Judge Samuel Purdy

Judge Samuel Purdy

Male 1685 - 1753  (67 years)


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  • Name Samuel Purdy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Title Judge 
    Birth 1 May 1685  Rye, Westchester, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    FSID from: The Strang Genealogy https://archive.org/details/stranggenealogyd00fros/page/28/mode/2up?q=purdy CLORINDA STRANG, daughter of Daniel (1) and Charlotte (LeMestre) Strang; called in many records Penelope, but Clorinda in her mother's will; b 
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    LifeSketch from: The Strang Genealogy https://archive.org/details/stranggenealogyd00fros/page/28/mode/2up?q=purdy CLORINDA STRANG, daughter of Daniel (1) and Charlotte (LeMestre) Strang; called in many records Penelope, but Clorinda in her mother's will; born about 
    FSID L5D7-D2V 
    Occupation The Court of Pleas of the County of Westchester 
    Death 4 Mar 1753  White Plains, Westchester, Colony of New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I258  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Father Judge Joseph Purdy, I,   b. 1653, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1709, Rye, Westchester, Colony of New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Ogden,   b. 1665, Southampton, Suffolk, New York Colony, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1742, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1680  Rye, Westchester, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Joseph was ~ 27 years - Elizabeth was ~ 15 years
    Family ID F249  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clorinda Penelope Streing,   b. 13 Jun 1688, New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1726, Rye, Westchester, New York Colony, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 19 Apr 1709  Rye, Westchester, New York Colony, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Samuel was 23 years and 11 months - Clorinda was 20 years and 10 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Clara Purdy,   b. 1724, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1801, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Caleb Purdy,   b. Abt 1710, Rye, Westchester, New York Colony, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1794, Rye, Westchester, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    Family ID F251  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Birth: Minimal information obtained fro
      Birth: Minimal information obtained from family records and LDS Church IGI records

      Marriage: Married (1) 19 Apr 1709, Clorinda Strang, daughter of Daniel Strang and Charlotte Le Mestre; (2) Sarah (Underhill) Budd, widow of Jacob Budd

      Relationships: His sister, Phebe Purdy, married his first wife's brother, Daniel Strang

      !Follow Up: Which temple was he baptized in? It looks like he was baptized in the Mesa temple in 1936

      Westchester Patriarchs, p. 198. Samuel
      Westchester Patriarchs, p. 198. Samuel Purdy, b. 1 May 1695, son of Joseph Purdy and Elizabeth Ogden, married 1st Penelope Strang; m. 2nd widow Sarah Budd. Other children named on p. 199. None stayed local; most went to Orange Co.

      Samuel was the ancestor of the Newburgh,
      Samuel was the ancestor of the Newburgh, NY line of the family

      Notes for (Judge) Samuel PURDY:
      He became one of the most prominent citizens of the town of Rye, N.Y. In 1720 he made his first appearance in public office when he was apointed Justice of the Peace. This position he held until his death. From 1723 to 1739 he served as town Supervisor. His duties were so faithfully discharged that he was reelected from 1744 to 1746, and chosed again in 1749. He also acted as the last town trustee or overseer in 1729, and as a farmer of the excise in 1743 and in 1744. He served as one of the judges of the Court of Pleas of the County of Westchester from 1734 to 1737, and again from 1740 to 1752. He also presiede at the court of Jan. 22nd, of the latter year. The Rev. James Wetmore, minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Rye, was seeking a new schoolmaster in 1732. At the request of sundry inhabitants that Samuel Purdy, Esq. might be appointed, he wrote the following recommendation to the secretary of the "Venerable Society for the Propagation of the Gospel" "He is a gentleman very well respected in the town, a constant communicant of the church, a man of good abilities and sober exemplary life and conversation; he is the foremost Justice of the Peace in the Parish, and one of the Quarum as well as chaplain of the militia, but these being places that require,rather that make a fortune, he has private reasons to make him accept a mission from the Honourable Society, and the greater his interest in the peoples's esteems and affections, by the honourable character he sustains, he will be under the greater advantage to promote religion and the interests of the church for wihch he has always had a good affection. This gentleman is well qualified to teach and instruck children in the principles of religion, and such learning as is fit for the country, and I doubt not he will be very faithful and industrious, if the Honourable Society be pleased to employ him." Needless to add, Justice Purdy was employed and continued a schoolmaster until his death.
      Samuel PURDY Sr was born on 1 May 1685 in Budd Neck, Rye, Westchester County, New York.(7110) He died on 4 Mar 1753. (7111) He described as an extremely kind and benevolent man by The Reverend James Wetmore. (7112) His home lot in Rye is now part of the rectory grounds of Christ Church, Rye, New York. He has Ancestral File number 7C0V-RJ or 8M59-3T. Parents: Judge Joseph PURDY Sr and Elizabeth OGDEN.
      He was married to Clorinda Penelope STRANG on 19 Apr 1709.(7113) Children were: Samuel PURDY Jr, Caleb PURDY Sr married to Hannah BROWN .(6454) Hannah and Caleb were second cousins, Glorianna PURDY, Charlotte PURDY, Gabriel PURDY, Elizabeth PURDY, Josiah PURDY, Henry PURDY, Mary PURDY.
      He was married to Sarah UNDERHILL after 1726 in Westchester County, New York.(7114) Sarah was the widow of Jacob Budd.

      He and his wife Penelope Streing raised
      He and his wife Penelope Streing raised five sons and three daughters. His second wfe was the widow of Joseph Budd.

      1695
      1695
      Birth: Minimal information obtained fro
      Birth: Minimal information obtained from family records and LDS Church IGI records

      Marriage: Married (1) 19 Apr 1709, Clorinda Strang, daughter of Daniel Strang and Charlotte Le Mestre; (2) Sarah (Underhill) Budd, widow of Jacob Budd

      Relationships: His sister, Phebe Purdy, married his first wife's brother, Daniel Strang

      !Follow Up: Which temple was he baptized in? It looks like he was baptized in the Mesa temple in 1936

      Westchester Patriarchs, p. 198. Samuel
      Westchester Patriarchs, p. 198. Samuel Purdy, b. 1 May 1695, son of Joseph Purdy and Elizabeth Ogden, married 1st Penelope Strang; m. 2nd widow Sarah Budd. Other children named on p. 199. None stayed local; most went to Orange Co.

      Samuel was the ancestor of the Newburgh,
      Samuel was the ancestor of the Newburgh, NY line of the family

      Notes for (Judge) Samuel PURDY:
      He became one of the most prominent citizens of the town of Rye, N.Y. In 1720 he made his first appearance in public office when he was apointed Justice of the Peace. This position he held until his death. From 1723 to 1739 he served as town Super visor. His duties were so faithfully discharged that he was reelected from 1744 to 1746, and chosed again in 1749. He also acted as the last town trustee or overseer in 1729, and as a farmer of the excise in 1743 and in 1744. He served as one of t he judges of the Court of Pleas of the County of Westchester from 1734 to 1737, and again from 1740 to 1752. He also presiede at the court of Jan. 22nd, of the latter year. The Rev. James Wetmore, minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Rye , was seeking a new schoolmaster in 1732. At the request of sundry inhabitants that Samuel Purdy, Esq. might be appointed, he wrote the following recommendation to the secretary of the "Venerable Society for the Propagation of the Gospel" "He i s a gentleman very well respected in the town, a constant communicant of the church, a man of good abilities and sober exemplary life and conversation; he is the foremost Justice of the Peace in the Parish, and one of the Quarum as well as chaplai n of the militia, but these being places that require,rather that make a fortune, he has private reasons to make him accept a mission from the Honourable Society, and the greater his interest in the peoples's esteems and affections, by the honoura ble character he sustains, he will be under the greater advantage to promote religion and the interests of the church for wihch he has always had a good affection. This gentleman is well qualified to teach and instruck children in the principles o f religion, and such learning as is fit for the country, and I doubt not he will be very faithful and industrious, if the Honourable Society be pleased to employ him." Needless to add, Justice Purdy was employed and continued a schoolmaster unti l his death.
      Samuel PURDY Sr was born on 1 May 1685 in Budd Neck, Rye, Westchester County, New York.(7110) He died on 4 Mar 1753. (7111) He described as an extremely kind and benevolent man by The Reverend James Wetmore. (7112) His home lot in Rye is now par t of the rectory grounds of Christ Church, Rye, New York. He has Ancestral File number 7C0V-RJ or 8M59-3T. Parents: Judge Joseph PURDY Sr and Elizabeth OGDEN.
      He was married to Clorinda Penelope STRANG on 19 Apr 1709.(7113) Children were: Samuel PURDY Jr, Caleb PURDY Sr married to Hannah BROWN .(6454) Hannah and Caleb were second cousins, Glorianna PURDY, Charlotte PURDY, Gabriel PURDY, Elizabeth PURDY , Josiah PURDY, Henry PURDY, Mary PURDY.
      He was married to Sarah UNDERHILL after 1726 in Westchester County, New York.(7114) Sarah was the widow of Jacob Budd.

      He and his wife Penelope Streing raised
      He and his wife Penelope Streing raised five sons and three daughters. His second wfe was the widow of Joseph Budd.

      1695
      1695

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