- GEORGE PARTRIDGE was born about 1613 of Sutton Valence, Kent, England, to James Partridge (1586-1657) and Christian Sims (1591-1658.) He married Stacy Tracy 16 November 1638, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Kent County, England
Possibly arrived in America about 1636 on the ship James or the Ship Ann or another ship with his parents. He migrated probably as as single man (as there is no evidence he was married previous to Sarah) and probably a young man in his 20’a. First record of Plymouth for George Partridge was 1636.
The first record was in 1636. He was granted five acres of land at Powder Point, with permission from the court to settle thereon.
Residence: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, from migration till death.
George was a tailor by trade, constable, juryman, surveyor of highways in Duxbury A proprietor of Bridgewaterh 1662. One of the original purchasers of Middleborough.
George Partridge died 10 October 1695, at Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, age 82. Buried 11 October 1695 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
George Partridge
Birth: Nov. 16, 1617
Kent, England
Death: Oct. 10, 1695
Duxbury
Plymouth County
Massachusetts, USA
George Partridge married Sarah Tracy on 16 November 1638 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He was a tailor by trade and the original proprietor of Middleborough. (bio by: Nancy Stinson)
Family links:
Parents:
James Partridge (1586 - 1657)
Spouse:
Sarah Tracy Partridge (1623 - 1708)*
Children:
Sarah Partridge Allen (1639 - 1722)*
Tryphosa Tracy Partridge West (1642 - 1701)*
Elizabeth Partridge Allen (1643 - 1722)*
Ruth Partridge Thacher (1645 - 1717)*
Lydia Partridge Brewster (1650 - 1743)*
Mary Partridge Skiff (1656 - ____)*
John Partridge (1658 - 1731)*
James Partridge (1660 - 1743)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Unknown
Created by: Jack W. Davis
Record added: Oct 04, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 21945422
Mayflower Cemetery in Duxbury, Massachusetts
Find a Grave states that his burial place is unknown, but info under Grave Marker claims burial in Mayflower Cemetery
George Partridge Will (26 June 1682):
PARTRIDGES
Duxbury Hall
George Partridge was born in 1617 in Sutton, Kent, England and died on Oct. 10, 1695 in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA. He married Sarah Tracy on Nov. 16, 1638 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. Sarah, daughter of Stephen Tracy and Tryphosa Lee, was born in 1622 in Leiden, Holland, Zuid, Netherlands and died on Nov. 16, 1708 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. George Partridge, the first of this particular Partridge family in America, arrived at Duxbury, Massachusetts in or sometime prior to 1636. Winsons History of Duxbury states that he came from Kent Co., England and had an estate there. He is said to have come to America on the ship James. comments "Although Rev. Ralph Partridge and a George Partridge were living at Duxbury at the same time, and are separate ancestors of the memorialist, there is no proof, coincidental or otherwise, that they were related to one another. Specifically, there is no record that Rev. Partridge and George Partridge were mutually involved in any transaction recorded in the Plymouth Colony records or witnessed a transaction of the other, and no person named George Partridge is included in any manner in Rev. Ralph Partridge's 1655 will at Duxbury." biography The first mention of George Partridge name upon the records of Plymouth Colony was in the year 1636 when he was granted five acres of land at Powder Point, with permission from the Court to settle thereon. In 1637 he was allowed 20 acres at Green Harbor Path; in 1638, 30 acres at Mill Brook which he sold to Thomas King, Jr., of Scituate in 1668. He was not admitted a freeman until 1646. In 1643 his name appears in a list of those able to bear arms. In 1646 he was constable and later a surveyor of highways and a grand juryman. He was either a private or a non-commissioned officer in Capt. Miles Standish Company. He was one of the original purchasers of Middleborough. Winson calls George Partridge One of the most respectable yeoman of the Colony. On 16 November 1638 in Plymouth Colony, George married Sarah Tracy, born 1622 in Leyden, Holland, died 6 October 1702/1708 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. She came to America with her parents on the Ann in 1623. Sarah's will is dated 28 November 1702 and it was probated 6 October 1708 (Plymouth Co. Records, Vol.2, p.131.) George's will is recorded in Plymouth County Probate Records (Vol. I p.225) and was dated 26 June 1652 and inventory was taken 25 October 1652, so his death occurred between those dates. In these records the name is variously spelled Partridge, Partrich, Partrick and Patrick. Alexander and Josiah, both sons of Miles Standish, were witneses to the will. Source: https://www.geni.com/people/George-Partridge-of-Duxbury/6000000006440462435, accessed August 16, 2017.
Regarding the parentage of George Partridge see "A Study on the Ancestry of GEORGE PARTRIDGE" providing: "George PARTRIDGE's English ancestry remains a mystery. There have been many published ancestries of him, but none to my knowledge have stood up to proofing. In Winsor's History of Duxbury he is listed as coming from the County of Kent, though this reference is attributed to the link between George and Ralph; In Bank's Topographical Dictionary he is listed as coming from Creeting, St. Mary, Suffolk. Where he comes from lies mostly from how you believe he is related to Ralph Partridge, also of the town of Duxbury. There is a traditional belief that the two are in some way related. Many manuscripts list Ralph as the father, and George his son. Certainly their age difference makes this possible. However, I have an extensively detailed history of Ralph Partridge and his family, and there lacks any mention of George. There are other manuscripts that purport George to be the nephew of Ralph, yet I have found none that detailed this relationship. A past E-mail message from Joan Hantel (Joan_W._Hantel@njmug.org) claims the following: "It was my understanding, through information gleaned from NYHISTGEN that Rev. Ralph Partridge (1579-1658) and James Partrich (1586-) were both sons of Thomas--and, George was son of James and Elizabeth was daughter of Ralph." On the whole the suggestion that George is the son of James is very plausible. Many records have pointed that George was the son of a James Partridge and Christian Sims (Boston Transcripts, various dates). But the records I have show that James, brother of Ralph married Christian Denn and had many children baptized at Lenham, Suffolk, England between 1612-1622. None of those children were named George. None of the Boston Transcripts, though they purport, show any proof of the relation. Their is a marriage of one James Partridge to Christian Broughton, 22 Jul 1610, and another marriage of a James Partridge to Sarah Si ms in 1618. I have been unable to find further information on either of these two remaining unions. For record purposes I will follow with a list of George's as found in different Parish Records in England. I will only include those christened between the years of 1605-1622 (this is by no means meant as a complete list!): 1.George, son of James and Sarah Partridge, c. 23 Mar 1622 at St. Margaret, Westminster, London, Eng. 2.George, son of George and Sarah Partridge, c. 5 Sep 1621 at St. Benet Pauls Wharf, London, Eng. 3.George, son of William Partrich, c. 27 Jan 1614 at Harbone, Staffordshire, Eng. 4.George, son of Thomas and Margaret Partridge, c. 24 Jul 1614 at Charles, Devonshire, Eng. 5.George, son of Stephen Partridge, c. 4 Jan 1609 at St. James, Clerkenwell, Eng. 6.George, son of Willyame Partrydge, c. 24 Mar 1605 at East Grinstead, Sussex, Eng. 7.George, son of Nicholas Partridge, c. 12 Jan 1605 at St. James, Colchester, Essex, Eng. Of these George's, four can be ruled out immediately: #3 Married Ann ---------, and had many children christened in Stafford Co., Eng. #4 Married Mary Vayde in 1639 and had several children christened at N. Molton and Charles, Devonshire, Eng. #5 Had several children christened at St. James, Clerkenwell, Eng. #6 Had several children christened within the county of Sussex. This leaves me with three untraced George's. Of those three let me compare their ages at the marraige of Sarah and (Tracy) Partridge and the birth of their last child Sarah: # Age at Marriage Age at Birth of Sarah 1 16-17 41 2 17-18 42 3 33-34 58 Knowing that the English prided themselves in passing their given names from generation to generation, I will show you the known siblings of the above three George's: #1 Katheryne, Thomas, James, Ann, Isaac, William, Anne, Alice. #7 Nicholas, George, Jone, William, Francis, Ann, John, Ellin, Thomas. Except for John, which is byfar the most common given names for Partridge's, none of th ese names matches those of George and Sarah. This would place a high degree of doubt that either of these are the George of Duxbury. I also possess an unassigned marriage of A George Partridge to Amy Bacon, 5 Jun 1638 at Polstead, Suffolk, Eng. This could have been either #1, #2, or #7, or an all together different George. Unfortunately, though a mass of information, it leaves us with pratically nothing on the parentage of George. Interestingly, in the spring of 1994 I had the opportunity to review the Parish records of Lenham, the supposed residence of James and Christian (Sims) Partridge. I could not find any Partridge listed in this extraction. If you would like to review these records for yourself, then order FILM #1544552 from your local FHC. The following is aa extract from the Index of Wills Preserved in the Probate Registry at Cantebury, Essex, England (1396-1558): 1.Partreche, Agnes, widow, Lenham, vol. 11; folio 271; year 1
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