Posted on: BaltimoreCity County Md. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Md/BaltimoreCity/13235 Surname: Purse ------------------------- Sorry, but I do not know anything about a Gilbert Purse. According to information I have, Thomas' parents were William and Elizabeth Holmes Purse and that he had a brother, William, who was in the Revolutionary War from SC. I have not found documentation on Thomas Purse's Revolutionary War service, though several joined the D.A.R. many years ago, claiming service for him. I do know that Thomas was married in Baltimore, Maryland on 9 May 1795 to Mary Pilkington. Four of their children had their births recorded in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore.