John Purnell

Abt 1805 - Bef 1850  (< 44 years)

• Name	John Purnell  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1805
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1840	Lawson's Dist., Somerset Co., Maryland   [2]
  	2 males 5-10, 1 male 40-50, female -5, female 20-30. He is enumerated between John Cox and Henry Cox and on the same page as Purnell Dryden.
  Death	Bef 1850
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1580, England d. Yes, date unknown  (3 x Great Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--)   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. John Purnell,   b. Abt 1805   d. Bef 1850  (Age < 44 years) ╚═ Bersheeba Cox,  m. 11 Sep 1829 + 2. Elizabeth Purnell,   b. Abt 1790, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 1840, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 49 years) ╚═ James (of James) Dryden,  m. Abt 1809
  Person ID	I127471	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	John Purnell,   b. 1755   d. Abt 1840, Somerset Co., Maryland (Age 85 years)
  Mother	(--?--) (--?--)   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F46619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bersheeba Cox,   b. Abt 1807   d. Aft 1870, Somerset Co., Maryland (Age > 64 years)
  Marriage	11 Sep 1829	Somerset Co., Maryland
  Children	+ 1. John F. Purnell,   b. Abt 1833   d. Bef 1900, Somerset Co., Maryland (Age < 66 years) ╚═ Nancy C. Hickman  (Age 92 years)  m. 8 Jan 1861 + 2. Margaret J. Purnell,   b. May 1838   d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ James E. Cox  (Age < 67 years)  m. 14 Apr 1863   3. Rodney Edwin Purnell,   b. Abt 1838   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joshue Oranger Purnell,   b. 3 Apr 1842, Somerset Co., Maryland d. 18 Oct 1922, Somerset Co., Maryland (Age 80 years) ╚═ Mary Elizabeth Hughes  (Age 88 years)   5. Indiana Purnell,   b. Abt 1844   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F46639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S297] Leslie Powell Dryden, Dryden, Leslie P. - Dryden Family Book I, (Ruth T. Dryden, San Diego, CA, 1992), 297. [S3276] 1840 Census.