Purnell Henry Dryden

Abt 1809 - 1875  (66 years)

• Name	Purnell Henry Dryden  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1809	Somerset Co., Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Anecdote	1840	Somerset Co., Maryland   [2]
  	John Purnell, age 85, was a pensioner in the 3rd Division of Somerset County and residing in the household of Purnell Dryden. Vernon Skinner notes that a male 70-80 is not shown in the household of Purnell Dryden. John Purnell is cited in the list of pensioners but not in the enumeration portion.
  Census head of household	1840	Lower Dist., Somerset Co., Maryland   [3]
  	2 males -5, male 10-15, male 30-40, female 5-10, female 20-30, enumerated next to James Dryden and William Dryden.
  Census head of household	1850	Somerset Co., Maryland   [4]
  	Purnell Dryden, 40, farmer. is head of household. In the household were: Betsey, 35; Joseph, 14; Matilda, 12; George, 11; Edward, 9; Margaret, 7; Adaline, 5; Eliza, 3; Sydney, 6 mos.
  Reference Identifier	Dryden-665
  Death	2 Nov 1875	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Dryden, (Dredden) (tailor),   b. Between 1635 and 1640, Edmonston, Newton Parish, Scotland d. Bef 8 Mar 1686/87, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 52 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--)   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I127530	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	28 May 2024

  
  

  Father	James (of James) Dryden,   b. Abt 1785, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 1840, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Purnell,   b. Abt 1790, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 1840, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1809
  Family ID	F46745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Long,   b. 1815   d. 1866 (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1834	Somerset Co., Maryland
  Children	+ 1. George Washington Dryden,   b. 29 May 1839, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Apr 1918, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 78 years) ╚═ Margaret Priscilla Gibbons  (Age 67 years)  m. 12 Sep 1865
  Last Modified	28 May 2024
  Family ID	F46746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Layfield,   b. Abt 1828   d. Aft 1880 (Age > 53 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1866	Somerset Co., Maryland
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2023
  Family ID	F46747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S297] Leslie Powell Dryden, Dryden, Leslie P. - Dryden Family Book I, (Ruth T. Dryden, San Diego, CA, 1992), p. 208 (item#665 Purnell Henry Dryden), 297. [S3267] Research of Vernon L. Skinner, Jr. [S3276] 1840 Census. [S1330] In 1850 Census, 1330.