Lee, Thank you so much for the information about John Purser's wife's name. In case you or anyone on the list needs to know, Richard Purser was living in Henry County, GA by 1830 (see census records) with his first wife who he evidently married in North Carolina because his daughter Elvy Purser Ford's grave marker in Marion County, AL says she was born 22 Feb 1822 in North Carolina. Elvy was my 2nd g'grandmother who married Elijah Walker Ford in Henry County, GA 15 Aug 1844. After the death of his first wife, Richard married a widow Elizabeth Bentley Lee in Henry County on 2 Feb 1837. By 1850, both Richard Purser and his family and Elijah Walker Ford and his family were living in Marion County, AL. Richard Purser died sometime between 1850 and 1860 and by the time the 1860 census was taken, his widow Elizabeth was living in Marshall County, AL. By 1880, Elizabeth and some of her children were living in Lee County, TX. Jimmie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Ramsey" <gumbranch@mindspring.com> To: "Charles and Jimmie" <mead1952@vvm.com>; <NCMECKLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 11:29 PM Subject: Re: [NCMECKLE-L] Purser > > Jimmie" <mead1952@vvm.com wrote: > > John Purser left a will probated 1826 in Mecklenburg County. John's wife is > mentioned in the will, but not named. John's son Richard was my 3rd > g-grandfather. Would like to know the names of both John's and Richard's > wives. > > REPLY: John Purser wife's given name was Susannah. See Mecklenbureg Co., NC > Ct. Mins. May Session, 1826 - showing a deed from Susannah Purser to Richard > Purser (for) all her right and claim of the land willed to her by her > deceased husband John Purser, bearing date 13 Apr 1826. The deed record for > this conveyence is found in Deed Record Book 23, p. 54, showing Susannah (X) > Purser to Richard Purser for $55, her interest in the land of John Purser, > decd. on Goose Creek. John Purser also sold land on Goose Creek to Richard > Purser on the same day. > I do not see a refereence for Richard's wife, but keep in mind that Goose > Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC became part of Union Co., NC in 1842. If they > were still on Goose Cr at that time, it would be worth while checking Union > Co. records. > > At ancestry.com a Reita Sparrowk (Rejobird@aol.com) is researching John and > Susannah Purser, whose dau., Elizabeth, married Joel Medcalf in Mecklenburg > Co., NC. > > Best Regards, > > Lee Ramsey > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > >