a.k.a.
The Society of Descendants of
Robert Bartlett of
Plymouth, Massachusetts, Inc.

The Society was founded August 13, 1908 and incorporated December 11, 1909. Its purpose is to investigate and preserve information pertaining to the said Robert Bartlett, who came from England to Plymouth Colony in 1623, and his descendants.  Read the Charter and By-laws HERE.

The Society meets annually, usually in the Plymouth, Massachusetts area and usually the last Saturday in July. Two newsletters are published annually.

Robert Bartlett was not the only Bartlett in New England. He was, however, the first. There have been many attempts to connect Robert to some of the other Bartlett families in New England or in Old England. So far unsuccessfully. There is a common belief that all the Bartletts in England and America descend from the hereditary Lords of Stopham, County of Sussex, England.

There is often confusion over the many different Bartlett immigrants and their descendants. The Society has many members who have joined and later found that they descend from one of the other immigrants. The Society always welcomes these Bartletts and over the years has been identified as The Bartlett Society, rather than the Descendants of Robert Bartlett of Plymouth, Massachusetts, it's formal title. Y-DNA testing is bringing some clarification and identity to these many Bartlett lines.

In recent years the Society began to collect information on all Bartletts and their descendants. It is our hope that we can clear up any confusion over our Bartlett ancestors and one day we may learn that all of these Bartletts descend from the same root lineage.

The Society is anxious to collect all data that can be found concerning any Bartlett or their descendants. It is our hope to become the clearing house for Bartlett information.

We invite you to join us in this endeavor.