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- ! Information on descendants from Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte - Including Genealogies of Old Families and Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens. Rolph and Clarke Ltd., Toronto - pages 623 - 626!<http://remsheg225.wetpaint.com/page/Loyalist+Claims>Loyalist ClaimsNew Claim Case of Gabriel Purdy, late of New York. Sent his Claim to Col. D. [DeLancey]. Lived on Philip's manor. Joined the Brit at the time of the Battle of White Plains. Served with Col. ------------, then withMajor Holland, in the Guides & Pioneers, afterwards in Col. Delancey'sRegt. as Seargent(sic). Served till end of the War. Now settled in Cobblegate Mount. Was possessed of the Improvmts. on a Leasehold farm in Philips manor. His Father was possessed of the Farm & gave it Claimt. His Father sd. he would have his name taken off the Book. Claimant's name put on. His Father told him the Col. Sd. he would do it. Claimant wasin possession of it. The Lot contained 140 acres. Vals. Improvmts. at ?300 Exclusive of the Cols. fine. Left various articles on his farm when he joined the Brit. Thinks the Hessians took them almost all. Says his Grandfather left by ye Mother's side 160 acres of Land on the WhitePlains to be divided in different shares.Val. his interest at ?75. HisGrandfather was a Loyalist, but remained on his Place during the War. Henry Purdy, Wits. Claimt served great part of the war. He joined theBrit. early. Knew the farm in Philips' Manor which belonged to Claimant's Father. His father told Wit. he had given it to Claimt. Witness & Claimt. are Brothers. Wits. knows his Father intended he should have it,but is dubious whether ye Conveyance was made by the Col. His Bror. was in possession of it & raised grain. HisFather is living. Witness has heard that his eldest Bror. has purchased it, & is now in Possession.Thinks he had purchased the whole fm. The name of Claimt. shd. have been substituted forhis Father in Philips' Books. Thinks ifit was notdoneit wasowing to the Distresses of the Times, which were then beginningin 1775. Vals. the Improvmts. at ?300 besides what was to be paid to Col. Philips. Loyal, bore arms to be allowedfor improvements legacy. Produces Lease & Release from Samuel & Winifred Purdy, Father & Mother of Claimt. to Jacob Purdy, Henry, Gilbert, Gabriel, Saml. & Gilb., Jun., of all the right which Saml. & Winifred had in the estate of the Grandfather under his Will. They state this right to be 1/4 of the Grandfrs. Estate,1782.- - - - - - - - - - - - - -Claim petitions exist for these six people whose names are the same as Cumberland County loyalists. However, they seem to have settled somewhere other than Cumberland county Samuel Mills Miles?
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