Another Saga of NICHOLAS PURCELL Born 30 DEC. 1835 TIPPERARY?, IRELAND. Died Newburgh, N.Y. 3Mar. 1885. Married to ANNE RYAN, Also born in Ireland. D/O PATRICK AND MARGARET RYAN. I talked to a cousin last night who I have never met. I asked her if her grand mother ever told her anything about NICHOLAS PURCELL, traditionally wise. Her grandmother was the sister of my grandmother and both daughters of NICHOLAS PURCELL. She repeated exactly what my grandmother told me Verbatum. NICHOLAS PURCELL had two or three brothers.(First names of brothers and father not known) The father was a SQUIRE who owned a lot of land and was well off and raised horses and dogs(Wolfhounds?). According to Irish tradition the estate was always left to the older male child. NICHOLAS and his other younger brother were left out of the will and came to America. NICHOLAS came to N.Y. and the other brother went to CANADA who eventually came well off in some sort of business. They both came over prior to 1860. SOooooo, any of you CANADIANS KNOW OF A WELL OFF PURCELL. And you Irishmen and woman know of a SQIIRE who raised horses and dogs in Tipperary around 1834. Also mentioned was a Col. NICHOLAS PURCELL, BARRON OF LOUGHMOE CASTLE up around TEMPLEMORE, 1690. charles chic@ewol.com