He married MARY J. FRANKLIN in Worcester Co., MD, December 21, 1831. MARY was born December
24, 1809. MARY was the daughter of ISAAC FRANKLIN and MARTHA IRONSHIRE. MARY died January 27, 1893 in Worcester Co.,
MD, at 83 years of age. (dates-Matthew Wise, The Littleton Heritage, p. 423)
JAMES ROBINS SPENCE PURNELL (Dr.) and MARY J. FRANKLIN had the following children:
597
i.
EDGAR H.7 PURNELL was born in Worcester Co., MD 1832.
598
ii.
MARY MARTHA PURNELL was born in Worcester Co., MD 1834. MARY died April 2, 1839 in Worcester Co.,
MD, at 4 years of age.
601
v.
WILMER SPENCE PURNELL was born in Worcester Co., MD January 18, 1843. WILMER died August 14, 1904 in
Worcester Co., MD, at 61 years of age. He married SARAH GERTRUDE TIMMONS in Baltimore, MD,
February 9, 1875. SARAH was born in Worcester Co., MD 1844. SARAH was the daughter of THOMAS LEVI TIMMONS and
MARY ELIZABETH SELBY. SARAH died 1900 in Worcester Co., MD, at 56 years of age. His descendants are traced further in
The Littleton Heritage. (Matthew M. Wise, The Littleton Heritage, p. 425)