Do you have this death record in Coosa Co Alabama? ?Powell, Rebecca, 1797 -1839 ALCoosa "Consort of Vines Smith" bur. Higgins Cem Is this Edward Powell by any chance ...... and how if he d. 1801.... to Edward W. Powell who died c.1834 in Alabama with a wife named Mary B. Hannah Powell ----- Original Message ----- From: <NKCorum@aol.com> To: <POWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 12:45 PM Subject: [POWELL] Edward Powell, Oglethorpe Co., GA. will dtd 21 Jul 1801 > Edward Powell b. 3 Aug 1755, VA., left a will in Oglethorpe Co., GA. Will > was dtd 21 Jul 1801, recorded 5 Feb 1802. In his will, Edward cites wife's name > as Mary (Mary's maiden name was Hardaway). Edward does not cite his > children, "My will and desire is that as my children comes of lawful age or marries" > etc. I am trying to reconstruct his family. > > Edward Powell as recorded in the 1800 census for Oglethorpe Co. GA. > 1 male 26-45 > 1 male 45 + > 3 females under 10 > 3 females 10-16 > 1 female 16-26 > 1 female 26-45 > > Nancy Powell married John Varner 1807 Oglethorpe Co. Nancy was definitely a > daughter of Edward and Mary Hardaway Powell. Name has been verified thru > court records of Oglethrope Co. I descend from this unon. > > The following names have been identified as daughters of Edward and Nancy > thru the book, "Virginia Soldiers of 1776", page 82/83. > Sally Powell married William Collier 1801 > Jemima Powell married William J. Collier 1803, identified as Williamson > Collier in the book > Rebecca Powell married Vines Smith 1810 > > The following names have been identifies as daughters of Edward and Nancy > thru a lineage tree compiled by Florine Matthews: > Polly > Lucy > Nancy > Rebecca > > There was a Lucy Powell married Barnett Gresham 1806 > There was a Polly Powell who married James Micklebrough 1809 > Nancy is the one that married John Varner > Rebecca is the one that married Vines Smith > > Above would account for 6 of the 7 females listed in the 1800 census. I have > no idea who the lone male was. There is a Johnson Powell who married Rhoda > Webb 1808 that I have not placed. > > As for the remaining female, there was an Betsy W. Powell who married Thomas > Traylor 1802. > > Is there anyone else researching this family, or can someone discount any of > the above as being children of Edward Powell of Oglethorpe Co., Ga. > > My Nancy and John Varner moved to Coosa Co., AL. One of the Collier families > and the Vines Smith families moved there also. > > Thanks > > Ann Corum > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237