231. ANN NANCY5 PURNELL (LEMUEL4, ELISHA3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born in Worcester Co., MD March 19, 1762.
(Matthew Wise, The Littleton Heritage, p. 422) ANN died January 15, 1818 in Worcester Co., MD, at 55 years of age. (Melanie
Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family) Her body was interred in Public Landing, Worcester Co. MD, Abandoned
Family Cemetery.
She married twice. She married HENRY DENNIS 1780. HENRY was born September 12, 1757. HENRY was the
son of LITTLETON DENNIS and SUSANNA UPSHUR. HENRY died 1785 at 27 years of age. She married
GEORGE SPENCE after 1785. GEORGE was the son of ADAM SPENCE and MARY IRVING. GEORGE died before October 28, 1800
in Worcester Co., MD. Nancy was the second wife of George Spence. Matt Wise indicates they had seven children, including Ara and
Irving. (Matthew Wise, The Littleton Heritage)
ANN NANCY PURNELL and GEORGE SPENCE had the following children:
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i.
ARA6 SPENCE (JUDGE). (Matthew Wise, The Littleton Heritage)
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ii.
IRVING SPENCE. (Matthew Wise, The Littleton Heritage, p. 220)
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iii.
LEMUEL PURNELL SPENCE was born in Worcester Co., MD 1786. LEMUEL died 1839 in Worcester Co., MD,
at 53 years of age. His body was interred in Worcester Co., MD. He married twice. He married
ELIZA PRIDEAUX 1811. ELIZA was born 1792. ELIZA died 1819 at 27 years of age. Her body was interred in Public
Landing, Worcester Co. MD. He married MILCAH ELEANOR FRANKLIN 1826. MILCAH was born 1804.
MILCAH was the daughter of ISAAC FRANKLIN and MARTHA IRONSHIRE. MILCAH died before 1830. (Melanie Ayres Merryweather,
Genealogy of the Purnell Family, p.31) (Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family)
ANN NANCY PURNELL and HENRY DENNIS had the following child:
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v.
LITTLETON PURNELL DENNIS was born in Beverly, Worcester Co., MD July 21, 1796. LITTLETON died April 14,
1834 in Washington, DC, at 37 years of age. His body was interred in Washington, DC, Congressional Cemetery. (Melanie
Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family, p.31)