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51 Was from Barwell, Warwickshire, England.
 
Humphrie Purefoy
 
52 In James City Va. in 1624 is listed a Lieutenant Purfrey, p 616.
"Settlers living "at ye Plantacon (over against) James Cittie in Vir. Fe
b. 16, 1623/24"

Came in the ship "George" in 1621

America's First Families
Thomas Purifye, 1652-55, Lancaster Co., Vir.

Paul and Kathy Gause states on their website that:
1. Thomas was the sixth son of Humphrie and Alice.
2. Died at his 1,000 acre estate "Drayton."
3. Came to America when he was 43 years of age.
4. He was named as one of the early Virginia Pioneers from the 1624 recor
ds in Capt. John Smith's first English Colony at Jamestown.
5. In 1652 he was a member of the council.
6. He was commissioner of Elizabeth City County in 1626.
7. He was Burgess of the lower part of Elizabeth City County from 1629-16
30.
8. He was principle commander of Elizabeth City County in 1629
9. He was a member of the King's Council in 1631.
10. In 1635, the mutiny in Virginia was reported by Capt. Purifoy.

Land Office Patents & Grants:

Sept. 20, 1628: Bought 100 acres in Elizabeth City. Within the precin
ct of Elizabeth City, from the fields called Fort Henry.

April 18, 1635: County location unknown, 200 acres. Part of the land beg
innine south from the Pocoson River at a point called by the name Willough
by Point.

May 10, 1631: County location unknown, 500 acres. Upon a point called Cr
oss quarter.

November 28, 1635: Elizabeth City County, 100 acres. Northwest upon a cr
eek next upon the fort field and northwest upon John Neals land.

Edna Mae Selden in her book "Selden and Kindred of Virginia" states that t
he Purefoy family was from Leicestershire, England.

Ancestor Lineages of Members Texas Society/National Society Colonia Dam
es Seventeenth Century on page 263 states the following:

Purefoy, Thomas, Capt.
Born 1582, Leicestershire, Eng.
Died 1640, Elizabeth City Co., VA
Married before 1629, Leicestershire, Eng., Lucy Ranson
Lucy Ranson was born 1958, Leicestershire, Eng. and died Elizabeth City Co
., VA
Service: Military 1626, commissioner, Burgess, Governor's Council 1632; V
A
Children: Thomas, died by 1674, married ____?____, she married 2nd Maj
or Mathew Wakelin.


 
Thomas Purefoy
 
53 Paul and Kathy Gause states on their website that:

1. Thomas came to Virginia with his mother in 1629.
2. Patented 2,000 acres in the "Freshes of Rappahhannock in 1655.
3. Member of the Abingdon Parish Episcopal Church in Gloucester County, V
irginia.

Land Office Patents & Grants:

March 13, 1655: County location unknown, 2,000 acres, in the freshes of R
appahhannock River and beginnine at a point of Low Land on the south si
de of the river about 4 miles above Nanzamem Towne.








1790 Federal Census Craven Co., N.C., Newburn Dist.

Thomas Purify: family:
2 white males 16 & up
0 white males under 16
3 white females
0 all other free persons
2 slaves

Thomas Purify, 2nd Regiment, 4th Co., Detached from the Craven Regiment
Muster Rolls - Soldiers of the War of 1812
Detached from The Militia of N.C. 1812 & 1814

A Frances Purifoy (born Gloucester Co., Vir.) daughter of Thomas Purifoy m
arried Richard Hand, died in 1689 Elizabeth City Co., Vir.

Land Office Patents & Grants (Vir. Lib. records) 1623-43

Patents 1, p.88
Thomas Purfury, Lt. 20 Sept. 1628, Elizabeth City Co., 100 acres. Within t
he precincts of Elizabeth City and c., from the fields called Fort Henry.

Patents 1, p. 163
Thomas Purifie, 18 Apr. 1635, Co. location unknown, 2000 acres. Part of t
he land beginning So. E. from the Pocoson river at a point called by the n
ame of Willoughly poynt.

Patents 1, p. 103
Thomas Purifoy, 10 May 1631, Co. location not given, 500 acres. Upon a po
int called Cross quarter.

Patents 3, p. 386
Thomas Purifoy 13 Mar. 1655, Co. location not given, 2000 acres. In the f
reshes of Rappahannock river, and beginning at a point of Low Land, on t
he South side of the river about 4 miles above Nanzemum Towne.

Patents 1, p. 323
Thomas Purifye 28 Nov. 1635, 100 acres. Northwest upon a creek next up
on the fort field and c. Northeast upon John Neal's land.

Patents 3, p. 108
Thomas Purifye 15 Sept. 1652 and Mrs. Temperance Peppett, Co. location n
ot given.
700 acres. On the westward side of the North river, in Mackjack bay. Beg
inning and c. on the Southward side of a creek which divides this land fr
om the land of Thomas Symons, dec'd.



 
Thomas Purefoy, Jr.
 
54 Tradition states that Thomas was delicate and scholarly, and was educat
ed in England and that Judith came to America for religious liberty.
 
Thomas Nicholas Purefoy
 
55 The book Memorial Record of Alabama, Vol. I, page 771 states that Martha d
ied at her grandson's house in Georgia, leaving a large family and that th
ree of her sons were physicians and Methodist ministers, viz: Archibald 
Martha Davis Purifoy
 
56 Nicholas came to North Carolina with his mother and siblings.

Under Craven Co., deeds, N.C. is listed a William Nicholas Purefoy, Book 2
0, page 24, in 1770.

Paul and Kathy Gause state that:

1. Helped to establish religious freedom in America.
2. Full account of his persecution is given in Elder Henry Sheets', A His
tory of the Liberty Baptist Association from It's Organization in 18
32 to 1906.
3. The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. II, N
o. 2, Page 198, gives the petition of the Patist brethren to build a hou
se of worship in Newbern, North Carolina. Rev. Nicholas Purifoy's na
me is signed to this petition. 
Nicholas Purifoy, Rev.
 
57




Passenger & Immigration Lists Index lists the following:
Purefoy, Lucy, going to Va., 1629
Purefoy, Saml. going to Va., 1705
Purefoy, Samuell, 13 years old, going to St. Christopher
Purefoy, Thomas, going to Va., 1621

Supposedly had 9 children total - Sallie was the 6th child.

1790 Federal Census, Craven Co., N.C., Newbern Dist.
Thomas Purify - 2 while males (16 yrs. and up)
3 free white females
2 slaves
 
Thomas Purifoy
 
58 Paul and Kathy Gause website states that:

1. William and his brothers, Arrington and John, came to Georgia from Cra
ven Co., North Carolina, in 1807-1808. John later moved to Alabama.

William ws a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church

The Memorial Record of Alabama, Vol. I, page 771 states that William Purif
oy was of English descent and died before his grandson, Dr. William T. Bur
gamy, was born. 
William Madison Purifoy, Rev.
 
59 Judith came to North Carolina with her children following the death of h
er husband. She died in Craven County., North Carolina 
Judith Searles
 
60 Sir Alexander Stewart of Garlies. Sir Alexander Stewart
 
61 Her name is listed as Ann of Botetourt. Ann Unknown
 
62 Robert Vans of Barnberoch. Robert Vans
 
63 Wylie Adair stated that she was buried in Oklahoma in Choctaw County. Alameda E. Watkins
 
64 Our ancestors are chronicled in the book "Henry Watkins of Henrico Count
y, His Descendants and Their Allied Families" compiled by Jane McMurtry Al
len, printed by Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD. in 1985. It is in t
he Library Congress Catalogue Card under Number #85-80127 
Henry Watkins
 
65 Info. not verified. Info from Watkins Genforum for William Watkins. John Watkins
 
66 Info not verified. Info from Watkins Genforum William Watkins Jonathan Watkins
 
67 Pvt., A. Co., 5th Cav. - R. H. Watkins (Sparksman's L-Arty. Co.)

Tennessee Confederates
Barry's L-Arty. Co., R. H. Watkins, Pvt., Trevitt's Co. Sul. Co. Res.

Alabama Land Records - Rial H. Watkins, Aug. 19, 1836, Coosa Land Dist., 3
20 acres.

E-mail from Wanda Watkins, Seattle, rhodyrun@hotmail.com Dec. 2002 states:

The earliest Coosa County record for this pioneer Watkins Family was in 18
33 when Rial Watkins and his mother, Agnes, were securities for Jam
es P. Daniel, guardian of Spencer Daniels's orphan, Luisa. Rial, James a
nd Thornton were sons of Jonathan Watkins and Agnes Daniel, who married Oc
tober 2, 1805, in Knox Co., Ky. Little is known about Jonathan or his oth
er children. Jonathan and his brother, Joel, were the sons of John and El
eanor Watkins of Botetcourt Co., Va. Agnes and her three known sons migra
ted Coosa Co., as did Joel's son, Baker E. Watkins. Mrs. Agnes Watkins w
as head of housefold for twenty-two persons in the 1840 Coosa census, whi
ch cited eight white males, five white females and nine slaves. In Janua
ry 1851, Agnes made application for the settlement of Drucilla Daniel's es
tate in the Coosa Probate Court. The distributes were Thomas Daniel, Dav
id Daniel, James P. Daniel (Coosa Co. deputy clerk) and " the administrato
r, Agnes Watkins formally Agnes Daniel". Nothing more is known of Agnes.

1850 Federal Census, Coosa Co., Alabama, Dwelling 263, Fam. 263
Watkins,RialAge 42Born Ky.
"SarahAge 32Born Ky.
"Josephine Age 10Born Ala.
"AgnesAge 8Born Ala.
"MissouriAge 6Born Ala.
"AnnaAge 4Born Ala.
"AlmidaAge 2Born Ala.
"HarrietAge 1Born Ala.


1860 Federal Census, Anderson Co., Texas, Beat 7, B. O. Box Kickapoo, Dwel
ling 1091, Fam. 1092
WatkinsR. H.Age 59Born Ky.
"SarahAge 42Born Ky.
"AgnesAge 19Born Ala.
"M.Age 16Born Ala.
"SusanAge 15Born Ala.
"AlmedaAge 13Born Ala.
"HarretAge 11Born Ala.
"JamesAge 9Born Texas
"MaryAge 6Born Texas
"CaldoniaAge 4Born Texas

Texas Probate Index, Anderson Co., File 839, Page 277 = Watkins, R. H. (de
ceased)

1870 Mortality Schedule of Anderson Co., Texas states that R. H. Watkins d
ied of the measles. 
Rial Henry Watkins
 
68 Her father may have been Robert Wood noted in the following:

Enclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy - Philadelphia (p.450)
Minutes and Marriage Records. Page 555
1776, 11, 7. Elizabeth, dt. Wm. & Margaret, Phila. Pa., m. Robert Woo
d, s Joseph & Mary Mary Phila. Pa., at Phila. Mtg.

1790 Kentucky Federal Census
Robert Wood Fayette Co. 2/26/1790
Robert Wood Jefferson Co. 6/1789

1800 Kentucky Tax list
Robert Wood Livingston Co. (No TWP)

1810 Kentucky Federal Census
Robert Wood Caldwell Co., p. 17 - 10110 -30010-00
Robert Wood Caldwell Co., p. 7 - 00100-00000-00


EXTRACTS LIVINGSTON CO., KY., COURT ORDER Bk. A, 1803
Monday, the 7th day of March 1803, p. 205
On motion of Robert Wood and he having made sufficient proof to the Cour
ts Ordered that a certificate be granted him to the Treasurer for the appr
opriation of the mony he has paid for his head right (sic) land to other l
ands.

LIVINGSTON COUNTY KENTUCKY, COURT ORDER BOOK C 1807-1808 dated Sept. 30, 1
807 the following: "A Justice of the peace being needed for the Co. of Li
vingston the court recommends Joseph Wood and Isaac Hicks to the Go
v. & C. Mo Cumberland." COULD THIS BE SARAH'S FATHER? 
Sarah Wood
 

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