James Purnell

Abt 1770 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James Purnell  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1770	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Father's will	19 Apr 1772	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  	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.)
  Record ID	91883
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Siblings	7 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Capt. Matthew (of Thos of Matthew) Purnell,   b. Abt 1755, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 23 Aug 1791, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 36 years) ╚═Mary Houston,   b. Abt 1759, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 20 Dec 1822, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 63 years),  m. Abt 1778, Worcester Co, Maryland     2. Thomas (of Thos) Purnell,   b. Abt 1758, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1784  (Age 26 years) + 3. Isaac Marshall Purnell,   b. Abt 1765, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 27 Nov 1798, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age < 33 years) ╚═Hester 'Hesse' Fisher,   b. 13 Jan 1765, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 16 Dec 1855, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 90 years),  m. Abt 1785   + 4. Zadoc Purnell,   b. Abt 1762, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Abt 1810  (Age 48 years) ╚═Ann Selby,   b. Abt 1762, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1785   + 5. Peter Purnell,   b. Abt 1764, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Abt 1789, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 25 years) ╚═Catherine Richards   d. Yes, date unknown     + 6. Sarah 'Sary' Marshall Purnell,   b. Abt 1766, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Peter Townsend,   b. Abt 1765, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Abt 1795  (Age 30 years),  m. Abt 1785     7. Robert Purnell,   b. Abt 1768, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 13 Dec 1808, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 40 years)   8. James Purnell,   b. Abt 1770, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 9. Walton Purnell,   b. Between 19 Apr 1772 and 15 Mar 1773, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Catharine Murray,   b. Abt 1764, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1790
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1580, England d. Yes, date unknown  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Ansley,   b. Abt 1634   d. Yes, date unknown  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I91883	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1734, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 25 Jun 1773, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 39 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth 'Betty' Marshall,   b. Abt 1734, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 28 Dec 1796, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 62 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1754  [2]
  Family ID	F17670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2200] Maryland Probate Records 1674-1774, (Reprinted by Colonial Roots with permission from MyFamily.com), Calendar of Wills, Vol 15, 1772-1774, p. 63-64 (will of Thomas Purnell, wife Elizabeth, Worcester Co.), 2200. [S726] Vernon L. Skinner Jr. & F. Edward Wright, Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 10, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 197 (The John Marshall Family of N'hamp Co), 726.