William Partridge (abt. 1622 - 1668)

Born about 10 Dec 1622 in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England

Husband of Mary (Smith) Partridge — married 12 Dec 1644 in Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 27 Jun 1668 at about age 45 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts

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Biography

Excerpted from Boltwood's Genalogies of Hadley Families: ^[1]

William Partridge, of Berwick upon Tweed, England, was an early settler of Hartford, Connecticut. From there, he moved to Hadley. He married, on December 12, 1644, Mary Smith of Hartford. ^[2] Mary was sister of Christopher Smith of Northampton, Joseph of Hartford, Simeon and William. William died at Hadley on June 27, 1668; Mary died July 20, 1680, at age 55.

From Dwight (1874):^[3]

"William Partridge, father of Col. Samuel Partridge of Hatfield, came from Berwick upon Tweed, England, and was one of the earliest settlers of Hartford, Ct. He m. there, Dec. 12, 1644, Mary Smith. In 1659 he removed to Hadley, Mass., where he was a trader, and where he d. June 27, 1668. He wrote his name Partrigg, which has been thought by some to be a corruption of Patrick. [PM's note: Incorrect assumption. "Partrigg" was simply a phonetic spelling of "Partridge". The origin of the family surname is now believed to be "Partriche".] His wife d. July 20, 1680, aet. 55. They had two children, I. Col. Samuel Partridge II. Mary Partridge, b. about 1646-7, who m. Nov. 12, 1663, John Smith, who d. May 30, 1676 (son of Lt. Saml. Smith) ; and, for a 2d husband, Sept., 1679, Peter Montague. She d. May 20, 1680. She had a dau. Mary Smith, b. at Hadley in 1677, who m. in 1696 Major John Day of Springfield, b. in 1673 and d. in 1752 (son of Thomas Day of Springfield and Sarah Cooper), " a man of elevated character and great influence." Their dau. Thankful Day, b. in 1721 and d. in 1803, m. Hon. Eldad Taylor of Westfield, Mass., for whose descendants, by the marriage of his son Rev. John Taylor to Elizabeth Terry (dau. of Col. Nathaniel Terry and Abiah Dwight), see subsequent page."

Children

1. Samuel, born October I5, 1645.
2. Mary, married first, on November 12, 1663, John, son of Lt. Samuel Smith; she married second, in September I679, Peter Montague. Mary died May 20, 1680, at about age 55.

Research Notes

• William and John Partridge are noted in two of the probate records cited in A digest of the early Connecticut probate records. Vol.1. The first document is the Will of John Beebe, Page 96 which was written mid-transatlantic voyage in 1650 and was witnessed by both John and William Partridge. The second document is a 1 June 1667 intestate probate of the estate of John Crow Jr. page 140; John Partridge is noted on the list of debtors to the estate, and William Partridge as someone to whom the estate owes a debt.

Content from FAG sourced 13 Sep 2021 [Unverified]

One of the original 59 citizens that signed the agreement Apr 18, 1659 at Goodman Ward's home in Hartford to settle at Hadley, Mass. Motivated by religious disagreements after the death of their minister, the Rev. Thomas Hooker^[4].

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William Partridge (Partrigg) Born 1622 Dec 10 Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England Died 1668 June 27 Hadley, MA Age 45 Immigrated about 1644 Jul, he was about 21 years of age Occupations: Fur Trader, Teacher, Cooper. 1661 Appointed Auditor- Hadley, MA 1663 Appointed Constable-Hadley, MA 1665 Appointed Sealer of Weights-Hadley, MA

Married 1644 Dec 12 Mary Smith of Hartford, CT Born 1625 Died 1680 Jul 20/28 Age 55

Children C1 Col. Samuel Partridge Born 1645 Oct 15 Hartford, CT Died 1740 Dec 25 Hatfield, MA Age 95 Burial Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, MA FAG 26900999 First Married 1668 Sep 24 Mehitable Crow Born 1652 Died 1730 Dec 8 Hatfield, MA daughter of John Crow & Elizabeth Goodwin Second Marriage 1731 Dec 28 Hannah Noble Born 1664 Feb 24 Died 1741 Hadley, MA d/o Thomas Noble Children: William Partridge, Samuel Partridge Jr. (Maryah Cotton Atwater), Mehitable Partridge, Mehitable Partridge Dwight, infant, Mary Partridge Dwight, Jonathan Partridge, Edward Partridge, Jonathan Patridge, John Partridge and Elizabeth Partridge

C2 Mary Partridge Smith Montague Born 1647 Oct 15 Died 1680 May 20 Burial Old Hadley Cemetery Age 55 M1 1663 Nov 12 John Smith son Lt Samuel Smith M2 1679 Sep Peter Montague

C3 William Partridge Born 1649

Sources

1. ↑ Boltwood, Lucius. Genealogies of Hadley Families (Metcalf & Co., Northampton, Mass., 1862), p. 110
2. ↑ Clarence A. Torry, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004, p 563.
3. ↑ Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, The History of the Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, Mass; J.F. Trow & Son, printers (January 1, 1874); page 110
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129016745/william-partridge (sourced 13 Sep 2021)

See also:

• Savage (all vol.)
• Savage Cross Index
• Early Hartford Vital Records, Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society (The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, 1912) Vol. 14, Page 606. Marriage record.