Clayton C. Purdy
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 154
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Francis Purdy (ca.1616-1658) immigrated from England to Concord, Massa- chusetts, married Mary Elizabeth Brundish, and moved to Fairfield, Connecticut about 1640. Henry Purdy (1744-1826), direct descendant in the fifth generation, married Tamar Kniffen (Sniffen?) in 1773, and served with Loyalist troops during the American Revolution. They immigrated to Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia before 1785. Descendants and relatives lived in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and elsewhere.