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He resided there during his life, and upon his death bequeathed the homestead to his son Samuel, He served several terms on the board of selectmen of Medway. He was in the Colonial service in 1754, 1756 and 1758 (Jameson’s Hist, of Medway, p. 213). He was chosen captain of the ” First Military Company ” of Medway, which saw frequent service during the Revolution. He married, Dec. 23, 1742, “‘Elizabeth, born in Wrentham, Nov. 10, 1718, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Stevens) Kingsbury. He died Jan. 19, 1795.
Children:
i. ELIZABETH, 4 b. Sept. 28, 1743; d. Jan. 3, 1744.
52. ii. JOSHUA, b. Apr. 20, 1745; d. Aug. 15, 1802.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. Mch. 20, 1747; m. (1) Nov. 27, 1766, John Wheeler. According to Jameson, she m. (2) Ira Richardson, (8) Asaph Leland, and (4) Joseph Lovell, although he wrongly gives Richardson as her first husband.
iv. ICHABOD, b. Aug. 13, 1749; d. Apr. 11, 1764.
53. v. SAMUEL, b. Dec 26, 1752; d. Feb. 17, 1842.
vi. RHODA, b. Feb. 3, 1759.
19. JOHN 4 PARTRIDGE (John, 3 John, 2 John 1 ) was born in Wrentham, June, 2, 1715. He divided with his son John most of his father’s real estate, and was executor of the latter’s will [1]Suffolk Co. Prob. Rec, vol. li., p. 781. He married twice: first, Nov. 10, 1737, Abigail Thayer, born in Mendon, Aug. 22, 1718, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Sampson) Thayer. She died March 11, 1774, and he married second, Dec 8, 1774, Catharine Holbrook of Mendon, who survived him. He died Dec. 21, 1791. John Allen, of Franklin, was admitted administrator on his estate, April 17, 1792 [2]Suffolk Co. Prob. Rec, vol. xci., p. 272. The total valuation of his real and personal property was £730. 7s. 5d. He resided in Wrentham (now Franklin), where his children were born.
Children:
i. JOHN, 5 b. Oct. 16, 1738; m. June 2, 1763, Abigail, b. Holliston, July, 1741, dau. of Samuel and Dinah (White) Leland. He d. May 14, 1764; and she d. May 26, 1764. No children.
ii. ASA, b. July 24, 1740; d. Dec. 10, 1746.
iii. JOSEPH, b. Oct. 26, 1742; d. Oct. 10, 1746.
iv. SAMUEL, b. Apr. 15, 1744; d. Apr. 15, 1744.
v. STEPHEN, b. Apr. 15, 1744; d. Apr. 15, 1744.
vi. ABIGAIL, b. Oct, 26, 1745; cl. Feb. 20, 1746.
vii. MICAH, b. Dec. 20, 1746; cl. Dec 20, 1740.
viii. ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 23, 1754; m. July 11, 1771, John Allen of Wrentham (now Franklin;, where they resided. She d. Feb. 3, 1815; and he d. July 24, 1815. Several children, among whom Ellery Allen, b. Mch. 10, 1783, m. Dec. 2, 1800, Experience 6 Partridge, dau. of Job 4 (45).
20. PRESERVED 4 PARTRIDGE (Benoni* John 2 John 1 ) was born in Medfield (now West Medway), March 13,1709. He married, Nov. 10, 1787, Catharine Armstrong, and soon after settled in Holliston. lie was also in Milford as early as 1750, and as late as 1754 [3]Ballou’s Hist, of Milford. He was in the Colonial service’ in 1755 [4]Mass. Archives. He removed as early as 1761 to Cumberland County, Maine, settling near Gorham. Two daughters were married at Gorham before 1766. In 1764 the parish of Stroudwater (now a suburb of Portland) was incorporated, and his name
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