Deborah,     My great great grandfather was John Powell who lived in Rutherford county, NC (not Tennessee).  He was born in 1808 in York, SC (which is just across the NC state line).  He married Elizabeth Horn, daughter of Hamilton Horsup Horn.  The last Tryon County bulletin listed an article about John (said he was John S. Powell married to Elizabeth Horn and worked on the Freeman land as a sharecropper).   I don't guess you found anything related to this line?   They apparently had something to do with the Powell's line in Fairfield Co SC (just south of York Co) because of the McKee/Sizemore connection with our "T" haplogroup managed by Jim Barrett.  We all are extremely closely matched DNA wise..    Also, Danny Lee Powell who lives on the old Powell farm in what is now Cleveland Co NC) part of the old Rutherford Co NC is a part of this "T" haplogroup and extremely closely matched DNA wise.  Anyone out there with any clues to this group?????   They apparently lived along Cain Creek near the Broad River and on the Freeman land. There is an article in the Tryon bulletin mentioning a road crew living close by where Danny now lives that listed a James, Jr, James, Sr, and Horn, so we know we are in the correct area of the state.   I would love to hear from anyone who might have something to help us along.  My problem is finding out WHO John's father was......we suspect it might have been James Powell, Jr,  (great great grandfather of Danny Lee)  who married Anna White and they just discovered a cemetery where this James might be buried.  We also might be connected with the Powell's who were in Lauren's SC which is just south of this area.    And also, HOW do I get onto this site to view the pics??   Help me Jim or anyone else who might know how to do it..  Thanks to everyone and keep working... we will someday find out all this jumbled mess!          Sincerely,   Lee Powell   kit #107720    FtDNA Powell website managed by Jim Barrett ________________________________ From: Deborah Powell <debbie.j.powell@gmail.com> To: powell-dna <powell-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 11:35 AM Subject: [POWELL-DNA] Fwd: Powell Documents from the NC State Archives I finished reordering the photos and adding captions to the first page  of each document.  You should now be able to view them in order and  enlarge to read.  Please let me know if you see any that still need  tweaking. Debbie Begin forwarded message: > From: Deborah Powell <debbie.j.powell@gmail.com> > Date: May 6, 2013 9:57:24 AM EDT > To: powell-dna <powell-dna@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Powell Documents from the NC State Archives > > Dear Powell DNA Project members, > > I recently visited the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh, NC  > and took photographs of all the Powell documents I found in their  > archives which are not available on line.  I have loaded the photos  > onto the Powell Yahoo site for anyone to access.  You may have  > received an email from the Yahoo system about this new file.  > However, the photos were uploaded out of order and I will need a day  > to reorganize them.  Please wait until tomorrow to view.  If you do  > not have access you can contact Jim Barrett to join. > > Several documents I found provide proof that John Powell who lived  > in Rutherford County, Tennessee in the 1800's was a son of my  > ancestor Charles Powell from Orange/Chatham Counties in North  > Carolina.  John left NC around 1834 and moved to Tennessee.  The  > 1860 and 1870 census records show him and wife Ann with children  > Jr., Martha, Manda, and Molly in Rutherford County, TN.  Mitchell  > Powell lives close by and I think this is probably another son.  If  > anyone is researching this Powell line, please get in touch so we  > can compare information. > > The documents which relate to Chiles, Jones, Stanford, M.B.,  > Nathaniel, and John Powell numbered 7 and 10-18 below are my Charles  > Powell line.  I believe the rest are other Powell lines which may be  > relevant to your research. > > The documents I found are: > > 1.  Bible records of Adin Powell and his son Ashley Powell which  > start in the late 1700's. > > 2.  Robert and Sarah Powell of Virginia in the 1700's. > > 3.  1776 Will of Charles Powell of Chatham County, NC. > > 4.  Burns vs. Clegg 1889 lawsuit against Mrs. Ann E. Powell estate.  > 1889 Decision against estate, Appeal of Judgment, and Appeal Denied. > > 5.  1828 Inventory of Brittain Powell estate. > > 6.  1815 Divison of land in Chatham County, NC amongst the heirs of  > Charles Powell - Atkins, Enoch Powell, William Brewer & wife Jane  > Powell Brewer. > > 7.  1892 Chiles Powell Estate. > > 8.  1815 Barbary Powell Estate. > > 10. 1883 Jones Powell Estate. > > 11. 1863 M B Powell Estate (I believe this is Manley Powell who was  > killed during the Civil War). > > 12. 1861 Stanford Powell Estate. > > 13. 1861 Bill of Complaint by Jones, Nathaniel and Chiles Powell  > against John Powell. > > 14. 1862 John Powell Response to Bill of Complaint. > > 15. 1866 Stanford Powell Administrators. > > 16.  Manley Snipes Executor Stanford Powell Estate (1861?). > > 17. 1872 Stanford Powell Estate Document. > > 18. 1866 Stanford Powell Estate Document. > > 19. 1809 Bill of Complaint by Thomas, Josiah, John and Oliver Powell  > against Lovins. > > 20.  1809 Lovins Answer to Bill of Complaint. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POWELL-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message