Rome, NY is not in Orange County. Rome is near the city of Utica, a good ways from Orange County. Lots of Purdys in Orange, Ulster, Dutchess, Westchester Counties. In the 1850 Census of Orange, lots of Purdys, no George One George in Ithaca Township, Tompkins County. One George in Adams Township, Jefferson County. In Ulster County, one George in Marlboro, George H in Hurley, George L in Wawasing. Westchester County a George W in Cortlandt Township Any Orange County families need to consider Ulster County also. The Newburgh area of Orange County is just South of Marlboro in Ulster County. There was much spreading out of families across the 'border' in that area. There are no large collections of gravestone inscriptions for Orange County however there is a large cemetery right below the Orange/Ulster border (Cedar Hill Cemetery) containing both Orange and Ulster County folks. If you write to them they will look up a name for you in their records. Nancy Baker Cedar Hill Cemetery 706 Route 9W Newburgh, NY 12550 They gave me copies of every plot layout for my surname for the cost of copying. Bill Staples, WE (Worker Emeritus) Researching Family History of HOLMES (NY/CT), STAPLES(NY/NJ/CT), ELMS(NY), BANKS(CT) , WYGANT(NY)