Alvan Purdy

Alvan Purdy, born, 11 Jan 1757 at Yorktown, Westchester County, New York,

He died 16 Jun 1830 (aged 73) Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, and is buried at the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Yorktown, Westchester County [findagrave;36360766]

• The Strang Genealogy by Josephine C. Frost, Brooklyn, NY, 1915, pp. 66:

ALVAN PURDY, son of Abraham (Jonathan?) and Phebe (20) (Strang) Purdy, Born Jan. 11, 1757; died Yorktown, N.Y., July 16, 1830; married Lydia Hunt, who died Jan. 27, 1842, aged 83 years 3 months and 7 days. He was Lieutenant in Revolutionary War under Col. Samuel Drake. Westchester County Militia.

Children:

• Abraham Purdy of Goshen; married Charity Strang and had William, Alvin and Howell Purdy.
• David Purdy; died March 24, 1803, aged 18 years.
• James H. Purdy; died Feb. 3 1802, aged 14 years.
• Alsop Purdy, born Aug. 16, 1790; died July 26, 1884. Post Master at Yorktown, N.Y.; married May 8, 1810, Martha Strang (97), born March 26, 1787; died Aug. 23, 1879.
• Elizabeth Ann Purdy, born June 23, 1792; died July 4, 1843; married Sept. 20, 1812, John Hazard Strang (96).