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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 In the will [originally made in 1779] and a series of codicils he expressed anger at his 'wicked wife', and left his share in the Norton estate on Tortola 'to which...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 £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 £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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