PARTRIDGE, SAMUEL, Hadley, s. of William of the same, m. 24 Sept. 1668, Mehitable, d. of John Crow, had William, b. 1669, H. C. 1689, made reg. of prob. ct. 1692, a preach. a. 1693, rem. to Hatfield, had Samuel, 1672; Mehitable, 1675; Mary 1678; Jonathan, 1681, d. at 3 yrs.; Edward, 1683; Jonathan, again, 1685, d. next yr.; John, 1686, H. C. 1705; and Elizabeth 1688. He was rep. 1685 and 6, m. 1695, the young wid. of John Atwater of Salem, d. of Rev. Seaborn Cotton; was col. of the reg. Judge of Pro. one of his Majesty's Council, &c. &c. the most import. man after d. of Col. Pynchon, 1703, in all the W. part of the Prov. and d. 25 Dec. 1740, aged 95 yrs. 2 mos. and 10 days. For some yrs. his name was by hims, writ. like his f's Partrigg and in sev. old rec. it is Partridges, or even Patrick; but he adopt. the present spell. Mehitable m. 1693, Nathaniel Dwight; Mary m. 1695, Josiah Dwight; and Elizabeth had four hs. two Hamlins, a Johnson, and a Payson.