Francis Purdy, Jr.

Francis Purdy, Jr. (ca 1650), was living at Rye in 1722. He had a daughter Mary who married Samuel Kniffen.

Francis Purdy, II

• Born 1650 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
• Died 1723 at about age 73 in Rye, Westchester, New York
• Son of Francis Purdy and Mary (Brundage) Hoyt
• Brother of John Purdy, Mary (Hoyt) Brown [half], Daniel Purdy, Mary (Purdy) Brown, Joseph Purdy, Sarah Hoyt [half], John Hoyt [half] and Simon Hoyt [half]
• Husband of Mary (Lane) Purdy — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
• Father of Francis Purdy III, Joseph Purdy, Mary (Purdy) Kniffen, Daniel Purdy, John Purdy, David Purdy and Rachel (Purdy) Merritt

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Purdy-30

This profile is part of the Purdy Name Study.

Francis Purdy had large proprietary rights in Rye, New York before 1700. His house and lot were located on Wolf Pit--afterwards called Pulpit Ridge. Records show that in 1722 he gave all his land and house in Rye to his son Daniel, who in turn promised to leave his parents in possession of it during their lives.

After Francis Purdy's father died in 1658, he moved with his mother to Rye, Westchester Co., New York. [1]

According to Thomas William Brundage,[2] Francis Purdy, b. 1651, d. 1722, m. Mary Lane. (Note that there is another Mary Lane/Lain, who married Joseph Brundage, b. 1671, m. before 1698. Joseph was the son of Stout Old John of Rye, b.. 1633-5.)

According to Perry Streeter,[3] Mary Brundish (John, Thomas) and Francis Purdy, who was b. abt. 1627 in England and d. 1658 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT. She then m. 2nd John Hoyt/Hoit. He b. 2/12/1614 at York, England. d. 1684 at Rye, Westchester Co., NY (then Fairfield County, CT.) The 5 Purdy children were, as follows: John, Francis, Joseph, Daniel, and Mary. The 5 Hoyt/Hoit children were, as follows: Samuel, John Mary Rachel, and Simon.

Birth

Date: 1650
Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Source: #S-1988904075
Marriage

Date: 1675
Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Source: [[#S-1988904251]
Death

Date: 1723
Place: Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
Source: #S-1988899136
Note

Note: Connecticut
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Research Notes

According to the marriage source below, he married Mary Banks. Fetterly-28 09:31, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

References

1. WikiTree contributors, "Francis Purdy II (1650-1723)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Purdy-26 : accessed 17 December 2024). cites
   1. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?, [op=GET&db=mjr6387&id=I82825 (dead link)
   2. A Brundage Family Genealogy, An Account of Some of the American Descendants of John Brundish (1593-1639), Who Came from England to Massachusetts in 1635 by Thomas William Brundage, 1989. The following web site appears to contain 13 pages of Chapter 2, and a couple pages of Chapter 3, that is, 3-33 and 3-34. There appears to be a total of 54 pages in Chapter 2 that is not in this web site. So, apparently there are only 13 pages out of 54 pages. See: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/73570863?p=21538652&r... FamilySearch] >
2. Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900" Source number: 344.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJH Ancestry Record 7836 #57141 (accessed 9 November 2021) Name: Mary Banks; Gender: Female; Spouse Name: Francis Purdy; Spouse Birth Year: 1650; Number Pages: 1.