I'm seeking information about the ancestors of Rachel (various spellings) Pheasant and John Bartlett (born 1764) who were married April 6, 1795 in St. Marylebone Church, London. Rachel's last address was listed in her will as Powis Place off Great Ormond St., (now the site of a hospital).
According to family tradition, John's father was William Bartlett, and John had brothers Richard, William and Arthur and a sister, Betsy, whom John accidentally shot and killed.
John and Rachel had a daughter, Ann (possibly Mary Ann), then sailed to America where their daughter was christened in 1796 in a Baltimore church. Rachel died in 1797 and John took their young daughter back to England where, according to family oral history, she was reared by his parents.
John settled in Hagerstown, Maryland, married Eleanor Felker and had four children, including my ancestor, William Bartlett. All moved to Washington County, Ohio, around 1820.
A bit of mystery surrounds the first daughter, Ann, who came to America in the mid 1800s, calling herself Mary Ann Rickard who married John Roberts. Their son, Martin Rickard Roberts, was born in Tavistock, England, around 1820. Other children were born in New York. I'm interested in learning how Ann Bartlett became Mary Ann Rickard. Was she reared by the Rickard family who were relatives of the Bartletts or Pheasants?
Glad to share detailed information about the Bartletts in America and many family photos.
Shelby Miller Ruch