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Captain William Powell 1577–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1577

Birth Location: Southwark St Olave, Surrey, England

Death Date: Abt 23 Jan 1623

Death Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Hugh II

Mother: Lady Beck

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Welles, Margaret Whitney

Children(s): William Powell, Cuthbert Powell, Anne Powell, Thomas Powell, William II, George Powell, William Powell, Mary Powell

Captain William Powell was born in 1577 in Southwark St Olave, Surrey, England, the child of Hugh Powell Ii And Lady Ann Weaver Beck. Captain William Powell married Elizabeth Welles, Margaret Whitney, and had children including Anne Powell, Cuthbert Powell, George Powell, Mary Anne Powell, Thomas Powell, William Powell Ii, William Thomas Powell. Captain William Powell passed away in 1623 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Captain William Powell was born in 1577 in Southwark St Olave, Surrey, England, the child of Hugh Powell Ii And Lady Ann Weaver Beck.
  • Captain William Powell married Elizabeth Welles, Margaret Whitney, and had children including Anne Powell, Cuthbert Powell, George Powell, Mary Anne Powell, Thomas Powell, William Powell Ii, William Thomas Powell.
  • Captain William Powell passed away in 1623 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh II
1545–1610
Birth Location: Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
HI
Lady Beck
1562–1615
Birth Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Welles
1598–1635
Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
EW
Margaret Whitney
1585–
Birth Location: England
MW

Children(s)

William Powell
1605–1667
Birth Location: Powelltor, Suffolk, England
WP
Cuthbert Powell
1610–
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America
CP
Anne Powell
1611–1695
Birth Location: Southwark St Olave, Surrey, England
AP
Thomas Powell
1614–1687
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England
TP
William II
1620–1650
Birth Location: –
WI
George Powell
1622–1650
Birth Location: Surrey, England
GP
William Powell
1605–1667
Birth Location: Powelltor, Suffolk, England
WP
Mary Powell
1593–1658
Birth Location: Much Dewchurch, Herefordshire, England
MP

Captain Powell's Ancestors

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Captain Powell
1577–1623
Birth Place: Southwark St Olave, Surrey, England
Parents
Hugh Powell II
1545–1610
Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
Lady (Ann Weaver) Beck
1562–1615
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Hugh (Powell) I
1520–1624
Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
Elizabeth Gwyn
1520–1580
Trecastle, Breconshire, Wales
Henry Beck
1542–1593
Warwickshire, England
Katherine Diar
1540–1593
Stratford-upon-Avon, , Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William III
1502–1575
Lady Jeffrey
1500–1558
Thomas Gwyn
1478–
Ellen Vychan
1482–
Sir Beck
1518–1588
Maria Beuter
1515–1577
Thomas Dyer
1510–1552
Edith Sadier
1516–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Powell
1458–1525
Sybil Vaughan
1485–1559
Griffith Jeffrey
1470–
Elizabeth Prince
1480–
Rhydderch Gwyn
1452–1520
Gwenllian Trecastle
1456–
JOSEPH BECK\BEKH
1500–1577
Justina Geigerin
1500–1570
Lambrecht Beüter
1490–

Captain Powell's Descendants

1.
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Captain (William) Powell (16 Mar 1577–Abt 23 Jan 1623) m. Elizabeth Welles (Abt 1598–17 Nov 1635) m. Margaret Whitney (Abt 1585–)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) Powell 1605–1667 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Gorsuch 1607–1676
    1. 1. Thomas (William) Powell 1641–1701 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Place 1637–1710
      1. 1. Anne (Esther) Powell 1672–1744 m. Edward (Joshua) Coffey 1670–1715 m. Robert Dulin 1675–1774 m. John (James Jenkins) Sr 1688–1765
        1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Coffey 1690–1772 m. Joshua (Stapp) Sr. 1688–1783
        2. 2. Edward (Joshua) Coffey 1698–1774 m. Grace Cleveland 1716–1780 m. Martha Sealey 1737–1792
        3. 3. Marther Coffey 1700–1752
        4. 4. John (Bluford) Coffey 1700–1775 m. Jane (Jean) Graves 1700–1775
        5. 5. Annester (Ester) Coffey 1704–1750 m. Stephen Chenault 1702–1749
        6. 6. Anstes Coffey 1710–1740 m. Stephen Chenault 1702–1749
        7. 7. Elizabeth Coffey 1714–1770 m. John (Cleveland) I 1714–1778
        8. 8. Elizabeth Coffey 1714–1770 m. John (Cleveland) I 1714–1778
      2. 2. Carew ('Carey' Susannah) Powell 1664–1683 m. John Stamper 1647–1690 m. Henry Barnes 1650–1717 m. John Stamper 1660–
      3. 3. Honorias (Powell) I 1669–1752 m. Joyce Lamberth 1671– m. Mary 1695–1752
      4. 4. William Powell 1670–1706 m. Frances Eathon 1674–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Powell 1671–1744 m. John Salmon 1667–1751
      6. 6. Thomas (William Powell) II 1676–1757 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Edwards 1680–1756
      7. 7. Place Powell 1666–1715 m. Mary 1679–
      8. 8. Thomas (Powell) II 1675–1739 m. Mary Gibson 1685–1754 m. Mary Virgette 1698–1754
    2. 2. John Powell 1644–1709
    3. 3. Rawley Powell 1652–
  2. 2. Cuthbert Powell 1610–
  3. 3. Anne Powell 1611–1695 m. William Parker 1596–1677
  4. 4. Thomas Powell 1614–1687 m. Elizabeth Hipsley 1607–1687 m. Mary Place 1614–1711
  5. 5. William (Powell) II 1620–1650
  6. 6. George Powell 1622–1650
  7. 7. William (Thomas) Powell 1605–1667 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Gorsuch 1607–1676
    1. 1. John Powell 1632–1698 m. Margaret Coghill 1647–1684 m. Jane Lucas 1648–
  8. 8. Mary (Anne) Powell 1593–1658 m. William Morgan 1589–1629

Captain Powell's Timeline

3 Records

1577
16 Mar 1577
Birth of Captain William Powell in Southwark St Olave, Surrey, England
Southwark St Olave, Surrey, England
1623
20 Jan 1623
Age 46
Death of Captain William Powell in Chickahominy, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Chickahominy, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
1623
Abt 23 Jan 1623
Age 46
Burial of Captain William Powell in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America
Jamestown, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1577
    Event Place: Southwark St Olave, Surrey, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Captain William Powell, person ID LZXJ-BKJ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1623
    Event Place: Chickahominy, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Captain William Powell, person ID LZXJ-BKJ.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Abt 23 Jan 1623
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Captain William Powell, person ID LZXJ-BKJ.
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