William Partridge Sr (1615 - 1654)

Born 1615 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England

Husband of Ann (Spicer) Stanyan — married 6 Oct 1636 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1654 at about age 39 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

William Partridge was the son of John Partridge of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.^[1][2] William died in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, 5 July 1654.^[3][4]

William Partridge married in Olney, 6 October 1636, Ann Spicer, as her first husband.^[5][6] Ann (Spicer) Partridge married (2), in Salisbury, 1 January 1655[/6], Anthony Stanyan.^[7][8]

Immigration

Robert Charles Anderson associated William Partridge's immigration with that of the minister William Worcester, saying further that Partridge was first noticed at Lynn, 1638.^[9]

At New England

Freeman, 14 Mar 1638 at Salisbury, Massachusetts
Residence: 1638, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Residence: 1640, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Estate

Probate: 3 Oct 1654, Probate case #20681, Essex, Massachusetts.^[10][11]

Inventory: Filed on 5 Sep 1654^[12]

Note: Received a legacy of 43 pounds for his children from the estate of John Partridg of Olney, Buckingham, England, declared at Hampton Court.^[13]

Family

The children of William Partridge and his wife, Ann Spicer (birth order uncertain),

1. John Partridge, born before 1639; married Dec 11, 1660 [Sv], Mary Fernald. "Seaman" in Boston 1660 and "cordwayner" in Portsmouth 1669 and 1672.
2. Rachel Partridge, born _____; died April 19, 1650 in Salisbury.
3. Hannah Partridge, born after 1639; living in 1660.^[14]
4. Elizabeth Partridge, born Feb 14, 1642-3 in Salisbury; married June 26, 1661, Joseph Shaw of Hampton.
5. Nehemiah Partridge, born May 5, 1645 in Salisbury; living in 1673; resided in Portsmouth. He was at the house of Robert pike in Salisbury, March 1680.
6. Sarah Partridge, born August 24, 1647 in Salisbury; married November 14, 1666, in Haverhill, John Heath.
7. Rachel Partridge, born June 19, 1650; married Jan 31, 1671-2, Joseph Chase. (Joseph Chase, born in 1645, was also of Hampton. He was taken prisoner at Dover, in the assault on Major Waldron's house, 27th of June, 1689. He married Dec 31, 1671, Rachel, daughter of William Partridge, of Salisbury. He died January 12, 1718.)^[15]
8. William Partridge, born about 1654, married Dec 8, 1680, Mary Brown. He was councilor and Lt. Governor of the province of New Hampshire. Moved to Newbury and died there Jan 3, 1728-9.^[16]

Research Notes

Birth. A prior version of this profile reported his birth in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, either 5 July 1620 or between 1610 and 1615, without further references for either claim.

Death. A prior version of this profile reported his "Alt death" as Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, 5 July 1654, without further reference.

Wife. A prior version of this profile reported he marriage Ann Spicer, "or Ann Garrish." For further remarks, see the 2013 G2G, "Who Was William Partridge’s Wife – Ann Spicer (Ann Spigon) or Ann Gerrish?" That profile reported his marriage to Spicer in Olney on 5 October 1635, citing Edmund West's Family Data Collection.

Savage. William [Partridge], Salisbury 1638, freem. 14 Mar. 1639, is said to be s. of John of Olney in Co. Bucks, d. 1654, left wid. Ann, perhaps mo. of the ch. John; Hannah; Elizabeth b. 14 Feb. 1643; Nehemiah, 5 May 1645; Sarah, 24 Aug. 1647; Rachel, 19 June 1650; and possib. William, posthum. His wid. m. 1 Jan. 1656, Anthony Stanion, and d. 10 July 1689. Elizabeth m. 26 June 1661, Joseph Shaw of Hampton, Sarah m. 14 Nov. 1666, John Heath of Haverhill; [vol. 3, p. 367] and Rachel m. 31 Jan. 1671, Joseph Chase of Hampton, and d. 27 Oct. 1718. ^[17]

Old Families of Salisbury ... William^[18] was declared a freeman in 1639. He received land in the first division in 1641 and 1643. He also received land in 1654. His children received a legacy from John Partridge [probably William's father] of Olney, Buckinghamshire, Eng., in 1652. William died July 5, 1654 in Salisbury. His estate was inventoried Oct 3, 1654. His widow, Ann, married Anthony Stanyan in 1655-56.

Sources

1. ↑ Elizabeth French, "Genealogical Research in England," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 63 (1909):32-42, 159-166, 277-287, et seq., at 283 (nuncupative will of John Partridge of Olney); digital images, InternetArchive, cites "Archdeaconry of Bucks, 1647, No. 143."
2. ↑ Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Water Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, in 5 parts, paginated consecutively (The Southward Press, Portland, Maine, Southworth Press, 1928-1938), 4:533 (4 William Partridge); digital images, FamilySearch Books.
3. ↑ Citing "Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915), 605," Marian S. Henry, "Hannah Partridge, wife of Edward^2 Gove of Hampton, New Hampshire," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 164 (2010):15-22 at 17; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
4. ↑ Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Water Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, in 5 parts, paginated consecutively (The Southward Press, Portland, Maine, Southworth Press, 1928-1938), 4:533 (4 William Partridge); digital images, FamilySearch Books.
5. ↑ Citing "Thomas W. Cooper, II, "The Olney, Bucks., Emigrant Cluster," The American Genealogist 65 (1990):65-69 at 68; [and] Richard Wheeler, "More about the Partridge and Gaines Families of Olney, Bucks," The New Hampshire Genealogical Record 9 (1992):180-81, Marian S. Henry, "Hannah Partridge, wife of Edward^2 Gove of Hampton, New Hampshire," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 164 (2010):15-22 at 16; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
6. ↑ A prior version of the profile included a note, "On the actual record it apparently looks like her maiden name is Spigon.
7. ↑ Citing "Vital Records of Salisbury [...], 451; Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire [...], 533; Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S (Boston: NEHGS. 2009). 479-96 at 483," Marian S. Henry, "Hannah Partridge, wife of Edward^2 Gove of Hampton, New Hampshire," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 164 (2010):15-22 at 17; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
8. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, R-S, 479-486 (Anthony Stanyan) at 483; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
9. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, G-H, 158 (George Griggs); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
10. ↑ William Partridge 1654 probate papers, case 20681, Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, database and digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
11. ↑ William Partridge 1654 probate papers, case 20681, Essex County (Massachusetts) Probate estate files; digital images, FamilySearch, FHL Digital Collection 4481049, Image 27 (file card), 77 (inventory p. 1), 30 (inventory p. 2), 40 (inventory p. 3), 37 (inventory cover) of 112.
12. ↑ William Partridge 1654 probate papers, case 20681, Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, database and digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
13. ↑ George Francis Dow, The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, 3 vols. (Salem, Mass., Essex Institute, 1916-1920), 1:150 (Estate of John Partridge of Olney, England); digital images, Hathi Trust.
14. ↑ Marian S. Henry, "Hannah Partridge, wife of Edward^2 Gove of Hampton, New Hampshire," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 164 (2010):15-22; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
15. ↑ George Bigelow Chase, Genealogical Memoir of the Chase Family of Chesham, Bucks, in England ... (Boston: H. W. Dutton & Son, 1869), 10 (for Joseph Chase, in Thomas Chase child list); digital images, Hathi Trust.
16. ↑ James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, multiple vols. (Boston : Little, Brown and Co., 1860-62), 3:367 (William Partridge); digital images, Hathi Trust.
17. ↑ James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, multiple vols. (Boston : Little, Brown and Co., 1860-62), 3:366 (William Partridge); digital images, Hathi Trust.
18. ↑ David W. Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton, 3 vols. (Providence, R.I. : [Snow & Farnham, printers], 1897-1917), 1:279-280 (Partridge); digital images, Hathi Trust.

See also--

• Marian S. Henry, "Hannah Partridge, wife of Edward^2 Gove of Hampton, New Hampshire," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 164 (2010):15-22; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
• Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Water Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, in 5 parts, paginated consecutively (The Southward Press, Portland, Maine, Southworth Press, 1928-1938), 4:533 (4 William Partridge); digital images, FamilySearch Books.
• Elizabeth French, "Genealogical Research in England," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 63 (1909):32-42, 159-166, 277-287, et seq., at 283 (nuncupative will of John Partridge of Olney); digital images, InternetArchive, cites "Archdeaconry of Bucks, 1647, No. 143."
• Thomas W. Cooper, II, "The Olney, Bucks, Emigrant Cluster," The American Genealogist, 65 (1990):65-69 at 68 (Gaines of Lynn, Mass., and Partridge of Lynn and Salisbury, Mass.); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.