His father called him "youngest son," and left him "Purnells Lot," "Mattapany Marsh," and "Brothers Love." John was not named in his
mother's will; however, his son, Robert, was called "grandson."
JOHN PURNELL had the following child:
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ROBERT4 PURNELL. A Robert Purnell, Private, served in the Worcester Militia,
Wicomico Battalion, under Captain Fisher Walton's Company, 1st Class, July 15, 1780. (Henry C. Peden, Jr., Revolutionary Patriots of
Worcester & Somerset Cos. MD, Willow Bend, Westminster, MD, 1999, p. 239)