In a message dated 12/16/2004 1:24:13 PM Central Standard Time, dlp3004@cox.net writes: > What we have here are 3-4 Powell family groups in the > Blount/Winston/Cullman area of AL. The Abraham W. Powell family, > James/Rebecca Powell, my group-James and Mazdy Murphree Powell- and John > Byrd Powell, who may be connected to Abraham W. > > It would certainly open up a lot of doors if they could be tied together; > they seem to have originally came from the Pendleton Dist. SC area. > > Dickey L. Powell > John Byrd Powell is nephew of Abraham W. and son of Pleasant Powell. Abraham & Pleasant were in Lumpkin Co. GA in "Whites Among the Cherokee" in 1830's, but Pleasant & his wife Winnifred, moved up into Cherokee Co. NC in 1850 census along with son John Byrd/Dovie Powell and several other children. Abraham moved his family to Winston Co. in 1850's and apparently Winnifred, John Byrd and several other children came as well from NC. Don't know for sure what happened to Pleasant. John Byrd has a brother named A. W. as well as a son with same initials. His brother may be Abner, but I'm pretty sure his son is Abraham. Dickey, I understand your group came to Blount Co., in 1830's, from Rhea Co., TN., but were in Pendleton District before that. What's strange is that Abraham W.'s oldest son Daniel, (my ggf) didn't come to AL with the rest of the family but moved instead from GA to Rhea Co., (1880 census) He apparently died there, but 20 years later (1898) his son, another Abraham (my gf), brought his family into Morgan Co., AL. This Abraham died in 1903. Why would Daniel have gone to Rhea Co.? I couldn't find any other Powells on the census records in 1880, but it still seems odd that the Powells who came to Blount Co. first had been in Rhea Co., TN, and Abraham and part of his family come to AL, and another part goes to Rhea Co. Anybody got any ideas?

Yes, it is interesting that your Daniel Powell went to Rhea Co TN. My James Powell left Rhea in 1832 for Blount. I have some info on a Scott Powell family who were in Rhea @1820, lived in the part that became Meigs Co. in 1836. That family was in Meigs/Rhea for several years later. So far I have not made any connections. Perhaps Daniel had "cousins" up in Rhea/Meigs? I believe I will do the Powell DNA test. Dickey ----- Original Message ----- From: <LL442@aol.com> To: <POWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [POWELL] Re: Abraham W. Powell > In a message dated 12/16/2004 1:24:13 PM Central Standard Time, > dlp3004@cox.net writes: > >> What we have here are 3-4 Powell family groups in the >> Blount/Winston/Cullman area of AL. The Abraham W. Powell family, >> James/Rebecca Powell, my group-James and Mazdy Murphree Powell- and John >> Byrd Powell, who may be connected to Abraham W. >> >> It would certainly open up a lot of doors if they could be tied together; >> they seem to have originally came from the Pendleton Dist. SC area. >> >> Dickey L. Powell >> > > John Byrd Powell is nephew of Abraham W. and son of Pleasant Powell. > Abraham > & Pleasant were in Lumpkin Co. GA in "Whites Among the Cherokee" in > 1830's, > but Pleasant & his wife Winnifred, moved up into Cherokee Co. NC in 1850 > census > along with son John Byrd/Dovie Powell and several other children. Abraham > moved his family to Winston Co. in 1850's and apparently Winnifred, John > Byrd > and several other children came as well from NC. Don't know for sure what > happened to Pleasant. John Byrd has a brother named A. W. as well as a > son with > same initials. His brother may be Abner, but I'm pretty sure his son is > Abraham. > > Dickey, I understand your group came to Blount Co., in 1830's, from Rhea > Co., > TN., but were in Pendleton District before that. What's strange is that > Abraham W.'s oldest son Daniel, (my ggf) didn't come to AL with the rest > of the > family but moved instead from GA to Rhea Co., (1880 census) He apparently > died > there, but 20 years later (1898) his son, another Abraham (my gf), brought > his > family into Morgan Co., AL. This Abraham died in 1903. Why would Daniel > have gone to Rhea Co.? I couldn't find any other Powells on the census > records > in 1880, but it still seems odd that the Powells who came to Blount Co. > first > had been in Rhea Co., TN, and Abraham and part of his family come to AL, > and > another part goes to Rhea Co. > > Anybody got any ideas? > > > ==== POWELL Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for > removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Add [James] Riley Powell b 1815 & wife Harriett [Adams?] that were in Gilmer/Pickens Co., GA 1840/1850 to this Abraham question link. You'll be amazed at the results of the DNA tests. Suggest taking the 25+, not the 12 marker. I'm a closest match with the Gilmer/Pickens Dover and still closely related to others (all the same, but confusing to explain). Now there are as many as 4 or 5 Dover families. That was astounding. Not bad when I can't prove anything in concrete before 1850 in Alabama and the other hunches/ research now connect back to ca 1750 in NC. Know which lines/allied families to look for ... and POWELL is one. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Dickey Powell [mailto:dlp3004@cox.net] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:59 PM To: POWELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [POWELL] Re: Abraham W. Powell Yes, it is interesting that your Daniel Powell went to Rhea Co TN. My James Powell left Rhea in 1832 for Blount. I have some info on a Scott Powell family who were in Rhea @1820, lived in the part that became Meigs Co. in 1836. That family was in Meigs/Rhea for several years later. So far I have not made any connections. Perhaps Daniel had "cousins" up in Rhea/Meigs? I believe I will do the Powell DNA test. Dickey ----- Original Message ----- From: <LL442@aol.com> To: <POWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [POWELL] Re: Abraham W. Powell > In a message dated 12/16/2004 1:24:13 PM Central Standard Time, > dlp3004@cox.net writes: > >> What we have here are 3-4 Powell family groups in the >> Blount/Winston/Cullman area of AL. The Abraham W. Powell family, >> James/Rebecca Powell, my group-James and Mazdy Murphree Powell- and John >> Byrd Powell, who may be connected to Abraham W. >> >> It would certainly open up a lot of doors if they could be tied together; >> they seem to have originally came from the Pendleton Dist. SC area. >> >> Dickey L. Powell >> > > John Byrd Powell is nephew of Abraham W. and son of Pleasant Powell. > Abraham > & Pleasant were in Lumpkin Co. GA in "Whites Among the Cherokee" in > 1830's, > but Pleasant & his wife Winnifred, moved up into Cherokee Co. NC in 1850 > census > along with son John Byrd/Dovie Powell and several other children. Abraham > moved his family to Winston Co. in 1850's and apparently Winnifred, John > Byrd > and several other children came as well from NC. Don't know for sure what > happened to Pleasant. John Byrd has a brother named A. W. as well as a > son with > same initials. His brother may be Abner, but I'm pretty sure his son is > Abraham. > > Dickey, I understand your group came to Blount Co., in 1830's, from Rhea > Co., > TN., but were in Pendleton District before that. What's strange is that > Abraham W.'s oldest son Daniel, (my ggf) didn't come to AL with the rest > of the > family but moved instead from GA to Rhea Co., (1880 census) He apparently > died > there, but 20 years later (1898) his son, another Abraham (my gf), brought > his > family into Morgan Co., AL. This Abraham died in 1903. Why would Daniel > have gone to Rhea Co.? I couldn't find any other Powells on the census > records > in 1880, but it still seems odd that the Powells who came to Blount Co. > first > had been in Rhea Co., TN, and Abraham and part of his family come to AL, > and > another part goes to Rhea Co. > > Anybody got any ideas? > > > ==== POWELL Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for > removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > ==== POWELL Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Here's the James Riley Powell in Georgia that I think might be connected with Abraham Powell: 1830 Habersham County, Georgia Census M19-18 Page 43 Jane Powell 40-50 [1780-1790] 0111000000000-0000001000000 Abraham Powell 20-30 [1800-1810] 0310100000000-2000100000000 1834 Lumpkin County, Georgia State Census March 22, 1834 787 Persons /s/ John Oxford Powel, Abram p 166 9 Powell, Jane p ??? 4 Powell, Plesant p 168 7 1838 Lumpkin County State Census Powell, Abram p 219, 9 people in household with 2 males 6 - 16 2 females 6 - 16 Powell, Daniel p 219, 1 person in the household Powell, Jane p 219, 4 people in the household with 1 female 6 - 16 Powell, Joshua p 219, 1 person in the household 1838 Powell, Riley p 219, 3 persons in the household 1838 Dover, Jeremiah? p 220, 12 persons 4 males 6-16 2 females 6-16 Source: Whites Among the Cherokees 1840 Lumpkin County, Georgia M704-45 836th District GM or Capt. Turner's District Page 277 Riley Powell 20-30 [1810-1820] 2000100000000-0000100000000 Female 20-30 [1810-1820] Son -5 [1835-1840] Son -5 [1835-1840] Frederick Dover 40-50 [1790-1800] 2223001000000-0110001000000 Wife 40-50 [1790-1800] Son 15-20 [1820-1825] Son 15-20 [1820-1825] Son 15-20 [1820-1825] Son 10-15 [1825-1830] Son 10-15 [1825-1830] Daughter 10-15 [1825-1830] Son 05-10 [1830-1835] Son 05-10 [1830-1835] Daughter 05-10 [1830-1835] Son -5 [1835-1840] Son -5 [1835-1840] Five dwellings from [James?] Riley Powell (son of Abraham Powell & Nancy Mulkey?) Abraham Powell was in Habersham County, Georgia in 1830. Michael Dover 40-50 [1790-1800] 1100001000000-1001010000000 Wife 30-40 [1800-1810] Daughter 15-20 [1820-1825] Son 05-10 [1830-1835] Son -5 [1835-1840] Daughter -5 [1835-1840] 1850 Gilmer County, Georgia Census M432-70 Page 440A Riley Powell 35 [1815] M W SC Farmer Harriett 34 [1816] F W NC John M. 13 [1837] M W GA Married Louisa M. Davidson? Milligan? 11 [1839] M W GA Mary J. 09 [1841] M W GA Hannah 05 [1845] F W GA Winford E. 03 [1847] F W GA Pleasant 01 [1849] F W GA John Marshall Powell? He married Louisa M. Davidson daughter of Moses V. Davidson and Cinderilla of 1840 Cherokee County, Georgia and 1850 Habersham County, Georgia. James Riley Powell thought to be the son of Abraham Powell of 1830 Habersham County, Georgia and 1850 Gilmer County, Georgia. Abraham Powell was married to Nancy Mulkey? And they were in Winston County, Alabama after 1850. Nancy Mulkey is thought to be the niece of Chief John Ross. 1860 Fannin County, Georgia Census M653-120 1027th District, Stock Hill PO, August 4, 1860 Page 1085B #833/833 James R. Powell 45 [1815] M W NC Farm hand Harriet 40 [1820] F W GA Housekeeper Martha 22 [1838] F W GA Housekeeper Miligan 20 [1840] M W GA Farm hand Mary 18 [1842] F W GA Housekeeper Hannah 16 [1844] F W GA Housekeeper Winney 14 [1846] F W GA Greene 12 [1848] M W GA William 08 [1852] M W GA 1870 Fannin County, Georgia Census M593-148 Morganton PO, July 7, 1870 Page 366A (41) #314/313 Riley Powell 53 [1817] M W SC Farmer Harriet 54 [1816] F W SC Keeping house Jane 25 [1845] F W GA Hlp Keep house Elizabeth 20 [1850] F W GA Works on farm William 18 [1843] M W GA Works on farm James Riley Powell and Harriet Adams of 1850 Gilmer County, Georgia. #315/314 Marshal Powell 32 [1838] M W GA Works on RR Louisa 32 [1838] F W GA Keeping house Marion 06 [1864] M W GA At home Hariett 04 [1866] F W GA Riley 3m [1870] M W GA John Marshal Powell and Louisa Davidson, son of James Riley & Harriet Powell. Louisa the daughter of Moses V. and Cinderilla Davidson of 1850 Habersham County, Georgia. 1880 Fannin County, Georgia Census T9-0145 Noontootla, Fannin, Georgia Page 701A Riley Powell Self M M W 67 [1813] SC SC VA Farmer Hariett Wife F M W 68 [1812] SC SC SC Keeping House William Son M M W 25 [1858] GA SC SC Farming June Dau F M W 25 [1855] GA NC NC At Home James R. Son M S W 02 [1878] GA GA GA Frances E. P Dau F S W 13 [1867] GA GA GA At Home Noontootla, Fannin, Georgia Page 702C Thos Underwood Self M M W 46 [1834] NC NC NC Farmer Sely [Dover?] Wife F M W 37 [1843] GA NC NC Keeping House William A. Son M S W 14 [1866] GA NC GA At Home John L. Son M S W 08 [1872] GA NA GA Emanuel H. Son M S W 01 [1879] GA NC GA Thomas Jefferson Underwood and Celia Dover, daughter of Michael and Malinda Dover

Still trying to sort this all out. Can ANYONE put some parents names on these Abraham Powells? This will help a bunch. I can't have Anthony Wayne Powell as having two sons named Abraham. Here's hoping! Jane Foley ----- Original Message ----- From: <LL442@aol.com> To: <POWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [POWELL] Re: Abraham W. Powell > In a message dated 12/16/2004 1:24:13 PM Central Standard Time, > dlp3004@cox.net writes: > > > What we have here are 3-4 Powell family groups in the > > Blount/Winston/Cullman area of AL. The Abraham W. Powell family, > > James/Rebecca Powell, my group-James and Mazdy Murphree Powell- and John > > Byrd Powell, who may be connected to Abraham W. > > > > It would certainly open up a lot of doors if they could be tied together; > > they seem to have originally came from the Pendleton Dist. SC area. > > > > Dickey L. Powell > > > > John Byrd Powell is nephew of Abraham W. and son of Pleasant Powell. Abraham > & Pleasant were in Lumpkin Co. GA in "Whites Among the Cherokee" in 1830's, > but Pleasant & his wife Winnifred, moved up into Cherokee Co. NC in 1850 census > along with son John Byrd/Dovie Powell and several other children. Abraham > moved his family to Winston Co. in 1850's and apparently Winnifred, John Byrd > and several other children came as well from NC. Don't know for sure what > happened to Pleasant. John Byrd has a brother named A. W. as well as a son with > same initials. His brother may be Abner, but I'm pretty sure his son is > Abraham. > > Dickey, I understand your group came to Blount Co., in 1830's, from Rhea Co., > TN., but were in Pendleton District before that. What's strange is that > Abraham W.'s oldest son Daniel, (my ggf) didn't come to AL with the rest of the > family but moved instead from GA to Rhea Co., (1880 census) He apparently died > there, but 20 years later (1898) his son, another Abraham (my gf), brought his > family into Morgan Co., AL. This Abraham died in 1903. Why would Daniel > have gone to Rhea Co.? I couldn't find any other Powells on the census records > in 1880, but it still seems odd that the Powells who came to Blount Co. first > had been in Rhea Co., TN, and Abraham and part of his family come to AL, and > another part goes to Rhea Co. > > Anybody got any ideas? > > > ==== POWELL Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Just a thought: Maybe there are two Abraham Powells in the same family. I have a great grandfather, Edward Powell, who had two daughters named Ellen. They both died and he named another Mary Ellen. Mary Ellen lived. My husband has an ancestor who named three of his sons, John, Jonathan, and Jack. They all lived and had families. Alice Lynne (Powell) Boytdstun ---------------------------------------------------- This mailbox protected from junk email by MailFrontier Desktop from MailFrontier, Inc. http://info.mailfrontier.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Jane Foley To: POWELL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 4:17 AM Subject: Re: [POWELL] Re: Abraham W. Powell Still trying to sort this all out. Can ANYONE put some parents names on these Abraham Powells? This will help a bunch. I can't have Anthony Wayne Powell as having two sons named Abraham. Here's hoping! Jane Foley ----- Original Message ----- From: <LL442@aol.com> To: <POWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [POWELL] Re: Abraham W. Powell > In a message dated 12/16/2004 1:24:13 PM Central Standard Time, > dlp3004@cox.net writes: > > > What we have here are 3-4 Powell family groups in the > > Blount/Winston/Cullman area of AL. The Abraham W. Powell family, > > James/Rebecca Powell, my group-James and Mazdy Murphree Powell- and John > > Byrd Powell, who may be connected to Abraham W. > > > > It would certainly open up a lot of doors if they could be tied together; > > they seem to have originally came from the Pendleton Dist. SC area. > > > > Dickey L. Powell > > > > John Byrd Powell is nephew of Abraham W. and son of Pleasant Powell. Abraham > & Pleasant were in Lumpkin Co. GA in "Whites Among the Cherokee" in 1830's, > but Pleasant & his wife Winnifred, moved up into Cherokee Co. NC in 1850 census > along with son John Byrd/Dovie Powell and several other children. Abraham > moved his family to Winston Co. in 1850's and apparently Winnifred, John Byrd > and several other children came as well from NC. Don't know for sure what > happened to Pleasant. John Byrd has a brother named A. W. as well as a son with > same initials. His brother may be Abner, but I'm pretty sure his son is > Abraham. > > Dickey, I understand your group came to Blount Co., in 1830's, from Rhea Co., > TN., but were in Pendleton District before that. What's strange is that > Abraham W.'s oldest son Daniel, (my ggf) didn't come to AL with the rest of the > family but moved instead from GA to Rhea Co., (1880 census) He apparently died > there, but 20 years later (1898) his son, another Abraham (my gf), brought his > family into Morgan Co., AL. This Abraham died in 1903. Why would Daniel > have gone to Rhea Co.? I couldn't find any other Powells on the census records > in 1880, but it still seems odd that the Powells who came to Blount Co. first > had been in Rhea Co., TN, and Abraham and part of his family come to AL, and > another part goes to Rhea Co. > > Anybody got any ideas? > > > ==== POWELL Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > ==== POWELL Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Powell surname list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to Powell-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the digest list to Powell-d-request if you are on the digest list. ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429