PaulaToo's Scavenger Hunt - Everyone Welcome To Join In.

[PaulaToo]

I say, that John Purchas looks like he had no trouble finding his dinner, doesn't he. What an interesting face!

Hi Rabbit<ale><gift>...ooops sorry, wrong board

Well, I've seen some spellings of Purchas and Denchfield...but those are new to me...more to add to the list.

I think I must start a Favourites folder for churches...that's another one to be kept. It has quite a history, doesn't it.

Hello Lesanne... is that someone on Genes with an Elizabeth Purchas born in NM in 1674?

[Lesanne]

Hellooo... Yes on Genes.

  I wondered how long before the Norris's turned up in this neck of the woods. Teehee.

[PaulaToo]

Now what you up to with the Norris's...I'm missing something, I know I am 

Yep, thought that was what you meant...and no, I haven't seen her...
THERE AIN'T ONE ! I think that is a bit of wishful thinking.

NM baptisms for 1674
Heakes, Fuller, Anderson, Moores, Linney(BTS Lenney), Foster, Cox, Benning, Cooper, Stanbridge, Steevens, Denchfield, Basset, Colton and Foster.
None of them Elizabeth either....

[Lesanne]

John    Purchas   
Occupation  clerk
 
Place  Bierton

Date of probate  1596   
  DAWe: 19 41  DAWf: 13 156     

from Bucks Wills
http://apps.buckscc.gov.uk/eforms/wills/detail.aspx?id=39162

[PaulaToo]

Ah, a will! and where there's a will there's a list of beneficiaries...Nice one Lesanne.

[Lesanne]

Oxford Marriage Bonds
http://whipple.org/oxford/marriagebonds.html

1685 Richard PUTRESS Risborough   say it quick  
+ Elizabeth Warren Stokenchurch

[toni*]

this hunt is moving very fast, and i am not coming up with anything that has not already been found or is of any use 

[toni*]

but it does seem there was a Rev SAMUEL Purchas aroudn the same time :~

http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/hudson_01.htm

i.e. 1607

[toni*]

Samuel Purchas is also mentioned here:~

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1B1-366446.html

and some 250 years later :~

PURCHAS.
Funeral Notice. Southern Cross, 20th September 1850.
On Wednesday the 18th of September, at the Parsonage, Onehunga, Mary Anne, youngest child of Rev A G Purchas, age 4 years and a half months.