Then it is probably correct. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric James" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 3:26 PM Subject: RE: [KYNELSON-L] PURCELLS, Dennis, Thomas and James Sr. (brothers) > If you're referring to the Crab Orchard, Lincoln Co KY birth citation for > Sarah Sullivan Purcell, it was obtained directly from the Hihn-Younger > archive of documents at the University of Santa Cruz, California. > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Lee [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 4:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [KYNELSON-L] PURCELLS, Dennis, Thomas and James Sr. > (brothers) > > The Lincoln Co. birth site was picked up from a Younger web site and has > not > been proven so do not hang your hat on it. > Dave > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judith Purcell" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 2:42 PM > Subject: RE: [KYNELSON-L] PURCELLS, Dennis, Thomas and James Sr. > (brothers) > > >> Eric-- >> If Sarah Sullivan was born in Lincoln County, Ky (if I am reading >> correctly) then it is doubtful she would be a daughter of Thomas >> Purcell and wife Elenor Sullivan located in Nelson/Bullitt County, KY >> in 1780. Thomas Purcell had 400 acres of land there surveyed by >> Daniel Sullivan (bro. to Elenor). Sorry I was not able to find more >> through my research in trying to find the Purcell connection. I did >> not find anything in Clark County, Indiana regarding Purcells except >> for this marriage. But anyone should feel free to check as certainly >> a more in-depth research might turn up something. >> I have tried to contact anyone who states as a fact that she was >> daughter of Thomas and Elenor (Sullivan) Purcell but so far no >> answers. Maybe your query will bring something to light. I think I >> will stop including her as a possible daughter in light of the Lincoln >> County, Kentucky information. Thomas Purcell did have a daugther name >> Catherine Sullivan Purcell who married Hezekiah Lard in Nelson County, >> KY and later a James in St. Louis, MO. Sorry I don't have the James >> information with me, but will say there appeared to be no connection >> to Jesse James. Judi >> >> --- Eric James <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> As long as you've stumbled across the Purcell-Younger connection, >>> here's some information, followed by a query. >>> >>> Col. Charles Lee Younger, b. Dec 28 1799 Nicholas Co KY, d. Nov 12, >>> 1854, Osceola, St. Clair MO is the grandfather of the Younger >>> brothers associated with Jesse & Frank James through Col. Younger's >>> son, Col. Henry Washington Younger. The elder Col. Younger married >>> Sarah Sullivan Purcell, B. 1782 Crab Orchard, Lincoln Co KY, d. Jan >>> 11, 1859 in Clay Co Mo. The marriage occurred on Aug 21, 1807 in >>> Little York, Clark Co IN and was performed by Rev. James Lemon. They >>> had six children, among whom was Col. >>> Coleman Purcell Younger, >>> b. Apr 18, 1809 St Charles, MO and d. Apr 11, 1890 in San Jose, Santa >>> Clara Co CA. Coleman Purcell Younger was an alcalde in California >>> under Mexican rule. He had been a member of the Missouri State >>> legislature, and in California became President of the California >>> Society of Pioneers. He also was associated with Jesse & Frank James' >>> uncle Drury Woodson James, also a cattleman, who founded Paso Robles, >>> CA. >>> >>> It was a mystery where his Purcell name came from until the marriage >>> of his father to Sarah Sullivan Purcell was discovered in the >>> Hihn-Younger archives at Santa Cruz College in California a couple in >>> 2002. The question now remains, what is the ancestry of Sarah >>> Sullivan Purcell? Nothing more is known of her, other than what I've >>> stated. Does anyone know? >>> >>> ERIC JAMES >>> Stray Leaves, A James Family in America Since 1650 www.ericjames.org >>> >>> Col Younger and Sarah Purcell >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Judith Purcell >>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 2:31 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [KYNELSON-L] PURCELLS, Dennis, Thomas and James Sr. >>> (brothers) >>> >>> Mary -- Supposedly all these outlaws were cousins, but just try and >>> find the connection. Jesse James was in KY but the family came much >>> later than the Purcells. >>> If there is family tie there it is not an obvious one.--Judi >>> >>> --- [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> > Not really intersted in the Younger Family--just >>> picked up information >>> > along the way because of the Belle Starr >>> connection to my ex-in-law's >>> > family. Just know that Grandma Minnie & her #2 >>> husband Rolly Bollin >>> > were "colorful" characters!!! >>> > >>> > You might also be interested to know that Cole >>> Younger & the Dulins >>> > were cousins. The Dulins's mother was a Younger & >>> sister to Henry. >>> > Always found that interesting but not surprising. >>> > Don't know--but it >>> > wouldn't surprise me if Jesse James was also >>> connected. The Youngers, >>> > the Dulins & the James all form the same area of >>> Ky-just before they >>> > all went to Mo. Jesse's step-father was P.B. >>> > Samuels, don't know now >>> > who his father was. >>> > >>> > Mary >>> > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: "David Lee" <[email protected]> >>> > To: <[email protected]> >>> > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 10:28 AM >>> > Subject: Re: [KYNELSON-L] PURCELLS, Dennis, Thomas >>> and James Sr. >>> > (brothers) >>> > >>> > >>> > > If you are interested in the Younger Family I >>> have >>> > a bit on them. >>> > > Cole was not the first "Bad Boy" in that family. >>> > > "Younger, Thomas, planter on 10 Nov. 1769 >>> > committed fornication with Mary >>> > > Dunkan and begot a base born child. He was fined >>> > 30s. and ordered to give >>> > > security to keep the county from any charge by >>> > means of his bastard child >>> > > called Alexander." >>> > > If you tell me I can send stuff direct as it is >>> a >>> > bit large for list. >>> > > Dave >>> > > >>> > > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > > From: <[email protected]> >>> > > To: <[email protected]> >>> > > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 7:20 AM >>> > > Subject: Re: [KYNELSON-L] PURCELLS, Dennis, >>> Thomas >>> > and James Sr. >>> > > (brothers) >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >> Henry Washington Younger (b 1810) & Beersheba >>> > Leighton Fristoe were >>> > >> the parents of 13/14 ch--one being Cole Younger >>> > (Thomas Cole?? Have never >>> > >> seen Thomas as being his 1st name). Beings the >>> > Youngers moved to >>> > >> Mo--there is a Younger Family Assoc. Have seen >>> > articles about the >>> > >> Youngers. Henry owned slaves in Bullitt Co. >>> and >>> > Cole had a black half >>> > >> sister (documented if you care to check). >>> > >> >>> > >> Rumored for years that Cole was the f/o Myra >>> > Maybelle Shirley's dau >>> > >> Rosie "Pearl". Both denied this. Myra Maybelle >>> > (aka Belle Starr). Rosie >>> > >> reportidly d/o John Reed & Myra Maybelle. John >>> & >>> > Myra had a son Ed, too, >>> > >> who was born in TX. Myra Maybelle m Sam Starr >>> in >>> > Ok; lived in the Eufalia >>> > >> area (the same area as my >>> > Ramseys/Bouland/Bolins). Since the Ramseys >>> > >> lived in Ark & Ok- hard to know which!!! My >>> > daus' GGm Minnie Belle >>> > >> Ramsey Tague Bollin d Montrose, Effingham, IL >>> > (don't ask me how she got >>> > >> there from Ark!!!). Minnie Belle--named Belle >>> for >>> > Belle >>> > >> Starr. Belle & Elizabeth Bouland/Bolin Ramsey >>> > were supposidly friends. >>> > >> The Ramsey Family were at the same barn raising >>> > when Belle shot Sam >>> > >> in the foot during an argument with him. Was >>> told >>> > this years ago by >>> > >> Grandma Minnie but thought she was "telling a >>> > tall tale"!! Was very >>> > >> surprised when I read an article about Belle >>> > Starr in a magazine (IE: >>> > >> True West, Old West, West; Frontier Times but >>> > don't remember which) >>> > >> which related the incident as well as other >>> > things. >>> > >> >>> > >> Grandma Minnie could remember riding a pinto >>> pony >>> > across the Indian >>> > >> Reservation in Ok & her grandfather couldn't >>> > speak a word of English. >>> > >> Her parents were married at Sugarloaf, Cherokee >>> > Nation, OK & are >>> > >> buried at Eufalia. >>> > >> >>> > >> Grandma Minnie's dau Lela Tague m Harry Yoder-- >>> I >>> > married their >>> > >> son. >>> > >> >>> > >> Isn't genealogy great!!! You find out all kinds >>> > of things!!! >>> > >> >>> > >> Mary Yoder >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> > >> From: "Judith Purcell" >>> <[email protected]> >>> > >> To: <[email protected]> >>> > >> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 7:33 PM >>> > >> Subject: Re: [KYNELSON-L] PURCELLS, Dennis, >>> > Thomas and James Sr. >>> > >> (brothers) >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >>> To David Lee - Sorry I don't have anything on >>> > Sarah >>> > >>> Sullivan Purcell with me. I will get back to >>> > you >>> > >>> later. By memory I can tell you there was a >>> > Henry >>> > >>> Younger in Bullitt County and Sarah and >>> Charles >>> > must >>> > >>> have run off to Indiana to get married in >>> > Indiana. >>> > >>> Neither lived there. So we SUPPOSE that the >>> > most >>> > >>> likely connection with this couple and the >>> > Purcells >>> > >>> was with Thomas Purcell and wife Elenor >>> > Sullivan. A >>> > >>> younger descendant told me that she said her >>> > middle >>> > >>> name was Sullivan. Daniel Sullivan who would >>> > have >>> > >>> been her uncle was very well known in his day >>> > though >>> > >>> some might say as much infamous as famous. He >>> > was an >>> > >>> intrepter for the Delware Indians, spy for the >>> Americans, >>> > >>> considered a traditor because he >>> > helped the >>> > >>> Delware Indians, etc. Sorry that I couldn't >>> be >>> > of >>> > >>> more help. Judi Purcell >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> --- David Lee <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> >>> > >>>> 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! 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