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Captain William Paul Powell 1620 – 1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Dec 11, 1695

Death Location: Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Powell

Mother: Lady Wells

Spouse(s): Maysel Gorusch

Children(s): Ealce Powell

In 1620, Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, entered the world in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Powell and Lady Elizabeth Wells. Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, married Maysel Elizabeth Gorusch, and had children including Ealce Lettice Powell. Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, passed away in 1695 in Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1620, Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, entered the world in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Powell and Lady Elizabeth Wells.
  • Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, married Maysel Elizabeth Gorusch, and had children including Ealce Lettice Powell.
  • Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, passed away in 1695 in Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Powell
1611 – 1687
Birth Location: Englefield, Berkshire., England
TP
Lady Wells
1577 – 1626
Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
LW

Spouses(s)

Maysel Gorusch
1612 – 1704
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wright, Virginia, United States
MG

Children(s)

Ealce Powell
1647 – 1712
Birth Location: Holme Upon Spalding, Yorkshire, England
EP

Captain Powell's Ancestors

Self
Captain Powell
1620 – 1695
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Powell
1611 – 1687
Englefield, Berkshire., England
Lady (Elizabeth) Wells
1577 – 1626
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Powell
1574 – 1625
Milden, Suffolk, , England
Dorothy Spencer
1580 –
Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, England
Richard (Thomas) Willis
1549 – 1597
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Hester Chambers
1567 – 1597
Williamscote, Oxfd, England
Great-Grandparents
Symon Spencer
Ambrose Willys
1533 – 1590
Agneta Coles
1535 – 1578
Judith Calcott
1539 – 1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wyllys
1512 – 1590
Joane Anna
1505 – 1540
Richard Cooles
1513 – 1585
Jane Bonde
1509 – 1576
Sir Knight
1509 – 1582
Alice Wade
1513 – 1560

Captain Powell's Descendants

1.
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Captain (William Paul) Powell (1620 – Dec 11, 1695) m. Maysel (Elizabeth) Gorusch (1612 – 1704)
  1. 1. Ealce (Lettice) Powell (1647 – abt 1712) m. Robert Lancaster (2 Mar 1645 – 23 May 1720)
    1. 1. Samuel (Robert) Lancaster (1673 – 12 Nov 1738) m. Judith Pitt (1670 – 18 Apr 1738)
      1. 1. Samuel Lancaster (1705 – 11 Feb 1745) m. Elizabeth Ellis (1710 – 11 February 1745)
        1. 1. William Lancaster (2 Mar 1733 – abt 1798) m. Sarah Sanders (June 28, 1734 – 1 Jun 1767)

Captain Powell's Timeline

9 Records

1620
1620
Birth of Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1620
1620
Birth of Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1622
22 Apr 1622
Age 2
Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, was baptized in Redmarley D''Abitot, Worcestershire, England
Redmarley D''Abitot, Worcestershire, England
1640
1640
Age 20
Birth of Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1695
12 November 1695
Age 75
Death of Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, in Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA
1695
11 December 1695
Age 75
Death of Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
1695
Dec 11, 1695
Age 75
Death of Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, in Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA
1695
Dec 11, 1695
Age 75
Death of Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, in Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA
1695
Dec 11, 1695
Age 75
Death of Captain William Paul Powell II, Ancient Planter, in Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1622
    Event Place: Redmarley D''Abitot, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Bermuda
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Bermuda; Year: 1635; Page Number: 149

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 10010, Bath County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 1695
    Event Place: Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 December 1695
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 11, 1695
    Event Place: Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 11, 1695
    Event Place: Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 11, 1695
    Event Place: Chickahominy River, Chickahominy, Charles City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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