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William Monroe Purvis 1757–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1757

Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, British Crown Colony, USA

Death Date: 4 Dec 1835

Death Location: Fleming, Kentucky, United States

Father: William Purvis

Mother: Elizabeth Ellender

Spouse(s): Jane Burke

Children(s): Nancy Purvis

The story of William Monroe Purvis began in 1757 in Culpeper County, Virginia, British Crown Colony, USA. William Monroe Purvis married Jane Burchs Burke, and had children including Nancy Purvis. William Monroe Purvis passed away in 1835 in Fleming, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Monroe Purvis began in 1757 in Culpeper County, Virginia, British Crown Colony, USA.
  • William Monroe Purvis married Jane Burchs Burke, and had children including Nancy Purvis.
  • William Monroe Purvis passed away in 1835 in Fleming, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Purvis
1730–1813
Birth Location: St Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Ellender
1725–1813
Birth Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Burke
1773–1851
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Nancy Purvis
1786–1848
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
NP

William Purvis's Ancestors

Self
William Purvis
1757–1835
Birth Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, British Crown Colony, USA
Parents
William Purvis
1730–1813
St Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Ellender
1725–1813
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Forbes Purvis) Jr
1690–1740
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, British Crown Colony, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Winston
1714–1740
Hanover, King George, Virginia, British Crown Colony, USA
Robert (Melville) Ellender
1705–1755
Virginia
Elizabeth Dalyrmple
1705–
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary (8ggm)
1645–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Miles
1607–1689
Margarett ggm
1615–1692

William Purvis's Descendants

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William (Monroe) Purvis (10 Jan 1757–4 Dec 1835) m. Jane (Burchs) Burke (1773–22 Feb 1851)
  1. 1. Nancy Purvis 1786–1848 m. John Cooper 1782–1841
    1. 1. Permelia (Millie) Cooper 1806–1875 m. Robert (L.) Kissick 1804–1873
      1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Kissick 1827–1890 m. David Price 1818–1894
        1. 1. Lewis Price 1865–1933 m. Eva Price 1872–1951
        2. 2. Hiram (M) Price 1856–1931
        3. 3. Samuel (P.) Price 1871–1927
        4. 4. Millard (C.) Price 1860–
        5. 5. Manda (E.) Price 1862–
        6. 6. Lucy Price 1865–
        7. 7. Tennessee Price 1873–
        8. 8. Millard (Clay) Price 1860–1928
        9. 9. Amanda ("Manda" Elizabeth) Price 1862–1946
        10. 10. Lucy Price 1865–1945
        11. 11. Tennessee Price 1873–1946
        12. 12. William (Alexander) Price 1851–1926
        13. 13. Eliza (Ann) Price 1849–1852

William Purvis's Timeline

3 Records

1757
10 Jan 1757
Birth of William Monroe Purvis in Culpeper County, Virginia, British Crown Colony, USA
Culpeper County, Virginia, British Crown Colony, USA
1792
1792
Age 35
William Monroe Purvis was married in VA
VA
1835
4 Dec 1835
Age 78
Death of William Monroe Purvis in Fleming, Kentucky, United States
Fleming, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1757
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, British Crown Colony, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1835
    Event Place: Fleming, Kentucky, United States
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