John Purslow petition to the Orphans' Court, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1690.

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John Purslow petition to the Orphans' Court, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1690.

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Purslow petitions the Orphans' Court to return the clothes of his stepson Henry Walmsley who had been a servant to Nicholas Waln since 1682. In it he declares that he has become the guardian of the children of his wife from her previous marriage, and requests that justice be done to one of her sons, "Henry," who was being kept as a servant (along with his clothing) by one of the justices of the Orphans' Court [actually a member of the Grand Jury]. The petition includes the list of this clothing.

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Pennsylvania. Orphans' Court (Bucks County)

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Walmsley, Henry

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Purslow, John

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John Purslow, of Bucks County, Pa., emigrated to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1677 on the ship Phoenix. In 1684, he married Elizabeth Walmsley, widow of Thomas Walmsley, and became stepfather to her three children (considered to be orphans on the death of their father). From the description of John Purslow petition to the Orphans' Court, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1690. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 656298860 ...

Waln, Nicholas, 1650-1721 or 1722

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