From: "Harold Davey" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold Davey" <[email protected]> To: "Janean Ray" <[email protected]> Cc: "Barbara Meives" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 6:18 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} added note on the Powells > Janean, > > Both The Powell Family by Ruth T. Dryden (1994) and The Peytons of > Virginia II (2004) confirm your account that Leven Powell (1772-1807) was > the son of Col. Leven Powell and Sarah Harrison. (Note, I have not seen > any documentation that Col. Leven might have had a first name of John.) > Barbara has been researching the parents of Levin H. Powell (1763-1836) > who m. Elizabeth Cohegan for several years. As it seems unlikely that > Col. Leven Powell would have named a second son Leven when an earlier son > with this name was still living, some other Powell may have been the > father of Leven H. > Lucas, who made several errors, listed Levin Powell "(according to same > source for Levi, it is said that Levin's middle initial was "H" and that > he was born June 26, 1757, and that he m. Elizabeth Cohegan and moved to > FairfaxCo, VA ... again this has neither been proved or disproved at this > publication time)." as the son of Levin Powell who m. Rachel "prob. dau. > of Richard Tull of SomersetCo, MD". Lucas listed this Levin as the son of > William and Eliza Lane Powell. > According to The Powell Family, Levin Powell (1704-1764), son of > William and Eliza, m. 1) Sarah Unknown, and 2) Rachel Gunby (not Tull), by > whom he had a son, Levin, Jr.b. 1757 SomersetCo, MD, d. 1842 WorcesterCo, > MD and m. Peggy Bagwell Roberts. This Levin held several tracts, > including "Greenfield" owned by his father and bought by his ancestor > Walter in 1679, so there is no doubt that he was a son of Levin > (1704-1764). > > Eleanor Peyton who m. William Powell was the dau. of Capt. Valentine > Peyton (c. 1687-1751) and Frances Linton. > William Powell (1707-1787) was the son of William Powell (1673-1715) > and Elizabeth Lane. William Sr. was the son of Walter Powell (c. > 1626-1695) and Margaret Berry. Walter was brought into VA by Capt. Samuel > Matthews, sometime Member of Council and twice Governor of Virginia in > 1643. Walter moved to MD before 1669 for religious reasons (he was a > Quaker). > > Harold Davey > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janean Ray" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 2:49 PM > >> Source: [email protected] >> Subject: added note on the Powells >> >> >> The John Leven Powell I have as b. 1804 d. 1863 that married Maria Louise >> Grady had brothers Alfred Harrison Powell, Cuthbert Powell and William >> Alexander Powell as did his father Leven Powell Jr. b. 1772 d. 1807 m. to >> Susan Elizabeth Orr. It was this Leven Powell Jr. that had the 10 >> siblings >> including William, Burr, Cuthbert and Alfred. >> >> His father Lt. Col (John) Leven Powell's parents were William Powell d. >> 1788 >> m. 1736 to Eleanor Peyton. Notes on John Leven Powell: >> >> Moved to Loudoun Co. Va and settled on lands patented by his father. >> Built >> his home "The Shades" probably before the Revolutionary War. After the >> revolution, the General Assembly granted 60,000 acres. In 1787 he gave >> land >> for the town of Middleburg. He was Vestryman of Shelburne Parish. >> >> He was major on Loudoun County minute men, 1775. He was appointed >> lieutenant colonel of Grayson's Continental regiment, 1777, and resigned >> the >> following year on account of impaired health, caused by exposure at >> Valley >> Forge. His brothers William and Peyton also served in the war. He was a >> member of the first Continental Congress, a friend of George Washington. >> >> Eleanor was the daughter of Valentine Peyton and unknown. Don't have >> parents for William. Again, this is all information proven and unproven >> that I've compiled. And with so many Powells and everyone named the same >> it >> is very difficult to figure them out. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Barbara Meives" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 9:29 AM >> Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] POWELL/COHAGEN UNION, LOUDOUN CO.,VIRGINIA >> >> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 2:49 PM >>> Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] POWELL/COHAGEN UNION, LOUDOUN CO.,VIRGINIA >>> >>> >>> > Regarding the recent discussion concerning a LEVIN H. POWELL, I offer >>> this: >>> > >>> > LEVIN H. POWELL was born ABT 1763, and died 28 Nov. 1836, Muskingum >>> Co.,OH. >>> > He was the son of LEVIN POWELL & SARAH HARRISON. He married ELIZABETH >>> COHAGEN >>> > (sister of my MARY COHAGEN who mar. JAMES HARROP), possibly d/o a >> FRANCIS >>> > COHAGEN, of Fairfax/Loudoun?Cos.,VA. >>> > >>> > This LEVIN H.POWELL (along with siblings, WILLIAM, CUTHBERT & ALFRED >>> HARRISON >>> > POWELL) had a brother BURR POWELL, b. 4 May 1768, d. 11 Oct. 1839 in >> "The >>> > Hill" Middleburg, Fauquier Co?, VA. He mar. CATHERINE BROOKE 5 Jan >>> > 1792 >>> in >>> > Fauquier Co., VA, d/o DAVID HUMPHREY BROOKE and ANN WHITING. She was >> born >>> 9 >>> > June 1770 and died 18 May1851. >>> > >>> > Merely offering as a guideline but hasn't been verified. >>> > >>> > Rosalie Lucas Hartinger >>> > Gulfport, Florida >>> > >>> > >>> > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== >>> > To contact Listowner: >>> > Rena Worthen [email protected] >>> > Researching JEWEL in Loudoun Co. >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== >>> Have you posted your Loudoun Co. surnames lately? >>> New members are joining our mailing list every day. >>> Be sure to periodically remind us of your Loudoun research interests. >>> >>> >> >