John Purdy, Known as Still John


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John Purdy (1695-1773) was born in Rye, New York to Joseph Purdy (1652-1709) and Elizabeth. He was the grandson of Francis Purdy who emigrated from Yorkshire, England in about 1640. John was known as Still John. In 1726 he married Elizabeth Mead and they were the parents of six sons. Descendants live in New York, Wisconsin and other parts of the United States.




Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986


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The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.







Descendents [sic] of Sir Robert Crosse


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Sir Robert Crosse was born in Charlinch, Somerset, England in about 1552. He married Olyve Turner in 1576 in London. They had eight children. A possible descendant, Silvester Crosse, son of John Crosse and Margaret Wright, was born in about 1638. He emigrated in about 1682 and settled in Charleston, South Carolina. Traces descendants of this and other Crosse and Cross families, primarily in Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Indiana and Texas. The author believes these families are related but has not been able to prove it in every case.




Nexus


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The newsmagazine of the New England Historic Genealogic Society.







Gabriel Purdy


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Gabriel Purdy (1721-1803) of the 4th generation was the son of Samuel Purdy (1685-1753) of the 3rd generation and (1) Clorinda Penelope Strang, the daughter of Daniel and Charlotte LeMaistre Strang of White Planes, New York. He was Captain of a Loyalist Company. He married Bethia Miller (1728-1809), daughter of Anthony Miller and Hannah Ganung. He moved his family to Annapolis, MD in 1784. They were the parents of eleven children. He died at Digby, Nova Scotia and was buried in the Parish of Clements Cemetery at Clementsport. Several generations of ancestors and descendants are given.







Ulster Presbyterians and the Scots Irish Diaspora, 1750-1764


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Bankhurst examines how news regarding the violent struggle to control the borderlands of British North America between 1740 and 1760 resonated among communities in Ireland with familial links to the colonies. This work considers how intense Irish press coverage and American fundraising drives in Ireland produced empathy among Ulster Presbyterians.




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