water.   The latter was the first Minister of that place, and came over 1636, and George was there the same year; his D. Sarah m. Samuel Allen of Bridgewater about 1658, she was born 1639.   Whether they were brothers or in any way connected we know not.   The Rev. Mr. Partridge's share in Bridgewater was finally owned by Jonathan Hill of Bridgewater.   The late Hon. George Partridge of Duxbury, High Sheriff of Plymouth County, &c., was a descendant of the first George.   There are not many of the name now in the County.—Mary Partridge m. Jonathan Brewster, and was living in Conn. 1733.

   PAYBODY OR PEABODY.—John and William Paybody were both early settlers in Duxbury, and both original proprietors of Bridgewater, and were probably brothers.   Of John we have met with no notices.   William was Representative of Duxbury, and m. Elizabeth, D. of John Alden, 1644, she was b. in Plymouth 1624; he sold his place in Duxbury to Experience Mitchell 1650, and removed to Little Compton. R. I.; she died there 1717, æ. 92, and at her death it was said "her grand D. Bradford was a grandmother."   Her D. Priscilla m. Rev. Mr. Ichabod Wiswall, and Priscilla Wiswall m. Gershom Bradford.—Hannah Peabody m. Samuel Bartlett.

   PIERCE.—Abraham Pierce, one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, was in Plymouth as early as 1627, being named with others in the division of the cattle, which was made that year; but was afterwards before 1650 an inhabitant of Duxbury, and we have met with no further notice of him.

   PRINCE.—Rev. John Prince, rector of East Stafford in Berkshire, Eng., was 2 or 3 years at the University in Oxford.   His son John came to New England, and settled at Hull, and had several children; his 4th s., Samuel, was born in Boston 1649.—Joseph Prince of Hull m. Joanna, D. of the Secretary Nathaniel Morton of Plymouth.

   2.   Thomas (s. of John and brother of Samuel) d. in Boston about 1704, and had Thomas, Benjamin, and Job; and the wid. m. Israel Sylvester of Duxbury.—Thomas Prince of Duxbury, Shipwright, bought a farm of Samuel Sprague sen'r 1713.

   3.   Samuel (s. of John) settled in Sandwich about 1686, made free 1690, was twice m.; his last w. Mercy, D. of Gov. Hinckley; he died 1728, æ. 80; she 1736; he had Samuel, John, Thomas 1687, Joseph, Moses, Nathan, Alice, Martha, Mercy, and Mary.   Samuel had farms at Milford and Coventry, and d. at Rochester 1722, before his father.—John also died at Rochester, and his D. Elizabeth m. Seth Ames of Bridgewater 1734, who d. at Providence or at sea about 1738.—Thomas (s. of the last w.) gra. H. U. 1707, and settled in the ministry at the Old South, Boston, was author of annals and the chronology, and d. Oct. 22,