The below link will take you to a google book with much discussion about one of our Thomas Powell's (not the isle of wight one). Willie http://books.google.com/books?id=2dMRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA210&lpg=PA210&dq=thomas+powell+isle+of+wight+virginia&source=bl&ots=Xvg4Zhc0d-&sig=KLg08vbG4vpKNtcVapBzE5TXT8g&hl=en&ei=gLw_S6C6LpKXtge7_ei1Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBQQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=thomas%20powell%20isle%20of%20wight%20virginia&f=false