Sarah (of Levi) Purnell

Abt 1748 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Sarah (of Levi) Purnell  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1748	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Grand Mothers will	5 Feb 1750/51	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In her will Sarah Dixon gave to daughter Sarah and son Isaac, slaves. To son Isaac £10 paying to Elizabeth Turpin, Mary Purnell and Thomas Dixon. To daughter Sarah all my tea furniture. To son Isaac furniture. To son Thomas cattle. To granddaughter Sarah Purnell. To Sarah Purnell, daughter of Levi, one slave and 1/5 part of my clothing, remainder to Sarah Dixon. Slaves to be divided between Thomas, Isaac and Sarah Dixon. Desires her daughter Sarah and her estate to be in care of William Turpin until Isaac Dixon marries. Witt: Thomas Williams, Ambrose Dixon and Risdon Dixon.
  Will - Named in Grand 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.
  Record ID	91876
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Siblings	2 brothers
  + 1. Thomas (of Levi) Purnell,   b. Abt 1743, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 9 Dec 1774, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 31 years) ╚═Rhoda Brittingham,   b. Abt 1745, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1781  (Age < 35 years),  m. Abt 1765, Worcester Co, Maryland   + 2. Levi (of Levi) Purnell, Jr.,   b. Abt 1745, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 30 Dec 1789, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age < 44 years) ╚═Delilah Brittingham,   b. Abt 1750, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1775     3. Sarah (of Levi) Purnell,   b. Abt 1748, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Half-siblings	3 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of James (of Joseph) Houston and Mary (of Thos of Thos) Dixon)
  1. Isaac (of James) Houston,   b. Abt 1753, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   2. James (of James of Joseph) Houston,   b. Abt 1755, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Houston,   b. Abt 1757, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Mary Houston,   b. Abt 1759, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 20 Dec 1822, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 63 years) ╚═Capt. Matthew (of Thos of Matthew) Purnell,   b. Abt 1755, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 23 Aug 1791, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 36 years),  m. Abt 1778, Worcester Co, Maryland   ╚═Joshua Townsend,   b. Abt 1744, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1792   ╚═Robert Townsend,   b. 30 Oct 1749, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 14 Apr 1795, Worcester Co, Maryland
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1580, England d. Yes, date unknown  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Margaret Ivery,   b. Abt 1650   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I91876	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	4 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Levi Purnell,   b. Abt 1723, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 6 Nov 1751, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 28 years)
  Mother	Mary (of Thos of Thos) Dixon,   b. Abt 1725, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═James (of Joseph) Houston,   b. Abt 1722, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 24 Jul 1761, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 39 years)  m. Abt 1753    ╚═William Lane, (Quaker),   b. Abt 1725, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  m. 1762
  Marriage	Abt 1743  [2, 4]
  	The proof that Mary Dixon married Levi Purnell is based on her father's estate settlement of 16 May 1750 naming Levey Purnell and her mother's will of 5 Feb 1750/51 naming a daughter Mary Purnell.
  Family ID	F30314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2002] Sharon S. Jones, Jones, Worcester Co, MD Wills, 1759-1769, (Family Line Publications, Silver Springs, MD 1987), p. 11 (will of Matthew Purnell, wife Martha), 2002. [S2152] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1750-1772, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 1 (will of Sarh Dixon), 2152. [S2200] Maryland Probate Records 1674-1774, (Reprinted by Colonial Roots with permission from MyFamily.com), Calendar of Wills, Vol 12, 1759-1764, p. 62 (will of Mathew Purnell, wife Martha, Worcester Co.), 2200. [S2199] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 08, (Willow Bend Books, Westminster, MD 2000), p. 106 (Dixon Family), 2199.