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John Purcell

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1795

Biography

  1. Will of John Purcell of [Duke Street in the parish of] St Marylebone proved 01/12/1795. In the will [originally made in 1779] and a series of codicils he expressed anger at his 'wicked wife', and left his share in the Norton estate on Tortola 'to which... I succeeded since the death of my father as joint heir to Mrs Downing one of the Norton family' to his friend and executor John Macnamara [q.v]. In a codicil of 1785 when he was of Portman Square he left monetary legacies to the Macnamara family and an annuity of 拢100 p.a. to John Norton son of his sister Margaret Purcell. He revoked these in a codicil of 1793 made at Lausanne, railing against his wife who was living in 'open adultery.' In a final codicil he left 拢2000 to which he was entitled on the death of his wife to Macnamara, who was identified as of Baker Street in the grant of probate.

Sources

  1. PROB 11/1269/13

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Sarah

Associated Estates (2)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1795 [EA] - 1795 [LA] → Joint owner
Norton's Valley Estate [ Virgin Islands ]
1818 [EA] - 1831 [LA] → Previous owner
Norton's Valley Estate [ Virgin Islands ]

Relationships (2)

John Purcell
Testator → Legatee
John Macnamara
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John Purcell
Son → Father
John Purcell Lt-Governor of Tortola
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Addresses (1)

Duke Street, St Marylebone, London, Middlesex, London, England
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