William Purnell

Abt 1744 - Bef 1781  (< 37 years)

• Name	William Purnell  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1744	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	8 Nov 1760	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	In his will Mathew Purnell, wife Martha, named grandchildren Thomas, Levi & Sarah, sons of Levi (dec'd), son Azariah, son John, son Thomas, grandson Mathew, son of Thomas, after his father's deceased & if Mathew should died without issue, then to 4th son of my son Thomas, if such there be, son Elisha (under age), son Jeptha, son Benjamin, son Mathew if he returns before son William turns 18, daughters Catherine and Mary Purnell.
  Land - they received a land patent	4 Oct 1767	tract Hog Ridge, Worcester Co, Maryland   [4]
  	It contained 43 acres.
  Reference Identifier	#Wor
  Record ID	60639
  Will	7 Aug 1780	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5]
  	In his will William Purnell gave to son John 50 acres, part of tract Addition & manor plantation where I live, tract Hog Ridge (under 18). To son Rouse Purnell. Isaac Houston to take son John, Extr. To Martha Shelly(Selby?), daughter of John Purnell and to Matthew Purnell, son of Jeptha, balance of tract Addtion. To brother Matthew Purnell. To wife Mary, Extr. To brothers Elisha and Levi Purnell. Witt: Jethro Bowin, Benjamin Purnell and John Dubberle.
  Death	Bef 5 Jan 1781	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5, 6]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Siblings	8 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Levi Purnell,   b. Abt 1723, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 6 Nov 1751, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 28 years) ╚═Mary (of Thos of Thos) Dixon,   b. Abt 1725, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1743   + 2. Azariah Purnell,   b. Abt 1725, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1 Feb 1780, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 55 years) ╚═Mary Walton   d. Yes, date unknown     + 3. Capt. John Purnell,   b. Abt 1727, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1778, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 51 years) + 4. Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1734, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 25 Jun 1773, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 39 years) ╚═Elizabeth 'Betty' Marshall,   b. Abt 1734, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 28 Dec 1796, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 62 years),  m. Abt 1754   + 5. Matthew (of Matthew) Purnell, Jr.,   b. Abt 1730, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 7 Mar 1797, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 67 years) ╚═Elizabeth Morgan   d. 7 Mar 1797, Worcester Co., Maryland  ,  m. Abt 1760   + 6. Jeptha Purnell,   b. Abt 1736, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1768, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 32 years) ╚═Mary Fassett   d. 1773, Worcester Co., Maryland     + 7. 2nd Lt. Benjamin Purnell,   b. Abt 1738, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1796, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 58 years) ╚═Elizabeth Marshall,   b. Abt 1753, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1771, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age < 17 years),  m. Abt 1766   ╚═Sarah Irving,   b. Abt 1740   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 8 Jul 1771   + 8. Elisha (of Matthew) Purnell,   b. Abt 1740, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 19 Sep 1800, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 60 years) ╚═Mary Ayres   d. Yes, date unknown     + 9. William Purnell,   b. Abt 1744, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 5 Jan 1781, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 37 years) ╚═Mary Irving,   b. Abt 1750, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Abt 1768, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 18 years),  m. Abt 1766, Worcester Co, Maryland   ╚═Sarah Rackliffe,   b. Abt 1750, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1772, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 22 years),  m. Abt 1770, Worcester Co, Maryland   ╚═Mary Simpson, (d/o Thos),   b. 1740, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 15 Jun 1787, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 47 years),  m. Aft 1772     10. Catherine Purnell,   b. Abt 1746, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 11. Mary 'Molly' Purnell,   b. Abt 1748, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═John Sturgis, IV,   b. Abt 1735, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 27 Jun 1797, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 62 years),  m. Abt 1775
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1580, England d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Rhoda 'Rodeah' Lambertson,   b. Abt 1644   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I60639	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Matthew (of Capt. Thomas) Purnell,   b. Abt 1700, (formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 29 May 1761, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 61 years)
  Mother	Martha McClemmy,   b. Abt 1705, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1722	Worcester Co, Maryland   [7]
  Family ID	F17671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Irving,   b. Abt 1750, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Abt 1768, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 18 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1766	Worcester Co, Maryland   [8]
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F36445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Rackliffe,   b. Abt 1750, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1772, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1770	Worcester Co, Maryland   [8]
  Children	+ 1. John (of Wm) Purnell,   b. Abt 1772, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1806, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 34 years) ╚═ Sarah Purnell  m. Abt 1793
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F36446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Simpson, (d/o Thos),   b. 1740, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 15 Jun 1787, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 47 years)  Other Partners: ╚═William (77) Fassett,   b. Abt 1732, (formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 15 May 1772, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 40 years)  m. Abt 1760
  Marriage	Aft 1772  [8, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Rouse Fassett (of Wm) Purnell,   b. 1773, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1822, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 49 years) ╚═ Sarah 'Sally' Duncan  m. 15 Jul 1815   2. Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1781, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F19340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2468] Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Merryweather, Melanie Ayres - Purnell Family, (Self Published, Cambridge, MD, revised Aug 2007), 2468. [S2200] Maryland Probate Records 1674-1774, (Reprinted by Colonial Roots with permission from MyFamily.com), Calendar of Wills, Vol 12, 1759-1764, p. 62 (will of Mathew Purnell, wife Martha, Worcester Co.), 2200. [S2002] Sharon S. Jones, Jones, Worcester Co, MD Wills, 1759-1769, (Family Line Publications, Silver Springs, MD 1987), p. 11 (will of Matthew Purnell, wife Martha), 2002. [S2158] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Land Records, 1666-1810, (Printed Privately, 1987), p. 308 (tract Hog Ridge), 2158. [S825] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Co Wills 1769-1783, (San Diego, CA, Ruth Dryden), p. 53 (will of William Purnell, wife Mary), 825. [S556] Matthew M. Wise, Wise, Matt - The Littleton Heritage, (West Columbia, SC: The Wentworth Printing Corporation, 1997), p. 375 (Fassitt Family), 556. [S1955] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall), [email protected], Additions & Corrections to MilesFiles, 1955. [S2868] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall) [email protected], Ancestors & Descendants of Mary Ann Simpson Purnell (1816-1879), (Email to M.K. Mles, 10/01/2018), 2868. [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 720 (O'Neil-Robins Family), 888.