583. Henrietta W.⁶ Purnell (Littleton Robins⁵, William⁴, Elisha³, Thomas², Thomas¹) was born in Worcester Co., MD March 27, 1797. Henrietta died November 3, 1845 in Worcester Co., MD. Her body was interred in Worcester Co., MD, St. Paul's P.E. Church.

She married James Dirickson in Worcester Co., MD, September 25, 1821. (Mary Beth & Vanessa Long, Worcester Marriage Records)

James was born in Worcester Co., MD September 26, 1794. James died March 19, 1856 in Worcester Co., MD. His body was interred in Worcester Co., MD, St. Paul's P.E. Church. (Matthew Wise, The Littleton Heritage, p. 423) (Matthew Wise, The Littleton Heritage, p. 422; Berlin Churchyard Records, MD Historical Society Library filing Case A, as printed in MD Gen. Soc. Bulletin, Vol. 42, #2, p. 222, shows her middle initial "V")

Henrietta W. Purnell and James Dirickson had the following children:

917 i. Levin L.⁷ Dirickson was born in Worcester Co., MD February 17, 1823. Levin died August 31, 1894. He married Sarah Elizabeth Foreman 1848. Sarah was born in Worcester Co., MD October 11, 1831. Sarah died October 6, 1922 in Worcester Co., MD. He had five children. (Matthew Wise, The Littleton Heritage, p. 423)

918 ii. Mary Ironshire Dirickson was born in Worcester Co., MD January 27, 1825. Mary died December 23, 1900 in Petersburg, IL. She married Thomas Langrell Harris. Thomas was born in Norwich, CT October 29, 1816. Thomas died November 24, 1852 in Petersburg, IL. She had a daughter, Mary, whose descendants are found in The Littleton Heritage. (Matthew Wise, The Littleton Heritage, p. 423)

919 iii. James Covington Dirickson(Dr.) was born in Worcester Co., MD November 9, 1833. James died January 4, 1907. He married Eliza Blackiston Cummins. Eliza was born February 3, 1844. Eliza died September 1, 1908 in Worcester Co., MD. His daughter and grandson are shown in The Littleton Heritage. (Matthew Wise, The Littleton Heritage, p. 423)

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