12. WALTON³ PURNELL (THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born about 1705. WALTON died 1787 in Worcester Co., MD, at 82 years of age.

He married CATHARINE MURRAY. CATHARINE died 1811 in Worcester Co., MD. Catharine was named in the will of her husband's step-mother. (Surname provided in notes of Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum). She named her sons Stephen and Lemuel and daughters Nelly Fassitt and Polly Mitchell. She also named a grandchildren: Serena Catharine Purnell, Erexene Henry, Margaret C. Henry and John F. J. Henry. He was named son-in-law by his step-mother, Catherine, in 1753. That will also named his wife. He received "Adams Full Quality" and "Rochester" from his father and otained land at "Rumney Marsh" and "Holly Grove." Walton named his wife Katharine and children in his will.

WALTON PURNELL and CATHARINE MURRAY had the following children:

68 i. STEPHEN⁴ PURNELL. STEPHEN died 1837 in Worcester Co., MD. He married ELIZABETH PURNELL PRIDEAUX MARSHALL in Worcester Co., MD, November 14, 1818. (Mary Beth & Vanessa Long, Worcester Co. Marriage Licenses 1795-1865, p. 46) ELIZABETH was the daughter of ISAAC MARSHALL (Capt.) and UNKNOWN PRIDEAUX (Mrs. Isaac Marshall). Stephen named a John S. Purnell and his three sons: John, Jenkins and James; he named niece Adeline Purnell (daughter of his brother Isaac) and a Lovey Tindle and Levenia Pendelton, daughter of Edward B. Pendelton (this would be the daughter of Stephen's niece Levenia, daughter of Isaac Purnell).

+ 69 ii. ISAAC PURNELL .

70 iii. LEMUEL PURNELL (Judge) was born in Worcester Co., MD. LEMUEL died after 1835 in Queen Ann Co., MD. He married CHARLOTTE WRIGHT PLATT. Lemuel was living in 1835, when he was named by his sister, Nancy and brother, Stephen. Stephen left him "Chance," "Hog Quarter," "Grays Endeavor," "Grays Lott Enlarged," "Purnells Lott, "Purnells Neglect," "Oak Hill," "Grays Lot," "Rochester," and "Purnells Outlet." Lemuel went to Queen Ann Co., MD. (Suzanne B. Hurley, Ocean City Lifesaving Museum)

+ 71 iv. FRANCES "FANNY" PURNELL .

+ 72 v. MARY "POLLY" PURNELL .

73 vi. NANCY PURNELL. NANCY died 1834 in Worcester Co., MD. Nancy named John S. Purnell andhis two sons: John Henry & Jenkins, and her niece Margaret C. Purnell and her daughter, Nancy. Witnesses to her will: John P. R. Gillis, Thomas G. Laws and Joseph I. Gillis.

+ 74 vii. NELLY PURNELL .

+ 75 viii. THOMAS PURNELL was born before August 15, 1755.

+ 76 ix. WILLIAM HENRY "D" PURNELL (Dr.) was born about 1771.

77 x. BENJAMIN PURNELL was born before August 25, 1787. Date on which Catherine Wildman left him money from rents of her Snow Hill properties.

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