Isaac Purnell

1812 - Aft 1870  (> 59 years)

• Name	Isaac Purnell  [1]
  Birth	13 Aug 1812	Worcester Co., Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Apprenticeship named	1829	Worcester Co., Maryland   [1]
  	Isaac was bound to Severn Pruett as an apprentice until age 21 to learn the trade of a house carpenter, by his father on 18 Apr 1829. Isaac deserted by 25 Oct 1830, when Severn Pruett of Snow Hill offered a reward for him in the Snow Hill Messenger. (Worcester Co. indenture, FHL #0014580, p. 565)
  Census head of household	1850	Worcester Co., Maryland   [2]
  	Isaac Purnell, 40, hewer, logger, is head of household. His real estate was valued at $500. In the household were Sarah, 30; Jane, 17; John, 13; Margaret E., 10; Mahalah C., 5; and Isabella A., 2
  Census head of household	1860	Snow Hill, Worcester Co., Maryland   [3]
  	Isaac Purnell, 52, farmer, is head of household. His personal estate is valued at $50. In the household were Sally, 46; John, 23, laborer; Mahala, 15; Isabel A., 12; and George, 6
  Census head of household	1870	Dennis, Wicomico   [4]
  	Isaac Purnell, 60, farmer, is head of household. His personal estate is valued at $150. In the household were Sallie, 56; George, 15; Augusta Stephenson, 5; Margaret Purnell, 30, domestic servant; Mary H. Purnell, 1; and Irving Littleton, 14, day laborer
  Death	Aft 1870
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1580, England d. Yes, date unknown  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Tabitha Johnson, (Johnson?),   b. Abt 1735   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  + 1. Isaac Purnell,   b. 13 Aug 1812, Worcester Co., Maryland d. Aft 1870  (Age > 59 years) ▻ Sarah Campbell   2. Peggy Purnell   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lottie Purnell   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. George 'Washington' Purnell,   b. Abt 1815, Worcester Co., Maryland d. Aft 1880, Wicomico Co., Maryland  (Age > 66 years) ▻ Eliza E. Downing,  m. Abt 1845
  Person ID	I126989	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Milby Selby (of Zadoc) Purnell,   b. Abt 1785, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1839, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age < 53 years)
  Mother	Sarah Cameron,   b. Abt 1786, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	20 Jul 1805	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5]
  Family ID	F31069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Campbell,   b. Abt 1814, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	AB 1835
  Children	1. Jane Purnell,   b. Abt 1835, Worcester Co., Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Purnell,   b. Abt 1837, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margaret E. Purnell,   b. Abt 1840, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Mahalah C. Purnell,   b. Abt 1845, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Charles E. Davis  m. 18 Dec 1872   5. Isabella A. Purnell,   b. Abt 1848   d. Yes, date unknown   6. James Purnell,   b. Abt 1849, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 7. George Washington Purnell,   b. Jun 1855, Maryland d. 1924, Snow Hill, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age 68 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--)  m. Abt 1877;    ╚═ Harriet J. Murray  (Age 59 years)  m. Abt 1880
  Family ID	F45719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S3363] Karen L. Robert & George I. Purnell, III, Descendants of Thomas Purnell, (private, 1999). [S1330] In 1850 Census, 1330. [S1359] In 1860 Census, 1359. [S3274] In 1870 Census. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594.