Seeking information on the PURCELL (sometimes spelled PURSELL, PURSER, PERCELL etc.) family of Cumberland Co., NC. They arrived from the Argyll area of Scotland c 1770 and included John PURCELL (c 1720-before 1785)and his children:Malcolm (c 1748-c 1776 married Beatrice TORREY); Neill Purcell (before 1745-after 1810); John (c 1750-c 1810); Daniel (c 1755-c 1817 married Marion MUNN); and Mary (c 1740-? who married Alexander "Sawney" GRAHAM). Members of this family later moved to South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and Missouri. Other connected families include: McPHAIL, McPHAUL, GILCHRIST, McDUFFIE, McKAY, MALLOY. Thanks for any help offered. Please send responses to
dpurcell@zebra.net .