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From: "Sandra Ferguson" <>
Subject: Re: William PURDY (PURDEY or PARDOE) County Antrim, Ireland ==> Chester County
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 08:54:28 -0400


from THE MIGRATION OF THE IRISH QUAKERS TO PA, by Myers
William Purdy, unmarried, from Ballynacree Meeting, County Antrim, 2 MO
23,1737, received 4 Mo 15, 1738.
In 1671 in county Tyrone, one Wm Purdy, for tithes had taken 14 loads of
turf, some "hey", and barley, valued at 2 she 6 pence.
In 1674 William Purdy, of county Tyrone, had taken for "Clerks Wates" a
Pick-ax valued at 2 she 6 pence.
One Thomas Purdy and Ann Coots, "Als Ridge" were married at the meeting
at Grange, near charlemont, 2 Mo 16, 1701.....(this from the minutes of the
Ulster Province Meeting.)
There is also quite a bit about William Pim, who settled in PA and was
Justice of the Bradford...he died in 1751, and mentions his sister, Susanna
Purdy, in his will. This looks to be your family....if you concur, let me
know and I'll send the rest; won't bother typing it all in, if you don't
think they're yours.
Below are the wills of Chester, mentioning your names.

Sandra

Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834

PIN, WILLIAM. East Caln.
August 26, 1751. December 17, 1751. C. 329.
Provides for wife Ann. To son Richard the 200 acres of land where I
dwell, paying legacies as follows: To daughter Sarah Mendenhall £40.
To daughter Hannah Paine £30. To grandson William, son of Thomas Pim
£10 at 21. To grandson William Paine £5. To sister Susanna Purdy £5.
To son Thomas my watch, who is also Executor.
Wit: Phinehas Lewis, Thomas Parke, Jane Parke.

Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834

PIM, ANN, widow. Westtown.
November 22, 1753. December 18, 1753. C. 465.
To son Joseph Gibbons £160 and to his 7 children, viz., James, John,
Joseph, Abraham, Mary, Ann and Jacob £120 to be divided at 21. To Jane,
widow of son James £20 and to their son James £5. To granddaughter
Jane Gibbons £20 at 18. To grandsons William and Thomas Gibbons £20
each at 18. To Rebecca McClure £5. To Sarah Blowit £3. To Mary
Wentworth £3. To Edward Brinton £20. To son Joseph Gibbons all
remainder of estate. Executor: Son Joseph.
Guardian: Brother in law Edward Brinton.
Wit: Caleb Peirce, Thomas Mercer, Francis Hickman.

Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834

PIM, RICHARD.
April 5, 1760. East Caln.
Adm. to Hannah Pim.

Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834

LEWIS, PHINEHAS. East Caln.
May 8, 1772. October 1, 1772.
Provides for wife Rachel. To son John Lewis £5 and wearing apparel.
To son Lewis Lewis part of plantation on which I now dwell to contain
16 acres not to be sold out of the family. To daughter Hannah Pim 20
shillings. To son Curtis 20 shillings. To daughter Martha Lewis £20.
To son Obed all remainder of plantation whereon I now dwell supposed to
contain near 200 acres paying legacies. To each of daughter Dinah
Whitacre's 7 children 5 shillings when 21. Remainder to wife and son
Obed, also Executors. Wit: Joshua Baldwin, Richd. Downing, Thos.
Stalker.

Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834

PORTER, ROBERT. E. Caln.
November 5, 1760. December 5, 1785.
To sister Elizabeth Porter 1/2 of whole estate. To my father, William
Porter, coat and hat. To brothers Charles and William wearing apparel.
To Thomas Pim my 2 wigs and to Thomas Pim, Jr. silver knee buckles. To
brother James Porter £10, etc. Remainder to father and 2 sisters,
Elizabeth and Mary Porter. Executor: Thomas Pim.
Wit: Thomas Stalker, Jane Parke, Phinehas Eachus.

Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834

PIM, THOMAS. E. Caln.
March 17, 1785. October 20, 1786.
Having given to son William heretofore about £550, which he has made
but poor use of, yet in hopes he May turn from his evil ways, that his
creditors be not defrauded, I give to him £600 from the sale of the
plantation and mills he is now possessed of in Sadsbury, the said
plantation containing 156 acres. To son Thomas the 2 tracts of land he
is now possessed of, one purchased from Patrick Miller containing 83
acres, the other purchased of Jane Parke containing 101 acres, he
paying to my Executor £100. To son John tract of land which I now live
on, conveyed to me by my father, containing 200 acres, he paying £150
to my daughter Hannah Miller's 3 oldest children, Thomas, Rachel and
Israel when of age. To daughter Ann Edge £273. To daughter Hannah
Miller £120. To daughter Sarah Lee £300. To daughter Rachel Pim £470.
To Friends of Caln Meeting £10 toward enclosing graveyard with a stone
wall. I give Elizabeth Chalfant's indentures to daughter Sarah, and to
son John, indentures of John Robinett. Executor: Son John.
Wit: Thomas Patterson, Isaac Pim, Isaac Miller.

Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834

STALKER, THOMAS. E. Caln.
May 17, 1791. Codicil: April 14, 1794. May 8, 1794.
Provides for wife Grace. To son Thomas all my lands in E. Caln, except
tract of 110 acres, 49 perches, which I purchased of heirs of Warrick
Miller, in trust for William Pimm. To daughter Hannah, wife of Isaac
Coates, £500. Also £500 in trust for use of daughter Mary, wife of
William Pimm. To my 4 daughters, Rebecca, Grace, Elizabeth and Lydia
£500 each. To 5 grandchildren, Ann, Rachel, Mary and Lydia Pimm £50 to
be divided at 18 [only 4 grandchildren were named]. Codicil gives to
daughter Mary Pim, the Miller tract of 110 acres, 49 perches at
valuation of £300, and gives 3 tracts of land purchased of James
Chalfant and Ann Chalfant, widow, in W. Bradford to daughters Rebecca
Coates and Grace Valentine.
Executors: Son Thomas, sons-in-law Isaac Coates and William Woodward.
Wit: Samuel Cunningham, Thomas Pimm, Henry Atherton.
Wit. to Codicil: Jonathan Mendenhall.

Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834

PIM, HANNAH. E. Caln.
July 17, 1794. November 5, 1794.
To son Moses furniture and £100. To daughter Mary Pim wearing apparel.
To grandson Thomas walnut dining table, which was his great-
grandfather's and £70 when he is of age. To grandchildren, Nathan, Amy
and Ann Pim £100 each when 21, children of son Isaac. To 4
grandchildren Hannah, Sarah, Mary and Anna Pim, children of daughter
Mary Pim, £20 to be divided. To E. Caln meeting £5 for enclosing
burying ground. Executors: Brother Obed Lewis, friend Thomas Stalker.
Wit: Hum'y. Marshall, Nathan Cope, Abiah Cope.


(here is the one I mentioned, and note that the name on the will is PIN,
another name to keep in mind when doing your research)
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834

PIN, WILLIAM. East Caln.
August 26, 1751. December 17, 1751. C. 329.
Provides for wife Ann. To son Richard the 200 acres of land where I
dwell, paying legacies as follows: To daughter Sarah Mendenhall £40.
To daughter Hannah Paine £30. To grandson William, son of Thomas Pim
£10 at 21. To grandson William Paine £5. To sister Susanna Purdy £5.
To son Thomas my watch, who is also Executor.
Wit: Phinehas Lewis, Thomas Parke, Jane Parke.

there are no chester wills under the other Purdy spellings.









-----Original Message-----
From: John Perdue <>
To: <>
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 12:24 AM
Subject: William PURDY (PURDEY or PARDOE) County Antrim, Ireland ==> Chester
County


>Am looking for information regarding the birth & death of my fifth great
>grandfather, William PURDY (PURDEY or PARDOE), who came from Ballynacree,
>County Antrim, Ireland to Chester County, PA in 1737-1738. He was probably
>born around 1695-1705 in either Ireland or England. He married Susanna PIM
>on 25 November 1747 in East Caln. Together they had two sons: Folliard
>Ridge b 1 March 1748/49 and Mentor Pim b 30 December 1751. I have found
>numerous references for him in various Quaker & other publications between
>1737 when he left the Ballynacree MM with a certificate to 1766 when he ran
>into trouble with the Bradford MM for drinking & swearing in public (plus
>some references to being a witness for two wills and an inmate or renter of
>land), but know nothing before or after these dates. I know that he
>practiced medicine in Ireland and may have done the same in Chester County
>(are there any medical records from this era?). When he came to Chester
>County in 1738, he apparently settled on a portion of land originally
>purchased by a William PARDOE (his grandfather??) of Worcestershire,
>England from William PENN in 1681.
>
>Any & all information would be greatly appreciated.
>
>John Perdue
>
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