The Hartwell "English Origins" Project
From the early days of our Association, Hartwells have had an intense interest in learning the origins of our immigrant ancestor William Hartwell, who was born in England around 1613. In her 2007 genealogy, Joy F. (Hartwell) Peach, wrote the appendix below to address what we know and what we do not. This is a good starting point for further research. We will continue to post new research and evidence as we come across it. Please feel free to contribute and ask questions.
Peach, Joy F., The Descendants of William Hartwell, Concord settler, 1636, through Five Generations (Dexter, Michigan: Thomson-Shore, Inc., 2007).
Referenced in Appendix A above
An early Hartwell record from Aylesbury
The following image is of an Indenture from 1692, which conveys an inn owned by a John Hartwell of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, to John Clinton. This is intriguing because of the proximity of Aylesbury to Cranfield and Leighton Buzzard (less than 25 miles), mentioned by Joy above as potential locations of William Hartwell's kin.
Courtesy of Sam Hartwell, family heirloom
Transcription (revisions welcome)
This indenture tripartite made the six and twentieth day of December in the four and thirtieth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the second by the grace of God of England, Scotland France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, Anno ??? 1682 Between John Hartwell of Mosley also Mursley in the County of Bucks, yeoman of the first part John Climson / Chinson / Clinton? Of Aylesbury in the county aforesaid in holder of the second part and John Billing of Aylesbury aforesaid yeoman and Francis Kettleby of Aylesbury aforesaid ??? of the third part witnesseth that for and as well in consideration the sum of five shillings of lawful money of England to him the said John Hartwell by the said John Climson in hand paid ??? or before the ensealing and delivery of these present the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged as also for divers other good causes and considerations him the said John Hartwell hereunto moving (??) the said John Hartwell hath by and with the consent of the said John Clinson testified by his being a party hereunto bargained and sould and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto the said John Billing and Frances Kettleby their executors adminstrators and assigns all that messuage Tenement of Inn with the appurtinences wherein the said John Clinson doth now dwell called or known by the name of the Bell Inn scituate and being in Aylesbury aforesaid in the said County of Bucks the messuage or tenement of John Crismas being on the south part thereof and the messuage or tenement of William Post being on the east parte thereof and abutting upon the street on the west parte thereof and all houses edifices buildings barnes stalbes outhouses yards orchards gardens banksides wayes passages light casements commons profits commodities emolyment hereditament whatsoever to the said messuage tenement or Inn belonging or in any wise apperteinding and the ??? and ???? remainder and remainders rents issues and profits of all and singles the premises and every parte and parcel thereof to have and to hold unto the said John Billing and Francis Kettleby their executors administrators and assigns from the day next before the day of the date of these presents unto the end and term of one whole year from thence next ensuring and fully to be compelate and ended yielding and paying therefore att the Feast of St Michaell the Archangel unto the said John Hartwell his heires or assigns one pepper corne if it be lawfully demanded to the intent and purpose that by force and virtue of these presents and of the statute for transferring of uses into possession of the said John Billing and Francis Kettleby may be in the actuall possession of the hereby bargaind and premised and my thereby the better enable to accept and take a grant and release or offer conveyance of the ????? and inheritance of the said premisses to them the their heires to such uses and intents and purposes as shall be declared concerning the same in witnesse whereof the parties first above named to these present indentures interchangeably have sett theire hands and seales the day and year first above written.
John Hartwell
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of John J. Silby Tho Morris?
20 Dec 1692
Lease for a year
Jon Hartwell to John Clinton
This indenture tripartite made the six and twentieth day of December in the four and thirtieth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the second by the grace of God of England, Scotland France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, Anno ??? 1682 Between John Hartwell of Mosley also Mursley in the County of Bucks, yeoman of the first part John Climson / Chinson / Clinton? Of Aylesbury in the county aforesaid in holder of the second part and John Billing of Aylesbury aforesaid yeoman and Francis Kettleby of Aylesbury aforesaid ??? of the third part witnesseth that for and as well in consideration the sum of five shillings of lawful money of England to him the said John Hartwell by the said John Climson in hand paid ??? or before the ensealing and delivery of these present the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged as also for divers other good causes and considerations him the said John Hartwell hereunto moving (??) the said John Hartwell hath by and with the consent of the said John Clinson testified by his being a party hereunto bargained and sould and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto the said John Billing and Frances Kettleby their executors adminstrators and assigns all that messuage Tenement of Inn with the appurtinences wherein the said John Clinson doth now dwell called or known by the name of the Bell Inn scituate and being in Aylesbury aforesaid in the said County of Bucks the messuage or tenement of John Crismas being on the south part thereof and the messuage or tenement of William Post being on the east parte thereof and abutting upon the street on the west parte thereof and all houses edifices buildings barnes stalbes outhouses yards orchards gardens banksides wayes passages light casements commons profits commodities emolyment hereditament whatsoever to the said messuage tenement or Inn belonging or in any wise apperteinding and the ??? and ???? remainder and remainders rents issues and profits of all and singles the premises and every parte and parcel thereof to have and to hold unto the said John Billing and Francis Kettleby their executors administrators and assigns from the day next before the day of the date of these presents unto the end and term of one whole year from thence next ensuring and fully to be compelate and ended yielding and paying therefore att the Feast of St Michaell the Archangel unto the said John Hartwell his heires or assigns one pepper corne if it be lawfully demanded to the intent and purpose that by force and virtue of these presents and of the statute for transferring of uses into possession of the said John Billing and Francis Kettleby may be in the actuall possession of the hereby bargaind and premised and my thereby the better enable to accept and take a grant and release or offer conveyance of the ????? and inheritance of the said premisses to them the their heires to such uses and intents and purposes as shall be declared concerning the same in witnesse whereof the parties first above named to these present indentures interchangeably have sett theire hands and seales the day and year first above written.
John Hartwell
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of John J. Silby Tho Morris?
20 Dec 1692
Lease for a year
Jon Hartwell to John Clinton
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