Catherine Gooden

Abt 1690 - Bef 1753  (< 63 years)

• Name	Catherine Gooden  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1690	(formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Land inherited	Worcester Co., Maryland   [3]
  	John Godden patented tract "Long Acre" in 1688 and the tract descended to Catherine, who married Thomas Purnell. They sold the tract to William Beddard.
  Will - Husbands	27 Feb 1720/21	(formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland   [4]
  	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.
  Marr Name	Catherine Purnell
  Record ID	91856
  Will	23 Jul 1753	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  	She was shown as Catharine Purnell. To sons-in-law (step-sons) Thomas, Elisha and Walton Purnell, my lands in said county that my husband Thomas Purnell, mentioned and devised to them in his last will. To granddaughters Catherine and Ann Fullington land that my husband devised or mentioned to his daughter Ann Purnell. To son-in-law (step-son) Walton Purnell land that my husband Thomas Purnell mentioned in his last will to Benja. Purnell, and his daughter Elizabeth Purnell; give said Walter and heirs same. Give certain slaves their freedom. To son-in-law (step-son) Walter Purnell slaves. To granddaughters Catharine and Ann Fullington furniture. To grandson John Fullington 3 head of stock. To granddaughter Elizabeth Fullington stock. To grandson Thomas Fullington stock. To grandson Wm. Fullington stock. To Walter Purnell and Catherine his wife, 2 Bibles. To Elizabeth, Catherine and Ann Fullington personalty. To son Walter Purnell 1 hand mill. Son-in-law (step-son) Walter Purnell Extr. Witt: Thos. Robins, Ebenezer Evans and Thos. Racliff.
  Death	Bef 17 Aug 1753	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Person ID	I91856	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	25 May 2023

  
  

  Father	John Gooden   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F45518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Capt. Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1670, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 2 Apr 1723, (formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 53 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1715  [2]
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F30312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2200] Maryland Probate Records 1674-1774, (Reprinted by Colonial Roots with permission from MyFamily.com), Calendar of Wills, Vol 10, 1748-1753, p. 282 (will of Catharine Purnell, Worcester Co.), 2200. [S2468] Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Merryweather, Melanie Ayres - Purnell Family, (Self Published, Cambridge, MD, revised Aug 2007), p. 2, 2468. [S2158] Dryden, Ruth - Wor Land Records, 1666-1810, (Printed Privately, 1987), 2158. [S2200] Maryland Probate Records 1674-1774, (Reprinted by Colonial Roots with permission from MyFamily.com), Calendar of Wills, Vol 5, 1720-1726, p. 136 (will of Thomas Purnall (Purnell) Sr., Somerset Co.), 2200.