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.
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These vital records of Medway, Massachusetts start in 1715 and end in 1849. The bounds of Medway have shifted over time: The town of Medway, Norfolk County (formerly in Suffolk County, until 1793), was established October 24, 1713, from a part of Medfield. Births of Partridge’s in Medway, Massachusetts to 1850 Page 97 PARTRIDG (see Partridge, Patridge), Eda [dup. Ede Patridge], d. Jonathan and Elisabath [dup. Elizabeth], Dec. 4, 1727 [dup. 1728, sic]Mary [dup. Patridge], d. Jonathan and Elizabath [dup. Elizabeth], July 19, 1726 [dup. 1728, sic] PARTRIDGE (see Partridg, Patridge), Aaron, s. Deborah, bp. Nov. 26, 1780. C.R.2.Abagail Allen, d. Stephen
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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. He received one half of his father’s homestead in West Medway, Massachusetts, where he always resided. He was in the Colonial and Revolutionary service [1]Mass. Archives. He died 18 Sep 1787; and his will, proved 2 Oct 1787, names his widow Abigail, his sons Samuel and Elijah, and his daughter Eunice Mann [2]Suffolk Co. Probate Rec, vol.
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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 patriot during the difficulties that caused the separation from the mother country, and receiving on the eve of hostilities the appoint- ment of First Major General in the Revolutionary Army. He was at a later period Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and afterwards served in Congress. He died in 1800
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These vital records for Milford, Massachusetts end in 1849. The exact starting date is not clear, as the town added records from the First Church of Milford (Congregational) which had formerly been the Second Parish of Mendon. These records preceded the town of Milford’s formation. Since Milford was not officially a town until 11 Apr 1780, any record appearing with an earlier date occurred while the locality was still called Mendon. Any record which is part of the original records from the First Church is labeled with the abbreviation C.R. The Town of Milford, Worcester County (formerly in Suffolk County,
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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.
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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.
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