What do you know about the Christina Fry? I have Fry's in my line Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellen L Martin" <elmartin@localnet.com> To: <POWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 12:37 PM Subject: Re: [POWELL] ASK & ANSWER QUESTIONS SOME ONE KNOWS > Ray, > > My POWELLs only go back to a Joseph POWELL who was b about 1730, place > unknown. He married Christen/ Christina FRY/FREY abt 1752/3, prob in > Frederick Co, VA. (later, Hampshire Co and Hardy Co, now in WV). I strongly > suspect that he was connected in some way to Samuel POWELL, one of the > "English Moravians" who arrived in 1742, and were leaders of the community > just south of Bethlehem, PA. Much has been written about these two POWELLs > but I find nothing about Samuel's children. If my suspicions are correct, > Joseph was most likely born in England -- near the Welsh border, or in > London, prior to the families' departure for America. Moravian missionaries > frequently stopped at Frey's Fort, so logically Joseph would have met his > future wife living there. She also had Moravian relatives living south of > Bethlehem. Whatever, I'm still looking for "proof positive" on Joseph. > Remarkable thing is that he and his descendants continued to intermarry with > families of Dutch descent for many generations. > > Ellen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray Powell" <rayp6217@comcast.net> > To: <POWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 11:03 A.M > Subject: Re: [POWELL] ASK & ANSWER QUESTIONS SOME ONE KNOWS > > > > Ellen, > > Are you part of the Calvin Powell line that came on out to Oregon in the > > 1850's? Calvin Powell's line traces on back to a Rowland Powell in MA > during > > the mid 1600's. > > > > Ray Powell > > > > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > 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 >