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Thomas Purefoy, Jr.
Abt 1621 - 1673

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• Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	Abt 1621	England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Between 1673 and 1675	Gloucester Co., Virginia   [1]
  Person ID	I0397	J. Purifoy Adair8
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	Thomas Purefoy,   b. Abt 1578, Warwickshire, England ,   d. Between 1652 and 1655, Elizabeth City, Vir.
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Lucy Ranson,   b. 1598, Leicestershire, England ,   d. Between 1657 and 1660, Elizabeth City County, Virginia
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	1620
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Unknown,   b. 1624,   d. 1686
  Married	1650	Virginia   [2]
  Children	1. Thomas Nicholas Purefoy,   b. Abt 1657, Gloucester Co., Virginia ,   d. Between 28 Feb 1685 and 1686, Middlesex Co., Virginia
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  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.




• Sources

  [S07729] Paul and Kathy Gause. [S08199] Alice M. Purifoy, North Carolina.