Re: Melinda Purdy born 10 July 1806 in KY
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Re: Melinda Purdy born 10 July 1806 in KY
11/13/00
Myrna,
Yes, Yes, Yes.What is your connection to the PURDY, HALKYARD, BENFIELD or GILBERT lines???I can't believe I finally found someone that ties into my family, especially this family, as it has been so elusive.I have been trying to find out which county in England were James, Mary, and Malinda born in.Do you have any idea?I have the following dates:
Mary HALKYARD, b. Aug 1838, England.
James PURDY, b. 1831, England.
James and Mary had 13 children according to the 1900 Nevada County Census, but only 5 were still living at the time of the census: Malinda, Margaret, Mary (Mollie), Robert and Jacob.
1. Malinda PURDY, b. 05 Sep 1864, England; d. 25 Oct 1945, San Francisco, CA, USA.She married William Henry BENFIELD, b. 28 Aug 1849, Tredegar, Wales, on 22 Mar 1880 in Nevada City, Nevada County, CA, USA.They had 8 children: Mary, Richard, Harry, Walter, William, Georgie, Lillian and Ida.She eventually married Ernest V. MINER and lived in San Francisco, CA, USA.
2.Mary (Mollie) b. abt. 1870/71 in Pennsylvania, m. Orin I. PRICHARD on 3 Jul 1895 in Pennsylvania.Children: Bertha and Virgil.Mary eventually married Richard KITTO.
3.Margaret, b?, m. Charlie ALLEN.Children: Jim, Charles, Walter and Robert.One was a set of twins.
4.Robert?
5.Jacob, b. Sep 1879, Grass Valley, Nevada County, CA, USA.He supposedly married Mabel LINCOLN.Had 2 children.
Mary HALKYARD-PURDY eventually married William BIGELOW, b. Dec 1837, England, in Grass Valley abt. 1887.Jacob was still living with them at the time of the 1900 Census.
Myrna, do you have any photos of Mary HALKYARD and James PURDY?I have photos of Malinda, Margaret, Mary, and Jacob.Also, have many photos of my GILBERT clan.
Thomas GILBERT was my greatgrandfather.He was b. 1842, Breage, and m. Phillis Ann KITTO.They lived in Grass Valley where Thomas worked in the Gold Mines, especially the Empire Mine.His eldest son, Thomas Henry GILBERT, b. 1872, m. Mary BENFIELD, b. 1880, Grass Valley.Their middle son, Richard James GILBERT, b. 1906, was my father.Is there any way you could send me your family tree?Do you have FTM?Do you have a scanner?I can't wait to hear from you again my friend.
Take care, and thanks so much for responding,
Geri R. Gilbert (the last of the GILBERTs from Thomas of Breage)