Elizabeth Purnell

Abt 1675 - 1738  (63 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Purnell  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1675	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Fathers will	5 Mar 1693/94	(formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	In his will Thomas Purnell named a daughter Sarah, son Thomas, son John and daughter Eliza Nutter.
  Will - Named in Husbands will	29 Nov 1702	Sussex Co, Delaware   [4]
  	In his will John Nutter named heirs: wife Elizabeth Nutter; sons John and Christopher Nutter; daughter Mary Nutter; Joseph Hickman; Elizabeth Richardson. Extx wife Elizabeth Nutter. Witt: Joseph Hickman, James Tyer, John Areskin. Overseer, brother Charles Nutter.
  Will - Mentioned in a will	30 Dec 1713	Sussex Co, Delaware   [5]
  	In his will Henry Pennington named heirs: wife Deborah Pennington; daughter Mary Nuel; Elizabeth Wattson Jr. (daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Wattson). Extrx wife Deborah Pennington. Witt: Caleb Cirwithin, Elizabeth Cirwithin and John Nutter.
  Land - they bought land	9 Aug 1728	Sussex Co, Delaware   [6]
  	William Burton, yeoman of Sussex Co, DE, sold to Elizabeth Wattson, widow of same place, for 41 pds, 200 acres. Land is situated in Sussex Co, and is bounded by land of John Lofley (Loflen?) on the west side of a beaver dam, on the east side of a small branch, and by the mouth of a small branch. William Townsend died possessed of this land. Signed: William Burton. Witt: Henry Draper, John Jackson.
  Land - they were named in a deed	9 Aug 1728	Sussex Co, Delaware   [7]
  	Isaac Watson, administrator of William Townsend, yeoman deceased, sold to William Burton, gentleman of Sussex Co, DE, for 41 pds, 200 acres. Land is situated in Sussex Co, DE, and is bounded by land of John Lofley (Loflen?), by a beaverdam, and the mouth of a small branch. William Townsend, at his death, was indebted 40 pds to Elizabeth Watson, widow, who brought suit on the 1st Tuesday in Feb 1727. Isaac Watson requested to sell the lands of William Townsend, since his personal estate was not sufficient to pay his debts. Signed: Isaac Wattson. Witt: Henry Draper, John Jackson.
  Marr Name	Elizabeth Nutter
  Marr Name	Elizabeth Watson
  Record ID	87413
  Death	1738	Sussex Co, Delaware   [1]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1580, England d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather)  Sarah Hickman,   b. Abt 1625, England d. Bef 2 Nov 1659, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 34 years)  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Maj. John Purnell,   b. Abt 1665, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 17 Apr 1741, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 76 years) ╚═ Director (of John, tailor) Smith,  m. Abt 1690 ;   Tabitha Bayly,  m. Bef 1707 ;   Martha Bowen,  m. Abt 1720 + 2. Capt. Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1670, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 2 Apr 1723, (formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 53 years) ╚═ Elizabeth (of Jno) Hammond,  m. Abt 1703 ;   Catherine Gooden,  m. Abt 1715 + 3. Elizabeth Purnell,   b. Abt 1675, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1738, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 63 years) ╚═ John Nutter, I,  m. Abt 1693 ;   Isaac Watson, I,  m. Abt 1703 + 4. Sarah Purnell,   b. Abt 1680, (formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Affradosie (of George I) Johnson,  m. Abt 1700
  Person ID	I87413	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	23 May 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 County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1693 (Age < 43 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1665	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F25320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Nutter, I,   b. 15 Feb 1670/71, Manokin, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 15 Jan 1702/03, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 31 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1693  [1]
  Children	+ 1. John Nutter, II,   b. 1693, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 7 May 1725, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 32 years) ╚═ Mary (--?--)  m. Abt 1714 + 2. Christopher (of John) Nutter,   b. Abt 1694, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Sarah (of Wm) Piper  (Age < 45 years)  m. Bef 11 May 1715   3. Mary Nutter,   b. Abt 1696, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F28638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Isaac Watson, I,   b. Abt 1670, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 1728, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1703  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Watson,   b. Abt 1702, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 10 Nov 1750, Craven Co, North Carolina (Age < 48 years) ╚═ William (of Robt II) Burton, (miller)  (Age 55 years)  m. Abt 1725   2. Isaac Watson, II,   b. Abt 1704, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Mary Hickman  m. Abt 1750 + 3. Thomas Watson,   b. Abt 1706, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 18 Apr 1755 (Age < 49 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Manlove  m. Abt 1730   4. Bethuel Watson,   b. 1710, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 12 Sep 1797, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 87 years)
  Family ID	F28637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S2167] Wright, Col Fam of DE, Vol. 1, (Delmarva Roots, 217 Schley Ave., Lewes, DE, 2003), p. 250 (Luke Watson Family), 2167. [S3267] Research of Vernon L. Skinner, Jr. [S2200] Maryland Probate Records 1674-1774, (Reprinted by Colonial Roots with permission from MyFamily.com), Calendar of Wills, Vol 2, 1685-1702, p. 75 & 76 (will of Thomas Purnell), 2200. [S2194] Leon deValinger Jr, State Archivist, Valinger, Sussex Co, DE Probate Records, 1680-1800, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1993 (reprint)), p. 18 (will of John Nutter, Yeoman, wife Elizabeth), 2194. [S2194] Leon deValinger Jr, State Archivist, Valinger, Sussex Co, DE Probate Records, 1680-1800, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1993 (reprint)), p. 24 (will of Henry Pennington, wife Deborah), 2194. [S2620] Robert 'Bob' Burton, Burton, Bob - Burton Family Information, Citing Sussex Co, DE Deed Book F-6, pages 304-305 (William Burton to Elizabeth Wattson), 2620. [S2620] Robert 'Bob' Burton, Burton, Bob - Burton Family Information, Citing Sussex Co, DE Deed Book F-6, pages 302-304 (Isaac Watson, admr of Wm. Townsend, to William Burton), 2620. [S2468] Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Merryweather, Melanie Ayres - Purnell Family, (Self Published, Cambridge, MD, revised Aug 2007), 2468. [S1955] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall), [email protected], Additions & Corrections to MilesFiles, 1955. [S2033] Stell, Judy - Research Files, 2033.