Monday, April 22, 2019

Francis and Rachel Mary (Lane) Purdy and family


Francis Purdy was born in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut. At about age 25, Francis married Rachel Mary Lane in Fairfield. Rachel Mary was born in Rye, Westchester, New York and that is where the family lived most of their lives. Their first child was born in Fairfield but the other children were all born in Rye.

Children:
1677 Francis
1678 Joseph, our ancestor
1680 Mary
1685 Thomas
1686 John
1688 David
1690 Rachel

Their son, David, inherited the family estate which had been called Wolf Pit, the name of which was later changed to Pulpit Ridge,  located on a hill  above Rye Village.

FRANCIS PURDY
BORN:  Feb 1650 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
MARRIED: abt 1675 in Fairfield, CT
DIED: 16 May 1723 in Rye, Westchester, NY

RACHEL MARY LANE
BORN:   1654 in Rye, Westchester, NY
DIED:  1722 in Rye, Westchester, NY
SOURCES:  Look in http://person.ancestry.com/tree/13251017/person/-75129773/facts for Francis Purdy 1650-1723; http://person.ancestry.com/tree/18056779/person/597795691/facts for Francis Purdy III 1650-1723; death: 1723; Rye, Westchester, New York, United States Source Media Type: Electronic birth: 1650; Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Source Media Type: Electronic