Col. Thomas Purnell, (IV)

1745 - 1790  (45 years)

• Name	Thomas Purnell  [1]
  Prefix	Col.
  Suffix	(IV)
  Birth	28 Feb 1745	Worcester Co, Maryland
  	Dates on headstone
  Gender	Male
  Land - they acquired land from someone	1768	Worcester Co., Maryland   [1]
  	Known as Thomas of Wallop's Neck, his father left him "Wallops Neck," "Baysend" and "East Gate." A piece of land in Northampton Co., VA, N51J, descended from Thomas Marshall to his wife Sarah and then to his daughter, Sarah. In 1788 Thomas & Sarah Purnell sold this land to Sally Atkinson and John Purnell Marshall and they resold it to Thomas Purnell, all of Worcester Co; in 1801 a Zadock Purnell of Maryland sold the northeast 80 acres.
  Will	14 Nov 1788	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In his will Thomas Purnell (son of Thomas) gave to sons John (Basing, alias Baysend East Gate; Addition to East Gate; Partnership); Thomas Marshall Purnell (same land as John plus Lamberson's Adventure); Zadock (Partnership, Neport). Mentioned Thomas Marshall, son of Sarah; John Purnell Marshall; Sarah Atkinson; William Watts; Jesse Selby; John Smock. To daughter Mary Outten Purnell (Timber Grove, Straight, Straight Addition, Partnership, Hog's Range). Extrs: Col. Zadock Purnell, Zadock Purnell Jun. (son of Thomas), John Purnell Marshall. Wife Sarah Extr. Witt: Zipporah Parker, Sally Atkinson & Isaac Purnell.
  Death	8 May 1790	Worcester Co, Maryland
  Will - will was Recorded	12 Aug 1790	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Reference Identifier	Wor
  Record ID	56263
  Burial	Family Cemetery at Wallops Neck, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  	1.75 mi SE US113, SW Bay's End Lane, noted by James R. Trader
  Siblings	2 sisters
  + 1. Mary 'Polly' Purnell,   b. Abt 1731/32, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Charles (of Chas of Nath) Rackliffe,   b. Abt 1730, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 9 Mar 1784, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 54 years),  m. Abt 1750, Worcester Co, Maryland   + 2. Col. Thomas Purnell, (IV),   b. 28 Feb 1745, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 8 May 1790, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 45 years) ╚═Sarah Marshall,   b. 2 Jan 1748, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Feb 1803, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 55 years),  m. Abt 1770   + 3. Elizabeth Purnell,   b. 20 Mar 1730, Somerset Co., Maryland d. 9 Apr 1775, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age 45 years) ╚═Jabez Maud Fisher,   b. 1 Mar 1733, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 22 Feb 1786, Sussex Co., Delaware  (Age 52 years),  m. Abt 1761   ╚═Anthony Wright   d. Bef 17 Sep 1p761, Worcester Co., Maryland
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1580, England d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Jane (--?--),   b. Abt 1635   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I56263	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	16 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Maj. Thomas Purnell, (III),   b. 9 Nov 1695, (formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland d. 7 Aug 1769, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Outten,   b. 10 Sep 1702, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 27 Jun 1772, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 69 years) Other Partners: ╚═Daniel (of Parker) Selby,   b. Abt 1699, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 7 Oct 1721, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 22 years)  m. Abt 1720
  Marriage	Abt 1725  [3]
  Family ID	F18012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Marshall,   b. 2 Jan 1748, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Feb 1803, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 55 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Robert Mitchell,   b. Abt 1748   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Aft 1790
  Marriage	Abt 1770  [4]
  Children	+ 1. Capt. John Purnell,   b. 17 Dec 1770, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 10 Jan 1802, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 31 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Rackliffe  (Age < 66 years)  m. Abt 1793   2. Thomas Marshall Purnell,   b. 28 Sep 1775, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 14 Feb 1816, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 40 years)   3. Zadock Purnell,   b. 8 Oct 1779, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 25 Oct 1807, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 28 years) + 4. Mary Outten Purnell,   b. 13 Aug 1782, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 14 May 1838, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 55 years) ╚═ Dr. George Washington Purnell  (Age 67 years)  m. 7 Feb 1801
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F17689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), 572. [S2208] David V. Heise, Heise, Worcester Co Will Book, 1783-1790, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1991), p. 48 (will of Thomas Purnell, wife Sarah), 2208. [S2826] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall) [email protected] , Ancestors of Sarah Virginia 'Jennie' Aydelotte citing David Heise, (Email to M.K. Mies, 04/12/2018), 2826. [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 203 (The John Marshall Family of N'hamp Co), 726.