76. WILLIAM HENRY "D"4 PURNELL (DR.) (WALTON3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1771. WILLIAM died 1839 in Green Co., AL, at 68 years of age.

He married twice. He married ELIZABETH WILKINS in Greensville Co., VA, November 1, 1799. ELIZABETH was born in VA about 1775. ELIZABETH was the daughter of DOUGLAS WILKINS. ELIZABETH died 1811 at 36 years of age. He married ELIZABETH DILLON in Elkton, TN, about 1815. ELIZABETH was born in VA March 10, 1797. ELIZABETH was the daughter of THOMAS DILLON and ELIZABETH KEELING. ELIZABETH died after 1850. (Notes of Serena Pendleton Purnell) Referred to by some as William D., his full name was William H. for Henry. William was named by his sister Nancy and brother Stephen in 1834 and 1835, respectively. Often shown as William D. Purnell, his full name was William Henry Purnell. He came to Greene Co., Alabama about 1823. His estate settlement shows he was essentially bankrupt, but it names his heirs. (research of Diane Bender)

WILLIAM HENRY "D" PURNELL (Dr.) and ELIZABETH WILKINS had the following children:

child 264 i. WILLIAM HENRY5 PURNELL was born in VA about 1797.

child 265 ii. MALVINA PURNELL was born in VA about 1799.

child 266 iii. CLARISSA PURNELL was born in VA about 1801.

child 267 iv. ADELINE CATHERINE PURNELL was born in VA 1804. ADELINE died 1831 at 27 years of age.

child + 268 v. HASTENTIUS QUINTUS PURNELL was born 1806.

child 269 vi. AURELIUS SEPTIMUS PURNELL was born in VA 1808. AURELIUS died 1809 in VA, at 1 year of age.

child 270 vii. AMANDA ANN PURNELL was born in VA about 1809. AMANDA died after 1850. She married JOHN SUMNER ROSS in Greene Co., AL, November 8, 1827. (Greene Co. marriage records researched by Diane Bender)

JOHN was born about 1805. JOHN died before 1850.

WILLIAM HENRY "D" PURNELL (Dr.) and ELIZABETH DILLON had the following children:

child + 271 viii. EREXINE HENRY PURNELL was born 1817.

child + 272 ix. JULIA ANNA FRANCES PURNELL was born about 1821.

child 273 x. MARY OLIVIA PURNELL was born in AL about 1824.

child 274 xi. MARCELLUS AURELIUS PURNELL was born in Green Co., AL about 1825. MARCELLUS died about 1864 in Corinth, MS.

child 275 xii. AURELIUS SEPTIMUS PURNELL was born about 1826.

child 276 xiii. LAURA AUSTIN PURNELL was born in Green Co., AL about 1829. She married BENJAMIN WAYNE. BENJAMIN died after 1875 in LA.

child 277 xiv. SERENA PENDLETON PURNELL was born in Greene Co., AL about 1831. She married U. MILNER.

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