Forwarded from cpurcell1@cox.net Hi Ellen; Our Purcells are - from latest to 'earliest known' - New Jersey, Brooklyn, Scranton, PA and then Ireland. I'm still digging back. As to names: Parents; Lewis Purcell (Brooklyn) and Mary Johnston Purcell (Bronx) Grandparents: James Vincent Purcell (Scranton) and Ellen T. Lewis (Franklin Furnace, NJ) G-Grandparents: Patrick ? Purcell (Ireland, then Scranton) and Catherine Kelly Purcell (Ireland, then Scranton) Even though there is a large contingent of Purcells in Scranton, they are very reserved about their genealogy. I've tried several Purcells that I am sure are related, asking for Scranton info, without a response. I'm now digging thru all the 'usual suspect' routes. Recently found a cache of old records in a box in my brother's basement that held lots of genealogy goodies. Still culling through that. Regards, Larry Purcell