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Some of the children listed may belong to the first wife. Residences & events: 8/4/1776 Culpeper Co, VA. He was enlisted by his brother, Sgt JamesPurvis, in the 1st VA Regt of the Continental Line, the same unit asbrother, John. He participated in the battles against the British inthe middle states, being in the battles of Brandywine Creek, PA;Monmouth Courthouse, NJ; the storming of Stony Point, NY; as well asseveral minor skirmishes. 1777-8 Valley Forge, PA. He was there during the famed winterencampment. 8/1/1779 Smith's Clove, NY, was where he received his discharge. Culpeper Co, VA. Returning home he married for the first time andreturned to farming. 1782-1787 Culpeper Co, VA. William and his father were the only"Purvesses" listed in county taxpayers records. Fall, 1795 In preparation for moving west, he sold his land. A partywas formed of the Burk family, his second wife's kin, and nephew, JohnPurvis. They journeyed through the mountains of MD and PA, then byflatboat down the Ohio River to KY. Maysville, KY. Disembarking, they continued overland to Flemingsburg,KY. Fleming Co, KY. William eventually bought a 197 acre farm along theLicking River and began farming again. 1810 Fleming Co, KY. At census time, William and John "Purviss,"were the only ones by the name in the entire state, both residing inthis county as neighbors. 1820 Nelson Co, KY. He had moved, according to the census taker.Living in the same county were son, George, and Charles. John was inSva (?) Co. Mid 1820s Gettin on in years, he remained behind when some of therelatives moved on. Several of the Burks in-laws apparently traveledwith the group, being listed in Sangamon Co, IL, in the 1830 census. |
| Jane was William's second wife, the name of the first is unknown. |