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Henry Purgett ca. 1753 - 18371. Henry Purgett (Purgitt, Purget) was born in 1753 near Frederick Town, Maryland [1] According to information published in Allegheny Passage [2], "The Henry Purgitt after whom Purgittsville is named, was on the Hampshire County, Virginia tax rolls as early as 1782. Joseph Neville�s survey record reports 'then did Henry Purgate enter 400 acres of land on the waters of Mill Creek adjacent to the land of John Moffatt and John Glaze to the north side on Jan.7, 1785'." On 12 December 1794, Henry received a land transfer of 137 � acres on Mill Creek from Elizabeth Fidler (Fiedler), who had obtained the land in a land transfer from her son Jacob on 10 December 1794. Elizabeth was the widow of George Fidler. Henry married Elizabeth and resided in Hampshire County, Virginia. Henry�s large log house is located in Purgittsville on the west side of the highway and at one time it was used as a stage coach stop. Note: Allegheny Passage states that Michael Burkitt or Burkhard is possibly the father of Henry. The author of this book also states in a letter that the possible parents of Elizabeth Fidler/Fiedler are Valentin and Elizabeth Fidler
Purgitsville Described as a small trading villiage in 1863. Population was 33 in 1930.
Henry was drafted into the Continental Army in 1778 in Hampshire County, serving for six months. In 1781 he was again drafted and served for 14 days to go after the Tories in the County of Hardy. Since he had no discharge papers, he had to have the testimony of people who knew he was in the war, Frederick High, Henry High, and John Ludwick. He received $64.64 in arrears in 1833 and was allowed $21.55 per year thereafter. More about Henry's Revolutionary War service and his pension application. The will of Henry Purgett was written 04 February 1835 and was probated on 27 March 1837 [3]. In his will he leaves the 137 � acres of land on Mill Creek to his son William �. . . after the death of my wife and myself together with all my ploughs and horse . . . rest of my property both real and personal to my 6 other children to be divided equally.� His will named Frederick Purget, Mary Recor, Elizabeth Shoemaker, Henry Purget, George Purget, and Rachel Suber. The large log house that was his is now owned by Lawrence High (as of 1988). Historic Hampshire has pictures and articles on the Purgetts [4].
Henry Purgett's home, photo taken 2000 (In the opinion of this writer, I believe Henry was married before, as his son Frederick was born in ca. 1786, Henry Jr. was born in 1796/7 , and in the will it is William who gets the 137 � acres which Henry received from Elizabeth Fiedler. This makes me think he was their oldest son. Also, in the enumerations of 1782 and 1784, he is listed as head of family with three people in his household [5]. There is a Purget-High Cemetery in Purgittsville and I think they are buried there. - Diane) Children of Henry Purgett
[1]. Henry Purgett file, No. S18170, Pension Application 16977, Virginia, National Archives, Washington. [2]. Emmert F. Bittinger, Allegheny Passage. Camden, Maine: Penobscott Press, pp. 253-254. [3]. Early Records of Hampshire County. [4]. Sara Parker, "Purgitsville - Mill Creek Valley," in Historic Hampshire, Selden W. Brannon, editor. Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Company, 1976. [5]. In 1872, Henry is listed as Henry Burkit according to Seldon W. Brannon, Historic Hampshire, Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Company, 1976. In 1784, he is listed as Henry Purget according to the State of Virginia enumerations, Hampshire County - 1784 No. T-498, Roll 3 (Virginia), National Archives, Washington, DC. [6]. Birthdates calculated from 1850 Ross county, Ohio census. Frederick Purgett household. 1850 U.S. census, Ross County, Ohio, population schedule, Twin township, p. 677. [7]. Portrait and Biographical Record of Iroquois County, Illinois. Chicago: Lake City Publishing Co., 1893, p 353-54. [8]. History of Ross and Highland Co. pp.303. [9]. Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office, Accession/serial # IN 3030 - 499, BLM serial # ES NO S/N Document # 28717, sale entry 24 Apr. 1820, Issued 20 Aug. 1838, 80 acres. Madison Co., IN, Frederick Purgit [10]. Henry Purget household, 1850 U.S. census, Howard County, Indiana, population schedule, Monroe township, page 399. Henry Purget, 53, farmer, Va., Rebecca 42, Va., Polly 19, Va., Lucy 18, Va., Eliza 15, Va., Frederick 12, In., Hiram 9, In., Sidney (female) 3, In. [11]. Article about the move to Indiana said that Henry had 9, children 4 born in Virginia. [12]. Henry Purget household, 1850 U.S. census, Howard County, Indiana, population schedule, Monroe township, page 399. [13]. Ibid. [14]. No source. [15]. Will of Henry Purget, Hampshire county, West Virginia, Book 11, Page 19. [16]. Vicki Bidinger Horton, Hampshire County Death Records (1866-1922). Green Spring, West Virginia: privately printed, 1993. Record #3327. Purgit, William, white male, d. 8 May 1886, 83y 11m 25d, Mill Creek District, b. Hampshire, Informant Wm S. Purgit, son. [17]. Hampshire County, West Virginia marriage record #0464941. [18]. Hampshire County Marriage Bonds, p. 103, film #0833355 to Henry Schultzer.
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