Name |
Elisha (of Matthew) Purnell [1] |
Birth |
Abt 1740 |
Worcester Co, Maryland [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Land - they were in possession of lands |
Worcester Co., Maryland [2] |
- He owned tract "Purnell's Industry."
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Will - Named in Fathers will |
8 Nov 1760 |
Worcester Co, Maryland [1, 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.
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Will - Named as a Brother in a will |
19 Apr 1772 |
Worcester Co, Maryland [4, 5] |
- In his will Thomas Purnell, wife Elizabeth, named son Matthew (no issue yet), son Thomas, brother Elisha Purnell, Thomas Purnell (my brother Ley's son), sons Isaac, Zadock, Peter, Thomas, daughter Saray Marshall Purnell, sons Robert & James, Thomas Purnell (son of Thos) to take my son Thomas until he is of age, son Walter (Walton) (under age). (NOTE: Walton was not named in the will of 19 Apr 1772, but named in the Codicil of 15 Mar 1773.)
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Rev War Militia Service |
1777-1779 |
Worcester Co., Maryland [6] |
- 1st Lt, Worcester Militia, Sinepuxent Battalion, Capt. John Purnell's Company, 30 Aug 1777 and commissioned Captain 14 Aug 1779.
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Will - Named as a Brother in a will |
7 Aug 1780 |
Worcester Co, Maryland [7] |
- 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.
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Will - Named in Nephews will |
16 Jun 1791 |
Worcester Co, Maryland [8] |
- In his will Matthew Purnell, wife Mary, named sons Levi, Moses, sister Sarah Marshall Townsend, mother ____, daughters Charlotty Purnell, Elizabeth Marshall Purnell, wife's brother James Houston & uncle Elisha Purnell.
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Record ID |
91871 |
Will |
1800 |
Worcester Co., Maryland [9] |
- Will dated 10 Feb 1800, probate 19 Sep 1800 named wife Mary, daughters Martha, Mary, Sarah and Elizabeth; sons-in-law James Trip and John Purnell; grandsons Elisha Purnell, Jephthat Purnell Marshall. Witnesses: Esme Purnell, Milby Purnell and James Houston, Jr.
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Death |
Bef 19 Sep 1800 |
Worcester Co, Maryland [10] |
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
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Origins  |
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Patriarch & Matriarch |
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Person ID |
I91871 |
MilesFiles23 |
Last Modified |
20 Jun 2023 |