>From: "Sandy Read" <sandra.read@verizon.net> >To: "J.F. Purcell" <jfpurcell@hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] NJ to Loudoun, VA >Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:21:25 -0600 > > >it was named in honor of a distant g-g-g-g-g-uncle named: Valentine > >Vernon > >Purcell. > >And thank you. Your response caused me to go digging through my >boolshelves >and I found, in "Legends of Loudoun Valley." Joseph V. Nichols, 1961 ... > >"On Jan. 28, 1822 Purcell's Store Post office was established and Valentine >V. Purcell was made postmaster. The name was changed to Purcellville July >9, 1852. It is probable that Valentine Purcell opened a general store here >as early as 1820 and the post office when first started was located in this >store building which was rented from Stacy Taylor who at that time owned >that part of the Kirkbride land. On March 8, 1830 Stacy Taylor and his >wife, Ruth, sold two acres to Valentine V. Purcell for $500. This land was >on the north side of the Great Road leading from Georgetown through >Leesburg >to Winchester and the store containing the post office was located on it. >After his death Valentine Purcell's son, Rodney, succeeded him and >continued >in business here int he same house until his death in 1895." > >Thank you for peaking my interest! > >Sandy >