Ok, I know this is a long shot but there seems to be too many coincidents in your threads to let this go. I am also researching Purinton/Powell. My husband's ggrandfather George William Powell b. 1853 in Saratoga, NY, married Amanda Purinton b. 1856, in Jackson IA. They had a son Percy b., according to 1900 census, Apr. 1888 in New York. They also had a son George Leroy (my husband's grandfather) b. 1881 also in New York. Family legend has it that after George Leroy married he moved to Alberta until the dust bowl. Also I noticed on this thread the referece to Leggett. This was also George Williams mother's maiden name. Are there any connections here? Happy to exchange any information I might have.
Thank you for your time in reading this,
Judy