Amanuensis Monday~Estate of John Purvis, 1825, Clarke County, AL.

 
Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.

His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

Today’s subject is selected documents from the Estate of John Purvis, Clarke County, Alabama, 1825. ¹

John Purvis, died in  Clarke County, Alabama in year 1825. William L. Thornton was assigned administrator of the Estate of John Purvis. But, who is this John Purvis? Based on research up until this point this John Purvis is thought to be a son of Gilbert Purvis and Effica Howell.

Estate Cover Sheet

1825 estate of John Purvis
William L. Thornton, administrator of the estate

Estate – Page 30

Transcription
The Estate of John Purvis Dec’sd dr to James Purvis for services rendered from Jan. 1825 until March---$19.00

This may be a clue that John died in March/April 1825

State of Alabama }
Clarke County} Personally came James Purvis before the subscribing Justice of the Peace who being duly sworn saith that the above aut. As it stands made out is just and true – Sworn to and subscribed this 22^nd of Feb 1826.

 
Joel Bell J. P.

Feb 22^nd 1826 The Estate of John Purvis Dec’d Dr to Joseph Purvis in the just sum of $20.00 In part for a crop of corn fodder & potatoes

State of Alabama}
Clarke County} Personally came Joseph Purvis before the subscribing Justice of the Peace who being duly sworn saith that the above aut. As it stands made out is Just and true and he the said deponent had no other evidence whereby he could establish the same Sworn to and Subscribed this 22^nd of Feb. 1826.
                                                                     Joseph X (his mark) Purvis
Joel Bell J. P.
/End of Transcription





In the first entry on this page, the John Purvis mentioned is John P. Purvis son of James F. Purvis, Sr. This John was born in 1785 and is the husband of Mary Parks.

The second entry James Purvis is James F. Purvis, Sr. This is based on older deeds signed with the same mark which would eliminate the son James born in 1809.

Joseph Purvis is the son of James F. Purvis. He married Elizabeth Cook, had a large family and died before May 1842 in Rankin County, Mississippi. There was an older Joseph that is a Uncle to this Joseph and brother to James F. Purvis, Sr. He died between May 1823 and 4 May 1824 in Simpson County, Mississippi.

Bottom Portion of Page 29

Transcription
Reseivd of William L. Thornton Administrator of The Estate of John Purvis Deseast (deceased) Twenty Five Dollars in part of Said Estate as Legitee of Said Estate Resd by mee Levina X (her mark) Purvis.
Eli L. Thornton
Levina Purvis was bornd the 16 Day of March 1807------ Wm. S. Thornton
/End of Transcription


I haven’t figured out where Levina Purvis fits in this family. She married Isham Ivey, Jr.  and raised a large family of seven children. If you know who her parents were  I would like to hear from you.
 
 
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[1] Clarke County, AL,Clarke County, Alabama, estate case files, 1810-1915; Probate Court, Grove Hill, Alabama, LDS Family History Library Film # 2229240, Frame 1365, John Purvis, 1825, Estate, Box 22, Folder 68, Frame 1365.