Lydia PARTRIDGE

Lydia married Deacon William BREWSTER on 02 Jan 1672 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. William (son of Love BREWSTER and Sarah COLLIER) was born before 1645 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 03 Nov 1723 in Duxbury or Yarmouth, Mass.; was buried in Old Cemetery, South Duxbury. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William BREWSTER was born on 4 May 1683; died on 26 Dec 1768 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut.
2. Benjamin BREWSTER was born on 07 Jul 1688 in Preston City, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 07 Nov 1752 in Preston City, New London Co., Connecticut.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 26 Jun 1682
• Will Proved: 10 Oct 1695

Notes:

Name:
George Partridge, the first of the family in America, arrived at Duxbury, Mass., in or sometime prior to 1636. It is stated in Winsor's "History of Duxbury" that he came from the County of Kent in England.

The first mention of his name upon the records of Plymouth County was in that year (1636), when he was granted five acres of land at Powder Point, with permission from the court to settle thereon. In the next two years and also in 1666, he received additional grants of land about Duxbury, amounting in all to about two hundred acres.

Winsor styles him "one of the most respectable yeomanry of the colony." In 1643 his name appears in a list of those able to bear arms. In 1646 he was constable. Of this office Winsor says: "This was an office of high trust and responsibility and none were elected to it but men of good standing."

Later he was a "Surveyor of Highways" an a grand-jury man.

He was either a private or a non-commissioned officer in Capt. Miles Standish's Company.

He was one of the original purchasers of Middleborough.

George married Sarah TRACY on 16 Nov 1638 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of Stephen TRACY and Tryphosa LEE) was born between 1621 and 1622 in Leyden, South Holland, Netherlands; died between 28 Nov 1702 and 06 Oct 1708 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Stephen Tracy and Tryphosa Lee
• Death: Abt 1708

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 28 Dec 1596, Great Yarmouth, England

Notes:

Excerpt from "The Tracy Genealogy": Stephen Tracy,son of Sephen ad Agnes (Erdley) Tracy, was baptized at Great Yarmouth, England, on 28 December 1596. Some time in 1620 or perhaps even earlier, Stephen came to a decision and took a step which had a far-reaching effet on his own life and the lives of all his descendants. he decided to break all home ties and join the colony of Pilgrims at Leyden, Holland. It is possible that he was following the lady of his choice, for in Great Yarmouth there was then a Lee family and in a "Betrothal book" of the Leyden Archives is found the full record concerning the marriage of Stephen Tracy to Tryphose Lee. This includes the entry of their appearance before the officials on 18 December 1620, and publishing of the Banns on 19 and 24 December and on 1 January, and finally the marriage itself on 2 January 1620-1. This record calls Stephen a "say-worker, bachelor fromEngland" and adds that AAnthony Clements a friend came with him, while Tryphosa Lee is called "spinster, also from England" and an acquaintance Rose Jennings accompainied her.
The Pilgrim Community at Leyden numbered about three hundred members, most of whom migrated to America. Including friends who joined them at Plymouth, England, one hundred and two Pilgrims set out for the New World on the "Mayfloer" and arrived at the coast of what was afterwards known as Plymouth Colony 21 December 1620; thirty sailed on the "Fortune," arriving 9 November 1621; and sixty sailed on the "Ann" and "Little James" in 1623.
Stephen and Tryphosa lived at Leyden for a time and doubtless their daughter Sarah was born there, but evidently they were imbued with the same ideals as the Pilgrims for Stephen came to the New World among those on the "Ann" which sailed from England in the latter part of April 1623 and arrived at Plymouth late in July or early in August of that year........
In 1639 he was constable of Duxbury. He served as a grand juryman 1640-42, and was employed at surveying at various times. In 1643 and 1646 his name appeared on the list of freemen. He had an interest in the purchase of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, as shown in the account of the shareholders' meeting at Pymouth, 7 March 1652. Apparently his wife Tryphosa had died, and desiring to visit his hative land and relatives at Great Yarmouth he returnedc to England about 1653-4. He became ill there within a year and realizing that he would be unable to return to America he signed a power of attorney which was the equivalent of a will....

Stephen married Tryphosa LEE on 2 Jan 1620/21. Tryphosa died before 1653. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 1559, East Ruston, Norwich, England

Stephen married Agnes EARDLEY between 23 Feb 1586 and 1587 in Great Yarmouth, county Norfolk, England. Agnes died on 15 Jun 1640. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]