THE WILL OF ROBERT BARTLETT
19 September 1676

“The last Will and Testament of Robert Bartlett of Plymouth made Septem: 19: 1676 The said Robert Bartlett then being very weake in body but of sound memory and understanding; Did by word of Mout Declare this to be his last will and Testament as followeth: I Give my wife all my estate yett undesposed of whether it be in lands or movables Goods Chattles Debts; I Give all unto my wife to be absolutly att her Dispose amonge my Children;
This will was made and Declared in the prsence of John Cotton Mordicay Ellis and exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth the 29th of October 1676 on the oathes of Mr John Cotton and Mordicay Ellis.”  
Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 3, p. 114    


The inventory of the estate of Robert Bartlett  

Note: inventories are valued in pounds (L), shillings (s) and pence (d).  There were 12 pence (or pennies) to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound.
“The Inventory of the estate of Robert Bartlett exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth the 29th of October 1676 on the oath of Mary Bartlett widdow  
Impr his wearing Clothes  05 00 0

Item 2 bedds 2 bolsters and 5 pillowes  
            3 paire of blanketts 2 ruggs  

08 00 0
Item 5 paire of sheets and 3 paire of pillowbeers    05 06 0
Item 4 Napkins and a smale Table Cloth   00 06 0

Item 1 bed and bolster and a paire of blanketts and  
            a Rugg and 5 paire of sheets    

06 00 0
Item homspone Cloth 33 yards   05 00 0
Item silver mony 3l      03 00 0
Item 3 Iron potts and an Iron Kettle a skillett a frying pan  01 05 0
Item pewter and spoones  01 08 0
one skillett and a warming pan       01 00 0

Item 2 hakes 2 paire of pothookes and a spitt   
      a paire of tongues and a driping pan  

01 00 0
Item 4 Chests         01 00 0
Item bookes   00 07 0

Item 2 Dwellinghouses and a barne upland  
           and meddow        

100 00 0
Item neate Cattle 2 oxen    05 10 0

Item old Cart and wheels and a plow & Chaine Copp  
            rings and staple botts and shakells Donge forke  
            pitch forkes syth and sickle  

01 00 0
Item Cart rope and horse Geires      00 05 0
Item 7 neat Cattle     12 00 0
Item 3 horse kind 1 maire        03 00 00
Item 2 smale swine        00 06 00
Item old lumber       01 05 0
Item an old saddle and a panell       00 10 0
Item Debts Due from the estate    01 17 0
Item Debts Due to the estate    06 11 6

Taken by us January the 24th 1676 Joseph Warren  Thomas ffaunce”  

Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 3, p. 114.

For biographical information about Robert Bartlett, click HERE. 

Updated 18 May, 2005