THE BARTEE FAMILY HISTORY PAGE

This page is dedicated to all the information that I have on the Bartee's, which by the way is a very difficult thing to find. Don't ask me why? But being married to one for 13 years and knowing the family for almost 18 years, you'd think that they'd be easy to find but let me tell you I think they purposely make it hard for me to find them. :) But it is fun and sometimes alittle aggrievating when I hit a dead end.

The original family name was BARTEAUX and has since been spelt several different ways. Other spellings are BARTEE, BARTIE, BARTY, BARTEAU and BARTO.

The old family occupations where farmers, carpenters and seamen.

Family Characteristics: Coloring: Olive to dark olive. Hair: Dark brown to black. Eyes: Dark brown to hazel. Large ears present in many of the BARTEE males and some of the females in the family. Fond of talking, they are tellers of tales and are able to hold conversations with almost anyone, on any conversational topic. Handsome, friendly and outgoing family members smile easily and are able to make friends wherever they go. The "Gypsy" Bartee males appear to have a sense of adventure, frequently moving from place to place, have a yen to see the world. Although hard working they are also dreamers, always having some plan in mind to better their lot in life. Most of the male members of the family married and had large families. They usually are strict fathers, having tempers that flare quickly and cool down just as quickly.

Family History: It is noted that in 1700, one Francis BARTEAU(male), who had been born in Paris, France, died in Flushing, New York. He had been married to Mary BARTEAU and they resided on Long Island, Flushing, New York prior to his death. In 1704 there is an early record of one Robert BARTEE(the first time the name is spelled in this manner)who resided in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia. This BARTEE may have been the earliest of our family to reside in the Colonies, and may have been the one to persuade the other family members to come to this country. Robert BARTEE died in 1711 in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Virginia. It has not been determine the country of his birth or his date of birth.

In about 1757 several members of the family, using the name BARTEAUX, along with other Acadians, left Nova Scotia, after deciding not to swear allegiance to the King of England. Members of the family obtained passage to Norfolk County, Virginia and settled there. They were later forced out of Virginia and many moved to South Carolina. One early family member, Abraham BARTEE, settled in Jones County, Georgia(but it is known in which branch of the family he is in).

The information here was obtained by me through a family newsletter, which another family member had found in old newspaper files, marriage, birth and death records, census records of Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma. There where also some old military records(Civil War), property and tax records, cemetary records and some of the information was obtained by converstations with elderly members of the family.

On some of the old records that were obtained, such as the census records, the information is only as accurate as the census taker. The census takers frequently misspelled names, got ages of the children(and sometimes the sex of the children)into the records in incorrect manner. Sometimes a neighbor gave the information and "guessed" at the information that they furnished. Also record information could be incorrect, i.e.: Andrew P. BARTEE - Death Certificate - his father is shown as Charles, mother as Josephine. His mother was Jo Ellen and his father was Ciscero C.

Andre BARTEE b. 175- d. 1795
Settled in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co. Virginia. He married and reared his family there. He is shown in the 1785 census records as having a family of 4 white souls, 1 dwelling and 4 outbuildings. He left a will and this is on file in book 3 page 163 in that county. He is mentioned three times in Heads of Families of Virginia.

Isaac BARTEE b. 175- d. 1794
Settled in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co. Virginia and is mentioned in the 1785 census. He is mentioned in Heads of Families of Virginia. He was most likely a brother of Andre. His will is also on file at Portsmouth, Va. He is shown in the census as having 3 white souls in his family, had 1 dwelling and 3 outbuildings.

John BARTEE b. 174- d. 1782
Settled in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co. Virginia. He is shown as having served in the military with the rank of Lt. in the Revolutionary War. He is not mentioned in Virginia Heads of Families. His will is on file in Norfolk Co. Virginia. This John appears to be the father of above Andre BARTEE.

Joseph BARTEE b. d.
Settled in Norfolk Co. Virginia. However, no other mention of this family member found.

David BARTEE b. 174- d.
He is mentioned in the Revolutionary War records, however, no other record found. He is also listed in the Norfolk Co. Virginia census.

Mary BARTEE b. 174- d. 17--
She is also shown in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co. Virginia and is shown to have been living alone, with 1 dwelling, and 1 outbuilding.

Lemuel BARTEE b. 175- d.
The only reference to this member of the family is in 1785 Portsmouth, Norfolk Co. Va. census. This shows him to have 4 white souls, 1 dwelling and 4 outbuildings. He has no military record shown.

Letishia BARTEE b. d.
Shown only in the 1785 census record of Norfolk Co. Shown to have 4 white souls, 1 dwelling and 3 outbuildings.

Samuel BARTEE b. 174- d. 1765
Shown as head of family in the 1785 Virginia census, having 3 white souls including 1 son who was also named Samuel. 1 dwelling and 3 outbuildings. His will was filed in Norfolk Co. Va. in 1765. No military service shown.

Samuel BARTEE b. 17-- d. 1797
Son of the above Samuel. He served in the military in the Revolutionary War. He was a carpenter's mate. No other record other than his will, which in on file in Norfolk Co. Va. He was born and reared in Portsmouth, Va.

Thomas BARTEE b. 174- d. 1796
Settled in Portsmouth, Norfolk Co., Virginia. The 1785 census shows him to have been the head of the family and having 6 white souls in his family, 1 dwelling and 7 outbuildings. We learned of no military record for him. His will is on file in Norfolk Co. Virginia.

Robert BARTEE b. d. 1783
Possible member of the earlier Robert's family, no proof however. His will is on file in Portsmouth, Va.

William BARTEE b. 1740 d. 1772
Settled in Portsmouth. He is known to have had 1 son, William, born about 1758. His will is on file in Portsmouth.

William BARTEE b. 1758 d.
Son of the above William, served in the Revolutionary War and records show he was a seaman. The 1785 census shows him to have had 3 white souls in his family, 1 dwelling and 3 outbuildings. He filed an inventory in Portsmouth, in 1784.

Martha (BARTEE) Nixon b. d.
Little is known, other than she is shown in the Norfolk Co. Va. records as having also lived in Portsmouth. Husbands name is not shown in the census records of 1785 and she appears to have been a widow.