158. JOHN⁷ PURNELL (CPT.) (SARAH⁶ MARSHALL, SARAH⁵, ISAAC⁴, JOHN³, THOMAS², JOHN¹) (#112) was born about 1770. JOHN died 1802 in Worcester Co., MD, at 32 years of age. His body was interred Wallops Neck, Worcester Co., MD.

He married ELIZABETH RACKLIFFE. (ELIZABETH RACKLIFFE is #15894.) ELIZABETH died 1841 in Worcester Co., MD. She made a will in Worcester Co., MD, November 3, 1838. ELIZABETH's will was probated in Worcester Co., MD, November 10, 1841. Betsy Purnell, now wife of John M. Rankin, guardian to Molly, Zadock, Thomas and Sally Purnell, orphans of John, asked that her guardianship be revoked at October Court 1808, Worcester County. (guardianship records transcribed by Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum) As Elizabeth Tingle, she dated her will in 1838 and named granddaughters Sally L. Purnell and Elizabeth H. Tingle, her grandson Zadock T. Purnell, and the children of "my son Thomas." She named Mary A. Jarvis, John N.R. Tingle, Elizabeth H. Tingle, Sarah M. Tingle and Zadock A. Tingle (no relation given), and her son, Zadock Purnell was named executor. Witnesses were George w. Purnell and Lousy Tindale. He owned tracts at "Baysend," and "Ball Cypress Swamp." (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records)

JOHN PURNELL (Cpt.) and ELIZABETH RACKLIFFE had the following children:

+ 349 i. MARY "MOLLY"⁸ PURNELL.

+ 350 ii. THOMAS M. PURNELL was born about 1794.

+ 351 iii. SALLY M. PURNELL was born 1799.

+ 352 iv. ZADOCK PURNELL was born 1799.

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