Person:Purnell Walker (1)

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Overview

Purnell is commonly identified as the son of Hackey Walker=Clarissa, born 4 Jan 1782, in Somerset Maryland, died 9 October 1867, in Clarke, Alabama. Purnell appears in Greene County TN tax lists in 1805, presumably moving there shortly after reaching adulthood. By 1813 he is living in Clarke County in the Mississippi Terriory, in the area which later became Alabama.

Records of Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia are commonly cited for Purnell. It is not clear whether all of these records are for the same person, or whether Purnell (1) moved around. His POB is very often given as "Somerset". The basis for this is unknown. "Somerset" probably means "Somerset County Maryland", but there are numerous locations named Somerset, including a county in England, (which probably explains why a few Ancestry entries give him a POB of England). There is conflicting information on his POB. The 1860 census, for example, gives his POB as "Georgia".

Purnell is thought to have resided in Greene County TN for a few years as a young adult. It would seem more likely that he would have arrived in that area from Maryland, later moving on further south into Georgia/Alabama/Mississippi area. If this is indeed the same person, as the Purnell given a Georgia POB in the 1860 census, then he would have had to have moved north into Tennessee only to return late to Georgia/Alabama/Mississippi. That's counter to the usual migration path, but not unheard of during this period.

Ancestry Data

Ancestry Family Trees for Purnell Walker b. 1782 exact

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Notes

1. ↑ Needs to be substantiated. The 1850 census shows his POB as Georgia born 1781.