John Purdy (abt. 1646 - 1678)

Born about 1646 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

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Descendants

Died 1678 at about age 32 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

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John Purdy, son of Francis, married Elizabeth Brown.^[1] She was baptized 1 Aug 1647.^[1]

Children ^{[2] [3]} included:

1. Justice Purdy 1672–1678
2. Gilbert Purdy 1673–1678
3. Thomas Purdy 1675–1731, father of James, Andrew, Thomas Jr and Nehemiah
4. Elizabeth Purdy 1676-1678
5. Daniel Purdy 1677 –1706, who married Elizabeth Stoakham
6. Francis Purdy 1677-1678

John Purdy died in 1678. ^[4]His estate inventory was taken at Fairfield 26 Dec 1678^[5] and his widow Elizabeth made oathe. She asked that her father [step father] John Hoit, and her brother Thomas Browne (or brother Hacaliah Browne) be made overseers.^[1][5]

In May 1769, the Connecticut General Assembly granted liberty to John Brandig and Eliz Purdy, who are administrators to the estate of John Purdy of Rye, deceased, to make, sign, seal, and deliver unto Francis Purdy deeds of sale for the one half of those land John Purdy aforesaid bought of John Jackson, lying in Rye which was purchased for the said Francis Purdy intentionally as appears on by testimonies.^[6]

The references don't explain precisely why so many members of this family died in 1678, however King Philip's War may have been a contributing factor. Thousands of colonists died from either war or disease during this conflct. If you look at the John Purdy's probate record, Page 2, the next will posted is John Godwin, "a soldier in an expedition again the enemy.^[5]

According to Thomas William Brundage,^[7] John Purdy, b. 1648, d. 1678, m. Elizabeth Brown.

According to Perry Streeter,^[8] Mary Brundish (John, Thomas) and Francis Purdy, who was b. abt. 1627 in England and d. 1658 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT. She then m. 2nd John Hoyt/Hoit. He b. 2/12/1614 at York, England. d. 1684 at Rye, Westchester Co., NY (then Fairfield County, CT.) The 5 Purdy children were, as follows: John, Francis, Joseph, Daniel, and Mary. The 5 Hoyt/Hoit children were, as follows: Samuel, John Mary Rachel, and Simon.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Jacobus, Donald Lines, MA (compiler, editor.) History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. Fairfield, Conn.: The Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930.
2. ↑ Familysearch shows various secondary sources with this information
3. ↑ Ancestry.com shows various secondary sources with this information, behind a paywall
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image).
   Find A Grave: Memorial #176860992 (accessed 2 June 2022)
   Memorial page for John Purdy (1646-1678), citing Milton Cemetery, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA; Maintained by Memerizion (contributor 48072664).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9049/images/007627300_00145). Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line], Probate Records, Vol 1-5, 1648-1750 image 145-146-135. Fairfield, Vol 3 1676-1690, Page 45-46, Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Free Ancestry.com image Page 1; Page 2
6. ↑ Trumbull, J. Hammond, "The Public Record of the Colony of Connecticut, May 1678-June 1689", Press of the Case, Lockwood & Co., Hartford, 1859, Page 28. (https://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/books/The_Public_Records_of_the_Colony_of_Connecticut_1678-1689.pdf)
7. ↑ A Brundage Family Genealogy, An Account of Some of the American Descendants of John Brundish (1593-1639), Who Came from England to Massachusetts in 1635 by Thomas William Brundage, 1989. The following web site appears to contain 13 pages of Chapter 2, and a couple pages of Chapter 3, that is, 3-33 and 3-34. There appears to be a total of 54 pages in Chapter 2 that is not in this web site. So, apparently there are only 13 pages out of 54 pages. See: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/73570863?p=21538652&returnLabel=John%20Brundage%20(LDBV-TG7)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FLDBV-TG7
8. ↑ A Brundage Family Genealogy, An Account of Some of the American Descendants of John Brundish (1593-1639), Who Came from England to Massachusetts in 1635 by Thomas William Brundage, 1989. The following web site appears to contain 13 pages of Chapter 2, and a couple pages of Chapter 3, that is, 3-33 and 3-34. There appears to be a total of 54 pages in Chapter 2 that is not in this web site. So, apparently there are only 13 pages out of 54 pages. See: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/73570863?p=21538652&returnLabel=John%20Brundage%20(LDBV-TG7)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FLDBV-TG7

See also:

• Brown, Coralynn, Index: History Of Rye, NY, Chronicle of a Border Town, Westchester County, New York Including Harrison and White Plains till 1788. by Charles W. Baird, (1871) New York: Anson D. F. Randolph and Co., "Early Families, PURDY to YOUNGS.".

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3CY4-1R8 : accessed 19 November 2018), entry for John /Brundage/; "Martindale Demond" file (2:2:2:MMD5-9J1), submitted 27 May 2016 by melmmart [identity withheld for privacy].

Acknowledgements

This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.