Samuel Purcell (abt. 1775 - 1860)

Born about 1775 in Loudoun County, Virginia

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Died 19 May 1860 at about age 85 in Marshall, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Samuel Purcell was born about 1775 in Loudoun County, Virginia. He is the son of Benjamin Purcell and Elizabeth Osburn.^[1]

Samuel married Ann Brewer January 2, 1801, in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky.^[2]

Samuel moved shortly after his marriage to the Laughery Creek Valley in Dearborn county, Indiana. They settled when there were few in the area including the Ross family who lived next to them and Ebenezer Harbert beyond that with the Conaways further down.^[3]

Samuel and four of his family (Benjamin, Sr., Lawrence, Benjamin, Jr., and John) were listed as electors for the election held at the house of Daniel Conaway on August 3, 1812, in Laughery Township. Benjamin, Sr., also acted as an election judge.^[4]

He was an original purchaser of a portion of section 2 in Pike township in Ohio county (also part in Dearborn county), Indiana, in 1814.^[5]

Research Notes:

• In 1810, a Samuel Purcell was counted in Loudoun County, Virginia.
  • FWMU10 = 4
  • FWM10-15 = 2
  • FWM16-25 = 1
  • FWM45+ = 1 (this Samuel should only be about 35. If this is him, he must have been b. 1765.)
  • FWF10-15 = 1
  • FWF16-25 = 1
  • FWF26-44 = 1 (Ann should be about 34, so this fits)
  • Slaves = 1

• In 1810, another Samuel Purcel was counted in Loudoun County, Virginia
  • FWM26-44 = 1 (the age is correct but he should have a wife and some kids)

Footnotes:

1. ↑ PFA18 Page 160 cites Probate Order Book No. 1, pg. 104, Dearborn Co., In. presumably Thomas' will listing 9 children. Mariah was not listed in the will but her marriage bond indicates she is the daughter of Benjamin.
2. ↑ Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 (Ancestry.com)
3. ↑ Weakley Page 499, 500
4. ↑ Election Returns, 1809, 1812 [Indiana Historical Society]; Call Number: Coll. # M98 Box 32; Volume Number: Folder 10; Page Number: 2; Family Number: 20 (Ancestry.com) Note: Thomas is the only son 18 or over not present.
5. ↑ Weakley Page 515

Sources

• Weakley, F. E. History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana: From Their Earliest Settlement, F. E. Weakley, Chicago, Ill., 1885. On Archive.org
• PFA18: Purcell Family of America Genealogical Association, July 1989, Volume 18, Number 3, p. 160