240. GEORGE5 PURNELL (MJR.) (LEMUEL4, ELISHA3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born in Worcester Co., MD March 3, 1764. GEORGE died March 4, 1803 in Worcester Co., MD, at 39 years of age.

He married ESTHER ROBINS 1788. ESTHER was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1760. ESTHER was the daughter of THOMAS ROBINS (Cpt.) and ARALANTA PURNELL. ESTHER died 1812 in Worcester Co., MD, at 52 years of age. She made a will in Worcester Co., MD, August 10, 1811. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Co., MD, MH, p.28)

ESTHER's will was probated in Worcester Co., MD, November 20, 1812.

He made a will in Worcester Co., MD, December 14, 1801. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Co., MD Wills JBR, p.1)

GEORGE's will was probated in Worcester Co., MD, January 22, 1803. George received "Rochester" from his father. (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records, p. 537-529) (dob, dod-Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family, p. 31)

GEORGE PURNELL (Mjr.) and ESTHER ROBINS had the following children:

child 409 i. LEMUEL6 PURNELL was born in Worcester Co., MD November 7, 1788. LEMUEL died 1818 in Worcester Co., MD, at 29 years of age. He made a will in Worcester Co., MD, July 7, 1817. LEMUEL's will was probated in Worcester Co., MD, November 14, 1818. Lemuel named his sister, Catherine G. Purnell. (dob-Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family)

child 410 ii. ARLANTA PURNELL was born in Worcester Co., MD October 30, 1790. ARLANTA died August 21, 1791 in Worcester Co., MD, at less than one year of age. (dates-Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family, p.31)

child 411 iii. JOHN GODDEN PURNELL (Dr.) was born in Worcester Co., MD July 6, 1791. John was seized of the property at "Rochester" and was living outside the state of Maryland in 1825. (Worcester Chancery Court May 10, 1825) (dob-Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Genealogy of the Purnell Family)

child 412 iv. CHESSED PURNELL (Dr.) was born in Worcester Co., MD 1792. CHESSED died February 2, 1862 in Worcester Co., MD, at 69 years of age. His body was interred in Worcester Co., MD, All Hallows Church. He is shown as Dr. Chessid Purnell, age 55 in the 1850 census. (1850 census Worcester Co., MD; Matthew Wise, The Littleton Heritage, p. 221)

child + 413 v. CATHERINE GODDEN PURNELL was born March 22, 1796.

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