Mary (Unknown) Partridge (abt. 1661 - 1742)

Wife of John Partridge — married 23 May 1700 in Duxbury, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1742 at about age 80 in Kingston, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Disputed Origins

Many family trees give Mary's last name at birth as Holland, but this is without documentary support. In fact, there is no source at present which gives support to ANY maiden name. Please do not try to change the LNAB without a solid source. Thank you! Sauls-238 19:53, 11 October 2017 (EDT)

Biography

Mary was born about 1661 of unknown parents. ^{[1] [2]} The age at death recorded on her gravestone corresponds to a birth date of 15 November 1661.

She married Wrestling Brewster.^{[citation needed]}

They resided in Duxbury (Massachusetts).^{[citation needed]}

Wrestling Brewster died on 1 January 1696/7.^{[citation needed]}

Mary Brewster married her second husband, John Partridge of Duxbury, on 23 May 1700.^[3] John Partridge died on 5 April 1731.^{[citation needed]} After his death, Mary Partridge removed to Kingston, Massachusetts, where most of her children had settled, and died there on "Novbr ye 12th 1742 Aged 80 yr 11 mo & 27 days" (according to the gravestone inscription).^[1][2][4] She is buried in Old Burying Ground, Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^[5]

Probate

Her will is dated 2 February 1733/34 and proved on 20 May 1742 in Plymouth. She mentions her sons, Jonathan, Wrestling, John, and Isaac, and her daughters, Mary, Abigail, Hannah, and Elizabeth, and the children of her deceased daughter Sarah.^[6]

Her inventory was taken on 18 June 1742 in Duxbury.^[7]

In 1743, the executor, Wrestling Brewster presented an account of her estate, including the funeral costs, probate costs, and gravestones.^[8]

Children

Her children with Wrestling Brewster were:^{[citation needed]}

1. Mary Brewster, born 10 February 1678/9.
2. Sarah Brewster, married Caleb Stetson on 4 March 1705/6.
3. Abigail Brewster, married Elisha Stetson on 28 October 1707.
4. Jonathan Brewster, married step-sister Mary Partridge on 6 March 1709/10.
5. Hannah Brewster, born about September 1688.
6. Elizabeth Brewster, married Ephraim Bradford 13 February 1709/10.
7. Wrestling Brewster, born 4 August 1695.
8. John Brewster.

Her children with John Partridge were:

1. Benjamin Partridge, born 5 March 1700/01, no further record.
2. Isaac Partridge, born 2 March 1704/05.

Notable Descendants

Mary (Unknown) Brewster was the paternal sixth great grandmother of Mamie (Doud) Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States, who was married to Dwight Eisenhower the 34th President of the United States.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Merrick, Barbara Lambert, and Scott Andrew Bartley. Mayflower families through five generations. First ed. Vol. 24. Part 1. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2014. Pg 194.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Early Generations of the Brewster Family," in New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 53 (1899), page 285.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1911) Page 259: "Partridge, John and Mary Brewster, [wid.] Wrestling, ___, 1700. Intention not recorded."
4. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Volume? Page #?
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #39826748 : accessed 11 October 2017), memorial page for Mary Partridge (16 Nov 1661–12 Nov 1742), Find A Grave Memorial no. 39826748, citing Old Burying Ground, Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Mayflower Pilgrim 332 (contributor 47081711) .
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-NVBH : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1738-1742 vol 8 > image 280 of 288; State Archives, Boston.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-NV51 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1738-1742 vol 8 > image 267 of 288; State Archives, Boston.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-JVXV : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1742-1745 and 1844-1856 vol 9-9M > image 77 of 583; State Archives, Boston.

• Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004, page #?