39. JOHN⁴ PURNELL (THOMAS³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born in Somerset Co., MD March 31, 1725. JOHN died March 30, 1758 in Worcester Co., MD, at 32 years of age.

He married ZIPPORAH PURNELL. ZIPPORAH was born in Worcester Co., MD 1736. (Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family) ZIPPORAH was the daughter of JOHN PURNELL (Mjr.) and ELIZABETH RACKLIFF. Her father left her "Bowens Choice" and "Deep Swamp." John owned tracts "Brandt Pond," "Boys," "Point Lookout" and "Muddy Branch." Land records for "Mt. Ephraim" show John and wife Zipporah sold the land to his father, Thomas. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records). In "Genealogy of the Purnell Family" by Melanie Merryweather, he is called Captain. His wife, Zipporah married second John Rackliffe. (dates-Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family, p.15)

JOHN PURNELL and ZIPPORAH PURNELL had the following children:

134 i. THOMAS⁵ PURNELL.

135 ii. ANN PURNELL.

136 iii. MARY PURNELL.

137 iv. ELIZABETH PURNELL.

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