found this on yahoo.com: Robert Clements 15 Dec 1595 - 29 Sep 1658 son Abraham Clements b 1650 (dau Mary b ca 1637; indicted for witchcraft 1692; living in 1695) son Ezekiel Clements son Abraham Clements son Samuel B. Clements m Pamela Goggins son John Marshall Clemens (b Va); m Jane Lampston at Columbia, Ky 1823; moved to Tn then to Florida, Mo. (trees on rootsweb doesn't go beyond Samuel or John(only 3/4 ch of John & Jane) son Samuel Langhorne Clemens (aka Mark Twin); b 30 Nov 1835 - 1910 m Olivia Langdon 2 Feb 1870 Elmira, NY-- ch born Elmira, NY Then found Samuel Clements b 1838; s/o Wm W. & Anner R. THACKER (she b 1809 TN- 1882 KY?); d/o Samuel Thacker (1777 Full blood Cherokee) & Sarah Lalama (1790-half Cherokee) Wonder her connect to the Thacker who m Thomas- if any??? Remember characters in "Tom Sawyer" & others of that genra?? Wasn't Indian Joe a Cherokee??? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 12:17 PM Subject: Re: [KYNELSON-L] PURCELLS, Dennis, Thomas and James Sr. (brothers) >I would be interested in anything on Sarah Sullivan Purcell. > Do you have the Nelson Co. marriages? Most are in there twice once as > Purcell & again as Pursell. > Except for Thomas m. Rebecca Thatcher Feb. 4, 1796. > Are these kin to Samuel Clements aka Mark Twain? Becky Thatcher was the > girl in Tom Sawyer. > Dave > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judith Purcell" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 9:22 AM > Subject: [KYNELSON-L] PURCELLS, Dennis, Thomas and James Sr. (brothers) > > >> Dennis, Thomas and James Purcell (Pursley, etc.) were >> sons of Daniel Purcell who with wife Keziah >> Hite?)lived in Frederick County, Maryland. These sons >> came to Nelson County, KY about 1780. Another son, >> John Purcell, stayed in Frederick (Allegany), County >> Maryland. Daniel Purcell is first found just across >> the Potomac River in Hamphshire County, VA around >> 1750. >> Thomas PURCELL settled in Nelson/Bullitt County with >> wife Elenor SULLIVAN in 1780. They had children Isaac >> PURCELL (wife Rebecca Collins) d. 1805 Bullitt County; >> John PURCELL (wife Theodocia) lived Bullitt County; >> Catherine Sullivan PURCELL wife of Hezekiah LARD/LAIRD >> who moved to St. Louis, MO. Possible other chidren of >> Thomas and Elenor PURCELL: Susy PURCELL who married >> Thomas MIDDLETON, and Sarah Sullivan PURCELL who >> married Charles YOUNGER in Indiana. >> Dennis Purcell and wife Susanna (Biggerstaff?) and >> James Purcell, Sr. and wife Elizabeth lived in Nelson >> County. >> I would like to hear from anyone who has interest in >> the Purcells of Nelson and Bullitt Counties.--Judith >> Purcell >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> > >

And isn't genealogy fun with all our speculations? Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [KYNELSON-L] PURCELLS, Dennis, Thomas and James Sr. (brothers) > found this on yahoo.com: > > Robert Clements 15 Dec 1595 - 29 Sep 1658 > son Abraham Clements b 1650 (dau Mary b ca 1637; indicted for > witchcraft 1692; living in 1695) > son Ezekiel Clements > son Abraham Clements > son Samuel B. Clements m Pamela Goggins > son John Marshall Clemens (b Va); m Jane Lampston at Columbia, Ky > 1823; moved to Tn then to Florida, Mo. (trees on rootsweb > doesn't go beyond Samuel or John(only 3/4 ch of John & Jane) > son Samuel Langhorne Clemens (aka Mark Twin); b 30 Nov 1835 - 1910 > m Olivia Langdon 2 Feb 1870 Elmira, NY-- ch born Elmira, NY > > > Then found Samuel Clements b 1838; s/o Wm W. & Anner R. > THACKER (she b 1809 TN- 1882 KY?); d/o Samuel Thacker > (1777 Full blood Cherokee) & Sarah Lalama (1790-half Cherokee) > Wonder her connect to the Thacker who m Thomas- if any??? > > Remember characters in "Tom Sawyer" & others of that genra?? Wasn't > Indian Joe a Cherokee??? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Lee" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 12:17 PM > Subject: Re: [KYNELSON-L] PURCELLS, Dennis, Thomas and James Sr. > (brothers) > > >>I would be interested in anything on Sarah Sullivan Purcell. >> Do you have the Nelson Co. marriages? Most are in there twice once as >> Purcell & again as Pursell. >> Except for Thomas m. Rebecca Thatcher Feb. 4, 1796. >> Are these kin to Samuel Clements aka Mark Twain? Becky Thatcher was the >> girl in Tom Sawyer. >> Dave >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Judith Purcell" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 9:22 AM >> Subject: [KYNELSON-L] PURCELLS, Dennis, Thomas and James Sr. (brothers) >> >> >>> Dennis, Thomas and James Purcell (Pursley, etc.) were >>> sons of Daniel Purcell who with wife Keziah >>> Hite?)lived in Frederick County, Maryland. These sons >>> came to Nelson County, KY about 1780. Another son, >>> John Purcell, stayed in Frederick (Allegany), County >>> Maryland. Daniel Purcell is first found just across >>> the Potomac River in Hamphshire County, VA around >>> 1750. >>> Thomas PURCELL settled in Nelson/Bullitt County with >>> wife Elenor SULLIVAN in 1780. They had children Isaac >>> PURCELL (wife Rebecca Collins) d. 1805 Bullitt County; >>> John PURCELL (wife Theodocia) lived Bullitt County; >>> Catherine Sullivan PURCELL wife of Hezekiah LARD/LAIRD >>> who moved to St. Louis, MO. Possible other chidren of >>> Thomas and Elenor PURCELL: Susy PURCELL who married >>> Thomas MIDDLETON, and Sarah Sullivan PURCELL who >>> married Charles YOUNGER in Indiana. >>> Dennis Purcell and wife Susanna (Biggerstaff?) and >>> James Purcell, Sr. and wife Elizabeth lived in Nelson >>> County. >>> I would like to hear from anyone who has interest in >>> the Purcells of Nelson and Bullitt Counties.--Judith >>> Purcell >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Do You Yahoo!? >>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>> http://mail.yahoo.com >>> >> >> > >