The Usage of Jr. and Sr. in Genealogy

The Usage of Jr. and Sr. in Genealogy

It is customary in which families have multiple generations of men with the same given name to identify them with a Jr., Sr., II, III, etc. added to their name. No matter how frequently professional genealogists remind researchers that they are not always father-son, too often it is assumed to be this. This ends up attaching the wrong child to the wrong household.

Timothy Partridge (1727-1787)

Timothy Partridge was born to Benoni Partridge and Mehetabel Wheelock in West Medway, Massachusetts, 18 Jan 1727. He married, 15 Jan 1755, Abigail Barber, born in Medway, Massachusetts, 27 Mar 1728, daughter of Joseph and Abigail (Hawes) Barber. She died 22 Feb 1809....
Vital records of  Ward Massachusetts, to the year 1837

Vital records of Ward Massachusetts, to the year 1837

The Town of Auburn was originally set off from Worcester, Sutton, Leicester and Oxford, and was incorporated on the 10th of April, 1778, with the name of Ward, in honor of General Artemas Ward, of Shrewsbury, a man of great prominence in this region, active as a...

James Monroe Partridge (1836-1905)

This is an older research article that has been moved to the new format. Since the initial writing of this article in 2002, I have made a match for James and identified him as the likely son of William A. Partridge of Georgia.

Chambers County, Alabama Partridge Notes

This information comes from loose notes that I have accumulated over the years which provides information on various Partridge and variant surnames of Chambers County, Alabama. Many of these names I have not yet been able to connect to the Partridge Family Tree and I am hoping for assistance.