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John Purcell 1698–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1698

Birth Location: Staten Island, Richmond, New York, British Colonial America

Death Date: AUG 1758

Death Location: Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Father: Thomas Purcell

Mother: Christiana(Styntje) Wooggelum

Spouse(s): Hannah Hull

Children(s): Thomas Purcell

John Purcell was born in 1698 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, British Colonial America, the child of Thomas Purcell And Christiana Styntje Van Wooggelum. John Purcell married Hannah Hull, and had children including Thomas Purcell. John Purcell passed away in 1758 in Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • John Purcell was born in 1698 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, British Colonial America, the child of Thomas Purcell And Christiana Styntje Van Wooggelum.
  • John Purcell married Hannah Hull, and had children including Thomas Purcell.
  • John Purcell passed away in 1758 in Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Purcell's Ancestors

Self
John Purcell
1698–1758
Birth Place: Staten Island, Richmond, New York, British Colonial America
Parents
Thomas Purcell
1662–1738
Irelands Eye, County Dublin, Ireland
Christiana(Styntje) (Van) Wooggelum
1667–
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Grandparents
Jan (Peter Van Woggelum) Pieterzen
1641–1719
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Stintje (Jans Hendrick Van) Ootmarsum
1655–1685
Ootmarsum, Overijssel, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Purcell's Descendants

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John Purcell (1698–AUG 1758) m. Hannah Hull (20 MAR 1692–1758)
  1. 1. Thomas Purcell 1720–1779 m. Mary (Van) Hook 1722–1771
    1. 1. Benjamin Purcell 1746– m. Elizabeth Osburn 1746–1830
      1. 1. Mariah Purcell 1780–1826 m. Zachariah Cotton 1774–1840
        1. 1. Frances Cotton 1801–1875 m. Joseph Short 1804–1884

John Purcell's Timeline

3 Records

1698
1698
Birth of John Purcell in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, British Colonial America
Staten Island, Richmond, New York, British Colonial America
1698
7 SEP 1698
John Purcell was christened in Port Richmond, Richmond, New York, British Colonial America
Port Richmond, Richmond, New York, British Colonial America
1758
AUG 1758
Age 60
Death of John Purcell in Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Staten Island, Richmond, New York, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 June 2019, 22:36), entry for John Purcell II(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCD7-629
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018, John Purcell in entry for Margaret Purcell, 08 Apr 1838); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,109.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, BYU FHL microfilm #6055386
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry.com
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, ancestry.com
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Purcell in entry for John Purcell and Rebecca Wellstaebt Or Hyman, 15 Oct 1890; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,452,068.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell and Elizabeth Whyt, 03 Sep 1720; citing Canongate,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,743, 103,092.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell in entry for Margaret Pursell, 03 Feb 1723; citing CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell in entry for John Pursell, 30 Aug 1724; citing CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell, 06 May 1712; citing CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 7 SEP 1698
    Event Place: Port Richmond, Richmond, New York, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 June 2019, 22:36), entry for John Purcell II(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCD7-629
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018, John Purcell in entry for Margaret Purcell, 08 Apr 1838); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,109.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, BYU FHL microfilm #6055386
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry.com
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, George E. McCracken, Ph.D., <i>"Thomas Pursell and His Earlier Descendants"<i> The American Genealogist Vol. 36, P. 144.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Barbara A. Barth, "Those Easy-Going Van Woggelums Again" New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, P. 108.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Wright, Tobias Alexander, Staten Island Church Records Heritage Books, Inc., page 9.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, ancestry.com
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Purcell in entry for John Purcell and Rebecca Wellstaebt Or Hyman, 15 Oct 1890; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,452,068.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell and Elizabeth Whyt, 03 Sep 1720; citing Canongate,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,743, 103,092.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell in entry for Margaret Pursell, 03 Feb 1723; citing CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell in entry for John Pursell, 30 Aug 1724; citing CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell, 06 May 1712; citing CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 June 2019, 22:36), entry for John Purcell II(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCD7-629
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018, John Purcell in entry for Margaret Purcell, 08 Apr 1838); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,109.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, BYU FHL microfilm #6055386
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry.com
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, ancestry.com
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Purcell in entry for John Purcell and Rebecca Wellstaebt Or Hyman, 15 Oct 1890; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,452,068.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell and Elizabeth Whyt, 03 Sep 1720; citing Canongate,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,743, 103,092.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell in entry for Margaret Pursell, 03 Feb 1723; citing CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell in entry for John Pursell, 30 Aug 1724; citing CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell, 06 May 1712; citing CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1758
    Event Place: Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 June 2019, 22:36), entry for John Purcell II(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCD7-629
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018, John Purcell in entry for Margaret Purcell, 08 Apr 1838); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,109.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, BYU FHL microfilm #6055386
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry.com
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Barbara A. Barth, "Those Easy-Going Van Woggelums Again" New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, P. 108.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, ancestry.com
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Purcell in entry for John Purcell and Rebecca Wellstaebt Or Hyman, 15 Oct 1890; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,452,068.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell and Elizabeth Whyt, 03 Sep 1720; citing Canongate,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,743, 103,092.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell in entry for Margaret Pursell, 03 Feb 1723; citing CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell in entry for John Pursell, 30 Aug 1724; citing CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Pursell, 06 May 1712; citing CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,741.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree

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