Francis Purdy

- Bef 1658

• Name	Francis Purdy
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1640	Fairfield, , Connecticut, United States   [1]
  AltDeath	Abt 1658  [1, 2]
  Died	Bef 14 Oct 1658	Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States   [3]
  Notes	Excerpt from "The History of Newburgh, NY 1859" by E. M. Ruttenber Page 277-278 The Purdy Family This family are the descendants of Francis Purdy, of Yorkshire, En., who removed to Fairfield, Conn., where he died in 1658, leaving two sons, Francis and Joseph, who were born in Yorkshire, and who held commissions from the Crown as surveyors. Francis Jar., left Joseph, the father of David, the father of David and Nathan Purdy, who settled in Newburgh prior to 1763, and whose descendants now reside in Ulster county. Joseph, the second son of Francis of Fairfield, married Elizabeth Ogden and had: 1. Samuel; 2. John; 3. Francis; 4. Daniel; 5. Joseph. (1) Samuel married Charlotte Strang and had: 1. Glorianna, married George Merritt, Sr.. (see sketch of Merritt Family Page 274); 2. Samuel, married Winifred Griffing and had Samuel, Henry, Jacob, Gabriel, and Lavina who married Capt. Eleazer Gidney; 3. Caleb, married Hannah Brown and had Caleb, Samuel, Josiah, Andrew, Nehemiah, Sylvanus, Elias, Caroline, Hannah, Lavina, and Anna; 4. Gabriel, married Bethia Miller and had James, Gabriel, Anthony, Glorianna, Lewis, Henry, and Bethia; 5. Charlotte, married Samuel Fowler, Sr. (see sketch of Fowler family Page 2??); 6. Henry, married Mary Foster, grand-daughter of Major Paulding, and had Elizabeth, William, Anna, Henry, and Samuel who was born at Yorktown, 1751, died at Newburgh, 1836, married Charlotte, daughter of Abel Flewwelling, and had Henry, Abigail, Elizabeth, Mary, Anna, Esther, Martha and Abel Guilford; 7. Elizabeth, married Josiah Fowler and had Glorianna, Gabriel, Esther, and Martha; 8. Josiah, married Charity Wetmore and had Seth, Alathea, Anna, and Esther. (2) John had three sons, Elisha, Joseph, and Nathaniel. (3) Francis had a son David, and three daughters, viz: Abigail, who married Nehemiah Fowler; Elizabeth, who married Arthur Smith; and Martha, who married Caleb Merritt. He died in Newburgh, June 2, 1760 aged 63 years. (4) David (? Daniel above?) had Isaiah, Nathan, David, Gilbert, Samuel, Josiah, Martha who married Daniel Denton, and Lavina who married Robert Denton. --- The Branches of this family are quite numerous in Westchester, as will be seen by reference to Bolton's history of that county.
  Person ID	I18982	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2009

  
  

  Family	Mary Brundish,   b. Bef 10 Dec 1628,   d. 15 Sep 1684, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States  (Age > 55 years)
  Married	Bef 5 Aug 1642	Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States   [3]
  Children	1. John Purdy,   b. 1646, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 1678, Rye, Westchester, New York, United States  (Age 32 years)   2. Elizabeth Purdy,   b. 1648, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 1742  (Age 94 years)   3. Francis Purdy, Jr,   b. 1650, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. Between 1722 and 1725, Rye, Westchester, New York, United States  (Age 72 years)   4. Joseph Purdy,   b. 1653, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 29 Oct 1709, Rye, Westchester, New York, United States  (Age 56 years)   5. Mary Purdy,   b. Abt 1657, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Daniel Purdy,   b. Abt 1658, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. Bef 1670, Rye, Westchester, New York, United States  (Age ~ 11 years)
  Family ID	F12729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Married - Bef 5 Aug 1642 - Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Died - Bef 14 Oct 1658 - Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S697] Info: Alec Purdy, E-mail, 16 Jun 1999. [S579] Info: Alexander Weeks. [S798] Electronic: RootsWeb World Connect, Cal Owen.