Woodward Extended Family

Woodward - Extended Family

Ruth Woodward
(Feb 23, 1720 in Preston, CT - Apr 29, 1786 in Norwich, VT)

Daughter of Daniel Woodward (1684-1752) and Thankful Gates (1687-1752)
Married Samuel Partridge (1722-1826) on Nov 5, 1741 in Preston, CT
Source: Partridge Genealogy

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The 8 children of Ruth and Samuel are:

1. Reuben Partridge (Aug 5, 1742 in Preston City, CT - Oct 16, 1820 in Griswold, CT)
     Married Elizabeth Rose (1746-1829) on Oct 12, 1769 in Preston, CT
They resided in Preston, where the births of six children are recorded.
He does not appear to have accompanied his father to Norwich, VT.
Source: Partridge Genealogy

          1. Deborah Partridge (Jul 31, 1770 in CT - Dec 3, 1880 in CT)
Source: CT Town Birth Records, pre-1870; Partridge Genealogy

          2. Elisha Partridge (Jun 12, 1772 in CT - )
Source: CT Town Birth Records, pre-1870; Partridge Genealogy
Married Anne Cook (-)

          3. Elizabeth Partridge (Sep 3, 1774 in CT - )
Source: Partridge Genealogy, Descendants of George Partridge of Duxbury, MA (1915); Partridge Genealogy

          4. Reuben Partridge (Aug 4, 1777 in CT - )
Source: CT Town Birth Records, pre-1870; Partridge Genealogy; Census: 1850 as "Ruben Partridge in Griswold, CT)
Married Ruth (c1810-)
                   1. Jane Partridge (Abt. 1834 in CT - ) - Census: 1850
                   1. Elizabeth Partridge (Abt. 1838 in CT - ) - Census: 1850

          5. Nathan Partridge (Sep 2, 1779 in CT - )
Source: CT Town Birth Records, pre-1870; Partridge Genealogy

          6. Cyrus Partridge (Oct 28, 1781 in Preston, CT - Jun 9, 1852 in Lisbon, CT)
Source: CT Town Birth Records, pre-1870; Partridge Genealogy; Census: 1850 in Lisbon, CT

2. Lieut. Elisha Partridge (Oct 22, 1744 in CT - Apr 1, 1823 in VT)
     Married Margaret Murdock (-) on Nov 14, 1765
He was one of the early settlers of Norwich, VT.
Source: Partridge Genealogy

          1. Reuben Partridge (Sep 30, 1766 - ); Source: Partridge Genealogy
Married (1) Polly Yemans (-1795) on Mar 24, 1791
                   1. Polly Partridge (Jun 2, 1792 - )
Married (2) Sally Ashley (-) on Oct 26, 1796
                   2. Peggy Partridge (Sep 29, 1797 - )
                   3. Oramel Partridge (Apr 23, 1799 - )
                   4. Harry Partridge (Mar 12, 1801 - )
                   5. Adaline Partridge (Dec 12, 1802 - Jul 30, 1806) age 4
                   6. Sally Ashley Partridge (Apr 19, 1805 - )

2. Harper Partridge (Jun 11, 1769 - ); Source: Partridge Genealogy

          3. Elisha Partridge (Oct 16, 1773 - Aug 19, 1777) age 3; Source: Partridge Genealogy
          4. Anna Partridge (Dec 17, 1776 - Jan 19, 1777) age 1; Source: Partridge Genealogy
          5. Elisha Partridge (Aug 2, 1778 - 1842) ; Source: Partridge Genealogy

          6. Peggy Partridge (Aug 13, 1780 - Aug 18, 1787) age 7; Source: Partridge Genealogy
          7. Elizabeth "Betsey" Partridge (Jan 23, 1783 in VT - Nov 7, 1875)
              Married Dan Carpenter (1776-1852)
           Source: Partridge Genealogy
                   1. William C. Carpenter (1805-1881)
                   2. Sarah Partridge Carpenter (1807-1831)
                   3. Elizabeth C. Carpenter (1810-1873)
                   4. Julia Carpenter (1812-1898)
          8. Sally Partridge (Jan 4, 1786 - Mar 2, 1827); Source: Partridge Genealogy

3. Ruth Partridge (Oct 24, 1746 in CT - Apr 29, 1816 in VT)
Married Peter Branch (1743-) - 9 children
Source: Partridge Genealogy

4. Samuel Lewis Partridge (Dec 28, 1748 in CT - Jul 22, 1834 in VT)
     Married Elizabeth Wright (1744-1826) on Dec 6, 1770 in Norwich, CT
     Source: Partridge Genealogy

          1. Ruth Partridge (May 25, 1771 in CT - 1786) Source: Partridge Genealogy
          2. Aaron Partridge (Feb 18, 1773 in CT - Jan 18, 1845 in CT) Source: Partridge Genealogy
          3. Elizabeth Partridge (Sep 31, 1775 in CT - Oct 2, 1779 in CT) age 4; Source: Partridge Genealogy
          4. Charlotte Partridge (Aug 3, 1778 in CT - ); Source: Partridge Genealogy
          5. Elizabeth Partridge (Sep 7, 1780 in CT - ); Source: Partridge Genealogy
          6. Capt. Alden Partridge (Jan 12, 1785 in CT - Jan 16, 1854) Source: Partridge Genealogy
   American author, legislator, officer, surveyor and early superintendent of the US Military Academy (Wikipedia)
Married Ann Elizabeth Swasey (1810-1902)
          7. Abel Partridge (Feb 25, 1787 in CT - 1853) Source: Partridge Genealogy
                   1. Elizabeth Partridge (-1850)
                   2. Lewis S. Partridge (-); a General

5. Olive Partridge (Mar 18, 1751 - Aug 7, 1826)
   Married John Wright (1743-1799) on Sep 27, 1768
     Source: Partridge Genealogy
          1. Ruby Wright (1768-1776)
          2. Anna Wright (1771-1776)
          3. Roswell Wright (1773-1776)
          4. Anna Wright (1776-1854)
          5. Roswell Wright (1781-1866)
          6. John Wright (1792-1860)
          7. Olive Wright (1794-1828)
          8. Betsey Wright (1795-1853)
          9. Ebenezer Wright (1783-)
         10. Polly Wright (-)

6. Ephraim Partridge (Sep 2, 1755 - )
Source: Partridge Genealogy

7. Elias Partridge (Jul 1, 1758 in CT - Sep 29, 1826)
   Married Sarah Brown (1762-1827) on Dec 31, 1778 in Norwich, CT
     Source: Partridge Genealogy
          1. Ephraim Partridge (Jan 13, 1781 - ); Source: Partridge Genealogy
          2. Olive Partridge (Nov 23, 1783 - ); Source: Partridge Genealogy

8. Capt. Isaac Partridge (Aug 21, 1761 in CT - May 15, 1835 in Norwich, CT)
     Married Lois Newton (-) on Nov 3, 1785
     Source: Partridge Genealogy
          1. Cyrus Partridge (Jul 11, 1786 - Jul 16, 1842)
Married Mary Loveland (1785-1866)
          2. William Partridge (Jul 27, 1788 - Sep 20, 1812 in MI) age 24 (prisoner of war)
          3. Samuel Partridge (Nov 29, 1790 in VT - Mar 30, 1883 in NY)
American politician who served as a US Represetative from NY from 1841-1843 (Wikipedia)
Married (1) Clarissa Reynolds (1794-1838)
Married (2) Emma Goodrich (1811-1898)
          4. Isaac Newton Partridge (Jan 1, 1794 - Jan 29, 1874)
Married Mary Emerson (1806-1889)
          5. Almira Partridge (Feb 14, 1796 - Aug 12, 1874)
Married (1) Oliver G. Burton (1784-1821)
Married (2) Ebenezer Bancroft (1801-1837)
          6. John Milton Partridge (Jul 4, 1799 in VT - Jun 26, 1831 in NY) age 31