Ohio County WV Archives Biographies.....Purdy, James And Family 
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Author: Virgil A. Lewis

/The Purdy Family./—James Purdy was an industrious and worthy settler in the
vicinity of Wheeling. One night, in 1790, four Indians stepped into his cabin
and began their work of destruction on the defenseless family. Mrs. Purdy was
knocked down with a war club but afterwards recovered. Purdy and two children
were left dead, while two daughters were carried across the Ohio to spend ten
years in captivity.

Additional Comments:
"History of West Virginia" by Virgil A. Lewis 1889




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