Evening journal., 1893-06-09
DESCENDANTS OF BARTRAM.
WlLMlNGToNlANs WHO TOOK PART
IN THE REUNION.

Nearly Five Hundred Members of the
Bartram Family Assemble In Philadel
phia Interesting Exercises at the Old
Mansion.
Almost 500 descendants Of the famous
botanist John Bartrnm, assembled 40
Bartarm's Garden philad elphia, yester
day to do honor TO the memory Of their
illustrious ancestor The Garden, which
was at one time the home of Horticulture
in this city, was, through the instru-
mentality of Select Councilman Meehan
aud ex City Surveyor Smedley, recently
purchased by the city TO be used as a
park, the use Of which was rendered ex
clusively yesterday to the members OF
the family.
The defendants Of different branches
of the family were distinguished By
colored ribbons dalntily pinned TO waist
| from Benjamin Bartram wore pink
Moses, blue Mary, green John, orange
Elizabeth, yellow; Isaac, indigo, and
James, violet.
Albert Bartram Kelley read q
sketch Of John Bartrain Of which the
| following IS a synopsis:
village of Darby, March 23 1899 His
/ grandparents arrived in America in the
year l6s2 with three sons, John, Isaac
and William The two former died. un
married, but William was married TO
| Elizabeth Hunt, daughter Of James
! Hunt, Of Darby Meeting, March 81.
1895 They had three sons and a
| daughter, who died young The sons
/ NaIsr q
these William settled near Cape Fear,
North Carolina, and James. who re.
NAMED in this state, left no male de
scendants
"John Bartram, the eldest son, in
herited a farm, near Darby, from his
| Uncle Isaac 10 cannot be supposed that
he derived great advantages from school
learning or literature in a country sC
| recently settled, but he availed himself
of every opportunity, and studied suci
of tho Latin and Greek grammars and
! classics as his means enabled him e
purchase, always seeking the society Of
learned and virtu0us men. His taste foi
the study of medicine and surgery mad,
him very useful TO his poor neighbors
who were unable to employ physicians
from the city
q "On his arrival at st. Augustine, Fla
whittier he went early in life being theI
appointed botanist and naturalist to thO
King of Englend, for exploring provinces
he received orders to search for thl
source Of the st Johns river He pre-
pared a valuable paper ON this explora
tion, which was published by the 'BoarI
of Trade and Plantations in England
"John Bartram was twice married Hi
first wife was Mary, daughter of Richarl
Maris, of Chester Monthly Meeting The,
were married in January 1923, and ha,
two sons Richard and Isaac. the forme
Of whom died young, and the latter live,
until 1901 Mary Bartram died in 1927
and her husband was remarked in Sep
tember, 1929, to Annie Mendenhall, o
Concord Monthly Meeting By her h'
had nine children. His second wife die,
January 30. 1884, having survived he
husband upwards Of six years
ut appears by the records of thu
America Philosophical Society, Of whicl
John Bsrtram was one of the origina
members, his name standing second q
that of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, whit
headed the list, that he died Septembe
% while in his 10Th year.
Among the Wilmington descendants o
the great botsnist who attended the meet
ing were Anna 4 Gano. Elizabeth Gan'
Larson, Frank G. Bartram, Elwoo'
Bartram and Elma Bar,ram.