She married GEORGE PURNELL (Mjr.) 1788. GEORGE was born in Worcester Co., MD March 3, 1764.
GEORGE was the son of LEMUEL PURNELL (Judge) and DENNIS HOPKINS. GEORGE died March 4, 1803 in Worcester Co., MD,
at 39 years of age. 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)
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.
GEORGE PURNELL (Mjr.) and ESTHER ROBINS had the following children:
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)