Bob, I have a Joseph Ware, married to an Esther unknown, She was also married to: Joseph Powell, born 1648 Wales, died 1686 PA. Brother to my Thomas Powell born 1640 England. It makes you wonder doesn't it? Caroline [email protected] wrote: Since we are rather active today - has anyone traced themselves to a Ware who changed his name to Powell in the 1700s. Cannot call his name at present. There is also a Female Powell, who married, divorced in TN, and had the names of her children changed to Powell. Again the name slips my mind. There is also a Female Powell, who married and adopted 2 Powell boys. When they became of age, they changed their names back to Powell (at least as I recall). Bob Powell Houson -------------- Original message -------------- From: [email protected] > > my DAN Results are in > ck 85885 > skip > > In a message dated 7/2/2008 8:29:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Your point about Powells in the same place and unrelated amazes me as well. > Until my dna results came in, I would have bet a lot that we were related -- > > my forbear Elisha Smith Powell was in McNairy County Tn at the same time as > John (g-son of John G) and Elisha's son lived and is buried less than fifty > miles from John in Texas. His father Hezakiah is reputed to have the middle > name Smith, as does my Elisha. Elisha Smith Powell married a Murry and > Murrys and McAlphins were related by marriage. But, dna squelched that > "logic": my line is NC-16. All of that "logic" apparently has the same > meaning about kinship as our common first name. Oh well. > Bob Powell--Austin Texas > > > > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
The Ware fellow that I spoke of, if my memory is correct, fought in the American Rev. I think he was a general even. I got his name from some research I did several years ago. Whatever it was had a picture of him and a brief bio. I was searching for someone like him as the Powell book mentions 2 Powell boys who were also Ware 's. These boys inherited some land in VA and the author could not place them with a Powell family. With respect to that John G. Powell. John G. first appears in census that I know of in 1810 in NY. He appears with a Timothy (which no one has ever mentioned here that I know of). There are several other Powells there. I was trying to prove that this was my John G. (and it may be). At the time I found an advertisement for leather goods in the same area for this John G. I decided that since a John G. of about the same age remained in NY in 1820 and I knew mine was in TN that this was not the same person. I would also note that there are several John G. s in the Powell Book. One could be mine as his inheritance expires due to lack of claim in 1834. I think my John G died in 1832 when Archibald and James sold out their portion of the family business to Hezekiah and William Robert. 1832 does turn out to be the date Sam Houston was in TN on his way back to AR for the Cherokee tribe. I had been searching for how Scott Powell came to the family. Just now something came to me. Sam Houston was defended on this trip by Francis Scott Key (I assume of the song fame). William Robert Powell sold his land in Shelby County, TN to a Key from AL. It would seem logical that Scott Powells father knew Francis Scott Key, hence the name perhaps. Bob PS. With respect to John G. Powell, you have looked at the one born 1775 who went to GA, I assume. --- On Wed, 7/2/08, clj <[email protected]> wrote: From: clj <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] Joseph Powell born 1760 Pennsylvania To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 8:11 PM Bob, I have a Joseph Ware, married to an Esther unknown, She was also married to: Joseph Powell, born 1648 Wales, died 1686 PA. Brother to my Thomas Powell born 1640 England. It makes you wonder doesn't it? Caroline [email protected] wrote: Since we are rather active today - has anyone traced themselves to a Ware who changed his name to Powell in the 1700s. Cannot call his name at present. There is also a Female Powell, who married, divorced in TN, and had the names of her children changed to Powell. Again the name slips my mind. There is also a Female Powell, who married and adopted 2 Powell boys. When they became of age, they changed their names back to Powell (at least as I recall). Bob Powell Houson -------------- Original message -------------- From: [email protected] > > my DAN Results are in > ck 85885 > skip > > In a message dated 7/2/2008 8:29:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Your point about Powells in the same place and unrelated amazes me as well. > Until my dna results came in, I would have bet a lot that we were related -- > > my forbear Elisha Smith Powell was in McNairy County Tn at the same time as > John (g-son of John G) and Elisha's son lived and is buried less than fifty > miles from John in Texas. His father Hezakiah is reputed to have the middle > name Smith, as does my Elisha. Elisha Smith Powell married a Murry and > Murrys and McAlphins were related by marriage. But, dna squelched that > "logic": my line is NC-16. All of that "logic" apparently has the same > meaning about kinship as our common first name. Oh well. > Bob Powell--Austin Texas > > > > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
** Reply Requested by 7/4/2008 (Friday) ** Hey Caroline, I guess I'm peeking in through the windows again but it seems to me that Willie and Rachael have identified two Thomas Powells who came ashore in about the 1630's if I remember correctly. Assuming for a minute that they were namesakes, could this Thomas be related to them? I dunno, maybe I'm "barking up a tree that's already been hunted" but I just feel that many Thomas Powells cannot help but be related somehow. Of course, as this group has noted, there are many cases here of Powells living in the same area and not being of the same decendency. Until someone tests a little closer to me I'm relegated to "sidewalk" observing this thing and like listening to the radio, occasionally I hear a tune that gets my attention. Because I'm adopted I know more about 400 years ago (thanks to the gold group) than I do about anything recent and it's maddening. Did this "squirrel" switch trees on me and catch me not paying attention. David >>> clj <[email protected]> 7/2/2008 8:11 PM >>> Bob, I have a Joseph Ware, married to an Esther unknown, She was also married to: Joseph Powell, born 1648 Wales, died 1686 PA. Brother to my Thomas Powell born 1640 England. It makes you wonder doesn't it? Caroline [email protected] wrote: Since we are rather active today - has anyone traced themselves to a Ware who changed his name to Powell in the 1700s. Cannot call his name at present. There is also a Female Powell, who married, divorced in TN, and had the names of her children changed to Powell. Again the name slips my mind. There is also a Female Powell, who married and adopted 2 Powell boys. When they became of age, they changed their names back to Powell (at least as I recall). Bob Powell Houson -------------- Original message -------------- From: [email protected] > > my DAN Results are in > ck 85885 > skip > > In a message dated 7/2/2008 8:29:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Your point about Powells in the same place and unrelated amazes me as well. > Until my dna results came in, I would have bet a lot that we were related -- > > my forbear Elisha Smith Powell was in McNairy County Tn at the same time as > John (g-son of John G) and Elisha's son lived and is buried less than fifty > miles from John in Texas. His father Hezakiah is reputed to have the middle > name Smith, as does my Elisha. Elisha Smith Powell married a Murry and > Murrys and McAlphins were related by marriage. But, dna squelched that > "logic": my line is NC-16. All of that "logic" apparently has the same > meaning about kinship as our common first name. Oh well. > Bob Powell--Austin Texas > > > > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message DAVID E. SMITH TDOT/Reg #3/Right of Way/Excess Land 6601 Centennial Bvld, 2nd Floor Nashville, TN 37243 [email protected] (615) 350-4229 fax (615) 350-4291/4410