Meant to say Powell of SC was of the line...grandson maybe, of William in MD... unless he was still having kids at 90...yikes...just trying to rev up a discussion here...how could this work...M'ellen -------------------------------------------------- From: "Maryellen Horrigan" <mellenpatch5@cinci.rr.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 8:20 PM To: <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] William R's > Hi...My apologies to all for being absent for such a long period. The > death of my only much younger sibling had me staring at walls. Moving > right along.... > > William...not a rare name,,, unfortunately.... I'd like to talk about > William R's...I don't care about spelling...remember there are no spelling > rules until the late 19th- early 20th century... > > I'd like to discuss William R's between 1660 and 1790...in this country... > > I give fair warning...THERE IS NOT A DOUBT IN THIS STUBBORN HEAD THAT > James and Joan of Charles Co MD, and William of VA and NC ( and Wm Powell) > and Powell of SC, and Francis of NC are all one family. > > I have not a doubt that there is a generation missing or half a generation > by 2 wives, between William of MD and the William Powell who leaves sons > in NC. ... > I am sick at all the dumb Powell Riggins cxxp on line wherein everyone > mixes Powell R of SC with Powell R, the son of William Powell of NC. The > Powell in NC married Ruth Trice and she outlived him ...he married no one > else. The guy named Powell Riggins in SC married Sarah Holloway and never > left SC...Yikes...can't these dumkoffs handle 2 men of the same name??? > > Okay, I'm calmer now. > > We have in Charles Co MD... > Charles County Circuit Court, Birth, Deaths & Marriage Records, Liber Q > Regon, William s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. > 31 Jan 1690 > > A big lump of Powells, Colcloughs, Footes, Riggins/Regons/Raggans, > Shearins , Durhams, Powells, Bells Woods, etc etc left Charles co MD and > went to Stafford Co VA. Stafford Co divolved into many VA counties. > > By the second or third generation, the members of these families are > selling out and buying in Granville Co NC. I have reams of proofs which I > have this week condensed into 100 + pages of tight solid data. 1760 is > roughly the date they all enter Granville. The original Granville Co NC > was most of the state. It was repeatedly split. I can trace exact members > of these families though this journey...except ours. However, I find it > stupid in the extreme to suppose the entire cast of characters is the same > though 3 states...except the R's. Like some kookoo bird laid a strange R. > family in the cluster nest, just to fool us...nope...that dog won't hunt. > So...we have > > In Stafford Co VA the will of Grace Powell, widow of Richard Powell, > mother in law of Elijah Wood, son of John Wood of Charles Co MD and , I > believe, Joan XXX Regon Wood, widow of James, who married John Wood after > James' death. If I am correct, the William Regon mentioned in this will > is the son of James and Joan and the half brother of Elijah Wood. At the > time of Grace Powell's will, Elijah Wood and Jane Powell Wood are both > dead. We know this because Grace had to adminx Elijah's estate in lieu of > next of kin.: > > === > STAFFORD COUNTY VA WILL BOOK M; 1729-1748; THE ANTIENT PRESS > pp. 145-147 May 23d 1734 We the Subscribers in Obedience to order of Court > dated the 8th of May instant being first sworn by vertue of said order > mett at the house of ELIJAH WOOD Deceased and appraised his Estate as > follows .. Items listed and valued .. Total 69..4..6 > Grace + Powell Admx James Seaton > Edwd. Lawyer Wm. Powell > At Court held for Stafford county 10th July 1734 inventory and > appraisement Estate of Elijah Wood admitted to record > > > > So, the Jane mentioned in this will below is Not Grace's daughter. I > believe it is possible that William did marry a daughter of Grace's as did > Elijah. I believe that William Regon, Powell Regon and and Jane Regon are > son in law, and 2 grandchildren of Grace Powell's. > > > STAFFORD COUNTY VA WILL BOOK M; 1729-1748; THE ANTIENT PRESS > pp. 164-165 In the Name of God Amen This 1st day Of October 1734 I GRACE > POWELL being viry sick but of perfect mind .. do make this my Lest Will > and Testament. First I recommend my Soul to God and my Body to the Earth. > Such worldly Estate .. I give in following manner .. Item I give to my > Daughter MARY WILFORD my old negro than named comme - to her and heirs > also my bed that I lie on with one old rug, 2 sheets and 2 blankets one > bay horse called Grateers one cow and steer one pott 1 small chest. Item I > give to my Daughter GRACE BERRY a young negro named Will as also one > feather bed and rug and blanket a pair of new sheets one cow and steer 1 > gray horse called Pumpy 1 chest one pot. Item I give unto my Daughter > JEMIMA DERRICK 1 new feather bed 1 green rugg 1 blanket a pair of new > sheets 1 cow and steer one trunk 1 black horse and 1 gun to her and her > heirs for ever one putt. Item I give to WILLIAM RIGGIN {Regon} I cow and > calf and 2 good hoggs to him and to his son POWELL a case of Pistols Sword > Cain Item I give to JANE RIGGIN {Regon} 12 geese and 15 pounds of feathers > and chest of Drors, 1 iron kettle. Item I give to CORNELIUS CHEESMAN my > young unbroke hors to his son THOMAS I give a heffe! > r but two years old. Item I give to MICKEL HALL heffer 2 years old. Item I > give to RICHARD FOOT JUNIOR my Vialend. item I give 12 Barrels of Indian > corn to ELIJAH WOOD'S children for thear years provs. Item 1 give to GRACE > VINSON 1 old bed one blanket and one old quilt. Item I give my young negro > named Ruff for the maintance of Elijah Woods children till the youngest > comes to age of 14 then to return to my heirs again. item I give the > remainder part of my Estate to be Equally divided between my three > daughters with my corn and Tobacco Mary Wilford and Grace Berry and Jemlma > Derrick, I appoint Capt. JOHN WASHINGTON', JAMES BERRY. my ExErs: > > Presence Edward Lawyer, Grace + Powel > George Hucheson, Mary Delander > > At Court held for Stafford County 11th February 1734 Last Will .. > presented by James: Berry who make oath .. and John Washington Gent the > other Exr, therein also named came into Court and expressly refused to > take upon him the burthen of the Execution of said Will .. being proved > admitted to record Certificate granted James Berry for obttaining Probate > .. > === > STAFFORD COUNTY VA WILL BOOK M; 1729-1748; THE ANTIENT PRESS > pp. 166-168 In Obedience to Order of Worshipfull Court of Stafford County > dated 18th ffehruary 1734 We the Subscribers being first sworn have > inventoried and appraised all the Estate of GRACE POWEL decest which was > offered to our view as folioweth Vizt. .. items listed and valued .. no > total. ffeby. 27; 1734 The within appraisers sworn before me Henri > At Court held for Stafford County Wm Powell John Buckner > 11th March 1734 Inventory admitted to record. > > > > The birth date of 1690 is adjusted to the modern calendar, so was > originally 1689. I have a birth date of 1688 for the father of William > Powell Riggins of NC. I have no idea where that date came from...anyone?? > > It looks to me that either William Regon only has 2 kids that Grace Powell > gives a hoot about, or, he only has two kids. He could have remarried and > had more, but these two were hers... Cut me some slack here... I'm > speculating... Let me propose that the Powell in SC is Grace's grandson, > mentioned in the will. > > Now, the kids in the NC will would be grandchildren of William in Stafford > and nephews of Powell in SC. Can anyone do anything with that? > > What do we do with the William in VA who buys in NC, and the William who > shows briefly in SC with Powell and the William who people keep referring > to as William DAvid...has anyone every found a thing with William DAVID on > it ? > > > > We all carry a birth date of 1722 for William Powell Riggins, the guy with > the NC will in the 1770's in NC. Where did we get that> > > > > For what it is worth, yes, John Washington is one of THOSE Washingtons. > There are many more interconnections. We can speculate on Grace's maiden > name... > > So please folks, punch away...let's see if we can make this work...or > not...M'ellen > > > > > > > > > > > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >