To Bill Pickard, Sorry I wasn't ignoring your message about a Charles Purchase... I had a hard drive crash. Only recently have been able to recover some of the emails.
I haven't found anything to date on a Charles Purchase. There is a website I have found helpful in the recent past. Google books - it has several out of print books and many related to genealogy records. I've found several references to the PURCHASE families who are considered pioneers and first settlers of the New England states.
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Re: William Purchase, Swansea d. 1861
I have visited Purchase New York where there is a liberal Arts college "Purchase College" I searched for the surname Purchase in the town library only to find out it was names as someone else's purchase - not for the surname at all. Nancy Purchase
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Re: William Purchase, Swansea d. 1861
Jeff, Apologies for the lengthy delay in responding, but I am not local to the UK. And I would welcome any information on the PURCHASE family in Swansea. Your info has been helpful, but I can't locate history on William Purchase of Swansea who evidently was lost in the sinking of the ship Caroline.
Thanks, Clay
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Re: William Purchase, Swansea d. 1861
I think it quite likely that the William PURCHASE who was in court in 1860 for attempting to desert the ship Caroline was not on the schooner Caroline which sank off the Longships lighthouse, Cornwall in January 1861, as that may well have been a different vessel, of only 101 tons, registered at Llanelly. All five men lost are described in a contemporary press report as being 'natives of Llanelly'. In the 'Lloyds List' nearest in date to the events that I could access, for 1856, there were over a dozen UK vessels with that name. Clay, if you want copies of the relevant press reports, contact me by message via Ancestry or search for my email address on the Glamorgan Rootsweb mailing list.
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Re: William Purchase, Swansea d. 1861
Jeff, thank you for the additional information. I've been able to identify that my William Henry Purchase Comer b. 1860 was born to mother Comer, and he was given the name William Henry Purchase for the man who fathered him.
I had hoped that William Purchase had an honorable reason for skipping out on his family obligation. The sinking of the ship seemed like an honorable coincidence. Guess it is not to be, because your info is so logical.
Other than your previous report of William PURCHASE being i court for attempting to desert the ship Caroline in 1860, I've found no other corroborating information on the elusive William Henry Purchase.
If you identify additional information, please share. Thanks for the offer of contemporary press reports of the ship Caroline's sinking, but it sounds doubtful that it would help my search. Thanks for the distinction of the Ship Caroline and the schooner Caroline. Apparently Caroline was a popular name for ships.
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