Pauli The story in the family is that William WILLIAMS claimed to be an illigitimate son and so wanted to inherit the Powell fortune. Another story I read is that WILLIAMS wanted POWELLS wife. I don'tknow anything about a letter of administration . Yjanks Lyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pauline James" <paulinejames@onvol.net> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 10:36 PM Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] William Powell o f C armarthenshire > Lyn > > Could be them as Bethlehem is either in Llangadog or Llanddeusant > neighbouring parishes of Llandeilo fawr....Glanareth could be the name of > a property......do you know why he was murdered.......what account was > given on it, may be a few little clues there. Was there a letter of > administation after his death do you know? > > The IGI only contains the bishops transcripts not the actual parish > registers, some are even donated by relatives, in that instance the > infomation is guesswork..... > > I will see if I can see Catherine/Katherine Bowen's baptism in Llandeilo > fawr...... > > Pauline > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PR & LS Taylor" <ptaylor@esat.net.au> > To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 4:16 PM > Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] William Powell o f C armarthenshire > > >> Yes Pauline that sounds like them. >> >> Katherine Bowen was born 18 Jun 1734 Llandilo Fawr, Carmarthen, Wales >> William Powell born about 1730 Carmarthen Wales >> Marriage about 1753 Carmarthen Wales >> Daughter Anne born about 1754 Carmarthen Wales >> I found this on the IGI >> >> In a report on GENUKI : Welsh Murders it says Period 1769/1770 Place >> Glanareth, Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire >> Could Glanareth be the name of the property owned by William POWELL. >> >> This is all I know and I don't know where to look from here. >> >> An account of the trial of the conspirators in the murder is on the >> internet :- Early Modern Resources Wales and the Law Murder of >> William Powell Carmarthenshire 1770. >> >> Regards >> >> Lyn >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Pauline James" <paulinejames@onvol.net> >> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 9:57 PM >> Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] William Powell o f C armarthenshire >> >> >>> Hi Lyn >>> >>> Do you know where in Carmarthenshire they were from......you mentioned a >>> William Powell and Katherine Bowen, I looked in my marriage database is >>> this them? >>> >>> 1758 10th March Llangadog/ock parish church Carms >>> William Powell of this parish and Catherine Bowen of Llandeilo Fawr >>> >>> not 1754 but close enough......what information do you have, as you need >>> to know where in Wales this took place, so that the gaps can be possibly >>> filled in...as most indexes do not begin until after 1813. >>> >>> Pauline >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "PR & LS Taylor" <ptaylor@esat.net.au> >>> To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 1:54 PM >>> Subject: [Cmn-L] William Powell o f C armarthenshire >>> >>> >>>> Dear Everyone >>>> >>>> The reason I am interested in the William POWELL murder is I think he >>>> is an ancestor of mine. >>>> >>>> It has always been believed in the family that the reason the POWELLS >>>> migrated to Tasmania was because of the murder. >>>> >>>> Apparently William POWELL'S, murderer William WILLIAMS, was never >>>> captured and vowed to kill all POWELLS. Consequently another POWELL, >>>> also William, migrated to Tasmania in the late 1840's or early 50's. >>>> >>>> It has always been believed in the family that the William who migrated >>>> to Tasmania was the son of the murdered William. But on investigation >>>> this cannot be so as the first William was murdered in 1770 and the >>>> second William wasn't born until 1828 so there is a gap of 58 years. >>>> >>>> I know that the first William and his wife Katherine Bowen had a >>>> daughter Anne born about 1754. >>>> >>>> Can anyone help me fill in this gap. >>>> >>>> Lyn Taylor >>>> Western Australia >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== >>>> Carmarthenshire & South Wales Information in Photographs & Information >>>> http://www.carmarthenshirefhs.co.uk >>>> >>> >>> >>> ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== >>> Wales Genealogy CD's for Wales research >>> http://www.Wales-Genealogy.co.uk >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> Wales Genealogy CD's for Wales research >> http://www.Wales-Genealogy.co.uk >> > > > ==== CARMARTHENSHIRE Mailing List ==== > GenWeb & Genconnect pages for your genealogical web links and research > questions & Quiries. > http://www.carmarthenshirefhs.co.uk > >