Maj. John Purnell

Abt 1665 - Bef 1741  (< 76 years)

• Name	John Purnell  [1]
  Prefix	Maj.
  Birth	Abt 1665	Northampton Co, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	5 Mar 1693/94	(formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In his will Thomas Purnell named a daughter Sarah, son Thomas, son John and daughter Eliza: Nutter.
  Will - Father-in-law	31 Mar 1696	Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	He was shown as son-in-law (meaning step-son) John Purnell in the will of Maximilian Gore.
  Will - Father-in-law	3 Jan 1716/17	Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	He was shown as John Purnell, now husband of my daughter Tabitha.
  Will - Mentioned in	3 Jan 1719	Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	In his will Daniel Gore, wife no name, named friends Edward Robins, William Selby & John Purnell overseers or trustees.
  Will - Brothers	27 Feb 1720/21	(formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland   [6]
  	In his will Thomas Purnell Sr., wife Katherine, named sons Thomas, Mathew, Benjamin (under 18), John & his wife Eliza., Elisha (under 18) and Walton (under 18) and daughters Eliza (under 16) and Ann (under 16). Son Thos. was to have care of Benjamin & Eliza, son John was to have care of son Elisha and wife Katherine to have care of Walton and Anne. Overseers: Brother John and son Mathew.
  Reference Identifer	#
  Record ID	25334
  Will	5 Apr 1741	Worcester Co, Maryland   [7]
  	To youngest son John land "Purnell's Lot," "Mattapony Marsh," Brother's Lore." "To son Hezekiah land "Purnell's Exchange," "Pharsalis," & "Piney__?__." To daughter Barthsheba. To daughter Sophia Jenkins (property from grandfahter Bayley's estate). To daughter Mary Purnell. To daughter Sarah Kellam. To daughter Joyce Newbold. To daughter Tabitha Cropper (property from grandfather Bayley's estate). To daughter Elizabeth Major (property from grandfather Bayley's estate). To wife Martha. To grandson Purnell Rackliff £5. To wife's 5 children Barhsheba, Hezekiah, Mary, Martha & John Purnell. Extrs wife Martha & 5 children. Witt: Charles Rackcliff, Presgrave Turvill & Daniel Sturgis. Note: Martha, now the wife of William Selby, widow of John Purnell, takes her dower.
  Death	Bef 17 Apr 1741	Worcester Co, Maryland   [7]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Person ID	I25334	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Purnell,   b. 13 Feb 1611/12, Gloucestershire, England d. Bef 31 May 1694, (formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 82 years)
  Mother	Sarah Dorman,   b. Abt 1649, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 1693 (Age < 43 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1665	Northampton Co, Virginia   [8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F25320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Director (of John, tailor) Smith,   b. Abt 1674, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1690  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Purnell,   b. Abt 1692, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1752, Somerset Co., Maryland (Age < 59 years) + 2. (wife of Rackliffe) Purnell,   b. Abt 1696, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 5 Apr 1741, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 45 years) + 3. Joyce Purnell,   b. Abt 1700, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Purnell,   b. Bef 1707   d. Abt 1725 (Age > 18 years)
  Last Modified	25 May 2023
  Family ID	F25253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Tabitha Bayly,   b. Abt 1684, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1707  [1]
  Children	1. Tabitha Purnell,   b. Abt 1708, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Elizabeth Purnell,   b. Abt 1710, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sophia Purnell,   b. Abt 1712, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F8076	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Martha Bowen,   b. Abt 1698, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 13 Oct 1780, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1720  [7, 11]
  Children	+ 1. Martha Purnell,   b. Abt 1720, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Hezekiah Purnell,   b. Abt 1724, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1768, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 44 years)   3. Bathsheba Purnell,   b. Abt 1724, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1780 (Age < 55 years)   4. Mary Purnell,   b. Abt 1726, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1752, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age 26 years)   5. John Purnell,   b. Abt 1730, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1789, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 58 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F25259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

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