78. WILLIAM5 PURYEAR (ROBERT HARMON4, WILLIAM3, SAMUEL2, PURYEAR1) was born 1782 in Mecklenburg County, VA, and died Bef. 1850 in Graves County, KY. He married POLLY (MARY) LIGNON November 30, 1802 in Halifax County, VA, daughter of JOSEPH LIGON and MARY CHURCH. She was born 1787, and died May 1853 in Graves County, KY.
     
Children of WILLIAM PURYEAR and POLLY LIGNON are:
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JOHN (JACK) B.6 PURYEAR, b. 1803, Granville County, NC; d. 1880, Virginia.
 
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MARY PURYEAR, b. Abt. 1807, Halifax County, VA; d. Bet. 1832 - 1901; m. JOHN BOYD, December 13, 1826, Halifax County, VA; b. Bet. 1790 - 1810; d. Unknown.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON PURYEAR, b. August 22, 1814, Halifax County, VA; d. September 14, 1873, Graves County, KY.
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HARDEMAN ROYSTER PURYEAR, b. August 07, 1817, Halifax County, VA; d. January 02, 1888, Mt. Calm, Navarro County, TX.
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SEYMOUR HORACE PURYEAR, b. Abt. 1821, Halifax County, VA; d. Bet. 1842 - 1911, Parker County, TX.
 
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ELIZA PURYEAR, b. Abt. 1815, Halifax County, VA; d. September 08, 1875, Graves County, KY; m. B. J. TAYLOR, Bet. 1831 - 1859, Kentucky; b. Bet. 1800 - 1820; d.