Descendants of William Partridge - page 95

George Homer Partridge, “William Partridge of Medfield, Mass., and His Descendants”; New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 63 (Jan 1909), p. 95.

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Edward F. 9. Catherine. 10. Charles D., b. Sept. 2, 1817; located in Philadelphia. 11. Artemas, b. Jan. 17, 1820 ; located in Philadelphia, where he was a member of the firm of Partridge and Richardson, a large drygoods house ; m. but left no issue. 12. Andrew, settled in Philadelphia.

iii. HANNAH, b. Nov. 21, 1775; m. Sept. 17, 1800, Asa Fairbanks. Resided in Winthrop, Me.

iv. ELIAS, b. Aug. 11, 1778 ; d. June 1, 1846 ; m. Catharine Robinson, b. 1784, d. Dec. 13, 1864 ; resided in Oakham, where their children were born : 1. Lavina, 6 b. Oct. 21, 1803 ; m. May 23, 1826, Horace Brooks of Rutland, Mass. 2. William Robinson, b. Aug. 20, 1805 ; d. Jan. 22, 1893 ; m. 1828, Lucy, b. 1811, d. 1899, dau. of John and Lucy (Meech) Starkweather ; resided at Bethany, Genesee Co., N. Y. ; had the following children : Catharine, 7 b. Sept. 23, 1830, m. George H. Tolles, resides Buffalo, N. Y., five children; Caroline, b. July 24, 1832, m. F. N. Baird, resides Geneseo, Ill., two children; Marietta, b. Oct. 3, 1837, m. R. S. Foote, one daughter ; William A., b. Sept. 1, 1839, m. E. Wright, one son and one daughter ; George W., b. Oct. 1, 1842, m. Helen F. Cooley, resides Buffalo, N. Y., three sons; Edwin, b. July 8, 1845, m. H. Squire, residence Bradford, Pa., one son; Emile A., b. Oct. 7, 1849, m. N. M. Champlin, residence Salem, Ill. ; Frederick N. and Frank (twins), b. July 11, 1851; Frederick, m. L. Mink; residence Odin, Ill., two sons, two daughters ; Frank, m. E. Hubbard. 3. Dexter Fay, b. June 12, 1809 ; m. Jan. 8, 1834, Betsey Packard; d. July 18, 1834. 4. Polly Robinson, b. Sept. 13, 1813; d. Jan. 3, 1818.

v. ADIN, b. Oct 19, 1780; m. Apr. 16, 1806, in Medway, Mary Leland. Four daughters.

vi. OLIVE, b. July 29, 1783; d. Dec. 25, 1853; m. John Blackburn; resided in Walpole; one son, Henry, b. Oct. 2, 1812.

vii. EDWARD, b. Dec. 17, 1785 ; m. Editha Bullard. Children 1. Greenwood, 6 b. Aug. 26, 1819. 2. Silas B., b. May 27, 1821; m. Mary Emerson, and had Silas Emerson, b. May 14, 1848, and C. Edward, b. Mar. 27, 1852. 3. Lucy, b. Feb. 18, 1823 ; m. George Jackson. 4. Hannah L., b. May 22, 1824 ; m. Charles Jackson. 5. Edward, b. Dec. 20, 1825. 6. Bernard, b. Jan. 10, 1828. 7. Abigail, b. Dec. 20, 1829. 8. Lafayette, b. May 26, 1831. 9. Susan P., b. Dec. 19, 1832.

viii. REUBEN, b. Jan. 31, 1788 ; d. Mar. 1, 1850 ; m. Melissa _______; settled in Templeton, Mass. ; had a family.

ix. JOHN, b. Mar. 10, 1790 ; d. Aug. 19, 1864, in Ware, Mass., where he resided; m. Hannah Gilmore, and had : 1. Clarissa, b. Nov., 1816. 2. Elmira, b. Feb. 24, 1822. 3. Hannah, b. May 21, 1824. 4. Edeann, b. Oct. 14, 1825. 5. Faustina, b. May 11, 1827. 6. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 24, 1829. 7. Andrew, b. Dec. 31, 1831; resides in Springfield, Mass.

x. SARAH, b. May 12, 1794.

10. ABEL 4 PARTRIDGE (Seth, 3 William, 2 William 1) was born in Medfield Nov. 14, 1739. He sold out his rights in his father’s estate to his brother Nathan (Tilden’s History of Medfield). His wife’s name was Miriam. She died in 1799, “after having been supported by the town.” Abel was also a public charge, and died Mar. 30, 1814.

Child :

i. OLIVER, 5 b. 1766-7 ; d. Jan. 20, 1831; m. Catharine Knowlton, and had children : 1. Nathan, b. Oct. 11, 1794. 2. Seth, b. Mar. 2, 1796; d. Mar. 12, 1806. 3. Sally, d. Mar. 12, 1806. 4. Keziah, d. Mar. 9, 1806. 5. Seth, b. 1807 ; d. Nov. 29, 1829. 6. Sally, b. 1811; d. May 13, 1830. 7. Cyrus, b. 1814; d. Apr. 6, 1835.