Ralph Partridge is believed to have been born in Sutton, Suffolk, England in 1579.

See the Partridge Nest Page for material relevant to his origins.
 

Thomas Partrich
Ralph Partridge


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Partridge, Ralph - (no relationship to George) was a much respected minister of the Duxbury church for over 20 years. He was selected in 1637 to serve on a committee of three persons to compose the "Platform of Church Discipline" for the Cambridge Synod. The other two members: only Cotton and Mathers, two of the most celebrated preachers of their time. Pretty heady company.

Born:  1579, in probably Sutton, Suffolk, England.

Immigration:  Abt 1636.

Occupation:  Minister at Duxbury, Mass church his entire life in the New World.

Spouse: Patience (___), about 1615, in England. Described as previously deceased in his 1655 will.

Died:   1658, in Duxbury, Mass

Estate/Will:    See below.
 
 

The Immigrant - Biography of Ralph Partridge, Minister of Duxbury, including a detailed description of the interior of his home and his will.

Notable descendants of Ralph Partridge include:
 
Silas Deane - Vindicated Revolutionary War Hero

Oxenbridge Thacher - Poet and Lawyer of the Revolution

History of the Town of Duxbury, Justin Winsor, 1849, p 171-178 Has an eight page biography of  Ralph Partridge. The text of the book also has several references to the Reverend Ralph.

The Great Migration Begins, Anderson, 1995. Reverend Ralph arrived in 1636, so is not eligible for a separate sketch in this book, that focuses on immigrants before the end of 1633. He is contained in the index, however, as he is referred to in several places in the text.

NEHGR, Vol 5, p. 387, 1851. A summary of, with partial transcriptions of, the will of Ralph Partridge. Note, also a summary of the will is in the biography of him in the History of the Town of Duxbury, Justin Winsor.
 

Genealogy of Patience Kemp

There has been reported, and continues to be perpetuated in some places, the myth that Patience Kemp was his great granddaughter, not his granddaughter. Patience Kemp was a child from daughter Elizabeth Patridge's earlier marriage to William Kemp and was not a daughter of Elizabeth with her second husband, Thomas Thacher. See more details at the Kemp page.

Genealogy of his sister: Elizabeth (Partridge) Tidge?

I have not seen where anyone has "found" his sister, named in his will, and done a genealogy on her. It may exist, I just haven't see it.

Where is his eulogy, supposedly in print?

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  Descendants of Unknown Partridge

 1   Unknown Partridge 1561 -
...... 2   Ralph Partridge 1579 - 1655
..........  +Patience 1604 -
............... 3   Mary Partridge 1620 -
...................  +John Marshall 1624 -
....................... 4   Robert Marshall 1642 -
...........................  +Mary Barnes 1642 -
....................... 4   John Marshall 1650 -
............... 3   Elizabeth Partridge 1620 - 1664
...................  +William Kemp 1618 - 1641
....................... 4   Patience Kemp 1642 - 1676
...........................  +Samuel Seabury 1640 - 1681
...............  *2nd Husband of Elizabeth Partridge:
...................  +Thomas Thacher 1620 - 1678
....................... 4   Rodolphus 'Ralph' Thacher 1648 - 1733
...........................  +Ruth Partridge 1651 - 1717
....................... 4   Thomas Thacher 1650 - 1686
...........................  +Mary Savage 1647 - 1730
....................... 4   Ralph Thacher 1651 -
....................... 4   Peter Thacher 1651 - 1727
...........................  +Theodora Oxenbridge 1659 - 1697
.......................  *2nd Wife of Peter Thacher:
...........................  +Susanna [Bailey] 1665 - 1724
.......................  *3rd Wife of Peter Thacher:
...........................  +Elizabeth [Gee] 1651 -
....................... 4   Elizabeth Thacher 1655 -
...........................  +Nathaniel Davenport 1655 - 1675
.......................  *2nd Husband of Elizabeth Thacher:
...........................  +Samuel Davis 1655 -
...... 2   Elizabeth Partridge 1600 -
..........  + (___) Tidge 1600 -
           Ralph mentioned a sister, Elizabeth Tidge, in his will.

 
Direct Descendants of Ralph Partridge
 
 1   Ralph Partridge 1579 - 1658 b: 1579 in Sutton, Suffolk, England
....  +Patience (___) 1604 - 1655 b: Bef. 1604 in England
. 2   Elizabeth Partridge 1620 - 1664 b: Abt. 1620 in England
.......  +William Kemp 1618 - 1641 b: Bef. 1618 in England
.... 3   Patience Kemp 1642 - 1676 b: Bef. 1642 in Massachusetts
..........  +Samuel Seabury 1640 - 1681 b: Dec 10, 1640 in Boston, Suffolk Co, Mass
........ 4   Hannah Seabury 1668 - 1698 b: Jul 07, 1668 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Mass
..............  +John Partridge 1657 - 1731 b: Nov 29, 1657 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass
........... 5   Samuel Partridge 1687 - 1744 b: Mar 19, 1687 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Mass
.................  +Deborah Rose 1689 - 1770 b: Abt. 1689 in Preston, New London Co, Conn
.............. 6   Hannah Partridge 1712 - 1742 b: Mar 10, 1712 in Preston, New London Co, Conn
....................  +Daniel Baldwin I 1705 - b: May 26, 1705 in Canterbury, Windham Co, Conn
.................. 7   Daniel Baldwin II 1731 - 1816 b: Nov 14, 1731 in Norwich, New London Co, Conn
........................  +Anna "Hannah" Knight 1735 - 1809 b: Nov 15, 1735 in Norwich, New London Co, Conn
..................... 8   Elijah Baldwin 1756 - 1841 b: May 16, 1756 in Windham or Mansfield, Conn
.....................  *2nd Wife of Elijah Baldwin:
...........................  +Polly 'Patty' Richardson 1768 - 1812 b: 1768
........................ 9   Ezra Baldwin 1805 - 1892 b: Mar 27, 1805 in Dover, Vermont
........................  *2nd Wife of Ezra Baldwin:
..............................  +Lydia Eaton 1810 - 1872 b: Dec 16, 1810 in Dover, Vermont
............................ 10   Henry Gilbert Baldwin 1836 - 1894 b: Jun 14, 1836 in Dover, Windham Co,  Vermont
..................................  +Eleanor Serepta Fisher 1843 - 1924 b: Oct 30, 1843 in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont
............................... 11   Arthur Willis Baldwin 1876 - 1961 b: Jul 06, 1876 in Near Ada, Fountain Twp, Ottawa Co, Kans
.....................................  +Inez Evangeline Hallock 1886 - 1976 b: Oct 14, 1886 in Near Milo, Lincoln Co, Kans

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The original proprietors of Bridgewater, Mass, in 1645. includes both Ralph and George.  Bridgewater is approximately 10 miles inland from the Plymouth colony, almost directly west. I'm not sure what their relationship is to Bridgewater, other than possibly just to be landowners. All information I have to date indicates they lived and died in Duxbury. Note: it doesn't appear he ever lived there. He apparently purchased this land for investment. It is mentioned in his will. Duxbury is on the coast, north of Plymouth. Bridgewater is about ten miles inland from Plymouth.

See Transcriptions from various Duxbury History sources related to the George and Ralph Partridges and the Seaburys.

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The Partridge Family Center - The Ultimate Partridge Page dedicated to Partridge family and researchers - Deeds, Manuscripts, recent developments, and more!

The Partridge Genealogical Data Base has thousands of Partridges in their database. They've got a search engine, and you can "explode" into descendant charts, or ancestral charts. Pretty neat database.

History of Duxbury, Mass, by Windsor is being scanned and placed on-line
 

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