Martha Purnell

Abt 1720 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Martha Purnell  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1720	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Fathers	5 Apr 1741	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  	She was shown as a daughter Martha in the will of John Purnell, wife Martha.
  Est Settmt Sisters	1752	Worcester Co., Maryland   [2]
  	The administration account for Mary Purnell calls her sister wife of Outten Sturgis.
  Will - Mothers	1780	Worcester Co., Maryland
  	She is named Martha Sturgis in her mother's will.
  Marr Name	Martha Sturgis
  Reference Identifer	Rob 031
  Record ID	77161
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I77161	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	24 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Maj. John Purnell,   b. Abt 1665, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 17 Apr 1741, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 76 years)
  Mother	Martha Bowen,   b. Abt 1698, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 13 Oct 1780, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1720  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F25259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Capt. Abraham Outten Sturgis,   b. Abt 1723, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 25 Oct 1796, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1744  [4]
  Children	+ 1. Martha (of Abraham) Sturgis,   b. Abt 1744, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 5 May 1834, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 90 years) + 2. Joshua (of Outten) Sturgis,   b. Abt 1752, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1798, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 45 years) + 3. Thomas Purnell Sturgis,   b. Abt 1754, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 26 Feb 1782, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 28 years)   4. Mary 'Polly' (of Outten) Sturgis,   b. Abt 1760, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 9 Jun 1835, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 75 years)   5. Esther Sturgis,   b. Abt 1764, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Mary 'Polly' (of Outten) Sturgis,   b. 9 Jan 1765, Snow Hill, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 29 Apr 1832, Snow Hill, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 67 years) + 7. (--?--) (d_o Outten) Sturgis,   b. Abt 1766, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 18 Sep 1795, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 29 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F25261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2160] Sharon S. Jones, Jones, Worcester Co, MD Wills, 1742-1758, (Family Line Publications, Silver Springs, MD 1986), p. 2 (will of John Purnell, wife Martha), 2160. [S3356] Vernon L. Skinner, Jr., Inventories Prerogative Court of MD 1751-1756, (Brookville, MD). [S555] J. Orton Buck and Timothy Field Beard, Buck & Beard, Charlemagne's Descendants, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996), p. 286 (Wright - Hack - Drummond - Selby - Garrison - Sudler -Turner), 555. [S2163] Nottingham, Wills & Adm of Acc Co, 1663-1800 (Pol), (Polyanthos, Inc., Cottonport, LA 1973), Introduction by Timothy Field Beard, 2163.