Francis Purdy (ca. 1650-between 1722-1725) was born at Fairfield, Connecticut, the son of Francis Purdy (ca. 1616-1658), the immigrant. He and his wife, Mary Lane?, had six children, ca. 1676-ca. 1690. He died at Rye, New York. Descendants listed lived in New York, Connecticut, Missouri, Kansas, and elsewhere.

Gabriel Purdy (1754-1841) of the 5th generation was the son of Samuel of the 4th generation. He married five wives: (1) Charity Purdy, (2) Esther Angevine, (3) Elizabeth Richardson, (4) Esther Knight and (5) Ann Aitkins. He was the father of between fourteen and seventeen children. He joined the British at the time of the Battle of White Plains. He left for Nova Scotia, Canada in 1783. Several generations of ancestors and descendants are given.

Francis Purdy (ca. 1610-1658) immigrated about 1635 from England to Concord, Massachusetts, moving later to Fairfield, Connecticut. He married Mary Brundage before 1644. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Arkan- sas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, California and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Manitoba and elsewhere in Canada. Includes ancestry and relatives in England, to St. Arnulf (580-640) in France, and elsewhere in Europe.

Isham Purdy (1790-1881) married Roxcea Wiley in Vermont, and moved to Illinois in 1832. Descendants and relatives lived throughout the United States.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1861.

Joseph, Daniel, and Samuel Purdy were sons of Joseph Purdy (died ca. 1709) and his wife Elizabeth. They all lived in Rye, New York. The book is a compilation of information about them and their children, taken from numerous sources.

Francis Purdy was born in New York in 1697 the son of Joseph Purdy and Elizabeth H. Ogden. Phebe Purdy was born ca. 1703 in Rye, New York and married Daniel Strang ca. 1724.