Don't feel neglected, Lucas doesn't include my Virginia POWELLs either. Ellen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katie" <kdpcabrio@comcast.net> To: <POWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [POWELL] Philipson - Powell > Hi are you speaking of the book The Powell Families of VA and the south by > Lucas? I have a question about this book. I have it. My people were in > NC > in the 1850's but they are not listed in this book. They are Powell's. > In > my own records they have spellings Powel and Powell as last names. Why > wouldnt my family be listed in here? Thanks! Katie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: EDZIMM@aol.com > To: POWELL-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 8:02 AM > Subject: Re: [POWELL] Philipson - Powell > > > > In a message dated 2/25/2005 3:47:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, > leep57@triad.rr.com writes: > > Lucas has an opinion on this subject on P. 343 > > > Thank you and I am aware of Lucas' opinion and from what I have found > thus > far, a widow Powell did marry a Robert Philipson which agrees with his > opinion. Which widow is my problem? In reading further down on the > sons > of Thomas > Sr and wife Mary, it lists both a John (who is identified as having gone > to > GA) and a Robert with will in Greensville as their sons. This chancery > suit > supports that the Robert of Greensville (as outlined in the book) was > the > son > of a Mary Powell Philipson Wynne BUT her son John dies in Brunswick Co > VA > not > Georgia as is assumed in Lucas' book. Sadly most of the resources in > the > book on this family are confined to wills--all he had to work with -- > but > there > are many more documents that needed to be reviewed to identify these > individuals. It appears that the Thomas Powell son of Mary (with will of > 1749 > identifying her) may have had a different father than the one identified > in Lucas' > book. > Just another confusing Powell line, I am afraid. If you find a document > actually stating that Mary Philipson was indeed the wife of the Thomas > Powell > who died in York in 1739, please share it. Sure appreciate your > response > and > help. > > MJZ > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > 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 > > >