Suggested edit: John Purvis was Ellen's father. Her mother was Ann Gillespie Purvis, who died when Ellen was young. Ann's younger sister Rebecca was married to Matthew and they helped raise Ellen just as Ann and John did for Rebecca. when the mother, Ellinor Gillespie, died in 1817.
Contributor: R. P. Newell
Contributor: R. P. Newell
Suggested edit: John Purvis was Ellen's father. Her mother was Ann Gillespie Purvis, who died when Ellen was young. Ann's younger sister Rebecca was married to Matthew and they helped raise Ellen just as Ann and John did for Rebecca. when the mother, Ellinor Gillespie, died in 1817.
Contributor: R. P. Newell
Contributor: R. P. Newell
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