Walton Purnell

Abt 1713 - Bef 1787  (< 74 years)

• Name	Walton Purnell  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1713	(formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	27 Feb 1720/21	(formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  	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.
  Land inherited	1723	Worcester Co., Maryland
  	He received tracts "Adams Full Quality" and "Rochester" from his father.
  Land patented	1740	Worcester Co., Maryland   [2]
  	"Turkey Point" patented 15 Jul 1740, 101A. Addition patented 1752 for 375A. A resurvey 2 Aug 1805 Lemuel Purnell of Queen Anne Co., sold to Laban Hill 100A "Security" and "Turkey Point" willed him by his father.
  Land patented	1748	Worcester Co., Maryland   [2]
  	Walton patented "Purnell's Choice" in 1748 for 168A E Berlin. In 1758 resurveyed to "Security" and "Turkey Point." "Security" patented in 1758 for 1,075A of "Royal Oak" and Purnell's Choice" in East Berlin. In 1761 with wife Catherine he sold 373A to John Campbell. On 2 Aug 1806 Lemuel Purnell of Queen Anne Co. sold to Laban Hill that Walton Purnell willed to his son.
  Land patented	1750	Worcester Co., Maryland   [2]
  	He patented "Holly Grove" in 1750 for 150A in E Berlin. In 1773 "Addition to Holly Grove" was 432A which he willed to son Isaac in 1787.
  Will - Step Mother	23 Jul 1753	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	In her will Catharine Purnell, widow of Thomas Purnell, named sons-in-law (step-sons) Thomas, Elisha and Walton Purnell, granddaughters Catherine and Ann Fullington (land husband left to his daughter Ann Purnell), son-in-law (step-son) Walton Purnell (land husband left to his son Benja. Purnell and his daughter Elizabeth Purnell), grandson John Fullington, grandson Thomas Fullington, grandson Wm. Fullington, Walter Purnell and Catherine his wife, Elizabeth, Catherine and Ann Fullington.
  Oath of Allegiance	1778	Worcester Co., Maryland   [4]
  	He took the Oath of Allegience in Worcester County in 1778.
  Land in Possession	1787	Worcester Co., Maryland   [2]
  	Walton obtained land "Rumney Marsh." In 1787 he willed to sons William and Lemuel.
  Record ID	91858
  Will	1787	Worcester Co., Maryland
  	Will dated 25 Aug 1787, probate 29 Oct 1787 named his wife and children.
  Death	Bef 29 Oct 1787	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5]
  	Date of probate
  Person ID	I91858	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	25 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Capt. Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1670, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 2 Apr 1723, (formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 53 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth (of Jno) Hammond,   b. Abt 1686, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1703  [6]
  Family ID	F37578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Murray   d. Bef 15 Apr 1811, Worcester Co., Maryland
  Marriage	Y  [7]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Purnell,   b. Abt 1775, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1828, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age 53 years)   2. Stephen Purnell,   b. Abt 1795, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1837, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 42 years)   3. Benjamin Purnell   d. Abt 1787 + 4. Isaac Purnell   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Eleanor Purnell   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Lemuel Purnell   d. Aft 1835, Queen Anne's Co., Maryland   7. Thomas Purnell   d. 1831, Worcester Co., Maryland   8. Nancy Purnell   d. 1834, Worcester Co., Maryland + 9. Frances Purnell   d. Yes, date unknown   10. William Henry "D" Purnell   d. 1839, Green Co., Alabama
  Last Modified	25 May 2023
  Family ID	F45519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [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 10, 1748-1753, p. 282 (will of Catharine Purnell, Worcester Co.), 2200. [S2401] Peden, Peden, Rev Partroits of Wor & Som Counties, 2401. [S1955] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall) [email protected], Corrections & Additions to MilesFiles, 1955. [S975] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 09, (Lewes, DE: Delmarva Roots, 2000), p. 208 (Thomas Purnell Family of Worcester Co), 975. [S3333] research of Sue Hurley Ocean City Lifesaving Museum.