Holly, Your quotations are from Mathews' "History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties," published in 1886.. They are part of the chapter on Paupack Township, which gives quite a bit of Purdy history, including the fact that Silas Purdy came from Kingston, NY. I believe they were part of the original Wallenpaupack Settlement in 1783. There is a Frances Purdy, wife of Darius, living in the township in 1870. Since Fanny is a nickname for Frances, she may be your "friend." When I get a chance I'll look at the obituary to see if there are any other clues. There were many Purdys in Wayne County and probably still are. They didn't all leave at the same time. In fact, I don't think they all left. Like other families, they spread out over the country in the course of many years. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Holly Jagger" <hjagger@pronetisp.net> To: <PAWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 2:24 PM Subject: [PAWAYNE] re: Purdy of Palmyra > Philip, > My gg grandmother, Sarah Matilda BARTLESON who married William HARRIS, Jr., > had an obituary written by her close friend, Fanny PURDY. That was composed > in 1874, and matilda's untimely death was due to 'consumption.' So Fanny > was quite possibly a neighbor. > > William and Sarah lived in Paupack twp., which was formed from Palmyra in > 1850. William's father was a neighbor of the following Purdy's, as appear > in the 1830 census: > > 2 households after HARRIS-- > Harvey Purdy (b. 9/12/1801Paupack, Wayne PA, d. 11/9/1847 Paup.; m. Ruth > CLARK 1824 (was son of Nathaniel Purdy) > > then later in list-- > Solomon Purdy > Peter Purdy > Reuben Purdy > > > In my file on William Harris, Jr. is also found the following reference to > Purdy: > In August 30 1856 William, Jr. gives rights to Reuben Purdy to build a dam > for water. (courthouse records) > > I found this notation without reference to book source (!): > 'p. 706-- > Hemlock Hollow has 2 stores & until quite recently had a hotel.... Has a > mill, blacksmith-shop, etc.... > Sawmill "now" run by J.S. Ames & Co. was built on a tributary to the PURDY > Pond, by Charles Woodward, in 1855. There was also a sawmill built at > Hemlock Hollow in 1820. > p. 705--at Hemlock Hollow lumberyard was built the great Phila. Navy > ship-house; also the ship, the "Pennsylvania"--masts were 90 feet long by 2 > feet in diameter. They were the largest ever felled in the township, and > were drawn to Paupack Eddy by 20 yoke of oxen. > > I'm interested in finding out when the Purdy's came to Palmyra, why they > came, and why they left. I remember reading that the area was named > Purdytown, and Purdyville, when they were there. They went to another area > to live (possibly somewhere in NY??) and the area was then called Hemlock > Hollow. (Later Lakeville.) > > Please let me know if you have Reuben Purdy's children's names, and if Fanny > is one of them. I would be VERY interested if you have any information on > this Purdy line! > > regards > Holly Jagger > Owego, NY > > (William Harris supposedly came to Hemlock Hollow in about 1828, but we know > not from where. As far as I know, he did not move there to work on the > Canal project which actually did begin in 1828, but rather to live near his > wife's family. Perhaps he came with the Purdys...? ) > > > ==== PAWAYNE Mailing List ==== > If you change your email address; be sure to SUBSCRIBE your NEW address and UNSUBSCRIBE your OLD address > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >