Hi all, I"m coming into this conversation late, I'm sorry, we had nasty storms all weekend. John and Dorcas Hughes Powell are my ggg grandparents, and I'm very interested in anything that anyone knows about them. So, if you do decide to take this thread private, would you please add my email address to the list that those private messages go to??? I have a few documents, thanks to so many who have helped me with those. There used to be an MSN website up that had lots of stuff concerning Wiley, some on John, but I can't find that anymore. Sorry, I got sidetracked............. I only know of two children that John and Dorcas for sure had: Aroline, Enoch. But, the register of those entering Texas in 1835, it says that they came with two male children and two female. An aunt of mine who did a huge amoun of research on the Powells said that the other children were James and Elizabeth. I don't have proof of that, houg, and no names were listed on the register. John was born 1798 in Georgia, Dorcas was born 1798 in Georgia, but all their children were born in Alabama. Aroline in 1825, Enoch in 1826. No dates for the other names. If anyone knows more on this family, I'd sure be glad to hear it. Oh, and one question.......... My grandmother was born a Powell. Would my sons be too far away from that bloodline for a DNA test??? Thanks, Carlette [email protected] ---- "Sandee @ Wind Point Park" <[email protected]> wrote: > Ummmm...John Powell (married to Dorcus) had two brothers who came with him, > Wiley and Lewis. So far, I haven't run across any mention of brothers for my > John Powell...so you may be right. They may have wanted to transfer from > Austin's Colony to Robertson's. > > How close are you to Austin County? I've been waiting for microfilm from > there for almost two years now...will be two years in November. My John > Powell (Powel) was given a land grant in Austin County, but he never > 'claimed' it. Either he died...or sold it or gave it away. He also had a > judgment against him in 1841 and his house, lot, and everything was sold at > a Sheriff's Sale. > > We have no idea what happened to ole John...he presumably died before 1850 > because two of the Powell girls (Martha Carter, John's grand daughter, and > Calla Roxanna, John's daughter) married two of Capt John Bird's sons and > the whole family moved to Burleson County, including my John's wife, Celia, > who died in Burleson County in 1850. > > I also have a 'spare' Jane Powell who was evidently married to a Powell man, > they had a son, John G. Powell, in Tennessee in 1833. She remarried in > Austin County and then moved to Burleson along with my Powells. > > Many of our stories come from a grandson of John Powell...who didn't > personally meet ole John...and who was in his eighties when he related > 'remembered' stories. Until we can prove the stories, we hold them to be > somewhat suspect because he stated that our John had a land grant in > Williamson County...so I ordered the land grant from Williamson County and > discovered that it belonged to John who was married to Dorcus. > > I have copies of a Spanish Land Grant given to a John Powel...but I think > that's the one married to Dorcus. > > Sandee > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Carlette, The person providing the sample for the Powell Surname DNA Project must be a male Powell or someone who "knows" his paternal line was Powell. A recent example; we have a Jones who is an exact match with some of the Powells. His Jones ancestor is found as a young man in the Home of a Powell. Did you grandmother have any brothers who have living male Powell descendants? Did she have any Powell uncles who have living male Powell descendants? If you can answer "yes" to either of these questions try to get them to provide the sample for you. Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX [email protected] Volunteer Powell DNA Project Administrator Carlette <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all, Oh, and one question.......... My grandmother was born a Powell. Would my sons be too far away from that bloodline for a DNA test??? Thanks, Carlette [email protected]