Lovet Partridge (1750-)

Lovet Partridge was born to Jonathan Partridge and Abigail Lovet in Sherborn, Massachusetts, 13 Sep 1750, He married in Mendon, Massachusetts, 19 May 1774, Sarah Hayward of Mendon, Massachusetts. They resided for a time in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, where two children were born. Lovet removed first to Bakersfield, Vermont, in 1778, and then to North Westminster, Vermont between before 1790, then by 1800 he was in Branford, Connecticut and then in 1810, North Haven, Connecticut. There are no records for their deaths or burials.

A guardian bond was placed upon David Taft for $100 on 12 Nov 1764 when he registered and began serving as the guardian over Lovet. Jonathan, Lovet’s father died in 1758 and Jonathan reaching the age of fourteen requested that David be admitted as guardian over him. ^[1]Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881, case #45572. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the … Continue reading

Lovet was enumerated in the special census of Vermont in 1778 in Bakersfield. Unfortunately, Bakersfield vital records did not start being recorded until 1792, leaving any early records of births for Lovet’s children unknown. In 1777, Vermont declared its independence from New York and became an Independent Republic. In order to prepare for statehood and to provide its share of soldiers for the Revolutionary War a census was taken in 1778, in which Lovet was enumerated at Bakersfield.

Lovet served during the Revolutionary War as a private in Capt. Job Knapp’s company, Col. Nathan Tyler’s regiment. He entered service 30 Jul 1780 and was discharged on 7 Aug 1780 after serving for 12 days. During that time his company marched on the alarm of 27 Jul 1780 to Tiverton, Rhoda Island.

There is a significant gap in the children of Lovet and Sarah, covering a 15-year period of 1776-1791, and then 1791 to 1798. It’s possible that Sally and Parana may have been born within these periods, it is also possible that Lovet married a second time about 1791 and the children other than Abigail and Dolly were born to a second marriage.

This family is difficult to piece together through the early census. Our knowledge of the family composition in comparison to the early census enumerations indicate we are lacking some key pieces of the puzzle. I call these situations an “Enumerative Enigma.” I think this phrase highlights the challenge of interpreting the cryptic details of early census records—where only numbers represent household members, leaving us to piece together their identities and relationships.

Children of Lovet Partridge and Sarah Hayward:

1. Abigail Nabbie Partridge, born 24 Feb 1775 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts; died 10 Aug 1843 in Ashtabula, Ohio. Married Joshua Rockwell. Children: Lovett P.
2. Dolly Partridge, born 4 Dec 1776 in Uxbridge Massachusetts. Married _______ Hobart. Children: Esther, Amanda, and Ira.
3. Hezekiah Lovet Partridge, born c1791 in Massachusetts; died 28 Sep 1864 in Guilford, Connecticut. Married Lucinda Bradley, who was born in 1793 in Connecticut and died 30 Jan 1885 (aged 92) in Guilford. They are both buried in the West Side Cemetery in Guilford. Children:
   1. Harriet Elizabeth Partridge, b. 1819 in Connecticut; baptized 25 Sep 1825 at Guilford, Connecticut; died 16 Nov 1887 in Guilford. Unmarried.
   2. Mary B. Partridge, married William Wooster.
   3. Sarah G. Partridge, married Daniel S. Redfield.
4. Stephen J. Partridge, born c1798, married in 1819, Wayne, Pennsylvania, Polly Bigelow, daughter of James and Mary (Graham) Bigelow, born 11 Sep 1792 in Chester, Massachusetts; died during 1831 in Wysox, Pennsylvania. Children:
   1. Mary Philanda Partridge, born 25 Dec 1814; died 4 Mar 1897, Preston Township, Pennsylvania. Married Charles Monroe, son of Joseph and Mary (Josselyn) Monroe of Preston. Children.
   2. Susan Tryphosa Partridge, born c1820 in Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania; died in 1849.
   3. William Graham Partridge, born 20 Dec 1824, Attewater; died 21 May 1899. Married (1) Lucinda Gates, daughter of Alpheus Woods and Esther (Weston) Gates, born 12 Oct 1826; died 2 Apr 1889. He married (2) in 1891, Adelina “Della” Leonard Hine, and they had 1 child. He was a blacksmith. William was buried at Green Grove Cemetery, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. Children, first two by Lucinda:
      1. Ella V. Partridge, born in 1853; died 4 Aug 1887. Buried at Green Grove Cemetery
      2. William W. Partridge, born in 1856; died Oct 1888. Married Sarah A. Norton, daughter of Jehiel H. and Lufanna C. (McClune) Norton. Buried at Green Grove Cemetery. Child:
         1. Vera Belle Partridge, born March 1879; died 27 Apr 1924 in Ithaca, New York. Married Frank Eugene McCray, son of Charles Walter Fogle and Mary McCray.
      3. Robin Partridge, born in 1891 and died in 1892. Buried at Green Grove Cemetery
   4. Sophia Partridge, born in 1822, Attewater Mills, Pennsylvania. Is alleged to have married Calvin Peck in 1843, but I have Calvin living with his parents in 1850 in Mount Pleasant.
   5. James Bigelow Partridge, born 16 Apr 1825 at Mount Pleasant; died 5 Jul 1903 at New Milford, Pennsylvania. Married c.1855 (1) Eliza Spencer, daughter of Ezra and Mary B. (Moore) Spencer. Married (2) Rhoda Elizabeth Johnston. Children:
      1. Eva Partridge
      2. Irving K. Partridge
      3. Albert J. Partridge
      4. Lewis Stephen Partridge
   6. Parney Elizabeth Partridge, born 20 Apr 1828; died 16 Apr 1855 at Battle Creek, Michigan. Married Egbert A. Norton, son of Elijah Amander and Sarah (White) Norton. She is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek. In 1850 Parney is enumerated in the household of Jonathan Miller along with her sister, Martha.
   7. Martha Ann Partridge, born 18 Aug 1830; died 5 Nov 1850 in Wysox. In 1850 Martha is enumerated in the household of Jonathan Miller along with her sister, Parney.
5. Sally Partridge
6. Parana Partridge.

I have both, Sally and Parana passed down to me as children of Lovet, without any additional information. The niece of Parana is called Parney, and that may better reflect the name of Parana.

1790 Census – Westminster, Vermont

Lovett Partridge is enumerated in North Westminster, Windham, Vermont with a household comprising 2 males under 16, 2 males over 16, and 6 females. ^[2]“Vermont, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYJ-1XL?view=index : Dec 30, 2024), image 117 of 223; United States. National … Continue reading Remember that there is no guarantee that all these people represented by these numbers are his immediate family.

Name	Sex	Birth Year or Age	Age and Sex Bracket in Census
Lovett Partridge	M		Male 16+
	M		Male 16+
	M		Male -16
	M		Male -16
Sarah (Hayward) Partridge	F		Female
Abigail Partridge	F		Female
Dolly Partridge	F		Female
	F		Female
	F		Female
	F		Female

1800 Census – Branford, Connecticut

In 1800 we find Lovett in Branford, Connecticut. In the 1800 census the household was enumerated with the following members: 7 males under 10, 1 male 45+ and 2 females 16-25, 1 female 45+. ^[3]images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR8X-RTS?view=index : Dec 30, 2024), image 198 of 466; .

Name	Sex	Birth Year or Age	Age and Sex Bracket in Census
Lovett Partridge	M		Male 45+
Hezekiah Partridge			Male under 10
Stephen Partridge			Male under 10
			Male under 10
			Male under 10
			Male under 10
			Male under 10
			Male under 10
Sarah (Hayward) Partridge			Female 45+
Sally Partridge ?			Female 16-25
Parana Partridge ?			Female 16-25

1810 Census – North Haven, Connecticut

Lovet was living in the township of North Haven, Connecticut in 1810, but based on his neighbors’ names, unless they all picked up and moved from Branford to North Haven, then this was a change in jurisdiction rather than a change in location. In the 1810 census the household was enumerated with the following members: 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45+ and 2-females under 10, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 45+. ^[4]“New Haven, Connecticut, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBM-9L9D?view=index : Dec 30, 2024), image 414 of 718; United … Continue reading

Name	Sex	Birth Year or Age	Age and Sex Bracket in Census
Lovett Partridge	M		Male 45+
Hezekiah Partridge	M		Male 16-25
Stephen Partridge	M		Male 10-15
	M		Male under 10
Sarah (Hayward) Partridge	F		Female 45+
	F		Female 26-44
	F		Female under 10
	F		Female under 10

Sources

• George Homer Partridge, Partridge genealogy : descendants of John Partridge of Medfield, Massachusetts, Boston: Press of David Clapp & Son, 1904, p. 22.