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Purdy, James
John M. McDonald interview — 1846-10-23
From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
James Purdy (c.1765-1850) was a son of Elisha Purdy, who took his family to Ulster County, New York, early in the war. James states that his uncles, Joseph Purdy and Nathaniel Purdy, were Loyalists who served in the troop of Captain Samuel Kipp in DeLancey’s Refugees.
James Purdy (c.1765-1850) was a son of Elisha Purdy, who took his family to Ulster County, New York, early in the war. James states that his uncles, Joseph Purdy and Nathaniel Purdy, were Loyalists who served in the troop of Captain Samuel Kipp in DeLancey’s Refugees.
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Transcription
- Hufeland Index Page 429 -
October 23. James Purdy: My father moved from West Chester to Ulster County in the early part of the war, before the battle of White Plains, and I was in Ulster County till peace. My father’s brothers Joseph and Nathanl. belonged to Capt. Kipps troop in Colonel Delanceys corps, &c.
Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews.
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