William Bartram

1674 - 1711  (37 years)

• Name	William Bartram
  Birth	1674	Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Sep 1711	Bogue, Carteret County, North Carolina, USA
  Burial	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I11480	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Hunt,   b. 1677, Bearsted, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England d. 21 Oct 1701, Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	1696
  Children	+ 1. John Bartram, Royal Botanist,   b. 23 May 1699, Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 Sep 1777, Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years)   2. James Bartram
  Family ID	F3492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2023

  
  

• Notes

  William Bartram was born in 1674, in Ashborne, Derbyshire, England, to John Bartram and Elizabeth. William married Elizabeth Hunt, daughter of James Hunt and Elizah Chambers, on May 27, 1696 in Darby Meeting. She died on Oct 21, 1701 in Darby PA. He received 200 acres in Darby Township from his father John. He served as Supervisor of Darby Township in 1706, and member of Provincial Assembly from Chester County in 1708. William next married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of William Smith and Elizabeth, on Oct 1, 1707, in Darby Meeting. On December 22, 1709, he acquired 2 tracts of land on Bogue Sound, White Oak River, Carteret County NC. In the fall of 1710, he moved his second wife and family to North Carolina. On September 22, 1711, he was killed in an uprising of Tuscarora Indians. His wife Elizabeth and two children (Elizabeth and William) were taken hostage, but rescued and returned to Philadelphia in late 1712.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150730744/william-bartram.