In a message dated 2/20/2000 10:30:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, BobEmo@aol.com writes: << No connection yet to a William. However, a William Powell received land grants near Roanoke Rapids near the airport. My G-G grandfather, Ichabod, was born 1816 and probably came from Virginia. Unable to link him to any earlier time. >> Near Roanoke Rapids is where Isham Powell was born. Florence