Harold, your point is well taken. I would certainly go with the reference that is well documented with primary source material--which Mrs. Ball's book is not. Susan On 5/31/05, Harold Davey <[email protected]> wrote: > This is inconsistent with Dryden's The Powell Family which documents > Levin Powell Jr., b. 25 June 1757, d. 7 Jan 1842, was the son of Levin > Powell, b. 1714 SomersetCo, MD. d. 1764 WorcesterCo. Levin Jr. inherited > "Greenfields" from Levin (1714-1764). Levin Jr. did not reside in FairfaxCo > (he apparently resided in MD his entire life) nor is there any evidence that > he served in the Rev War. Levin Jr. m. Peggy Bagwell Roberts.