Dear list: Have been actively working on my Powell line and recently viewed and transcribed deeds from York County 1755-1777 on the Powells. To my surprise many of the names and information was not included in the Lucas' book or others and it appears that family connections could be easily made by the information on these deed books. Wanted to share this information in the event it may help other Powell researchers. Powells included in these deed books are: BENJAMIN POWELL in DBs 6-7-8 1755-1777 (brother to Seymour) PETER POWELL EDWARD POWELL THOMAS POWELL (son of Seymour Powell) LUCY POWELL (wife of Seymour Powell) SEYMOUR POWELL HENRIETTA POWELL widow of William ROBERT BALLOS POWELL child of Henrietta & William HENRIETTA POWELL prenuptial agreement with Thomas Wild (sp?) JOHN POWELL (son of Seymour Powell) WILLIAM POWELL AND OTHERS... Whitaker, Anderson, Mounford, Johnson,Waller, Prentis, Moss, Lamb ..etc I will send the abstracts of the deeds and of my notes on a later email but if you are trying to connect your Powells from VA to GA to NC to other parts, you should check out these Deed books. It also appears that at that time in Colonial Recordings the term Sr. and Jr. were applied as the older/elder and the second oldest and not necessarily related/ ie father and son. I will also be reviewing earlier deeds and have started the will books as well. What you read in printed sources should definitely be checked against the actual records....they do differ! In addition to those Deed Books and the Will Books I have also viewed the Hansford work on Edward Moss, who connects to a Seymour Powell thru the marriage of Lucy Moss, wife of Benjamin. Ms Hansford provides excellent sources and proof of her conclusions based on Court, Chancery and Deed records, however she even missed some of the information in those deed books. All of her sources can be checked, which is what I am in the process of doing. All of these referenced records from above can be found at the Family History Library near you via a microfilm loan or through the Library of Virginia. Chancery Records are a super source for family information, so don't over look those records as well ,unfortunately few have been filmed so you must pay for copies of them from the LVA. Another source of information for all or any of you regarding Virginia Powells is the Virginia Gazette newspapers which have been digitized by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The Gazette covered most of the Virginia areas from early 1700s so do search for your Powells there. It is not just York County or the Williamsburg area...also includes NC and other parts of VA. The address is: http://www.pastportal.com/VA_Gazet/Html/P/Powell-Presson.htm There is an ad posted in the paper by a NICHOLAS POWELL, tailor who only recently came to the country from England. There are obits, marriages, lost slaves, horses, estate proceedings etc. etc. from all areas of Virginia and other states. If your work or genealogy is only via the Internet, the above site will give you some additional information, but if real answers are what you want...go for the original records. Mary Jean Zimmerman Mary Powell> Eugene Cole Powell > William Cole Powell > Cole Powell > Thomas Powell > Seymour Powell d. abt 1767 wife Lucy Moss Powell d. 1784. Seymour Powell was brother of Benjamin Powell 1727 - 1790. Seymour and Lucy Powell's children were Thomas Powell abt 1746-1797 ; John Powell; and Lucy Powell Roberts...to date.