dang you might have hit on something there Cuz... Willie --- [email protected] wrote: > > Im kit 36906 james jones.my grandfather was in pike > cty also.his father was a Gainer powell.wonder if > that g might be significant. > sylvia jones ferriter > > > > > > > > >From: [email protected] > >Date: 2008/05/04 Sun PM 03:37:46 CDT > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] Osceola.. and Murky Water > > >I went through the 1820 Lottery, since I figured he > signed up after > >the War of 1812. I found many Johns, but no John > G, Do you > >have a county where he might have entered, or a > county where he > >got land? Some located on the land they drew, > others sold the land. > >I was lucky in finding an ancestor who inherited > his father's draw and > >sold half the land when he came of age, and located > on the other half > >in Pike Co. and I have traced him from there. > >-------------- Original message from > [email protected]: -------------- > > > > > >> I was not one who asked about the Georgia Land > Lottery, but was one who stated > >> that a John G. Powell, 1775, was a lucky winner, > having fought in the War of > >> 1812. He died in GA about 1849 or so. Although I > have attempted to link him to > >> my John G. Powell, 1764, I have been unable to do > so. At one time, I had some > >> knowledge that he was in TN when he entered. So > far as I can remember no one > >> has proven that he is not related, but I could be > wrong. > >> > >> I am Bob Powell, last person on the DNA listing. > >> > >> > >> > >> -------------- Original message -------------- > >> From: [email protected] > >> > >> > Somewhere along the way someone asked about a > Powell > >> > in the Georgia Land Lottery. The Lottery is a > very complicated > >> > subject and I certtainly won't try to explain - > I'm not a native Georgian > >> > (though I live here now) and many Georgians do > not know all the ins > >> > and outs. However I will mention some aspects. > 1. They do not > >> > normally have a list of those who drew; only > the "fortunate drawers". > >> > 2. There were several lotteries, with different > requirements for quali- > >> > fying. They do not have any information on > those who signed up, except > >> > a note of "Rev. Sol." and the notation of > "orphan" or "Widow". > >> > And there lots of Powells in there. I have lost > my note on the name > >> > of the Powell being asked about! Terrible > note-keeping system! So > >> > please ask again, whoever you are and I will > try to help. The Library > >> > in Macon has much information and I am only 15 > mi. from there. > >> > -------------- Original message from Jecca > Pow-Pow Wheels > >> > : -------------- > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > Hello Everyone, > >> > > > >> > > I am new to this group and have several > questions. First, the DNA and other > >> > > information is either over my head or I > simply cannot grasp all of this, all > >> > at > >> > > the same time.. :) Secondly, I joined this > group via the geno project from > >> > > national geographic (which I think most > everyone else did?).. Okay.. soo let > >> > me > >> > > write here about why this project is > important to me and my Powell family.. > >> :) > >> > > > >> > > My father is Billy Gene Powell. Is father (my > grandfather) is Hanfurd Eugene > >> > > Powell. My grandfather is Jimmie Powell from > Arkansas (we believe). My > >> > > grandfather and great-grandfather were > terribly secretive about our > >> relations > >> > > and ancestory. (We had some issue with the > government). So. On the census, > >> my > >> > > great-grandfather denied having children (my > grandfather does not have a > >> birth > >> > > certificate) therefore we cannot actually > prove my grandfather has a father > >> > > (anyone else confused yet?). My > Great-great-grandfather's name (according to > >> > > some) was James Powell, Arkansas also. > However, the water get's murky from > >> > here > >> > > on out (like it wasn't already).. According > to my grandfather (who did not > >> > tell > >> > > us when he was alive, but left us a > recording----serious secretiveness..) my > >> > > oldest ancestor was actually Osceola, or > Billy Powell of the Florida > >> > Seminoles. > >> > > His father was William Stewart (of the > England Stewarts.. and escaped > >> > > perscuetion fled to the U.S. and changed his > name to William ! > >> > > Powell). Soooo... I'm a historian (graduated > and by profession) and this is > >> > > clearly murky water.. However, if there are > any Powell's that this story > >> > sounds > >> > > familiar and or if you have dates, names or > times that may correlate.. > >> PLEASE, > >> > > give me a holler, I'd appreciate. > >> > > > >> > > Thank You muchly, > >> > > > >> > > Jessica Powell > >> > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > >> > > In a rush? 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