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Captain William Powell 1715 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Greenfields, Somerset, Maryland, United States

Death Date: February 24 1787

Death Location: Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia

Father: William 1673

Mother: Elizabeth 1682

Spouse(s): Eleanor Peyton, Sarah Harrison

Children(s): Christina Powell

The story of Captain William Powell began in 1715 in Greenfields, Somerset, Maryland, United States. Captain William Powell married Eleanor Douglas Peyton, Sarah Harrison, and had children including Christina Snidow Powell. Captain William Powell passed away in 1787 in Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain William Powell began in 1715 in Greenfields, Somerset, Maryland, United States.
  • Captain William Powell married Eleanor Douglas Peyton, Sarah Harrison, and had children including Christina Snidow Powell.
  • Captain William Powell passed away in 1787 in Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William 1673
1673 – 1715
Birth Location: Pocomoke, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth 1682
1682 – 1718
Birth Location: Manaokin, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Peyton
1720 – 1793
Birth Location: Stony Point, Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Harrison
1710 –
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Christina Powell
1737 – 1809
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Captain Powell's Ancestors

Self
Captain Powell
1715 – 1787
Birth Place: Greenfields, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Parents
William POWELL 1673
1673 – 1715
Pocomoke, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (alt Eleanor LANE (POWELL)) 1682
1682 – 1718
Manaokin, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Walter Powell
1622 – 1695
Pocomoke,Somerset,Maryland,USA
Margaret Berry
1645 – 1679
,Accomack,Virginia,USA
George (Everick) Lane
1649 – 1703
Old Hungars Parish, Northampton, Virginia, United States
Denise (De La) Fontaine
1662 – 1708
Manaokin, Somerset, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Joyce Tracy
1602 – 1622
Margaret Bragge
1616 – 1669
*Sarah POOLEY
1630 – 1668
Grace Dennis
1646 – 1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Tracy
1590 – 1636
Elizabeth Blakkmanne
1593 – 1693
Walter* Harris
1575 – 1654
Mary **
1592 – 1656
JOHN mggf8c
1612 – 1679
BARBARA mggm8c
1617 – 1679

Captain Powell's Descendants

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Captain (William) Powell (1715 – February 24 1787) m. Eleanor (Douglas) Peyton (Apr 1720 – May 1793) m. Sarah Harrison (1710 – )
  1. 1. Christina (Snidow) Powell (1737 – 25 Oct 1809) m. Capt. (Andrew Supplee) Hatfield (25 Jul 1737 – 15 Jan 1813)
    1. 1. Nancy (Catherine Hatfield) “McComas” (25 October 1760 – 7 May 1843)
    2. 2. John (Hatfield) II (03 Aug 1763 – 1855)
    3. 3. Isaac Hatfield (3 August 1763 – March 1823) m. Mary French (13 May 1767 – 1823)
      1. 1. Sarah Hatfield (1788 – 10 Oct 1857)
      2. 2. Lasher Hatfield (1790 – Abt. 1815)
      3. 3. James (C Addison) Hatfield (15 March 1791 – 25 November 1854)
      4. 4. Andrew (French) Hatfield (February 1796 – 7 November 1851)
      5. 5. John Hatfield (26 Dec 1796 – 1858)
        1. 1. Henry (Clay) Hatfield (Abt 1832 – 20 March 1916) m. Martha (Sleet (Bane)) Hatfield (Abt 1831 – 2 October 1898)
      6. 6. Anna Hatfield (1799 – aft 1860)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Hatfield (23 Nov 1804 – )

Captain Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Captain William Powell in Greenfields, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Greenfields, Somerset, Maryland, United States
1787
February 24 1787
Age 72
Death of Captain William Powell in Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia
Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Greenfields, Somerset, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 24 1787
    Event Place: Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia
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