Bartholomew HEATH (1615 – 1681)  was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line.

Heath Family Coat of Arms

Bartholomew Heath was born in 1615 in Nazeing, Essex, England.  Alternatively, he was born in Salisbury St Martins, Wiltshire, England as were his father and brother.  His parents were John HEATH  and Alis BARTHOLOMEW. He may have came to America at age 17  years in the ship Lyon that sailed from London 22 June 1632 along with his uncle, William, of Roxbury, William’s wife Mary and their five children.   He married Hannah MOYCE about 1640 in Newbury, Mass.   Bartholomew died 15 Jan 1681 in Haverhill, Essex, Mass.

Hannah Moyce was born 16 Sep 1618 in Dennington, Suffolk, England. Her parents were Joseph MOYCE and Hannah FOLCORD. Hannah immigrated with her parents prior to 1640.   Hannah died 19 Jul 1678 in Haverhill, Mass.

Children of Bartholomew and Hannah:

According to Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, edited by Cuyler Reynolds, 1911, there is no definite record of the date of Bartholomew’s arrival or the place from which he came. He most likely arrived in America with other members of the family and was temporarily located in some of the smallest settlements, where there were no early records kept until 1645, when he appears in Haverhill. Elder Isaac Heath, of Roxbury, came in the ship “Hopewell,” 1635.  William, of Roxbury, came from London in the ship “Lion,” 1632, with wife Mary and five children. There is no documentation that he was related to these men, but the probability is that he was.

What we know for sure is that Bartholomew’s brother John Heath,  left bequests to Bartholomew’s children, but named in his will no family of his own. He was also of Haverhill.

Soon after their arrival in America, Bartholomew and his uncle William took up residence in the small village of Roxbury, Massachusetts, (now a district of Boston.)  Within a few years Bartholomew moved from Roxbury to Newbury, Massachusetts, and remained there until sometime after 1640.

After their wedding Bartholomew and Hannah Moyce Heath resided in Newbury, Massachusetts, where their first child was born. They moved to Haverhill, Massachusetts as early as 1642, where he was an innkeeper. Haverhill was a new village, founded in 1640, and then considered to be in the wilderness and controlled by Indians. Bartholomew and Hannah were some it’s first inhabitants.  Bartholomew was appointed  Constable and Selectman there.

Our branch of the family migrated to New Hampshire, where they are of frequent mention. In the town of Hampstead, they were both numerous and prominent. The revolutionary rolls of New Hampshire bear the names of twenty-three Heaths who served in the continental army, and they are particularly noticed as being present at noted battles.

Timeline

28 March 1648 – Freeman in Haverhill, Essex, MA.

1668 – Appointed appraisor for Matthias Button cattle in Godfrey suit. He lived at Haverhill, Essex, MA;

He contributed 4 pounds of pork to the town, to support Hugh Sherratt, this was notable enough to be entered in the town records. [CI:105:72:CI].

Haverhill,  Essex. Mass

2. Joseph Heath 

Joseph’s wife Martha Dow was born 1 JUN 1648 Newbury.  Her parents were Thomas DOW and Phebe LATLY. After Joseph died, she married Joseph Page 2 Dec 1673 and then Joseph Parker 19 Mar 1688.

While she was carrying an unborn son,  Joseph was ambushed and killed by Indians on the Andover road 1 Dec 1672.  Martha married again 2 Dec 1673 to Joseph Page (1647-5 Feb 1683)  His parents were John Page and Mary Marsh.  Martha married a third time 19 Mar 1688 to Joseph Parker.  He lived in East Parish, Haverhill and was killed by Indians while in his hay field 3 Aug 1690.  Thus Martha was widow thrice before she was 43.  Nany years later Joseph Heath in his will gave to his son Samuel land “set aside to my mother Parker as her right of dower in Jospeh Page’s estate.”  Martha had one by first, rest by 2nd.

Children of Joseph and Martha

 i. Joseph Heath   b. 23 Mar 1673 Salem, Rockingham, NH, four months after his father was killed; d. 11 Jun 1714 – Haverhill, Essex, Mass  Some sources say he married Hannah Bradley, but I think Hannah married Josiah Heath, son of Josiah HEATH and Mary DAVIS.

5. Josiah HEATH (See his page)

Sources:

Bartholomew Heath 1 — Source: Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury (1938)

Bartholomew Heath 2

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=11388885&st=1

Hudson-Mohawk genealogical and family memoirs:  Volume 2 By Cuyler Reynolds 1911

http://members.fortunecity.com/dickcoveney/p48.htm#i2650

http://pagesofourlives.com/heath-pg-18.htm

BARTHOLOMEW HEATH OF HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS and Some of His Descendants is a book about Bartholomew Heath born ca 1615, England and came to America at age 17 years in the ship Lyon that sailed from London 22 June 1632. He settled in Haverhill, Massachusetts about 1642. Bartholomew married Hannah Moyce, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Folcord) Moyce. This numbered genealogy traces the known descendants of this family for 13 generations in America. Many female lines are carried down to the present. The early generations are focused in New England before spreading westward throughout the US. The book is hard bound book 6″ x 9″ with smyth sewn binding containing 567 pages consisting of 13 generations of Bartholomew’s descendants. Published 1994. The book is fully indexed with over 10,000 names. Many female lines have been carried to present.

Charles Henry Pope in “The Pioneers of Massachusetts” states:
Heath, Bartholomew, Newbury. Removed to Haverhill; proprietor 1646; town officer. He deposed in 1657, age about 41 years. Deeded land 12 Mar 1668/9 to his sons John, Joseph and Josias Heath. He married Hannah Moyce; children born at Newbury: John born 15 Aug 1643; at Haverhill: Joshua born and died 1647; Hannah born 7 May 1648, died 9 Nov 1668;
Josiah, born 4 Sep 1651; Elizabeth, born 1658, died 1659. Wife Hannah died 19 Jul 1677. He died 15 Jan 1681. Inventory 28 Mar 1682.

Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury (1938) By Holman, Mary Lovering, 1868-1947; Pillsbury, Helen Pendleton Winston, 1878-1957