of him the said Joseph Bartlett, hisheires and assignes for ever; and with warrantice against allpeople whatsoever; for ever by these prsents from by or undermee; the said Mary Bartlett; my heires executors andAdminnestrators; and every of them; Claiming any right title orInterest; of and Into the said prmises with their appurtenances;or any prte or prsell therof; and I the said Mary Bartlett doeby these prsents authorise; The said Joseph Bartlett either byhimselfe or his Attorney; to Record and Inrole these prsents orcause them to be recorded or Enroled, before the Govr of NewPlymouth; or some one of his Assistants; for the time beingaccording to the usuall manor of Recording and enroling of deedsand evidences, In his said Maties Court of New Plymouth aforsaidIn Witnes wherof, I the aforsaid Mary Bartlett have heeruntosett my hand and seale; This thirteenth day of ffebruary oneThousand six hundred seaventy and seavenSigned sealed and deliveredin the prsence of John Cotton senir Mary BartlettWillam Crow; her M Marke and a sealeJohn Cotton JunirThis deed of sale was acknowlided by Mary Bartlett widdow; thethirteenth day of ffebruary 1677 Before meeConstant Southworth Assistant; [Col. Deeds, IV., 223]