On Friday, May 11, 2007 "Sandra" wrote of Powells of AL..specifically James Powell,stated to be born in Burnt Corn, Monroe Co, AL. I believe that this James was somehow related to John and Dorcus Hughes Powell (perhaps their son?), who were married in Laurens Co, GA in 1818. John Powell had at least two brothers, a Lewis Powell, who was killed at the battle of Goliad in Mar 1836, and a Wiley Powell, who was my 3rd gr-grandfather. I believe that John and Dorcus had two other children, Aroline & Enoch. Most of these folks were in Fort Bend Co, TX until about 1846, after which John & Dorcus, Aroline, Enoch, and Wiley all are found in Robertson Co, TX. Wiley Powell's Daughter, Elmina Powell Jordan is also found in Robertson Co, TX as a widow with her children in 1850. She married Isaac Baxter Jordan in Monroe Co, AL in 1838. (Elmina is my 2nd gr-grandmother). She married two more times; lastly married to George W Franklin, an attorney who apparently handled various legal affairs of Dorcus, John. and Wiley. I am writing most of this by memory from research that I did last year...most of my stuff is currently in storage. (Just in case I find later that I have mistated anything here :>) I am searching for a Powell cousin in order to perform the dna testing. In the meantime, I will be following these stories with interest. Pam Fallbrook, CA