Good morning, David. In her book about Sally Hemings, Annette Gordon-Reed mentions a George Powell and Company which was a slave importing company. Do you happen to know whether this is the same as the George Powell you mention? Ken Collier On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 7:56 AM, <dlp2300@aol.com> wrote: > > Greetings all ... > ? > George Powell (1695-1736) had four sons ... Cader, Moses, Lewis, and > George.? Cader was my g7-granfather.? I believe that Hannah Powell is a > descendent of Moses Powell, and Sharon Tate Powell is from one of the > brothers as well.? Lewis Thornton Powell (alias Payne) is also downline > from one of the brothers. > ? > David Powell > California > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kenneth Collier <uurevken@gmail.com> > To: powell-dna <powell-dna@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wed, Nov 28, 2012 8:13 pm > Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] Lewis Powell AKA Lewis Paine > > > > > Hannah Powell knows more about this than I. She's the expert on this > Powell line. > > ken Collier > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Kenneth Collier <uurevken@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I don't know the haplogroup because my Powell connection is through my > > mother, but her grandfather was named Lewis Thronton Powell, named > for his > > uncle, the Lewis Thornton Powell who stabbed Seward. This (in)famous > Lewis > > Powell's father was George Cader Powell. It is not proved, but it is > > generally believed that George Cader Powell's father was Benjamin > Powell. > > At this point the record is muddied. We do not know which of three > > brothers was Benjamin's father. However, we do know that George Cader > > Powell married his second cousin, and we know that her great > grandfather > > was Moses Powell, and from there on back to John Powell who came to > > Jamestown aboard the Swallowe in 1609. > > > > Ken Collier > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 6:50 PM, Larry Powell & > lt;larryspowell@att.net>wrote: > > > >> Just saw the film "Lincoln," today. Toward the end there is a > scene at > >> Appomattox Court House where the surrender was signed. My GG > Grandfather > >> Silas Jesse Powell was present. He was a confederate. Less than 2 > weeks > >> later the Lincoln assassination took place and Lewis Powell > stabbed > >> Secretary of State Seward. > >> > >> What relationship is Lewis Powell to our Powell Surname Family? > Anyone > >> know what haplogroup? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Larry 229909 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > The tao we call "tao" is not the Tao; > > The name we call "Holy" is not the Holy Name. > > --Lao Tsu > > > > > > -- > The tao we call "tao" is not the Tao; > The name we call "Holy" is not the Holy Name. > --Lao Tsu > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- The tao we call "tao" is not the Tao; The name we call "Holy" is not the Holy Name. --Lao Tsu