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Capt John Prentice Powers 1703–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1703

Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island

Death Date: 18 Feb 1772

Death Location: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Nicholas III

Mother: Mercy Power

Spouse(s): Mary HOLLOWAY, Lydia Angell

Children(s): Holloway Powers, Anne Knowles, John Power, Elizabeth Powers

In 1703, Capt John Prentice Powers entered the world in Providence, Rhode Island, born to Nicholas Power Iii And Mercy Power. Capt John Prentice Powers married Lydia F Angell, Mary Margaret Holloway, Sarah Powers, and had children including Anne Knowles, Elizabeth Powers, Holloway Thomas Powers, John Power, William Power. Capt John Prentice Powers passed away in 1772 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1703, Capt John Prentice Powers entered the world in Providence, Rhode Island, born to Nicholas Power Iii And Mercy Power.
  • Capt John Prentice Powers married Lydia F Angell, Mary Margaret Holloway, Sarah Powers, and had children including Anne Knowles, Elizabeth Powers, Holloway Thomas Powers, John Power, William Power.
  • Capt John Prentice Powers passed away in 1772 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas III
1673–1734
Birth Location: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
NI
Mercy Power
1680–1769
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island
MP

Spouses(s)

Mary HOLLOWAY
1715–1785
Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
MH
Lydia Angell
1709–1793
Birth Location: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
LA

Children(s)

Holloway Powers
1736–1836
Birth Location: Fredrick, Virginia Colony
HP
Anne Knowles
1732–1811
Birth Location: Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
AK
John Power
1730–1786
Birth Location: North Providence, Rhode Island
JP
Elizabeth Powers
1736–1806
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
EP

Capt Powers's Ancestors

Self
Capt Powers
1703–1772
Birth Place: Providence, Rhode Island
Parents
Nicholas Power III
1673–1734
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Mercy Power
1680–1769
Providence, Rhode Island
Grandparents
Nicholas (J) Power
1650–1675
Providence, Providence, British Colonial America, Rhode Island, USA
Rebecca Powers
1651–1727
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Pardon (Elisha Tillinghast) (Tillinghart)
1622–1718
Seven Cliffs, Sussex, England
Lydia (Masters) Tabor
1640–1717
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nicolas Power
1610–1657
Jane Gaines
1626–1667
Joanna Arnold)
1617–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Arnold
1587–1676
Christiane Peake
1584–1659

Capt Powers's Descendants

1.
CP
Capt (John Prentice) Powers (Apr 1703–18 Feb 1772) m. Mary (Margaret) HOLLOWAY (Abt. 1715–19 Jul 1785) m. Lydia (F.) Angell (5 August 1709–May 1793)
  1. 1. Holloway (Thomas) Powers 1736–1836 m. Margaret Curry 1740–1830 m. Margaret Curry 1740–1800
    1. 1. George Powers 1761–1819 m. Ernestina (Elizabeth) Montgomery 1761–1792
      1. 1. John (Floyd) Powers 1791–1872 m. Frances ("Fannie") Whiteside 1794–1850
        1. 1. Whiteside Powers 1813– m. Sarah (J.) Powers 1848– m. Margaret Powers 1830– m. Elizabeth Powers 1815–
      2. 2. George Power 1785–
    2. 2. James Powers 1763–1802
    3. 3. Margaret Powers 1776–1851
    4. 4. Holloway (T) Power 1772–1852
    5. 5. John (Wesley) Power 1765–1820
    6. 6. Peter Power 1765–
    7. 7. Sarah Power 1779–
  2. 2. Anne Knowles 1732–1811
  3. 3. John Power 1730–1786
  4. 4. Elizabeth Powers 1736–1806

Capt Powers's Timeline

6 Records

1703
Apr 1703
Birth of Capt John Prentice Powers in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
1703
31 Mar 1703
Capt John Prentice Powers was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1734
25 December 1734
Age 31
Capt John Prentice Powers was married in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1757
1757
Age 54
Capt John Prentice Powers resided here in Rateable Rolls-Prov, Providence, Rhode Island
Rateable Rolls-Prov, Providence, Rhode Island
1772
18 Feb 1772
Age 69
Death of Capt John Prentice Powers in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
1772
1772
Age 69
Capt John Prentice Powers - Probate in Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1703
    Event Place: Providence, Rhode Island
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1703
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 December 1734
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Rateable Rolls-Prov, Providence, Rhode Island
    Record Source: Rhode Island, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: York County, Virginia, Charles Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rhode Island
    Record Source: Rhode Island Colonial War Servicemen, 1740-62

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1772
    Event Place: Providence, Rhode Island
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts
    [3] Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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