John Bartow was the son of General Bartow, a French Protestant refugee, who fled from France to England on the revocaiion of the edict of Nantes. A branch of this family, resident in Brittany, originally wrote the name Bertaut ;e but like other French names it was afterwards changed.

Mr. Bartow received his education at Christ College, Cambridge, and as v/e have previously shown entered upon his duties here in 1702. In 1722, he purchased of John Moss and Rosamond his wife, the farm now owned by Mr. Abraham Hatfield.

a Reports of Propagation Soc. b Ibid. c ibid. d Ibid.

'- « The arms of the Bertautes or Bertaudes, en Bretagne, Du Hertray, Du Hame!, Du Pontpierre, de la Poissonniere, were d'or a la bande de sable, charge© de trois began ts d'argent accompagne de six annelets de geules, suis en orie. ^ - :■■■

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Here he must have resided till his death, A. D. 1725. His remains are supposed to be interred in the family burying ground. la 1705, he married Helen, second daughter of John Read of Middrovv Castle, parish of Kirkleston, Scotland, and sister of Col. Read, Governor of New Jersey. By his last will he bequeathed an equal part of all his personal estate to his wife. To Thomas his eldest son, land in Monmouth county, New Jersey, granted to him and his wife Helen by his father-in-law, John Read, in 1705, and all his Greek and Latin books, watch and a new English bible quarto. To Theodosius, lands in New Jersey, a gold ring and an English bible quarto. To Anthony, lands on Montapon river in the same province, and a new English bible quarto. To Basil, an estate in Middlesex, New Jersey, also a part of the Indian purchase, called Pine hill, and a bible quarto, &c.a-