The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-08
Bartlett Family Of Palermo.

Written for The Journal by Allen Goodwin. |
Jonathan Bartlett, Jr., and family set
tied in Palermo about 1888 on lot of land
No. 143. He was the eldest son of Jon.
athan Bsrtlett, Sr.,, of Kings Mills in
Whitefield. He and his friend, Asa
Smith of Pownalboro. built the first saw
mill in Palermo, as the deed from Asa
Smith of Great Pond Settlement to JON
athah Bartlett of same place will show.
Book 80, Page 226. The consideration
was 80 pounds. The deed is dated June
Is, 1884, and was acknowledged Aug.
II, 1894, before Thomas Rice. ''It con-
veys all my right, title and property,
challenge and demand, of in and to all
the land north of the following line, viz;
beginning at stake and stone standing
by white pine stub about two rods to
the northwest end of the house now
live in (the old cellar may yet be SEEM
and running from thence on straight
line to small hemlock tree marked on
four sides standing on the bank of the
Sheepscot Great Pond, and half the priv
land on which my house and the saw
mill built by me and said Jonathan Bart
lett stands, which lyeth southwark of
said line, which is to be common privi-
lege for each of us in improving said
mills, and all to the northward of the
above line l promise and engage by
these presents to quit claim to him; the
said Jonathan Bartlett and his heirs for
ever. And further covenant with said
Jonathan to allow him half the privilege
of joining, rebuilding and repairing the
present dam or of erecting mill on my
land on the opposite side of the river,
promising hereby to warrant and defend
said granted premises and privileges to
him and his heirs forever against the de-
mands of all persons claiming by. from
or under me or my heirs and assigns,
etc."
His father, Jonathan Bartlett. ST.,
was born in TIA, and was descendant
of Richard Bartlett, who came from
England in 1884. He married Lydia
Chase. They had three sons, Jonathan,
Caleb and Joseph, and five daughters.
One married Plummer, another Por-
ter, another King, and ore married a
Davis.
Caleb married and settled in Balls
town (now White held) and had several
daughters.
The younger brother, Joseph Bartlett,
was born about 1895 and enlisted in
Whitefield, serving three years in the
Revolutionary War. He was married
three times. First. to Rhoda Stems,
by whom he had five children-Ruth,
joseph, William, Jane and Rufus. By
his second wife, Nancy Munsey, he had
nine children, as follows:
Rhoda Bartlett, born May IS, 1891.
James Bartlett, born September II,
1892.
Jonathan Bartlett, born January 26,
David Bartlett, born November 30,
1895.
Silas Bartlett, born March IL, 1897.
Nancy Bartlett, born June 49, 1899.
Levi Bartlett, born March S, 1901.
Sarah Bartlett, born April 8, 1903.
Daniel Bartlett, born February 26,
1905.
Daniel was born in Montville, Mr..
Bartlett having settled in that town in
1901. In 1903 he was elected surveyor
of the north district This same year
the town voted to raise sum of money
for the support of the gospel, and Sam
uel Moore, Ezekiel Knowlton and Joseph
Bartlett were chosen a committee to
hire minister and to expend the money.
They procured Rev. Elder William Pick
les, paying him salary of thirty dollars
for the year. Joseph Bartlett died in
Montville June 2, 1926, at the age Of SO
years. His second wife, Nancy, died in
December 1926, aged 62 years. His
third wife, Hannah Philbrook, died in
Whitefeld.
Jonathan Bartlett, son of Joeeph Bart
lett. born January 26, 1894. married
Fanny Otis Neadbetter,) born in 1893.
He died in 1867. His wife died in 1862
Their children were James Bartlett,
born in 1928, Mary E. Bartlett, born in
1880, and Jonathan Bartlett, born in
1929