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ix. Zipporah, b. 1757; m. Eliphalet, b, Gorham, Me., Mch. 20, 1759, son of Eliphalet and Elizabeth (Phinney) Watson. They resided in Waterford, Me. Children.
x. RHODA, contributed to Congregational Church of Westbrook, Me., June 24, 1799. Never married.
21. JOSEPH 4 PARTRIDGE (Benoni, 3 John, 2 John 1 ) was born in West Medway, Aug. 22, 1715. He married, Feb. 11, 1747, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Sheffield, of Sherborn. They resided in Holiiston, where he died before March 6, 1754. His widow was admitted administratrix on his estate, April 15, 1754. His real and personal property were appraised at £1800 [1]Middlesex Co. Prob., case 12080. His widow married second, Dec 4, 1755, James Torrey of Upton. In 1758, a petition signed by Preserved, Timothy, Moses, Jesse, Eli, Rachel and Katherine Partridge, was presented to the Judge of Probate for Middlesex County, to have Mary Torrey dismissed as guardian of her two children, and to have their uncle Seth Partridge appointed in her stead, it having been represented that the father-in-law (Torrey) was attempting to get possession of the children’s property [2]Middlesex Co. Prob., case 12080.
Children:
i. URANIA, 5 b. Oct. 7, 1750.
ii. ANNA. An Ann Partridge of Medway, m. May 1, 1771, Jonathan Holbrook of Bellingham.
22. TIMOTHY 4 PARTRIDGE (Benoni, 3 John, 2 John 1 ) was born in West Medway, Jan. 18, 1727. He married, Jan. 15, 1755, Abigail Barber, born in Medway, March 27, 1782, daughter of Joseph and Abigail (Hawes) Barber. She died Feb. 22, 1809. He received one half of his father’s homestead in West Medway, where he always resided. He was in the Colonial and Revolutionary service [3]Mass. Archives. He died Sept. 18, 1787; and his will, proved Oct. 2, 1787, names his widow Abigail, his sons Samuel and Elijah, and his daughter Eunice Mann [4]Suffolk Co. Probate Rec, vol. lxxxvi., p. 523.
Children:
i. SAMUEL,* b. Mch. 18, 1756; d. Mch. 29, 1832; m. June 5, 1782, Elizabeth Mclntyre of Needham, b. Oct. 11, 1759, d. Jan. 12, 1830. They settled in Paxton. Children: 1. Abigail 5 (Nabby), b. Nov. 14, 1782. 2. Silence, b. Oct. 9, 1784. 3. Zillah, b. May 27, 1786. 4. Polly, b. May 11, 1789; m. Clarke Pike. 5. Betsey, b. Nov. 11, 1791. 6. David, b. Mch. 31, 1795; d. Apr. 19, 1850; m. Sarah Haskell of Barre, b. Jan. 20, 1799, d. Sept. 26, 1884; resided at Paxton until 1843, when he removed to Worcester; six children. 7. John, b. June 1, 1799; d. July 30, 1872; resided in Paxton; three children. 8. Sarah, b. Jan. 9, 1801.
ii. EUNICE, b. Mch. 15, 1758; d. Oct. 9, 1828; m. Mch. 6, 1783, Ralph Mann of Walpole. He d. May 12, 1820, a#ed 92.
iii. ELIJAH, b. Apr. 4, 1762; d. Sept. 9, 1805; inherited his father’s homestead in W. Medway, and resided there. He in. (1) Keziah W. Curtis, who d. Jan. 16, 1795; m. (2) Catharine Clark who d. June 18, 1834. Children: 1. Rachel, 5 b. Dec. 7, 1785; m. Daniel Leland, Jr., of Sherborn. 2. Leah, b. Jan. 7, 1788; d. Jan. 9, 1788. 3. Timothy, b. Mch. 14, 1789; d. June 13, 1827; m. Charlotte, dau. of Jonathan Adams, who d. Dec. 4, 1834, in Medway, where they resided; seven children. 4. Clark, b. May 16, 1799. 5. Catharine, b. Feb. 6, 1801. 6. Elijah, b. Jan. 29, 1805; m. (1) Dec. 11, 1839,
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