Would love to share info on the following Powell family. Edward Powell b. ca 1723 place ukn, d. before 1798 Oglethorpe Co., GA., m. Mary ukn. 1st record that I have found is when he purchased land in Surry Co., VA., 1744 (had to be at least 21 years of age). Deed indicates he was from James City Co., VA. All of the births of the children of my Edward Powell (with the exception of the first son named John) are recorded in the records of the Albarmarle Parish Register of Surry and Sussex Co., VA. Relationship of the son John is proven by the estate records recorded in Oglethorpe Co., GA, My Edward Powell left a will dtd 4 Nov 1795 in GA Children: 1. John Powell: b. ca 1744, d. before 11 Jun 1796, Oglethorpe Co., GA. m. 1st 1765 Susanna (Suky) Bell Brown m. 2nd 6 Sep 1780 Sussex Co., VA Boice/Boyce Gee Left a will dtd 15 Apr 1796 in GA 2. Elizabeth Powell: b. 26 Jan 1746-7 VA m. 1st 24 Nov 1785 Sussx Co., VA., Peter Cain m. 2nd Thomas Fletcher 3. Seymour Powell: b. 14 Nov 1748 VA., d. ca 1816 Oglethorpe Co., GA m. Elizabeth Drury, VA. Left a will dtd 24 May 1816 4. Penelope Powell: b. 7 Dec 1750-1 VA., no further record 5. Martha Powell: b. 29 Mar 1752 VA. m. Drury Dunn 6. Edward Powell Jr.: b. 3 Aug 1755 VA., d. ca 1801 Oglethorpe Co., GA m. Mary Hardaway (maiden name verified by a gift of deed from her brother Thomas) Left a will dtd 1 Jul 1801 in GA 7. Rebekah Powell: b. 32 Mar 1759 VA. m. 22 Jul 1785 Sussex Co., VA. Thomas Hardaway I have not been able to locate any James City Co., VA records, ca 1723 timeframe, so I do not know the parentage of my Edward Powell. The info on my Edward Powell listed in the Rev Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.,Powell book is not correct. Also would like to know the relationship of the family surnamed Robinson, as my Edward Powell is cited in the will of a George Robinson, dtd 19 Dec 1767, as " Uncle Edward Powell". Thanks Nelindra K. Corum descendant of Edward Powell thru his daughter Nancy who married John Varner in Oglethorpe Co., GA and moved to Coosa/Elmore Cos of Alabama

Nelindra, I suggest that you write up your Edward Powell for the Wilkes County, Georgia, Heritage Book deadline for which is September 30, 2009. Directions and Information are at Washington-Wilkes Historical Foundation web page. Click on the red oval in the logo on the bottom left of the page. That will take you to another page with a lot of concert information and other "stuff." Scroll up to the very top of that page. There will be a red square-rectangle at the top right of the page with wording about new book. Click on this for full information. Your post does not say when your Edward Powell arrived in Georgia. As you probably know Oglethorpe was formed from Wilkes in c. 1793. I am originally from Georgia. One complete side of my family came to that area of Georgia that was originally "old" Wilkes County, Georgia, right after the Rev. War and stayed. I am on the Powell list because one set of my ancestors was William and Amey _?_ Powell who were in St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, before c. 1715 when the death of a child was recorded in the parish register. My ancestress was one of their few surviving children. The surnames change twice through female lines that eventually migrated to Halifax County, Virginia, and then to Wilkes County, Georgia. I don't see any connection with your line at this time. Vivian Cates, Alto, Texas -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 5:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [POWELL] Family of Edward Powell ca 1723-1798 Would love to share info on the following Powell family. Edward Powell b. ca 1723 place ukn, d. before 1798 Oglethorpe Co., GA., m. Mary ukn. 1st record that I have found is when he purchased land in Surry Co., VA., 1744 (had to be at least 21 years of age). Deed indicates he was from James City Co., VA. All of the births of the children of my Edward Powell (with the exception of the first son named John) are recorded in the records of the Albarmarle Parish Register of Surry and Sussex Co., VA. Relationship of the son John is proven by the estate records recorded in Oglethorpe Co., GA, My Edward Powell left a will dtd 4 Nov 1795 in GA Children: 1. John Powell: b. ca 1744, d. before 11 Jun 1796, Oglethorpe Co., GA. m. 1st 1765 Susanna (Suky) Bell Brown m. 2nd 6 Sep 1780 Sussex Co., VA Boice/Boyce Gee Left a will dtd 15 Apr 1796 in GA 2. Elizabeth Powell: b. 26 Jan 1746-7 VA m. 1st 24 Nov 1785 Sussx Co., VA., Peter Cain m. 2nd Thomas Fletcher 3. Seymour Powell: b. 14 Nov 1748 VA., d. ca 1816 Oglethorpe Co., GA m. Elizabeth Drury, VA. Left a will dtd 24 May 1816 4. Penelope Powell: b. 7 Dec 1750-1 VA., no further record 5. Martha Powell: b. 29 Mar 1752 VA. m. Drury Dunn 6. Edward Powell Jr.: b. 3 Aug 1755 VA., d. ca 1801 Oglethorpe Co., GA m. Mary Hardaway (maiden name verified by a gift of deed from her brother Thomas) Left a will dtd 1 Jul 1801 in GA 7. Rebekah Powell: b. 32 Mar 1759 VA. m. 22 Jul 1785 Sussex Co., VA. Thomas Hardaway I have not been able to locate any James City Co., VA records, ca 1723 timeframe, so I do not know the parentage of my Edward Powell. The info on my Edward Powell listed in the Rev Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.,Powell book is not correct. Also would like to know the relationship of the family surnamed Robinson, as my Edward Powell is cited in the will of a George Robinson, dtd 19 Dec 1767, as " Uncle Edward Powell". Thanks Nelindra K. Corum descendant of Edward Powell thru his daughter Nancy who married John Varner in Oglethorpe Co., GA and moved to Coosa/Elmore Cos of Alabama ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message