5. WILLIAM3 PURYEAR, SR (SAMUEL2, PURYEAR1) was born Bet. 1725 - 1726 in Warwick County, VA, and died 1808 in Granville County, NC. He married REBECCA Bet. 1740 - 1750 in Lunenburg County, VA. She was born Bet. 1720 - 1735 in Virginia, and died Aft. 1788 in Granville County, NC.

Notes for WILLIAM PURYEAR, SR:

William Puryear was born in Warwick County, VA in about 1725 and he moved to Lunenburg County (the area is now called Mecklenburg County). He had six sons there: John, Robert, William,Jr, Thornton, Thomas, and Samuel; and three daughters: Sarah, Elizabeth, and Nancy. Later William was to move to Granville County, NC where he was a planter and court records show gifts of slaves to his sons Robert, William Jr and John. In the 1786 Census for the Country Line District of Granville County, NC, William is listed as having just himself over 21 but under 50; no white males under 21; 1 white female of any age; one black over 12 but under 50; and 5 blacks over 50 or under 12.
     
Children of WILLIAM PURYEAR and REBECCA are:
 
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SAMUEL4 PURYEAR, b. Bet. 1746 - 1790, Mecklenburg County, VA; d. Bet. 1752 - 1854.
 
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THOMAS PURYEAR, b. Bet. 1746 - 1795, Mecklenburg County, VA; d. Bet. 1766 - 1854; m. ELIZABETH MARSHALL, Bet. 1765 - 1795; b. Bet. 1740 - 1800; d. Unknown.
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NANCY PURYEAR, b. Bet. 1747 - 1790, Mecklenburg County, VA; d. Bet. 1821 - 1889.
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JOHN PURYEAR, b. Abt. 1755, Warwick County, VA; d. March 1831, Granville County, NC.
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ROBERT HARMON PURYEAR, b. Bet. 1755 - 1756, Lunenburg County, VA; d. Bet. 1820 - 1821, Granville County, NC.
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WILLIAM PURYEAR, JR., b. 1758, Warwick County, VA; d. 1838, Granville County, NC.
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SARAH PURYEAR, b. 1762, Lunenburg County, VA; d. Bet. 1785 - 1856.
 
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ELIZABETH P. PURYEAR, b. Abt. 1786, Mecklenburg County, VA; d. Bet. 1808 - 1890; m. WILLIAM MEALER, November 09, 1807, Granville County, NC; b. Bet. 1750 - 1790; d. Bet. 1810 - 1880.
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THORNTON PURYEAR, b. 1788, Lunenburg County, VA; d. Bet. 1815 - 1879.