Henry Partridge (1724-1803)

Henry Partridge was born to Eleazer Partridge and Sarah Taylor in Walpole, Massachusetts, Sep 6, 1724. He married, Jul 2, 1747, Mary Chamberlain, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, Aug 25, 1723, daughter of Moses and Mary (Clapp) Chamberlain. He died 7 Mar 1803 in Walpole, she died 9 May 1808 in Walpole. They resided in Walpole, where their children were born.

Children:

1. Henry Partridge, 5 born Feb 17, 1748; married Oct 16, 1771, Frances Kendall, born Walpole, Massachusetts, Dec 19, 1753, daughter of Jonathan and Frances Kendall. They resided in Walpole. Children :
   1. Mary Partridge, 6 born Mar 1, 1773; married Feb 23, 1797, David Bruce, who died in Walpole, May 12, 1835, aged 68; resided in Walpole; several children.
   2. Thankful Partridge, born Jan 1, 1775; died young.
   3. Frances (Fanny) Partridge, born Jun 27, 1776; married May 28, 1794, Sewall Clapp, born Walpole, Jan 16, 1768, son of Eliphalet and Hannah Clapp.
   4. Henry Partridge, born Feb 16, 1779; married Oct 3, 1802, Catharine Bullard, born Walpole, Dec 28, 1780, daughter of Major Seth and Joanna Bullard.
   5. Nancy Partridge, born May 9, 1781; married Jul 11, 1804, Daniels Hamant, born Medfield, Massachusetts, in 1777, son of Francis and Mary (Daniels) Hamant. She died in 1815; and he married (2) Patty Turner, of Walpole. He died in 1854. Three children by first wife.
   6. Eleazer Partridge, born Mar 16, 1783.
   7. Jonathan Kendall Partridge, born Jan 28, 1785.
   8. Patty Partridge, born Feb 26, 1787; married Nov 24, 1805, Daniel Payson of Walpole.
   9. Curtis Partridge, born Apr 28, 1789; married Aug 17, 1815, Mary Morey of Walpole. He died soon after; and she married (2) Dec 9, 1819, Jonathan Newell of Walpole.
   10. Willard Partridge, born Jan 17, 1792.
   11. Sukey Partridge, born Feb 17, 1794.
   12. Thankful Partridge, born Nov 29, 1795.
2. Mary Partridge, born Aug 17, 1750; died Oct 21, 1756.
3. Thankful Partridge, born Oct 11, 1752; died Sep 29, 1756.
4. Eleazer Partridge, born Aug 24, 1755; died Oct 13, 1776.
5. Ezekiel Partridge, born Apr 27, 1758; died Sep 19, 1776.
6. Ruth Partridge, born May 3, 1760; died Sep 30, 1776.
7. Otis Partridge, born Feb 16, 1764; married Nov 16, 1785, Hannah Smith, born Walpole, Nov 1, 1767, daughter of Samuel and Anna (Hartshorn) Smith. They resided in Walpole until about 1810, when they removed to Templeton, Massachusetts, where they afterwards lived. He died Nov 23, 1827. Children :
   1. Ezekiel Partridge, 6 born Oct 28, 1786; died Apr 2, 1869; married Mar 31, 1808, Anna Morey, born Walpole, May 1, 1787, died Jul 2, 1873, daughter of Palmer Morey. They resided in Walpole until 1810 or 1811, removing thence to Templeton, where they afterwards lived. Twelve children.
   2. Ruth Partridge, born Aug 27, 1788; died Mar 22, 1864; married in Walpole, May 31, 1808, Joel Fales, born Aug 31, 1782, died Oct 30, 1866. They resided in Templeton. Thirteen children.
   3. Otis Partridge, born Mar 8, 1790; died Nov 1, 1853; married Jan 7, 1813, Unity Fales, born Jun 4, 1793, died Dec 27, 1869, daughter of Abiather and Sarah Fales. They resided in Templeton. Ten children.
   4. Herman Partridge, b, Aug 25, 1791; died Oct 17, 1875; married (1) Mar 2, 1817, Harriet Allen; married (2) Apr 10, 1829, Betsey Jones, who died Oct 11, 1869. Three children by first wife.
   5. Hervey Partridge, born Aug 25, 1791; died Mar 28, 1859; married in Walpole, Nov 6, 1814, Rachel Paine, born Foxborough, Massachusetts, Aug 9, 1789, died Aug 30, 1856. They resided in Walpole and Warwick, Massachusetts Seven children.
   6. Hannah Partridge, born Oct 25, 1798; died Nov 16, 1865; married (1) May 25, 1824; Uriah Merritt, who died in a few years; married (2) Dec 18, 1829, Aaron Jones of Templeton, born Jul 30, 1790, died Sep 12, 1858. They resided in Templeton. Two children by first husband; five by second husband.
   7. Grata Partridge, born Jul 10, 1795; died Feb 3, 1869; married Mar 3, 1815, Jonas Rice, born Jul 15, 1791, died Mar 20, 1862. They resided in Templeton. Ten children.
   8. Warren Partridge, born Jan 16, 1797; died Dec 24, 1852; married Dec 4, 1831, Amorette Potter, born Oct 2, 1807, died Apr 12, 1888. They resided in Princeton, Massachusetts. Six children.
   9. Emmons Partridge, born Jan 8, 1799; died Aug 8, 1873; married Feb 5, 1823, Charlotte Boyden, born Wrentham, Massachusetts, Oct 24, 1802, daughter of Adam and Hannah (Clapp) Boyden. Four children.
   10. Harriet Partridge, born Jan 20, 1801; died Jul 5, 1836; married Dec 2, 1819, Luther Baker, born Jan 12, 1797, died Feb 4, 1874. Five children.
   11. Lucy Partridge, born Jan 13, 1803; died Oct 15, 1842; married Nov, 1823, Abel Davis, born Feb 16, 1794, died Feb 10, 1858. Nine children.
   12. Mary Partridge, born Sep 18, 1804; died Jun 4, 1875; married Jan 27, 1831, Augustus Appleton Jones, born Jan 4, 1797. They resided in Templeton. Five children.
   13. Maynard Partridge, born Mar 16, 1807; died Sep 22, 1884; married Apr 13, 1831, Mary H. Upham, born Templeton, Feb 21, 1810, died May 15, 1882. They resided in Templeton and Phillipston, Massachusetts. Three children.
   14. Julia Partridge, born April 2, 1809; died Sep 12, 1830, unmarried.
   15. Amanda Partridge, born Jul 13, 1811; died Aug 26, 1881; married May 1, 1831, Uriah B. Moore, who died Sep 22, 1884. Eight children.
   16. Samuel Smith Partridge, born Apr 18, 1813; died Jan 20, 1872; married (1) Aug 18, 1835, Susan J. Seekel, who died Jun 30, 1845; married (2) Nov 12, 1846, Lucy A. Gifford, who died Dec 26, 1895, aged 80 yrs. Two children by first wife; six by second wife.

Sources

• George Homer Partridge, Partridge genealogy : descendants of John Partridge of Medfield, Massachusetts, Boston: Press of David Clapp & Son, 1904, p. 27–28.