1George Homer Partridge, John Partridge, of Medfield, Mass., and His Descendants, NEHGR Vol. 57, pp. 50-51 (Jan. 1903).
"1. JOHN1 PARTRIDGE came to Medfield from Dedham in 1653, and was probably accompanied by his brother William and sister Margery.
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John Partridge married, Dec. 18, 1655, Magdalen, daughter of John and Magdalen Bullard, early of Watertown and later of Medfield. She died in Medfield, Dec. 27, 1677. He died May 28, 1706, and in his will, proved June 25 following (Suffolk Co. Prob. Rec., vol. xvi., pp. 158-159), mention is made of his sons John, Eleazer, Samuel and Zachariah; his daughter Rachel, wife of Theophilus Clark and three of his grandchildren, Eleazer and Obadiah Adams, and Hannah Rockwood.
Children:
2. i. JOHN,2 b. Sept. 21, 1656; d. Dec. 9, 1743.
ii. HANNAH, b. April 15, 1658; d. March 8, 1680; m. April 2, 1679, Joseph, b. Medfield, 1659, d. Swansea, July 21, 1693, son of Nicholas and Margaret (Holbrook) Rockwood. They resided in Medfield, he afterwards in Swansea. One child.
iii. DEBORAH, b. Aug. 16, 1662; m. Apr. 4, 1681, John, b. Medfield, Feb. 18, 1657, d. Medway, Mch. 1, 1751, son of Edward and Lydia (Rockwood) Adams. The resided in Medfield (now Millis). Children.
3. iv. ELEAZER, b. Feb. 20, 1664; d. Nov. 8, 1736.
v. ABIEL, b. June 13, 1667; d. July 2, 1667.
vi. EXPERIENCE, b. June 13, 1667; d. July 5, 1667.
vii. RACHEL, b. July 12, 1669; d. Dec. 1, 1717; m. Theophilus, b. Medfield, Sept. 25, 1670, d. Oct. 7, 1737, son of Benjamin and Dorcas (Morse) Clark. They resided in Medfield (now Rockville). Several children.
4. viii. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 22, 1671; d. Dec. 12, 1752.
5. ix. ZACHARIAH, b. July 2, 1674; d. Sept. 23, 1716.
x. MARY, b. Feb. 15, 1677.".