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Benjamin Powell 1746 – 1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 10 Feb 1800

Death Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States

Father: John Powell

Mother: Ann Todd

Spouse(s): Joyce Riddle, Esther Pickett, Sarah Bledsoe

Children(s): HONOR POWELL, Sarah Powell, WILLIAM POWELL, Benjamin Powell, BETSY POWELL, FRANCES POWELL, Elizabeth Powell

Benjamin Powell was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1746, to John Powell and Ann Todd. Later in life, Benjamin Powell married Joyce Riddle, Esther Pickett and Sarah Bledsoe; among their children were HONOR POWELL, Sarah Sally Powell, WILLIAM LEWIS POWELL, Benjamin James Powell, BETSY POWELL, FRANCES FRANKY POWELL and Elizabeth Riddle Powell. Benjamin Powell died in Culpepper, Virginia, United States, 1800.

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Parents

John Powell
1730 – 1772
Birth Location: Chester, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ann Todd
1732 – 1832
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Joyce Riddle
1748 – 1811
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Esther Pickett
1770 –
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Sarah Bledsoe
1728 – 1769
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

HONOR POWELL
1770 – 1857
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Powell
1772 – 1846
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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WILLIAM POWELL
1773 – 1846
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Powell
1774 –
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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BETSY POWELL
1776 – 1849
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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FRANCES POWELL
1778 – 1871
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Powell
1785 – 1870
Birth Location: Greene County, Virginia, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1746
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: VA, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Feb 1800
    Event Place: Culpepper, Virginia, United States

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