John Bartlett (also John Bartlet) (October 5, 1677 – August 5, 1761) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut Colony in the May 1718 session.
John Bartlett | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk[1] | |
| In office May 1718 – October 1718 Serving with Samuel Marvin | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Hanford, John Read |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Platt, John Copp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 5, 1677 Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Died | August 5, 1761 (aged 83) Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Resting place | Pine Island Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Haynes (d. 1723),[2] Mary Betts (daughter of Thomas Betts)[3][4] |
| Children | Elizabeth Bartlett Smith, Hannah Bartlett Hanford, William Bartlett, Isabel Bartlett Smith, Mary Bartlett Fitch, Sarah Bartlett Satterly Seeley, John Bartlett, Samuel Bartlett;[4] Ann Bartlett, Rebecca Bartlett Belden[3] |
| Residence(s) | Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Occupation | lawyer[3] |
He was the son of Benjamin Bartlett and Deborah Barnard, or alternatively, Richard Bartlett (1648-1724) and Hannah Emery (1654-1705).
He owned land on Bartlett Ridge, a height west of the west branch of the Norwalk River.[3]
References edit
- ^ An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk, Connecticut
- ^ The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut
- ^ a b c d Norwalk
- ^ a b "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/STTT-2KR : accessed 2014-05-19), entry for John /Bartlett/.