James Partridge (1722 - 1770)

Born 1722 in Duxbury, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Thankful (Stevens) Stephens — married 24 Dec 1744 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1770 at about age 48 in Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut

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Biography

James Partridge was a son of George Partridge, born at Duxbury, Massachusetts. ^[1] Partridge identifies his mother as Hannah Foster, second wife of George Partridge, but it is more likely that he was the son of the first wife, Lydia Keen. In Mayflower Births and Deaths, Susan Roser names him as a son of George Partridge and Lydia Keen.^[2]

James inherited property at Duxbury from his uncle James Partridge, who died without issue.^[3]

He was married to Thankful Stevens, the daughter of Henry Stevens, Jr., on 24 December 1744, probably at North Stonington, Connecticut. The marriage is recorded in the town records of Lebanon, Connecticut, where the couple are described as "James [Partridge], late of Dixborough, now of Lebanon, [and] Thankfull Steavens, of Stonington." The Partridge Genealogy locates the marriage in North Stonington.^[4][5]

Births of seven children were recorded in Lebanon, Connecticut, between 1746 and 1759.^[4] An eighth child, daughter Zerviah, is named in his will. She is apparently the youngest child, who may have been born in Canaan, Connecticut, after the family removed there.

James Partridge made his will on 1 June 1770; witnesses were Abiram Peet(?), Zebulon Stevens, and Joseph Fellows.^[6] He died at Canaan, Connecticut, on 4 June 1770,^[7] reportedly as a result of being hit by falling timbers while raising a barn.

On 3 July 1770, the will of James Partridge of Canaan was exhibited (by the executors, Thankful Partridge and James Partridge) and recorded in the probate court at Sharon, Connecticut. Legacies provided in his will were:^[6]

"To my loving wife, the use of one half of my Dwelling house and the use of one third of my Barn and ... my large Chestnut Collard Mare and Side Saddle and two Cows...

To my eldest sons James and Stephen all my Lands, Buildings, and Improvements with all my Moveables except such as mentioned...

To Stephen all my Shop and house joiners tools

To my son Samuel my small bay drawing mare + fifteen pounds lawful money

to my son Rufus eighteen pounds lawful money

to my daughter Molly six pounds lawful money

to my daughter Lida six pounds lawful money'

to my daughter Lucretia six pounds lawful money

to my daughter Zerviah six pounds lawful money."

Witnesses to the will were Abiram Peet(?), Zebulon Stevens, and Joseph Fellows. The estate was inventoried and appraised by Benjamin Stevens, Thos. Fellows, and Zebulon Stevens.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Partridge, pages 16-17
2. ↑ Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992. Accessed at Ancestry.com. Vol. 2, page 339
3. ↑ Partridge, pages 19-20
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Lebanon, page 129.
5. ↑ Partridge, page 19
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Litchfield County, Connecticut, Probate Records. Probate Papers for James Patridge, court at Sharon, Conn., 3 July 1770. Also see https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9049/images/007629226_01193 . Accessed at Ancestry.com. Will is also described and quoted at Partridge, page 21.
7. ↑ The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Records gives the date as 4 June 1771. See Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Canaan, page 57.

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