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James Liberty Purviance Jr. (1776 - abt. 1848)

Born in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Died about [uncertain] at about age 71 in Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, United States

Biography

James Purviance/Pusioance was born on Oct 6, 1776 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He died on Sep 20, 1848 in Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. He owned seven slaves in 1790. He lived in the western part of Iredell County.[1]

Spouse: Jane Trotter, Married, 6 Feb 1800, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA   [1] 

Children: 
Nancy Purviance,   b. 9 Feb 1801, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 13 Nov 1802  (Age 1 years)
James Purviance,   b. 4 Mar 1804, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 8 Dec 1854, Huntington, Indiana, USA  (Age 50 years)

Spouse 2: Elizabeth Sproul,   b. 8 Feb 1777,   d. 27 Dec 1855, Huntington, Indiana, USA  (Age 78 years) 
Married: 11 Jul 1808, Preble, Ohio, USA
Children:
William Purviance,   b. 26 Apr 1809, Preble, Ohio, USA ,   d. 21 Jan 1849, Huntington, Indiana, USA  (Age 39 years)
Jane Trotter Purviance,   b. 5 Aug 1810, Preble, Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 Mar 1872, Huntington, Indiana, USA  (Age 61 years)
Joseph Wasson Purviance,   b. 25 Oct 1812, Preble, Ohio, USA ,   d. 29 Oct 1885, Huntington, Indiana, USA  (Age 73 years)
Samuel Hillory Purviance,   b. 13 Feb 1816, Preble, Ohio, USA ,   d. 20 Apr 1873, Huntington, Indiana, USA  (Age 57 years)
Elizabeth Keziah Purviance,   b. 13 Feb 1818, Preble, Ohio, USA ,   d. 12 Jul 1865, Huntington, Indiana, USA  (Age 47 years)
Sarah B. Purviance,   b. 9 Dec 1819, Preble, Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 1904, Huntington, Indiana, USA  (Age 84 years)

Sources

  1. #C1790, #Pension, pp 70, 72 #Keever
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #122305736 Retrieved Sep 22, 2017. , Purviance Cemetery, Warren, Huntington County, Indiana,
  • "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z4-ZZN : accessed 22 September 2017), James Purviance and Jenny Trotter, 1800; citing Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 183,077.
  • Source: Iredell Piedmont County, by Homer M. Keever, with illustrations by Louise Gilbert and maps by Mildred Jenkins Miller, published for the Iredell County Bicentennial Commission by Brady Printing Company from type set by the Statesville Record and Landmark, copyright, November 1976, see Iredell, Piedmont County
  • Latrobe Family, accessed Sep 22, 2017

Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile Purviance-64 created through the import of HAYER.GED on May 29, 2011 by Larry Hayer.
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Purviance-210 and Purviance-64 appear to represent the same person because: There are two of the same person in WikiTree, same parents, sources should go into Purviance-64

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