Sorry, it was a typo. Should have read WATERS... Vince On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, TracingMyRoots wrote: > Bob, > > I have some POWERS folks in my family tree. > > Joseph POWER (Powers) (b. 1725 - d.1794 Loudoun Co, VA) & Sarah Shore (born > abt 1726 in MD)----> > daughter Mary POWERS (b.1755 Fairfax Co, VA - d.??? Rushville Co, IN) + > married John Lewis (b. June 23, 1748 Fairfax Co, VA - d. Feb 17, 1835 Noble > Twp, Rush Co, IN) m. about 1772 in Loudoun Co, VA -----> > their son Thomas Powers LEWIS (b.1774 Loudon Co, VA - d. 1831 Rush Co, IN) > > Now before you dismiss this family as not the one you're looking for, note > this..... > Joseph Powers had 13 children (or more), so one of his children could be > your relative. His daughter Mary migrated from VA to IN, I think through KY > and the Adams Co area of OH. Mary's son Thomas Powers Lewis migrated from > VA to KY to IN. Thomas Powers Lewis had a son, Thomas Gardner Lewis who was > born in KY and died in Adams Co, OH. > > As I've traced my family (the Lewis & Powers families) and other families, > I've noticed that they came from VA to KY into Adams Co, OH (adjacent to > Scioto Co, OH) then to Rush Co, IN. Not all went to IN and some who went to > IN returned to OH. There seems to be a migration path from KY to the Adams > Co, OH area then to Rush Co, IN. And usually several members of a family > migrated together. So perhaps some your Powers family stayed in the Adams > Co, OH area & perhaps some went to Rush Co, IN, as mine did. > > So there you go....some clues to work with! If you want a list of all of > the POWERS children, or more info on the Powers family, please write to me > at the email address at the bottom of my message. > > Sandy > =============== > Currently researching surnames GILMORE, GILBERT, HUBBARD, POLLOCK > who lived in > VA (Rockbridge Co, Montgomery Co & Pulaski Co) > WV (Logan Co & Huntington area) > OH (Adams Co & Scioto Co) > NY (NYC area) > > You can always contact me at > [email protected] > =============== > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob B" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 8:01 PM > Subject: Re: [OHSCIOTO] POWERS > > > > Carol, > > > > My wife's maiden name was Power. Some of the family spell it with an s on > > the end (Powers). > > > > They came from Hocking , Athens or possibly also Meigs County. They may > > have a connection to Scioto County. > > > > I have never researched the Power family. I have been concentrating on > > Barbers from Scioto County. > > > > I'd be interested in anything you have on either. > > > > Bob Barber > > > > > > on 7/12/04 12:59 PM, Carol Montrose at [email protected] wrote: > > > > > Vince, I am interested in more about your POWERS family...when, where > etc. > > > Any Moses, Walter, Joseph, Mary L. Robert or Cloe (not necessarily all > from > > > the same Powers families) > > > > > > > > > ==== OHSCIOTO Mailing List ==== > > > Search our archived messages at: > > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=OHSCIOTO > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== OHSCIOTO Mailing List ==== > > Search our archived messages at: > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=OHSCIOTO > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== OHSCIOTO Mailing List ==== > Search our archived messages at: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=OHSCIOTO > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >