Thomas Jefferson Purvis

Male 1805 -


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  • Name Thomas Jefferson Purvis 
    Birth 1805 
    Gender Male 
    Burial Randolph County, NC at Mt. Zion Methodist Church Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Robert Purvis   d. 1818  (Grandfather) 
    Susannah Lane,   b. 1779   d. 1855  (Age 76 years)  (Mother) 
    Notes 
    • 1830 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 458
      Thos. Purvis
      (20-30) 1M 1F
      (0-5) 2F

      1837, Feb 4 -- Land Grant #3095, Moore County, NC
      William Hunsucker received 100 acres located on Buffalo Creek adjoining Jacob Stutts. Thomas Pervis and Henry Maness were chain carriers.

      1840 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 177
      Jefferson Pervis
      (30-40) 1M 1F
      (10-15) 2F
      (5-10) 1M 2F
      (0-5) 1M 1F

      1850 -- Census, Chatham County, NC Page 432
      Thos. J. Purvis 45 M, Farmer, Born in NC
      Nancy Purvis 38 F, Born in NC
      Susan Purvis 19 F, Born in NC
      Sarah Purvis 17 F, Born in NC
      Mary Purvis 16 F, Born in NC
      James A. Purvis 14 M, Born in NC
      Lydia M. Purvis 13 F, Born in NC
      Robt. Purvis 12 M, Born in NC
      Martha J. Purvis 10 F, Born in NC
      Cary Purvis 9 F, Born in NC
      Dorcas Purvis 8 F, Born in NC
      Cynthia Purvis 2 F, Born in NC

      1860 -- Census, Randolph County, NC Page 322
      Tho. J. Purvis 56 M, Carpenter, $200 Real Estate, $200 Personal Estate, Born in NC
      Lyia Purvis 46 F, Domestic, Born in NC
      Cynthia Purvis 12 F, Born in NC

      1870 -- Census, Randolph County, NC Page 318
      Thomas J. Purvis 60 M, Farmer, $75 Personal Property, Born in NC
      Lydia Purvis 58 F, Housekeeping, Born in NC

      1880 -- Census, Randolph County, NC Page 217-B
      Thomas J. Purvis 75 M, Head, Married, Farmer, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC
      Lydia Purvis 69 F, Wife, Married, Keeping House, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC

    Person ID I39330  Moore County Wallaces
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2022 

    DNA Tests  5 DNA tests are associated with Thomas Jefferson Purvis 

    Father Andrew Purvis   d. 27 Jul 1820, Randolph County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Susannah Lane,   b. 1779   d. 1855 (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F12705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Wilson,   b. 1812 
    Children 
    +  1. Female Sarah "Sallie" Purvis,   b. 1829
    William Madison "Billy" Kidd  (Age 65 years)
       2. Female Susan Purvis,   b. 1831
       3. Female Mary Purvis,   b. 1834
       4. Male James A. Purvis,   b. 1836
       5. Female Lydia M. Purvis,   b. 1837
       6. Male Robert Purvis,   b. 1838
       7. Female Martha J. Purvis,   b. 1840
       8. Female Cary Purvis,   b. 1841
    +  9. Female Dorcas Purvis,   b. 1844   d. 8 Jul 1885 (Age 41 years)
    Rev. Edward Washington "Ned" Kidd  (Age 76 years)  m. 25 Feb 1866
     10. Female Cynthia Purvis,   b. 14 May 1848   d. 23 Sep 1919, Morgan County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F13323  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Randolph County, NC at Mt. Zion Methodist Church Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    1843 Petition, Moore County, NC
    1843 Petition, Moore County, NC
    1843, Jan 20 -- Petition, Nov 1842-Jan 1843 General Assembly Session Records
    The following citizens of Moore County petitioned the General Assembly for relief from debts due to economic hardship. They requested the General Assembly pass a law preventing creditors from buying defaulted property unless the debtors was allowed 2/3 the value of the land: J.J. Alston, Carroll Brady, Bradley Brady, Jesse Hedgepeth, W.D. Tyson, John Warner, Pitate Ivey, N.S. Marley, Neill Peterson, John Oats, Duncan McIver, William Underwood, E.Q. Sowell, Thos. Fry, John D. McDonald, John Patterson, D.M.R. McIntosh (Cpt.), John McIver (Cpt.), Eli R. Sowe;l, Jesse Stafford, Aaron A.F. Sowell, Lewis Lawhon, George Hunsucker, Hugh McKenzie, Jacob Stutts, Daniel Muse, Alexd. Camerson, Wm. Wadsworth, Peter Black, George D. Ritter, J.H. Muse, Mathew Williams, Jesse Sanders, Jno. McDonald, W.K. Benjamin, J. Thomas, D.M. McIntosh, Joab Cheek, Corn, Shields, Fannin Moore, Bryan Boroughs, George Stutts, Henry Stutts, William Sears, Robt. L. Purvis, Stephen Beryman, Benj. Shields, Neill McNeill, Danl. McRae, Hugh Mathis, A. Munroe, A. Stutts, Neill Mathis, Brinkly Phillips, Thomas Muse, Thomas J. Pervis, Daniel McNeill, John Tyson, Balaam Stewart, Henry Stutts Jr., Levi Wright, John Ritter, John Dunlap, J.J. Phillips, Dempsey Sowell, Joseph Upton, John Oliver, Neill McQueen, Angus McCaskill, William B. Williamson, A. Harper, Jesse B. Caddell, Angus McCaskill, James B. Muse, M. McLeod, Green B. Fields, Martin Hunsucker, Newton R. Bryan, Peter Cornelison, Benjamin Phillips, Charles Brady, Elijah Y. Rice [?], Norman D. McDuffie, Wm. Brewer, Martin Shefield, Patrick Shields, William Dannelly, Eli Phillips and L.W. Lawhon. [Editor's Note: Petition rejected by the NC House]



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