Person:John Purchase (2)
John Purchase
b.Est 1615
d.Oct 1645 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)
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  • H.  John PurchaseEst 1615 - 1645
  • W.  Joan UnknownBef 1621 - 1683
m. Bef 1641
  1. Mary PurchaseBef 1641 - Bef 1685/86
  2. Elizabeth PurchaseBef 1643 - Aft 1690
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Name[1][2] John Purchase
Alt Name[2] John Purkas
Gender Male
Birth[2] Est 1615 Was probably a soldier in the Pequot War, 1637.
Residence[1][2] 1639 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Marriage Bef 1641 Based on estimated date of birth of eldest known child.
to Joan Unknown
Will[1][2] 15 Oct 1645
Death[3] Oct 1645 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)
Estate Inventory[2] Oct 1645 £30-15.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 John Purchase, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    3:494.

    "John (Purchase), Hartford, a. 1639, d. prob. bef. mid. age, and his will of 15 Oct. 1645 may be read in Trumbull's Coll. Rec. I. 466. His wid. Joan m. Nicholas Palmer; and his d. Mary m. Jared Speck, and d. Eliz. m. Richard Case. Whether his hope of a s. express. in the will, were prosper. is uncert.

    [Additions and Corrections] [Savage 4:697] [Vol. 3] P. 494, l. 9 bef Nicholas ins. 20 Oct. 1646,"

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 John Purchase, in Barbour, Lucius Barnes. Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977)
    472.

    John Purchase/Purkas died Oct 1645 mar Jane who m Nicholas P[al]mer Oct 29, 1646. She died Apl 16, 1683. Early member 1 Ch. Hartford 1639; one of the inhabitants to whom the land was granted 'by the courtesie of the town'; his home lot was on the west side of the road to the Cow Pasture, near the Pound. Probably served in the Pequot War as he owned land in the Soldier's Field in 1639; will dated Oct 15, 1645; inv. £30-15.

  3. ↑ Purkas, John, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
    1:30-31.

    Probate Records. Vol. I, 1635 to 1650. Page 466-7-8.

    Purkas, John. Invt. £30-15-00. Taken October, 1645. I, John Purkas, doe appoynt my wife to be sole executor to administer vppon my whole estate, to bring up my children, and it is my mynd & will that my wife shall possesse my house and land for her prper vse for the whole tyme of her life, pruided that shee shall have noe power to alienate yt or make sale of my howse or any of my land wth out the consent of John Talcotte and Richard Goodman, or one of them if ether of them shall dy. If my wife beare me a son and (he) survive until the death of my wife, then he shall possesse my howse and all my land in Hartford, for himselfe and heires; but if the Lord give me noe son, my mynd is that my howse and land be equally divided among my daughters that shall survive after the death of my wife. My daughters Mary & Elizabeth shall have ech of the a whole and serviceable pear of sheets, and ech of the a pewter platter, at the age of eighteen yeares. And if God give me a Sonne wch my wife goeth with all, my mynd is that if my sonne shall live to the age of eight een yeares that he shall have my gunne, wch is a fire locke, and my sword and bandaleres and rest, and my long crosscut sawe, and my betell rings, and three wedges. Also, my mynd is that my howshold stuff shall be devided to my daughters after the death of my wife, only the bedde and blanketts and one pair of sheets and one trunke I leave wholy to my wife to dispose on at her death. 15th of October, 1645.

    JO. Purkas.

    Witness: Jo. Talcott. Rich. Goodman

    November 26, 1663. Know all men by these presents, that I, Jeret Spicke, doe acknowledg my self received of Nicholas Palmer the full and just summe of tenn pounds, which is the acquitting all accots between us two concerning my wiues portion which was due to her by her father, John Parkas, his will.

    Jeret Speck.

    Witness: Thomas Butler, Robert Sanford.

    Whereas, there have bin an appoyntment that Nicholas Palmer was to pay his daughter in lawe Elizabeth Purkass, tenn pounds, these presents doe testify that I, Richard Case, of Windsor, doe acknowledg that I have received of Nicholas Palmer, of Windsor, a foar sayd, ten pounds in pay to my content and sattisfaction, & doe hereby acquitt & discharge the sd. Nicho of all debts and demands, as witness my hand this 17 December, 1663.

    Richard X Case

    Signed and delivered in the presence & Witness of us

    John Moore, Antho X Hoskins.

    These are True coppyes of the originall receipts, being compared therewith October 20th. '64, pr. me. John Allyn Secretry."

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