Thomas Purnell

Thomas Purnell
WoW-JW3:198
24 Jun 176815 Sep 1769
To wife Mary Purnell: use of dwelling plantation called WATERMILLION POINT being part of MOUNT EPHRAIM. Also part of tract MOUNT EPHRAIM that I purchased from my son John Purnell being part of the plantation where James Richardson lately lived. Also part of tract PARTNERSHIP and tract PURNELLS INHERITANCE and tract PATRICKS CHOICE, tract SIMPLETON, part of ADDITION TO COW QUARTER and the part of MOUNT EPHRAIM devised by David Selby to John Victor and by me since bought from Joshua Duer and wife and Linsey Puddery and wife. Also use of Negro men Will, Deavorix, Great Jack, Isaac, Little Jack, George, woman Peg, woman Florah, woman Dinah, woman Leah. Also all cattle, hogs, sheep, household furniture
To children and grandchildren - personal estate at wife's death
To son Thomas Purnell - the two Negro men Will and Deavorix at wife's death
To granddaughter Mary Wright - Negro girl Rose
To grandson Philip Marsh - part of land after wife's death beginning at the line between myself and Charles Richardson and running to Richardson's Bridge and running to Barnet's Clearing and Blizard's Clearing (formerly Victor's) and running along the swamp road until it intersects the county road leading from the seaside until it intersects the line of Robert Richardson and John Richardson and the line of Charles Richardson the Elder between his son James and Charles the Younger. Also ROCHESTER which was devised by my father Thomas Purnell to my brother Benjamin Purnell (deceased) being part of the land where William Turner lately lived. Also Negro boy Jesse, girl Rose (now in the possession of Milby Atkinson). This to Philip when he is eighteen years
To daughter Mary wife of Charles Ratcliff - tracts SAINT LAWRENCE NECK and HEAD OF SAINT LAWRENCE NECK being the land bought from Major Hudson and William Hudson. Also part of tract RESERVE bought from William Richardson
To daughter Elizabeth wife of Jabez Fisher - tract UNITY, tract SPALDWIN, tract OLD FAIRFIELD, tract NEW FAIRFIELD, tract CHANCE, tract PUZZLE
To grandson Hezekiah Wright - daughter Elizabeth's part after her death
To grandson Purnell Wright - part of ROCHESTER which was devised by my father Thomas Purnell to my sister Elizabeth Purnell (deceased) and being where Isaac Hammond now lives
To daughter Comfort wife of Thomas Purnell of Synepuxon - dwelling plantation called WATERMILLION POINT
To granddaughter Mary Wright - tract CROOKSEY HILL
To son Thomas Purnell - tracts WALLOPS NECK, BAYS END, EAST GATE, 200 pounds
To grandchildren (children of daughter Elizabeth) Zadock Wright, Hezekiah Wright, Purnell Wright, Mary Wright, Thomas Fisher, Hesse Fisher, Betty Fisher - ,50 each.
To grandsons Thomas Marsh and John Marsh: ,50.
To granddaughter Mary Maull: Negro girl Adah.
To granddaughters Mary Atkinson, Sarah Atkinson, Ann Atkinson, Charlotte Atkinson: lands on Saint Martins,
To granddaughters Charlotte Atkinson and Sarah Atkinson: Negro boys Caesar and Abner.
To children Thomas, Elizabeth, Mary, Comfort and grandson Philip Marsh:
CYPRESS ADVENTURE:
Executors: wife Mary Purnell, son Thomas Purnell, Milby Atkinson, Thomas Purnell of Synepuxon
Witnesses: Isaac Morris, Lemuel Purnell, Chesed Purnell

Thomas married Mary Outten, daughter of John Outten I and Mary Gray. (Mary Outten was born on 10 Sep 1702 in Somerset Co., MD.)