Purdy, Nancy^{[1, 2]}

1797 - 1878  (81 years)

• Name	Purdy, Nancy
  Born	1 Jun 1797	NY, USA
  Gender	Female
  _UID	3741AE008184904F9B8F9C94708A6CA56F0A
  Died	6 Sep 1878	Eddystone Cemetery, Eddystone, Ontario, CAN
  Person ID	I7257	NewFranceGenealogy
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2005

  
  

  Married	Abt 1790
  Family ID	F2926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eddy, Harnden,   b. Jul 1796,   d. 23 Sep 1881, Eddystone, Ontario, CAN  (Age ~ 85 years)  [2]
  Married	9 Apr 1815	Eddystone, Ontario, CAN
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	0F65065DB500354F8CAFEC5E13B3E4C504B6
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F2924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ***Use Nancy's parental relationship with caution. A number of researchers are still trying to prove Nancy's parents.*** The IGI lists a Nancy Purdy born 1797 in Westchester, NY daughter of Roger and Ann Purdy. Another IGI listing shows a Nancy Purdy born c. 1798 who married a "Harding" Eddy. The book, "Eddy Family in America" shows Harnden's wife as Nancy Purdy, but no parents of Nancy are mentioned. Roger and Ann Purdy as the parents is doubtful as this family was in Westchester after 1815. We know that a number of Purdy's from Westchester, NY went to Canada after the American Revolution. Nancy was born in 1797, the census notes she was born in the US. Harnden and his family went to Canada sometime between 1803 and 1815. A sister of Harnden's, Dorcas, married a Benjamin Purdy, possibly a brother to Nancy. This Benjamin may be descended from Francis PURDY through Joseph5, Obadiah and Phoebe Underhill4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Francis1. This Benjamin Purdy and his wife, Dorcas Eddy, shown in the 1871 census living with a Hiram and Nancy Brisbin (both born in 1830) - Nancy is probably their daughter. Was she named after Benjamin's sister Nancy? More recent information places Benjamin, b. 1792 as born in Vermont. A Joshua Purdy is listed as an early settler of Haldimand Twp. being granted land along with Bays Eddy. A "Jos." and Caleb Purdy are early grantees in Hamilton Twp. In the list of Residents in 1797 are listed Joseph Purdy Lot 3 1st concession; Gilbert Purdy Lot 4 1st concession; Gilbert Purdy Lot 4 2nd concession; Joseph Purdy, Jr. Lot 28 2nd concession [Taken from the Report of the Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario 1930 and Report of the Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario 1931. Taken from the original reports of Asa Danforth and Aaron Greeley June 17, 1797 and Sept 1, 1797.] A Nancy P. Eddy is listed in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1871-1909 (Part A-K): Eddy Nancy P. Providence R.I. 1879 Administration 3307 Judd Bacon believes that Nancy McLaren is the d. of Peter McLaren and Mercy?. A Peter McLaren b. c. 1750 married Mercy Buell (b. October 15, 1753 in Marlborough, Hartford Co, CT) and had at least one daughter, Mercy McLaren. Is Nancy McLaren another daughter? Mercy Buell's 2nd husband was Samuel Wright. They married in Montreal, Ontario, Canada on March 07, 1784. Mercy Buell had a brother William who was supposedly the founder of Brockville (Elizabethtown). (See: History of Leeds and Grenville Chapter XLIV page 181.) Brockville is located just across the St. Lawrence from Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co, NY where children of Mercy BUELL McLAREN and her second husband, Samuel WRIGHT are found. Samuel died there in 1815.

  
  

• Sources

  [S151] GEDCOM File : GED Harnden Purdy Anc.ged, William David Smith, 23 Jan 2003. [S80] Douglas Wilmot Harnden Ancestors, Daniel Harnden, (daniel_harnden@yahoo.com) (Reliability: 2), 2 May 2009. This Harnden line is proven back to Richard b. 1648 beyond that it's speculative.