Elisha Partridge (1734-1787)

Elisha Partridge was born to Edward Partridge and Sarah Jones in Medfield, Massachusetts, 8 July 1734. He married twice first, in Wrentham, Massachusetts, 17 Mar. 1756, Dorcas Pond, born there 20 June 1740, died 2 Feb. 1778, daughter of Israel and Dorcas (Clark) Pond;...

Seth Partridge (1706-1768)

Seth Partridge was born to William Partridge and Hannah Fisher on 2 Dec. 1706 in Medfield, Massachusetts, and died 16 May 1768 in Medfield. He married, 31 Dec. 1738, at Medfield, Sarah Ellis, born in Medfield 11 July 1708, died 19 Dec. 1780, daughter of Samuel and...

Edward Partridge (1710-)

Edward Partridge was born to Nathaniel Partridge and Lydia Wight in Medfield, Massachusetts, 14 Sept. 1710. He inherited his father’s homestead, but sold it in 1746 to John and Jonathan Wight and removed to Wrentham, Massachusetts. In 1748 he and his wife asked...

Ephraim Partridge (1701/2-1770)

Ephraim Partridge was born to Nathaniel Partridge and Lydia Wight in Medfield, Massachusetts, 25 Feb. 1701-2, and died in Medway, Massachusetts, 7 Feb. 1770. He married, 22 Mar. 1727-8, in Medway, Lydia Harding, born in Medfield 14 Dec. 1701, died in Medway 15 May...

William Partridge (1669/70-1750)

William Partridge was born to William Partridge and Sarah Colburn in Medfield, Massachusetts, 22 Jan. 1669-70, and died there 18 June 1750. He married twice: first Hannah Fisher, born 28 Dec. 1674, died 11 Sept. 1726, daughter of John and Hannah (Adams) Fisher of...

Nathaniel Partridge (1660-1740/1)

Nathaniel Partridge was born to William Partridge and Sarah Colburn in Medfield, Massachusetts, 3 Nov 1660. He was a weaver, and resided in Medfield, where he served two terms as selectman, and was town treasurer in 1709-10. He taught school in the village in 1713 and...

Disputed Marriages of Rachel Partridge (1669-1717)

It became quite obvious as I researched the Partridge-Daniell connections in Medfield, that past genealogists had gotten a kinship determination incorrect. This article is an attempt to right their wrong, and as a result, correct what you may have recorded in your...

Partridge Norfolk County MA Probate Index

This is an index from Ancestry’s “MA Probate Index 1793-1900” and is specific to Norfolk County, Massachusetts only. To actually view the probate records see the Massachusetts, Norfolk County, probate case files, 1793-1900 on FamilySearch. As I add...

The Four Josiah Partridge’s

One would think that proving four generations of Josiah Partridge’s would be relatively simple. But this line of the Partridge family has remained difficult to track for over a century. It starts with Josiah Partridge, son of Nathaniel Partridge and Lydia Wright of Medfield, Massachusetts. Nathaniel was the eldest son of William Partridge and Sarah Colburn of Medfield, Massachusetts. Josiah was the 9th of 13 children born to his parents, and his descent is the easiest to prove of the four Josiah’s!

Margery Partridge (c1628-1711)

Margery2 Partridge (_______ Partridge1). Born abt. 1628 likely in England, died in 1711 at age 83. She married Thomas Mason (son of Robert Mason) on 23 Apr 1653 in Medfield Massachusetts (Thomas Mason & Margery Partridge were marryed 23 :...

John Partridge (c1620-1706)

John Partridge was born about 1620, likely in England, to _______ Partridge. He died on 28 May 1706 in Medfield, Massachusetts. [1]Vital records of Medfield, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, p. 226. He married Magdalene Bullard (daughter of...

William Partridge (c1622-1692)

William2 Partridge was born before 1622, likely in England [1]1622 is based on age of about 70 recorded in will in 1692, but any age with a 0 after it during this time frame in history, was often used very liberally. It is probable that he was...

Partridge Family of Medfield, Massachusetts

The origin of the Partridge family of Medfield, Massachusetts is currently unknown. Any suppositions, theories, or other “proof” of their English origin are unproven, and often disproven. What we do know is that John and William Partridge appeared...