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Mary 'Molly' Purvis

Mary 'Molly' Purvis[1]

Female 1775 - 1801  (26 years)

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  • Name Mary 'Molly' Purvis 
    Nickname Molly 
    Born 1775  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 Sep 1801  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Leavell Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5671  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2015 

    Family Burwell L. Leavell,   b. 11 Apr 1775, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1847, Cloverdale, Spotsylvania County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1794  Fredericksburg VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Leavell,   b. 25 Sep 1795, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1814  (Age 18 years)
     2. Sarah D Leavell,   b. 25 Sep 1797, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Lyttleton Leavell,   b. 2 Mar 1799, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1868  (Age 69 years)
    +4. Mary 'Polly' Purvis Leavell,   b. 10 Sep 1801, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1863, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2015 
    Family ID F2146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Mary Purvis Leavell
    Mary Purvis Leavell
    Leavell Cemetery
    Fredericksburg, VA
    Photo provided by Linda Noggle

  • Notes 
    • Burwell Leavell married twice, the first time when he was 19 years old. He eloped on horseback with Mary Purviss and they were married in Fredericksburg on Christmas Day, 1794.
      .....Mary Purviss lived at "Rosemont," the plantation adjoining "Cloverdale." Her father was Captain James Purviss who served in the Revolutionary War with John Leavell, Burwell's father.
      .....Again tradition informs us that Capt. Purviss had not approved Burwell Leavell's attention to his daughter, and that when he discovered the elopement, he rushed to his wife announcing, "Mary has eloped with that d--- Frenchman."
      .....Capt. And Mrs. Purviss were buried at "Rosemont" in unmarked graves in the garden. The Captain must have forgiven Mary, however, as when he died he left her the plantation and "Rosemont," which home has continued in the Leavell family thru the years and is now owned and occupied by Elwood Gayle.
      .....Mrs. Mary Purviss Leavell had four children and died when the fourth child was born. This child was also Mary Purviss Leavell, who later married Capt. John Alsop. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [I5671] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=leavell&GSfn=mary&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=141107420&df=all&.

    2. [I5671] http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/LeavellFam.html.