Seashells

Object/Artifact

King Manor Museum

T2004.142

Name/Title

Seashells

Entry/Object ID

T2004.142

Description

Set of 7 seashells. KMA tag typewritten information: "Shells brought from South/Sea Islands by James E. Spice,/when as a young man he traveled/on whaling voyages./Given by his granddaughter/Miss V.C. Purdy" Notes from Find a Grave.com 1/9/2018 James Edward Spice BIRTH 1832 DEATH 2 Mar 1902 BURIAL Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA MEMORIAL ID 146611036 Children: Ada J Spice Purdy* 1864–1953 James Edward Spice's wife was Catherine Jane Van Tassell (1834–1890). Ada J Spice, their daughter, married David Sydam Purdy, Sr (1861-1932). So James Edward Spice's son-in-law's mother was Elizabeth Suydam Purdy (1837–1920). Charles King's daughter Eliza Gracie King married Charles Henry Halsey and their daughter Eliza Gracie King Halsey married Charles Crooke Suydam. What is the relationship between Charles Crooke Suydam and Elizabeth Suydam Purdy? Do these shells tangentally relate to the King family?

Collection

King Manor Museum