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53. SAMUEL 4 PARTRIDGE (Joshua, 3 Samuel, 2 John 1) was born in Medway, Dec. 26, 1752. He married Mehetable, born Mch. 20, 1753, died Jan. 15, 1829, daughter of Elisha and Rebecca (Pratt) Allen. He resided in Medway on the homestead of his father, which, upon his death, he bequeathed to his daughter Mehetabel Daniels. He died Feb. 17, 1842. Some excellent portraits in oil of Samuel and Mehetable Partridge are now in the possession of Mr. William R. Mann of Sharon.
Children:
i. ELIZABETH, b. Apr. 8, 1776; d. Oct. 12, 1861; m. (1) Oct. 15, 1795, Simon Hill; m. (2) Jeremiah Pratt. Four children by first husband; one by second husband.
ii. MATILDA, b. Mch. 9, 1778; d. Nov. 17, 1856; m. (1) Feb. 9, 1797, Oliver Richardson; m. (2) in 1807, Ariah Wheeler. Two children by first husband; one by second husband.
iii. RHODA, b. Dec. 27, 1780; d. Feb. 19, 1869; m. Apr. 19, 1797, Elihu, b. Nov. 29, 1775, d. Mch. 5, 1850, son of Simon and Dinah (Pond) Fisher. Four children.
iv. VESTA, b. Sept. 22, 1782; d. unmarried, in 1800.
v. MIRIAM, b. Aug. 23, 1785; d. Oct. 16, 1842; in. David, son of Joshua Partridge (52).
vi. MEHETABEL, b. Dec. 20, 1788; d. Nov. 7, 1880; m. Mch. 24, 1808, Joseph Daniels. Two sons.
vii. CLARISSA, b. May 17, 1791; d. May 3, 1871; m. Apr. 9, 1818, Fisher Hill. One daughter.
Since this article was compiled, an interesting discovery bearing on the time of departure from England of John and William Partridge [1]see ante, page 3 has been communicated to the author through the courtesy of Mr. L. Bertrand Smith of New York. In Vol. II. of the State Records of Connecticut, on file at the State House in Hartford, may be seen the original will of John Beebe, made on ship-board while on his way to New England. The will, reproduced herewith, bears the date May 1$, 1650, and is witnessed by William and John Partridge, whose signatures, it is readily seen by comparing, are identical with those of William and John Partridge of Medfield [2]see Tilden’s Hist, of Medfield, p. 38, and Dedham Records, Town and Selectmen, vol. 3, p. 225.
The name of “the ship is not mentioned, nor is it known from what port in England it sailed, or where the passengers landed in America.
The testatator describes himself as ” John Beebe, Husbandman, late of Broughton in the County of Northampton.”