does anyone know anything about PURDONs that left Londonderry for America

[irishpurdons]

hi am trying to research my family  am intrested in purdons who know anything about ireland my family were in urney strabane in co tyrone

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat but you need to give us a bit more detail- any names and dates you know and exactly what you need help with.

[irishpurdons]

my family came from urney in strabane i now live in larne  my great great grandfather was called  james purdon and was married to elizabeth harvey they had 9 children   william  1834  rebecca 1825 james 1829 john 1831 jane 1834 joseph 1836 hes my relation   hugh1839 david 1842 alexander 1849  i am trying to find out if james at the head of the tree father was a john but cant find any recorda of him  thee is a john in flaxgrowers list 1796 that might b him  also  there was a daniel in the muster rolls of 1631  there is also a james a baker in castlefin in 1680 ish        also  letitia purdon who sailed on a ship called tthe   agenora in 1845   also a james in 1834  on a ship called ceylon i think they landered at philadelphia  thankyou for contacting me

[aghadowey]

According to his headstone, John Purdon was born c1796 which means that it'll very difficult to find records to confirm his parents' names of other details further back.
http://www.cotyroneireland.com/surnames/purdon.html

You might be able to find a bit more detail on the family once you have the exact townland.

[irishpurdons]

many thanks will try and find out the townland