Hello! I was on this list many years ago and not finding anyone from my family, I finally left. But I have been given some new information and am also on the Powell DNA list and found a match. So, perhaps there might be some other Powells on this list now that we can compare our info. Recently I had a reply to a posting on Genforum about my Powells that said the information in Lucas' book on my line was not correct. It has that we connect to the Isle of Wight Co. VA group and even that was disproved on the Powell DNA findings. She told me that my William Powell who did live in IOW Co, had come there with his brother, George Powell about 1765 from Gloucester Co. VA. And that their father's name was John Powell and William had married Elizabeth Dobson in Gloucester Co and his brother, George married Mary Dobson, her sister. They were daughters of William Dobson. I am finding an early Dobson named Edward who lived in York Co. VA who is probably William's ancestor. I also find some Powells in this same area in the 1640s in York Co. Seems they lived around the Poquoson creek area. Hope to find some others looking at these families. Linda Garrett