Descendants of Thomas NASH, New Haven, Ct.
Paul A. Baker
The Descendants of Thomas Nash 1640
Listing 84 descendants for 14 generations.
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GENERATION NO. 1
1. Thomas1 NASH {461}. He married Margery BAKER {460}. She was born
about 1600, in Hertfordshire, ENG, the daughter of Nicholas BAKER
{455} and Mary HODGETTS {454}.
They had 5 children:
2. F i. Mary NASH {459}, born about 1620, in ENG. The
Nash Family (1853), 18. "The wife of
Roger Allen or Alling."
3. M ii. John NASH {458}, born about 1621, in ENG. The
Nash Family (1853), 18. "Called Captain
and Major John Nash."
4. F iii. Sarah NASH {457}, born about 1622, in ENG.
The Nash Family (1853), 18. "The wife of
Robert Talmage."
5. M iv. Joseph NASH {456}, born about 1624, in ENG,
died in Hartford, Hartford, CT. The Nash
Family (1853), 18. "Called Sergeant
Joseph Nash, or Hartford."
+ 6. M v. Timothy NASH {475}, born 1626, died 13 Mar
1699.
Margery died about 1656, in New Haven, New Haven, CT.
The Nash Family (1853), 16-18. "There is no mention of Thomas's
wife except i the seating of the Meeting-House, and then her
Christian name is not given. But from a record of the Baker
family, found in the British Museum, it is highly probable
that her name was Margery and that she was the daughter of
Nicholas Baker of Hertfordshire [immediately north of London],
England. ... Mrs. Margery Nash's death is not recorded, but
must have been between 11 Feb. 1655 and 1 Aug 1657. The Nash
Family, Appendix A. "A book in the British Museum called
'County Genealogies and Pedigrees of Hertfordshire Families,
collected by William Berry' ... leaves scarce a doubt in the
mind of the compiler that the wife of Thomas Nash, the
Emigrant to New Haven, was Margery, daughter of Nicholas
Baker, since we have no record of any other Thomas Nash coming
to New England."
Thomas died 12 May 1658, in New Haven, New Haven, CT.
The Nash Family (1853), 13-18. "On the 26 July 1637, from the Ship
Hector and another not named, a company landed at Boston,
Mass., formed principally by Merchants of London, whose wealth
and standing at home enabled them to come out under more
favourable auspices than any company that had hitherto sought
these shores.... In that company, as is supposed, came Thomas
Nash, with a wife and five children. He was by occupation a
gunsmith, a trade which admitted of an easy transition to that
of blacksmith, thus rendering him doubly useful to a people
whose situation required that both arms and instruments of
husbandry should be kept in repair. In March 1638 the whole
company sailed from Boston and, in about a fortnight, landed
at Quinipac (now New Haven). In November following they
entered into an agreement with Momauguin, the principal chief
of a small tribe of Indians, and his counsellors, for the
purchase of the lands.... Whence he came is not positively
ascertained.... The prevailing tradition, however, is that he
was from Lancaster or Lancashire in England.... There is
reason to believe that he was considerably advanced in years
when he came to this country, as his children were all born in
England (or at least before he emigrated) and his eldest son,
John, was of sufficient age to receive the charge (oath) of a
freeman in April, 1642. In his will, made in 1657, he
expressly mentions his old age. His home-lot [in New Haven]
was on the west side of State Street, about one-third of the
distance from Chapel to Elm Street. The order of births of
children is but conjectural. It is according to the order of
their marriage and birth of their first children."
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GENERATION NO. 2
6. Timothy2 NASH {475} (Thomas1) was born 1626. He married Rebekah STONE
{474}, the daughter of Samuel STONE {473} and Unknown {439}.
They had 12 children:
7. F i. Rebekah NASH {472}, born 12 Mar 1657, in New
Haven, New Haven, CT. The Nash Family
(1853), 28. Died young, probably at New
Haven.
8. M ii. Samuel NASH {471}, born 3 Feb 1659, in New
Haven, New Haven, CT, died 1668, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 28. He died at age 9 or 10. In a
1668 trial before the constable of
Hadley, testimony was given that "the
said boy coming riding upon a mare from
pasture, having a long rope fastened
about the mare's neck, & fastened about
the boy's waist, a dog coming out,
frightened the mare, so that the mare
threw the boy & ran away with him,
dragging him about 40 rods, and broke
over five rails, the rails beiong broken
down, he was dragged over them into and
through a narrow gate, into his father's
yard, and died forthwith."
+ 9. M iii. John NASH {491}, born 21 Aug 1667, died 7 Oct
1743.
10. M iv. Joseph NASH {469}, born 27 Jan 1663, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA, died 28 Mar 1740.
The Nash Family (1853), 28. "Joseph is
supposed to have lived most of his life
in Hadley, but spent his last days in the
family of his brother Ephraim in Granby,
where de died unmarried at the age of
77."
11. M v. Timothy NASH {468}, born about 1665, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 28. "Timothy appears never to
have married. ... He had purchased
property in Deerfield, and had settled,
or was about to settle there."
12. M vi. Thomas NASH {470}, born 1661, in Hartford,
Hartford, CT. The Nash Family (1853),
28. Settled at Hatfield.
13. M vii. Samuel NASH {467}, born 17 Jun 1669, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA, died 3 May 1738.
The Nash Family (1853), 28. "Samuel 2nd
appears to have spent his life in Hadley.
As there is no record of his marriage or
allusion to a family, it is probable that
he lived a bachelor. He and Jospeh
inherited the house and home lot of their
father, and are supposed to have carried
on the same trade."
14. Fviii. Hope NASH {466}, born 26 Nov 1670, in Hadley,
Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family (1853),
28. Married Isaac Warner.
15. M ix. Ebenezer NASH {465}, born 25 Oct 1673, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 28. Settled in Suffield, Ct.
16. M x. Daniel NASH {464}, born 1676, in Hadley,
Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family (1853),
28. Settled in Great Barrington, Mass.
17. M xi. Ephraim NASH {463}, born 1682, in Hadley,
Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family (1853),
28. Settled in Granby, Mass.
18. F xii. Mary NASH {462}, born after 1682, in Hadley,
Hampshire, MA, died 19 Dec 1687. The
Nash Family (1853), 28. "Mary's birth was
not recorded and there is no mention of
her except her death in 1687. Her birth
may have been between those of Daniel and
Ephraim, but it is more probable that she
was the youngest."
Rebekah died 1709.
The Nash Family (1853), 26-27.
Timothy was a Lieut.. Timothy died 13 Mar 1699, in Hadley,
Hampshire, MA.
The Nash Family (1853), 26-28. "Timothy Nash was the youngest son
of Thomas Nash, the emigrant, and was born in England or at
Leyden, Holland, in 1626. The first notice of him in the
records of New Haven appears to be dated 3 Dec. 1645. On 4
March 1654 the "ffreeman's oath" was administered to 29
persons, among whom was Timothy Nash. His marriage and the
births of his two eldest children were recorded in New Haven.
His wife, Rebekah, was the daughter of the Rev. Samuel Stone,
of Hartford. ... Timothy Nash had probably been lured to his
father's vocation, a gunsmith, but like the others, gradually
changed it into that of the ordinary blacksmith, more useful
and more needful to the settlers. He left Hartford with a
group of settlers to settle in Hadley, Mass. His home lot was
on the west side of the main street in the village of Hadley.
He had a very respectable estate in lands at his death, as
appears from his will. He was a useful and respectable
citizen, and held the office of Lieutenant in the militia. He
represented the town of Hadley at the General Court of
Massachusetts in 1690, 1691, and 1695. ... He was called
Lieut. Timothy Nash, of Hadley, Mass."
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GENERATION NO. 3
9. John3 NASH {491} (Timothy2, Thomas1) was born 21 Aug 1667, in Hadley,
Hampshire, MA. He married (1) Hannah PORTER {486} 29 Mar 1689, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. She was born about 1670.
Hannah died 26 May 1689, in Hadley, Hampshire, MA.
The Nash Family (1853), 36. Hannah died less than two months after
their marriage.
John next married (2) Elizabeth KELLOGG {490} 27 Nov 1691, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. She was born 9 Oct 1673, the daughter of
Joseph KELLOGG {489} and Abigail TERRY {488}.
They had 11 children:
19. F i. Rebecca NASH {485}, born 27 Feb 1693, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA, died 1 Nov 1703.
The Nash Family (1853), 36.
+ 20. M ii. John NASH {496}, born 2 Jul 1694, died before
1778.
21. M iii. Moses NASH {484}, born 2 Jul 1696. The Nash
Family (1853), 36. "Settled in West
Hartford, Ct."
22. F iv. Elizabeth NASH {483}, born 15 Dec 1698, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA, died 31 Dec 1698,
in Hadley, Hampshire, MA. The Nash
Family (1853), 36.
23. M v. Timothy NASH {482}, born 13 Nov 1699, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 36. Settled in Ellington, Ct.
24. F vi. Abigail NASH {481}, born 10 Apr 1702, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 36. Married Deacon Abraham
Merrill.
25. M vii. Stephen NASH {480}, born 20 Sep 1704, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 36. Settled in Stockbridge, Mass.
26. Mviii. Daniel NASH {479}, born 8 Dec 1706, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 36. Settled in South Hadley,
Mass.
27. M ix. Samuel NASH {478}, born 29 Jan 1709, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 36. Settled in Goshen, Ct.
28. M x. Phineas NASH {477}, born 18 Jan 1713, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA, died 24 Mar 1713,
in Hadley, Hampshire, MA. The Nash
Family (1853), 36.
29. M xi. Enos NASH {476}, born 21 Apr 1714, in Hadley,
Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family (1853),
36. Settled in Hadley.
Elizabeth died 4 Jul 1750, in West Hartford, Hartford, CT, and was
buried in West Hartford, Hartford, CT.
The Nash Family (1853), 36. "John's widow Elizabeth, after his
decease, lived with her daughter Mrs. Dea. Abraham [Abigail
Nash] Merrill, or her son Moses, both of whom resided in West
Hartford, Ct. In the old burying ground in that place, stands
a monument of red freestone, be the side of two similar stones
erected to the memory of Dea. Merrill's Parents, with this
Inscription: 'In memory of Elizabeth Nash, wife of Lieut. John
Nash of Hadley, who died July ye 4, 1750, in the 77 year of
her age.'" "Fifty Puritan Ancestors," 25.
John was a Lieut.. John died 7 Oct 1743, in Hadley, Hampshire,
MA.
The Nash Family (1843), 35-36. "Lieut. John Nash, son of Lieut.
Timothy Nash of Hadley, Mass., spent his life in his native
town of Hadley. He was a blacksmith, and, like his father, a
tolerably extensive landholder, as will appear by his
inventory or [sic] distribution to his children. ... John Nash
was mcuh employed in town business--was Representative to the
General Court of Mass. for the Town of Hadley, in [various
years from] 1707 [to] 1731. ... His Will was made April, 1740,
and presented in Dec. 1743. The estate divided to his seven
sons and one daughter, 96 pounds each...."
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GENERATION NO. 4
20. John4 NASH {496} (John3, Timothy2, Thomas1) was born 2 Jul 1694, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. He married Hannah INGRAM {495} Nov 1716, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. She was born about 1695.
They had 4 children:
+ 30. M i. Jonathan NASH {1117}, born 28 Jul 1717, died
28 Sep 1796.
31. M ii. David NASH {494}, born 6 Jun 1719, in Hadley,
Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family (1853),
45. Settled in South Hadley.
32. F iii. Hannah NASH {493}, born 26 Jun 1723, in
Hadley, Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 45. "No more heard of."
33. M iv. John NASH {492}, born about 1725, in MA. The
Nash Family (1853), 45. "birth not
recorded, settled in Amherst."
The Nash Family (1853), 45. "Nothing further is known respecting
Hannah. There were no Genealogical records kept in Amherst for
many years, and whether she m. or d. unm. cannot now be
ascertained."
John was a Deacon. John died before 1778, in Amherst, Hampshire,
MA.
The Nash Family (1853), 45. "Deacon John Nash, Jr. married Hammah
Ingram Nov. 1716. They removed to the 3rd Precinct of Hadley,
now Amherst, perhaps before the birth of their last child, as
that is not recorded. The precise time is not known, but he
was an original member of the Congregational Church in that
place, 7 Nov. 1739. And Hannah Nash, probably his wife, became
a member 1 Jan. 1739-40. John Nash was Deacon of that Church
and was evidently one among the first at its organization. He
was, like his father, a Blacksmith. The date of his death is
not known, but it must have been previous to 1778, for in that
yeaar his son David, then living at South Hadley, deeded his
right in the homestead of his father, deceased, in Amherst to
his brothers Jonathan and John. He is properly the head of the
Amherst Branch, and his posterity are now quite numerous."
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GENERATION NO. 5
30. Jonathan5 NASH {1117} (John4, John3, Timothy2, Thomas1) was born 28 Jul
1717, in Amherst, Hampshire, MA. He married Mary HAWLEY {1047}
about 1743, in Amherst, Hampshire, MA. She was born about 1720, in
Amherst, Hampshire, MA, the daughter of Samuel HAWLEY {959} and
Mehitabel {857}.
They had 8 children:
34. M i. Jonathan NASH {513}, born 1744, in Amherst,
Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family (1853),
70. Settled in Amherst.
+ 35. M ii. Joseph NASH {1464}, born 1747, died 15 May
1804.
36. M iii. Amos NASH {307}, born 1750, in Amherst,
Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family (1853),
70. Settled in Amherst.
37. M iv. Reuben NASH {206}, born 1752, in Amherst,
Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family (1853),
70. Settled in Amherst.
38. M v. Abner NASH {190}, born 1 Apr 1757, in
Amherst, Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 70. "Removed to Hamilton, N.Y."
39. F vi. Mary NASH {67}, born 1760, in Amherst,
Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family, 70.
"unmarried."
40. F vii. Abigail NASH {60}, born about 1762, in
Amherst, Hampshire, NY. The Nash Family
(1853), 70. Married Stoughton Dickinson.
41. Mviii. Samuel NASH {497}, born about 1764, in
Amherst, Hampshire, MA, died in Pelham,
Hampshire, MA. The Nash Family (1853),
70. "Samuel, the youngest, was a
blacksmith. Never married. Died in
Pelham."
The Nash Family (1853), 69.
Jonathan died 28 Sep 1796, in Amherst, Hampshire, MA.
The Nash Family (1853), 69-70. "Jonathan Nash ... spent most of his
life in Amherst. He became a member of the Congregational
Church in Amherst 24 May, 1741, and died at the house of his
daughter Mrs. [Abigail Nash] Dickinson in Amherst.
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GENERATION NO. 6
35. Joseph6 NASH {1464} (Jonathan5, John4, John3, Timothy2, Thomas1) was
born 1747, in Amherst, Hampshire, MA. He married Lucy ALLIS {1461}
15 Mar 1770, in Amherst, Hampshire, MA. She was born about 1750,
in Hatfield, Hampshire, MA.
They had 8 children:
42. F i. Mary NASH {1455}, born 4 Aug 1779, in
Whately, Franklin, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 128. She married Calvin Saxton.
43. M ii. Alpheus NASH {1369}, born 25 May 1781, in
Whately, Franklin, MA, died 13 Apr 1843,
in Hamilton, Madison, NY. The Nash
Family (1853), 128. "Children reside
mostly in Erie Co. Pa." Same, p. 204.
"Alpheus appears to have removed to
Hamilton, NY, before the death of his
father, as he married 29 Sep 1802 Deborah
Sawdy of Hamilton. They had 12 children.
The widow and some of the children reside
in Springfield, Erie Co. Pa."
44. M iii. Joseph NASH {1367}, born 6 Mar 1783, in
Whately, Franklin, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 128. "Children residemin Broome
Co. NT."
45. M iv. Cotton NASH {1366}, born 6 May 1785, in
Whately, Franklin, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 128. "Settled in Michigan."
46. M v. Chester NASH {1361}, born 10 May 1787, in
Whately, Franklin, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 128. "Died in the US Army, about
1812."
47. F vi. Lucy NASH {1360}, born 2 Apr 1789, in
Whately, Franklin, MA, died 7 Feb 1820,
in Earlville, Madison, NY. The Nash
Family (1853), 128. "Married James M.
Cassels, Earlville, NY." Same, p. 204.
"Lucy was married 6 Dec 1808 to James M.
Cassels, born in Scotland. Mr. Cassels
settled in Earlville, Madison Co., NY."
48. F vii. Electa NASH {1131}, born 11 Apr 1791, in
Whately, Franklin, MA. The Nash Family
(1853), 128. "Married Jabez Gustin."
+ 49. Mviii. David NASH {1217} [ 98], born 28 Dec
1793.
The Nash Family (1853), 127-128.
Joseph died 15 May 1804, in Whately, Franklin, MA.
The Nash Family (1853), 127-128. " The house he built was south of
Elijah Allis's and was untenanted in 1849. After Mr. Nash's
death the widow and children removed west, to Madison Co. NY,
and some went thence farther on. Mrs. Lucy Nash died in
Shelburne, Chenango, NY."
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GENERATION NO. 7
49. David7 NASH {1217} [ 98] (Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3,
Timothy2, Thomas1) was born 28 Dec 1793, in Whately, Franklin, MA.
He married (1) Joanna CLOUGH {1371} 15 Feb 1816, in Hamilton,
Madison, NY. She was born 7 Jul 1789.
They had 9 children:
50. F i. Lucy Ann NASH {1315}, born 22 Feb 1817, in
Hamilton, Madison, NY. The Nash Family
(1853), p. 205. Lucy Ann married Jonathan
Simonds.
51. M ii. Charles C. NASH {1136}, born 26 Mar 1819, in
Hamilton, Madison, NY. The Nash Family
(1853), p. 205.
52. F iii. Jane NASH {1126}, born 5 Mar 1821, in
Hamilton, Madison, NY. The Nash Family
(1853), p. 205. She married Luther Drury.
53. F iv. Julia NASH {803}, born 28 Jan 1823, in
Hamilton, Madison, NY, died 9 Sep 1824,
in Hamilton, Madison, NY. The Nash
Family (1853), p. 205. This Julia lived
less than two years.
+ 54. F v. Julia E. NASH {50} [ 49], born 15 Dec
1824, died 7 Apr 1911.
55. M vi. John Ellis NASH {737}, born 21 Oct 1826, in
Hamilton, Madison, NY. The Nash Family
(1853), p. 205. "He settled in Princeton,
Bureau Co., Ill."
56. vii. Infant Twins NASH {97}, born 1829, in
Hamilton, Madison, NY, died 25 Sep 1829,
in Hamilton, Madison, NY. The Nash
Family (1853), 205. These infant twins
died on the same date.
57. Fviii. Sarah Frances NASH {1680}, born 27 Sep 1830,
in Hamilton, Madison, NY, died 31 Aug
1831, in Hamilton, Madison, NY. The Nash
Family (1853), 205. She died before
reaching her first birthday.
58. F ix. Sarah Louisa NASH {1556}, born 7 Sep 1832, in
Hamilton, Madison, NY, died 7 Feb 1839,
in Hamilton, Madison, NY. The Nash
Family (1853), 205.
Joanna died 8 Mar 1845.
The Nash Family (1853), p. 205.
David next married (2) Elizabeth MORRISON {1368} after 1845. She
was born 1803. Elizabeth died 19 Mar 1851.
The Nash Family (1853), p. 205.
David next married (3) Jane F. DAVIS {1365} after 1851.
The Nash Family (1853), p. 205.
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GENERATION NO. 8
54. Julia8 E. NASH {50} [ 49] (David7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4,
John3, Timothy2, Thomas1) was born 15 Dec 1824, in Hamilton, Madison,
New York. She married Stephen PURDY {49} 25 Mar 1849, in
Princeton, Bureau, IL. He was born 10 Sep 1828.
They had 1 child:
+ 59. M i. John NASH PURDY {48} [ 24], born 16 Jul
, died Jul 1918.
The Nash Family (1853) p. 205: "Stephen and Julia Purdy live in
Princeton, Bureau Co. Ill. They have one son."
Julia died 7 Apr 1911, in Meadville, Crawford, PA.
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GENERATION NO. 9
59. John9 NASH PURDY {48} [ 24] (Julia8, David7, Joseph6, Jonathan5,
John4, John3, Timothy2, Thomas1) was born 16 Jul , in Pontiac,
Oakland, MI. He married (1) Emma Amanda EDSON {66} 10 May 1876.
She was born 4 Jan 1857.
They had 4 children:
+ 60. M i. Earle Edson PURDY {46} [ 12], born 6
Oct 1877, died 23 May 1943.
61. M ii. Clair N. PURDY {871}, born 25 May 1879, died
24 Feb 1941, and was buried in
Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas, OH. Was a
private in the PA 27th Infantry,
Spanish-American War. Info from Harold:
Clair was Earle Purdy's older brother.
Clair was an alcoholic. He visited
Earle's family in Cleveland. He died on
the street one day, intoxicated, when his
heart failed him. Died in Feb. 1941, just
before his 62nd birthday. His brother
Earle was in the 15th PA Infantry. Clair
did marry but had no children. He
divorced his first wife. Harold believes
he was in the merchandising business.
62. M iii. Donald PURDY {1682}. Killed while patrolling
Mexico-American border just prior to WWI.
Donald was John's son by first wife,
Emma. Don stabbed while in the infantry.
Harold remembers how sad John was when
they sent Don's belongings back home.
63. F iv. Flossie PURDY {1675}. Harold says she was
confined to mental institution and that
he never saw her.
Emma died Sep 1893.
Emma, Earle's mother, died in 1893 at age 36. Harold says Emma was
burned to death. She was drying her hair in front of an open
fire and her hair caught fire. Because John her husband was
away on business so much Earle as the eldest had to become
head of the family. Harold remembers his father saying that
the Edson family was well educated and well cultured.
John next married (2) ________ UNKNOWN {1050} before 1918.
They had 2 children:
64. M v. Don PURDY {1659}. Info from Harold: Don was
Earle's half brother. Don visited Earle's
family often. He looked very much like
Earle, almost a cloe. Don worked for the
Penn. railroad, and was headquartered in
Chicago, where he was a vice president of
the company. Harold is not sure whether
Don's mother was Emma or John's second
wife.
65. F vi. Lessie PURDY {1671}. Child of John Nash
Purdy's second marriage, Harold believes.
Harold says Lessie lived in Meadville.
She was married and had a family and
visited Earle and family in Cleveland.
Harold says she looked a lot like Earle.
Harold says Lessie's family may be buried
in Meadville.
John died Jul 1918, in Meadville, Crawford, PA.
According to Harold, John was a travelling clothing salesman and
was often away from home. He lost his sight due to an illness.
He learned to read braille and enjoyed reading Huck Finn,
Paradise Lost, and Paradise Regained, and memorized Milton's
sonnett On His Blindness. John and his son Earle were not
close because of John's travelling and his later illness.
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GENERATION NO. 10
60. Earle10 Edson PURDY {46} [ 12] (John9, Julia8, David7, Joseph6,
Jonathan5, John4, John3, Timothy2, Thomas1) was born 6 Oct 1877, in
Erie, Erie, PA. He married (1) Mabel Irene WILSON {47} 24 Dec
1902. She was born 11 Jun 1881, in Oslo, Norway, the daughter of
Andro WILSON {64} and Britta Christina CARLSON {65}.
They had 4 children:
+ 66. M i. Francis Russell PURDY {34} [ 6], born
8 May 1904, died 1 May 1974.
67. M ii. Kenneth PURDY {1580}, born 1907, in Port Hope,
Ontario, CAN, died 1988. Married twice:
First to Mildred Beerer, and had son Neil
PURDY. Second marriage: name unknown. His
wife Mildred's father owned the
neighborhood grocery store where the
Purdys bought their groceries. Kenneth
worked for the Ward Baking Co. in
Cleveland where he was a district
manager. Harold says he was an alcoholic
and eventually lost his job, his wife and
son. They could not bear his alcoholism.
Kenneth drifted around for a while.
Harold got him a job in Bowling Green,
Ky. Kenneth then moved to Ohio where he
worked at a government hospital called
Apple Creek. There he met his second wife
who was a nurse, but that marriage did
not last long. He died about 1989.
68. F iii. Emma Loraine PURDY {767}, born 1909, died
1916, and was buried in Newcomerstown,
Tuscarawas, OH. Buried in East State
Street Cemetery, Newcomerstown.
69. M iv. Harold John PURDY {1628}, born 1914, in
Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas, Ohio. I
interviewed Harold October 1993 via
phone. Never knew his mother Mabel Wilson
because she was killed in train-car
collision when Harold was only two.
Harold met Virginia Burdette at St.
Albans WV and they married in 1935. They
met at a Baptist student assembly at
Alderson Broadus Collegge. Harold chose
ministry because he was influenced by his
older brother Russell. Harold's first
pastorate was in Clarksburg, WV, then at
Barnes Memorial Baptist Church. then at
First Baptist in Madison, WV. He commuted
from there to the SOuthern Theological
Seminary in Louisville. He attended the
seminary three years. Then pastorate at
Nashville at Belmont Heights Baptist
Church for 13 years. Then at Bowling
Green Ky. at First Baptist Church. Said
he's always been too busy to have any
outside interests or hobbies. Harold has
some family photos and documents. Harold
wanted to serve as a chaplain in WW II
but was turned down because of health. He
had picked up an "amoeba" while traveling
in Syria with Virginia. He and Virginia
were in Europe on a tour at that time.
They left Germany just one week before
Hitler marched into Poland. WW II was a
trying time. "We had several deaths in
our church during the war, with boys
being killed. I conducted two or three
military funerals. The families were
under a lot of stress and strain." Meal
time was one of the big things each day
when Harold was young, living with the
family on Carlisle Street in
Newcomerstown. The family had a two-acre
lot with a barn and other out buildings.
They had cows, hogs, chickens, ducks.
Harold and Russell had a pet duck named
Pete, which would follow him around, and
a dog named Roxie.
Mabel died 21 May 1916, in Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas, OH, and was
buried in Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas, OH.
Mabel and her sister Winnie and brother Frank worked at the
Nicholson File Company in Port Hope, Ontario. There they met
Earle Purdy who had just moved from Meadville, Pa. Mabel
married Earle, and stopped working when the children were
born. Winnie continued to work, even after the family moved to
Newcomerstown. Mabel was killed along with daughter Lorraine
and two others in a train/auto collision in 1916. Buried in
East State Street Cemetery, Newcomerstown. Dates on stone are
1881-1916.
Earle next married (2) Winifred WILSON {815}. She was born 1883,
the daughter of Andro WILSON {64} and Britta Christina CARLSON
{65}. Winifred died 1970, and was buried in Newcomerstown,
Tuscarawas, OH.
She was referred to as "Aunt Winnie." Harold says Earle married
Winnie a year after the death of her sister Mabel, about 1917.
"She is the only mother I remember. She was good to us."
Buried at East State Street Cemetery, Newcomerstown, alongside
her husband, Earle Purdy, and her sister, Mabel.
Earle died 23 May 1943, in Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas, OH, and was
buried in Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas, OH.
Earle served in the Pa. National Guard (15th Pa. Inf.). He was
called up to duty during the Spanish American War. He was
stationed in Georgia where he caught typhoid. He did not go
with his regiment to Cuba. He then returned to Meadville, Pa.
to live with family, then moved to Port Hope, Ont. He had
heard about jobs at the Nicholson File Company there. He met
the Wilson family; Frank Wilson was a manager at the company,
and Frank's sister, Mabel, worked there. Earle married Mabel,
and their first three children were born at Port Hope. Harold
thinks the family probably moved to Newcomerstown about 1911.
Earle became a foreman at the Rex File Co. in Newcomerstown.
He fell victim to a Colorado land fraud; the family made a
down payment on advertised land and moved to Colorado only to
find the land uninhabitable. The family was stranded for a
short time, but Earle found work helping build schools for
Indian children. The family lived in Palisade, Colo. for a
couple of years, and Earle even considered buying a ranch at
one time. The family eventually returned to Newcomerstown.
Earle was active in church, serving as treasurer and Sunday
School Superintendent at the First Baptist Church in
Newcomerstown. In a horrible accident in 1916, Earle's Model
T stalled on train tracks. A train crashed into it, killing
his wife, Mabel, and daughter, Lorraine. Also killed Anna
Wilson and her daughter, Pauline. The family lived in
Cleveland for a while, moving there when Harold was about 11
years old. Russell had already moved to Louisville to attend
the Seminary. Earle married Mabel's sister, Winnie, in 1917,
a year after Mabel died. Earle was a skilled handyman. He
remodeled the family home in Newcomerstown, remodeling it,
adding a cellar, and wiring it for electricity. Harold says
Earle was a great game player and liked checkers and
Parcheesi. He bought a Victrola for the family to play records
on. Earle was a patriotic veteran and took the family to
Fourth of July parades; Harold remembers holding flags and
waving at the passing parades. Earle died at home of a heart
attack at age 65.
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GENERATION NO. 11
66. Francis11 Russell PURDY {34} [ 6] (Earle10, John9, Julia8,
David7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3, Timothy2, Thomas1) was born
8 May 1904, in Port Hope, Ontario, CAN. He married Mamie Marie
HALL {39} 7 Nov 1925, in Marietta, Washington, OH. She was born
25 Apr 1901, in Neff Ridge, Washington, OH, the daughter of John
Lee HALL {51} and Bessie Maybelle GRAHAM {52}.
They had 2 children:
+ 70. M i. Francis Russell "Frank" PURDY {1218}, born 19
Dec 1926.
+ 71. F ii. Marian Hazel PURDY {4} [ 3], born 7
Jan 1929.
Francis died 1 May 1974, in Columbus, Franklin, OH, and was buried
in Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas, OH.
Harold remembers Russell in childhood painting with watercolors.
"Russell had no training, but was good. He might have gotten
serious about painting but became engrossed in the ministry
and with his family." Harold says that Russell always seemed
to feel he was called to the ministry from the time he made a
profession of faith at about age 12. He talked about it from
then on. Even before that, he would get Kenneth and Lorraine
and Harold to sit and listen to hik preach. He'd set up a
little pulpit and call hymns and preach to them. Russell's
father Earle was active in the church and pastors would stay
at their home and eat with the family and visit them a lot.
Harold says Russell was a big incluence on him and that Harold
never wanted to do anything but be a minister also. Marie Hall
met Russell shortly after her mother's death. She was
attending the family church, the Lawrence Baptist Church, and
one day she saw a young man teaching the men's group. "There
he was, this young man, and I thought, 'Oh my, a young man.'
After a while Russell knew I had been trying to train for
missionary work or some kind of Christian work, and I think
that made an impression on him. He was only about 20 years
old. We got acquainted and he took me to a meeting or two, and
we started dating."
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GENERATION NO. 12
70. Francis12 Russell "Frank" PURDY {1218} (Francis11, Earle10, John9,
Julia8, David7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3, Timothy2, Thomas1)
was born 19 Dec 1926, in Belpre, Washington, OH. He married
Jacqueline Pace COOK {1423} 23 Dec 1948, in Lexington, Fayette, KY.
She was born 3 Aug 1928, in Greenville, Muhlenberg, KY.
They had 2 children:
+ 72. M i. Francis Russell "Russ" PURDY {1401}, born 29
May 1951.
+ 73. F ii. Verna Jacquelyn "Lyn" PURDY {1161}, born 17
Jun 1954.
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71. Marian12 Hazel PURDY {4} [ 3] (Francis11, Earle10, John9,
Julia8, David7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3, Timothy2, Thomas1)
was born 7 Jan 1929, in Shinnston, Harrison, WV. She married
Arnold Doyle BAKER {10} 14 Apr 1951, in Lexington, Fayette, KY. He
was born 7 Feb 1928, in Trimble, Pulaski, KY, the son of George
Mentle BAKER {6} and Martha Harriett MILLS {7}.
They had 2 children:
+ 74. M i. Paul Alan BAKER {1} [ 1], born 2 Jul
1955.
+ 75. F ii. Patricia Anne BAKER {5}, born 11 Jan 1958.
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GENERATION NO. 13
72. Francis13 Russell "Russ" PURDY {1401} (Francis12, Francis11, Earle10,
John9, Julia8, David7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3, Timothy2,
Thomas1) was born 29 May 1951, in Lexington, Fayette, KY. He
married Frankie BIRD {435}.
They had 4 children:
76. F i. Alden Marie PURDY {431}, born 12 Jan 1894, in
Lexington, Fayette, KY.
77. F ii. Laura Jean PURDY {430}, born 5 Apr 1986, in
Lexington, Fayette, KY.
78. M iii. Francis Russell PURDY {429}, born 20 Jul 1989,
in Lexington, Fayette, KY.
79. F iv. Julia Bird PURDY {428}, born 6 Jun 1991, in
Lexington, Fayette, KY.
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73. Verna13 Jacquelyn "Lyn" PURDY {1161} (Francis12, Francis11, Earle10,
John9, Julia8, David7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3, Timothy2,
Thomas1) was born 17 Jun 1954, in Lexington, Fayette, KY. She
married John Howard VOIGE {434}.
They had 2 children:
80. M i. Jonathan Weber "Web" VOIGE {433}, born 29 Apr
1986. "Web" was adopted.
81. F ii. Jaclyn Pace VOIGE {432}, born 23 Apr 1989.
Jaclyn was adopted.
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74. Paul13 Alan BAKER {1} [ 1] (Marian12, Francis11, Earle10, John9,
Julia8, David7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3, Timothy2, Thomas1)
was born 2 Jul 1955, in Lexington, Fayette, KY. He married Denise
Louise LAMB {2} 29 Apr 1989, in Madison, Dane, WI. She was born 18
May 1948, in Rockford, Winnebago, IL, the daughter of Richard Milan
LAMB {32} and Dorothea Carlene Elizabeth EICKMEYER {33}.
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75. Patricia13 Anne BAKER {5} (Marian12, Francis11, Earle10, John9, Julia8,
David7, Joseph6, Jonathan5, John4, John3, Timothy2, Thomas1) was born
11 Jan 1958, in Lexington, Fayette, KY. She married Dwayne Allen
COBB {43} 17 Apr 1982, in Lexington, Fayette, KY. He was born
1959, in Louisville, Jefferson, KY.
They had 3 children:
82. M i. Jackson Chase COBB {44}, born 24 Sep 1985, in
Lexington, Fayette, KY.
83. M ii. Aaron Nathaniel COBB {45}, born 5 Feb 1992,
in Lexington, Fayette, KY.
84. F iii. Aubrey Leigh COBB {1590}, born 26 Sep 1993, in
Lexington, Fayette, KY. Born 7:15 p.m.
EDT Central Baptist Hospital.
Tom Lincoln
> But from a record of the Baker
> family, found in the British Museum, it is highly probable
> that her name was Margery and that she was the daughter of
> Nicholas Baker of Hertfordshire
Is the British Museum a good place to look for genealogical
material?
Tom
Brian Randell
My guess would be not unless you thought you had evidence you were a
descendant of one of the rulers of Ancient Egypt! :-) (Their egyptology
collection is superb.)
To be fair, the British Museum building currently also houses much of the
British Library, and that, like any other major library, could well be a
good place to check.
Cheers
Brian
Dept. of Computing Science, University of Newcastle,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
EMAIL = Brian....@newcastle.ac.uk PHONE = +44 91 222 7923
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