Bartlett Cousin Branch

     For many years there has been a story (speculation) of the connection of Josiah Bartlett who signed
the Declaration of Independence to our family through the wife of Caleb Sheldon Butts Aylesworth,
Catherine Almina (Mina) Bartlett.
     After many hours of research it has been determined that, while it is quite possible to establish a
connection, we would have to go back to before the progenitors of the various branches of Bartletts
who came to America.
     Another story, that is now nearly proven, is the connection to Julia Sophia Bartlett, one of the first
students of Mary Baker Eddy who founded the Christian Science Church. Church records show she
was an early student and that she was one of 52 others that provided $1,000,00 to the fund to build
the Mother Church in Boston, MA. She became a close confident of Mrs. Eddy and became a
Christian Science Practitioner. Another one who aided in this effort was Ira Oscar Knapp. Ira's
father, Jehial Knapp, married Daphne Bartlett a sister of Mathew Bartlett III (See the Knapp Family
Addendum)
     Tracing back the lineage of Julia Bartlett became a task that took many hours and years. It was
found that both her parents died shortly after the birth of her youngest sister which left Julia to raise
her siblings. Julia never married but did manage to complete her job of raising the family and went
on to become a teacher of Christian Science. Here is recorded her family line from its progenitor.

Robert Bartlett born Mar. 10, 1603, in England, died, Mar. 14, 1676, in Northampton, MA
who came on the ship "Lyon" in 1632) married Ann Warringer, born 1610, in England, died
Jul. 31, 1676 Northampton, MA
Their children were:

Samuel, born 1635

Samuel Bartlett, born 1635, Hartford, CT died Feb. 26, 1712 North
Hampton, Hampshire MA,
     married (1) May 27, 1672, Mary Bridgeman, No issue.
     married (2) Mar. 1, 1676, Sarah Baldwin, born Nov. 6, 1653 Milford, New Haven, CT,
        dau. of Joseph Baldwin and Hannah Whitlock, both born Cholesbury, Buckingham, Eng.
Their children were:

Samuel, born Aug. 26, 1677

Samuel Bartlett, born Aug. 26, 1677, Newberry, Essex Co., MA, died 1746, Bolton, Tolland Co.,
CT, married, Mar. 9, 1706, Sarah Ward born Jan. 29, 1681, Marlboro, Middlesex Co., MA the
daughter of Obadiah Ward and Mary ___?
Their children were:

Capt. Jonatha

Jonathan Bartlett, born Aug. 1, 1716, Bolton, Tolland CO., CT, died 1799, married Jan. 26, 1743
Hannah Watson,. dau. of Ebenezer Watson and Abigail Kelsey.
Their son:

Samuel Bartlett, born Sep. 6, 1779, died Sep. 11, 1845, married Oct. 28, 1802, East Windsor,
CT, Lydia Pinney, born Oct. 9, 1776 Ellington, East Windsor, CT, died May 14, 1838, the dau.
of Eleaser Pinney, and Eunice King. [he the son of Benjamin Pinney, and Susana Nye, grandson
of Samuel Pinney and Sarah Phelps.]
Their son:

Otis Pinney Bartlett, born Sep. 25, 1815, died Nov. 24, 1856, married Jan. 27, 1841 (East Windsor
Vital Records, Vol. 1, pg.108 [9A Ser. No. 02892] 2) Samantha Dorothy Allen, born Apr. 26, 1821,
died ca. 1858, the dau. of Soloman Allen (Allyn) and Ruhama Pease, born Feb. 17, 1799 Endfield,
Hartford, CT, [she the daughter of Israel Pease and Ann Bartlett, born Jan. 4, 1731, died Jul. 12, 1791
and Ann was the daughter of Samuel Bartlett born May 16, 1698 and Rebecca Kibbe.]
Their children were:

Julia Sophia Bartlett, born Feb. 16, 1842, died Aug. 28, 1924, Boston, MA
Elizabeth R., born Jun. 13, 1844
Samuel, born Jun 6, 1847
John Otis, born Dec. 27, 1849
Mary Elizabeth, born Feb. 12, 1852
George Henry, born Mar. 20, 1854
Clara Samantha, born Jun. 4, 1856

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