Posted on: BaltimoreCity County Md. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Md/BaltimoreCity/13230 Surname: Purse, Field, Hickman, Wilson, Page, Gibson, Rose ------------------------- Gilbert Purse m. Susan Dickerson in Somerset Co., MD 25 Sep 1820 (William Gilbert?)They lived in Snow Hill, MD area. There are records of 16 children and c 1842-1843 both parents died. At least 8 of the children spent some or all of the remainder of their lives in Baltimore City. Since "Purse" is a less common name, seems like there may be some connection. Was your Thomas a brother of Gilbert? There is a researcher in Newark, DE who has done a lot of work on the Purse family.