Joanna Antrobus

Abt 1592 - 1673  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Joanna Antrobus  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	Abt 1592
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	25 Jun 1592	St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
  Immigration	1635	Massachusetts
  	The family arrived on the Planter.
  Name	Joan Lawrence  [3]
  Name	Joanna Tuttle
  Biography	Joanna’s second husband John Tuttle became disillusioned with New England and moved to Ireland around 1651. Joanna followed him around 1654. Before she left she rented out the family home and farm to Richard Shatswell. She put her son-in-law, George Gidding (married to her daughter Jane Lawrence) and Joseph Jewett in charge of her assets while she was gone. The lease said (at the time of the agreement, the New Year fell on March 23 each year so it was dated 5 days before 1654): Agreement, dated Mar. 18, 1653-4, between Mrs. Joanna Tuttell and Richard Shatswell, (signature) for her house and land at Ipswich, the said Joanna Tuttell being attorney to her husband, Mr. John Tuttell, now living in Ireland: That from the fourteenth day of the present month, said Shatswell should for two years enjoy the dwelling house, barns, orchard and outhouses of said Tuttell; also all her meadow, marsh and broken up ground within the common fence, paying to said Joanna at her now dwelling house in Ipswich, 241i. per year in corn, at each year's end; also two ---- and one cow, all of which should be in good condition at the expiration of the time etc. There were also two plow chains and a share and colter, two yoke's and half a harrow of which said Shatswell was to have the use. In March of 1659, Joanna’s son Simon was sued by a John Hasletine for stealing a mare and colt (interestingly, Hasletine’s attorney was Joseph Jewett). Even though just about all the evidence was for Simon, the jury found in favor of Hasletine. In September of that year, Simon sued Hasletine for stealing the same horse and mare submitting even more evidence and this time the jury found for Simon. Between the two trials, three letters from Joanna were submitted. They were sent to her daughter Jane and her husband George Gidding. They paint a grim picture of the family and business dealings that Joanna was going through. The first letter was sent to her daughter Jane in October 1656, 2 ½ years after the lease and before her husband John died, shows that she was having issues with Shatswell and her family. After several niceties, she asks Jane to ask her husband to look into Richard Shatswell who has not paid rent. At this point he owes £48 in corn. She also asks to check in on the mare (Simon’s mare) who is with Joanna’s son-in-law (by Marie Lawrence) Thomas Burnham. Joanna is very upset with Simon for cheating his father. Apparently they were involved in trade with Barbados and Simon seems to have traveled there. Simon never paid his father, his part of the business. The only other Tuttle son seems to be no better. Joanne tells Jane that Jane has many sons and Joanne hopes that Jane’s sons comfort her and are not “such afflictions as ours are”. Here is the letter: "To my Deare & Louing Daughter Jane Gidding att Ipswich, in New England These: Dauter Jane hauing an oportunity I could nott omit to let you understand that we are all in good health blessed be god. I hop you Receaved my last dated in february wherein I wright largely which now I shall omit god hath dealt graecously with me and fred me of the troubles of the world the lord give me grace now to spend the litell time I haue to liue more to his glory the letter I Receaved from you I lay by me as a cordiall which I often Refresh myselfe with. If you know how much it Rejoyced me to hear from you you would nott omite I pray lett me hear how your breach is made up in Respect of the ministrey which I long to hear if you haue Mr Cobete I pray present my loue to him and tell him I liue under a very honst man wher I injoy the ordinances of god In new england way we want nothing but more good company the lord increase the number. Jaen I pray intreat your husband to looke to oure besines I hear Richard Schwell hath paid noe Rent I pray speake to him and get it 48 li send me word what increase ther is of oure mare and whether Thomas Burnam have groncelled the house ore not simon deals very bad with his father he lies at Barbados and sends noe Retorns butt spends all, his father will have no mor goods sent to him. I could wish I had no such cause to writ I thinke he and John intends to undoe ther father. Jane you haue many sons the lord blese them & make them comforts to you & nott such aflictions as ours are I haue done only my dear and harty loue to your hussband & selfe and children I leav you to the lord how is abell to keep and preserve you to his heauenly kingdom which is the prayer of your dear and louing mother Joanna Tuttell. Carrickfergus, Oct. the 3d, 56 my deare love to you yor husband and yors J. T. The second letter to Jane and her husband, dated April of 1657 starts out by informing them the Joanna’s husband (Jane’s stepfather) John Tuttle died last December. He had never been sick until shortly before he died. Joanna was left “disolat In a strang land and in dept by Reson of Simons keeping the Returnes from barbadous”. So, with no rent and no income from her son Simon, Joanna found herself in debt. Joanna speculates that the grief that her husband felt from his two sons, Simon and John may have contributed to his death. The rent is way behind and she is concerned about the condition of her cattle. She will write to one of her other sons, John Lawrence for help. Joanne is also concerned about the state of her house. If Simon or John come, Jane should “let nott them meddell with anything there”. They will get part of the estate. Joanna talks of her daughter Hannah who is about to get married to “a good husband one that lous well and a hansom man”. Joanna likes Ireland because there is never frost or snow and never too hot. Here is the second letter: "To her louing son Gorg Giding dwelling In Ips in New England these: Sone Giding and dauter these are to lett you understand that the lord hath taken to himself my deare husband & left me disolat In a strang land and in dept by Reson of Simans keeping the Returnes from barbadous grife that [he] hath taken for his to sonns hath brought [upon him] a lingring deseas lost his stomuce and pined away never sick tell the day before he died which wos the 30th of December I pray talke [with] Mr Jeuett about that which I left with you & him this 3 yeares. I have nott hard of anything that he hath done I cannot hear of the cattell nor what increas the mare hath nor the Rent I pray lett things be Ready for I have wright to John lawrence to take them into his hands if Simon ore John should com lett nott them meddell with anything there my husband hath given them som thing in his will which I shall paie them now I will keep the state in my one hand as long as I live it may be I may se new ingland againe I pray louke to my house that it be not Reuined. hanna is to be maried shortly to a good husband one that lous her well and a hansom man she is a great comfort to me. I sent Jane a smale token by Mr weber that went from hence to Jeimcas and so to new england. I like lerland very well we haue nether frost nor snow this winter butt very tempeat weather which agrees with me well my husbands death went neare the lord give me good of it & make up my losse in him selfe a teach this ----- sharp Rod to submit to the will of my god. that ---- I had need of it I pray Remember me att the throne ---- I should be glad that you would Right to me that I may heare from you. I have not one letter this yeare which I wonder att. Remember me to all yours and to all my friends that aske of me no more att present butt the lord bless you with all sprituall blessings in heavenly things in Christ which is the prayer of your afecinat mother Joanna Tuttell hanna Rem her kind loue to you & all yours Carrackfergus the 6th of Apriell 57. The third letter is addressed to George almost a year later on March 20, 1657 (remember that 1658 does not start until March 23). She is concerned about Mr. Jewett who is supposed to manage her estate. She says, “I heare he imporues my estate to his one (own) advantage”. He owes £12 to be paid to her son-in-law, Richard Martin in goods but gave Martin “nothing butt beefe that none ellse would take”. The rent farm is now four years behind (almost £100 in corn) and almost another £100 in debts. Her husband’s cousin John Tuttle has offered to buy the horse. She is waiting for £50 from her son John Lawrence to help pay debts in London. Joanna will soon move because her son-in-law, Hannah’s husband, has been transferred. So, she was obviously forced to live with her daughter because she had no money. Joanna is worried that should she have to move back to New England she will find her home and estate in terrible disrepair. Joanna closes with a warning to not send any goods to Simon who “will bring my gray head with sorrow to the graue (grave) with tears”. Here is the third letter. "These For her beloued sonne Mr George Gidding att Ipswich in New England" ; Carrickfargus, 20 March '57. Sonn Giding I Receaued 2 letters from you and am glad to heare of 'your welfear with yours I wonder I heare nothing from Mr. Juete I heare he improues my estaet to his one advantag I praid him to pay my son martin 12li in good goods and he lett him haue nothing butt beefe that none ellse would take I pray you to take care of my estat att Ips and lett nott him do what he list butt take a count of what he doth ther is 4 yeres Rent this march which corns to aboue a hundred pound and in depts ninty seauen pound and I heare my cossen John Tuttle would by the horse he will nott lett him without he pay him Englich goods I sent to deliuer goods to my sonn John lawrence to send me 50 li worth of beuar. I have depts to pay in london and want it much Thomas burnum wold know what to do with the mares if he can not keep them all lett John Tuttell ore you take to of them and for the Rest of the Cattell if they be chargabell sell them ore lett them to some that will haue care of them I am to remoue againe 16 mills nerer my sonn that maried my daueter hannah hath the imployment that my husband was in the tresury is Remoued to another towne & we must goe with it the presence of the lord goe with us they are very louing to me and my life ther by Is very comfortable. If I should com to new Ingland I fare I should goe a beging if Reportes be true my estate de Cays apase for want of lookeing to I heare the house gos to Ruine the land spends it selfe the cattell dye the horses eate themselves outt in keeping so I am licke to haue a small a count butt I hop it will nott proue as I heare if it should he that knows all things will a veneg the widows cause I pray Rem me to your wife my Dear Child hannah Rem her loue to you all so doth Mrs haries the potecaris wife that liued in saint Albanes she dwellse next house to me I haue nott ellse att present butt the blesing of the lord be with you & yours I pray send no goods to simon I heare that of him which will bring my gray head with sorow to the graue with tears I conclued and Remaine Your poore mother Joanna Tuttell The problems with Simon seem to have been smoothed out by 1662 because Simon acted as his mother’s attorney in the lawsuit against Richard Shatswell for non-payment of rent. Simon won but it’s not clear what Joanna received. The case was filled with huge disagreements. Simon brought witnesses that said that the home and farm were in terrible condition when Shatswell moved out. Also, the one time Shatswell paid his £24 in Indian corn, the corn was rotten. The £97 in expense mentioned in the above letter were probably for repairs done after Shatswell left. The oven was said to have been a total loss, there were two broken windows, the barn was in ruins and require 300 feet of boards for repair and fences needed mending. There were several other issues. Shatswell produced bills for expenses and work he and others had done totaling over £48 (two years rent). Also, he produced several witnesses that said the estate was in just as good condition when Shatswell left as when he arrived. The fences were all in good repair. It’s not clear how much Shatswell was to pay, how he was to pay it, or whether he ever paid. It’s not known when or where Joanna died, except that she was dead by 1674.
  Died	Between 1662 and 1673
  Person ID	I1030	Our Family
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Walter Antrobus,   b. Over Knutsford, Cheshire, England ,   d. 1634
  Mother	Joan Arnold,   b. Abt 1569
  Married	Abt 1586  [6]
  Family ID	F843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Thomas Lawrence,   d. 20 Mar 1624/25, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
  Married	25 Oct 1609	Abbey, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [3]
  Children	1. Jane Lawrence,   b. Abt 1615,   d. 2 Mar 1680, Ipswich, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 65 years)   2. Joan Lawrence,   b. Yes, date unknown,   d. 31 Aug 1610, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England   3. John Lawrence,   b. Abt 1617   4. Thomas Lawrence,   b. Yes, date unknown   5. William Lawrence,   b. Abt 1623   6. Marie Lawrence,   b. Yes, date unknown,   d. 28 Nov 1616, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England   7. Marie Lawrence,   b. 10 Apr 1625, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. 28 Mar 1715, Ipswich, Massachusetts  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John Tuttle,   b. Abt 1596, England ,   d. 30 Dec 1656, Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Married	Abt 1626
  Children	1. Abigail Tuttle,   b. 1628,   d. Bef 1674, Durham, New Hampshire  (Age < 46 years)   2. Simon Tuttle,   b. Abt 1630,   d. Jan 1691/92  (Age ~ 62 years)   3. Sarah Tuttle,   b. Abt 1632,   d. Bef 1674  (Age ~ 41 years)   4. John Tuttle, Jr,   b. Abt 1633,   d. Between 1657 and 1674  (Age ~ 24 years)   5. Hannah Tuttle,   b. Abt 1636,   d. Between 1657 and 1674  (Age ~ 21 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 25 Oct 1609 - Abbey, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England Immigration - 1635 - Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S34] Tuttle, Descendants Tuttle (Reliability: 0). [S310] Antrobus Pedegrees. [S303] NE Families - nefamilies.com. [S306] Exxex Quarterly County Court Records. [S307] Migration and the Origins of the English Atlantic. Pages 53-5 [S304] Tuttle - Tuthill Lines in America.