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JHBL Family Genealogy
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 1739 - 1772 (33 years)
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| Name |
Charles Purviance [1] |
| Born |
1739 |
Pennsylvania, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1772 |
North Carolina, USA |
| Person ID |
I10371 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2022 |
| Children |
| + | 1. William Purviance, b. Abt 1770, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA , d. Abt 1832, Morgan, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 62 years) [natural] |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2022 |
| Family ID |
F3948 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- He was born in Pennsylvania and came to North Carolina with the rest of the family. A few court records place him there between 1767 and 1775. Family history relates that he had moved his family to the frontier and he and most of the family were killed by the Indians.
There was a William Purvine whose descendants relate the following story regarding their William's father: "One morning while Mr Purvine and the older children were doing the chores, the wife heard an unusual noise, and, upon looking outside, saw that her husband and children were surrounded and being attacked by indians. She snatched up her baby boy who was in the house with her and fled to a nearby settlement and safety. Her husband and five older children were all killed and her home burned."
This William is here placed as the remaining son of Charles. For the benefit of other researchers, it should be stated that William is placed here as that sole survivor, solely because the above story has been carried through the descendants although they never related their progenitor as being Charles. The story of Charles was carried through other lines of the family and William was the only boy not properly placed as a descendant of one of the other lines. This William was raised in the homes of his uncles and the only records and associations we have been able to locate have been with those people. He came to Illinois, settling near his cousin, John.
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