Posted on: VanArsdale Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/VanArsdale/10086 Surname: Powelson, Powlison ------------------------- I have been researching the Powlison line which goes back to John C. Powelson in Somerset, New Jersey. The name appears to be of Norwegian descent but the earliest emmigrants got on the boat in Holland. The name has gone through several spellings. I've found so far Pauelsen, son of Pauel Asmundsen? in Norway. Also see two Van Arsdale ladies married two different Powelsons. Wondering if they were sisters or cousins?