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Hugh Powell I 1520–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales

Death Date: 1624

Death Location: Trecastle, Breconshire, Wales

Father: William III

Mother: Lady Jeffrey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gwyn

Children(s): Hugh II, John Powell, Thomas Powell, Jenet Powell, William Powell

In 1520, Hugh Powell I entered the world in Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales, born to William Powell Of Breconchire Iii And Lady Matilda Jane Jeffrey. Hugh Powell I married Elizabeth Gwyn, and had children including Hugh Powell Ii, Jenet Powell, John Powell, Thomas Powell, William Powell. Hugh Powell I passed away in 1624 in Trecastle, Breconshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Hugh Powell I entered the world in Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales, born to William Powell Of Breconchire Iii And Lady Matilda Jane Jeffrey.
  • Hugh Powell I married Elizabeth Gwyn, and had children including Hugh Powell Ii, Jenet Powell, John Powell, Thomas Powell, William Powell.
  • Hugh Powell I passed away in 1624 in Trecastle, Breconshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hugh I's Ancestors

Self
Hugh I
1520–1624
Birth Place: Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
Parents
William Powell of Breconchire III
1502–1575
Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
Lady (Matilda Jane) Jeffrey
1500–1558
Glyntawe, Breconshire, Wales
Grandparents
Thomas Powell
1458–1525
Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
Sybil Vaughan
1485–1559
Herefordshire, England
Griffith Jeffrey
1470–
Glyntawe, Breconshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Prince
1480–
Glyntawe, Breconshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Howell Powell
1432–
Margaret Harvard
1437–
Watkin Vaughn
1453–
Elizabeth Baskerville
1458–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1390–
Maud Rodger
1400–
James Baskerville
1436–1485
Katherine Devereux
1435–1498

Hugh I's Descendants

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Hugh (Powell) I (1520–1624) m. Elizabeth Gwyn (1520–1580)
  1. 1. Hugh (Powell) II 1545–1610 m. Elinor Sadlier 1577– m. Lady (Ann Weaver) Beck 1562–1615
    1. 1. Captain (William) Powell 1577–1623 m. Elizabeth Welles 1598–1635 m. Margaret Whitney 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
        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
    2. 2. Nate 1580–1622
    3. 3. Thomas Powell
    4. 4. Elizabeth Powell –1585
    5. 5. Joan Powell –1951
    6. 6. William (Thomas Powell Gocernor of) Jamestown 1605–1667
  2. 2. John Powell 1536–1657
  3. 3. Thomas Powell 1542–1620 m. Anne Gwyn 1565–
  4. 4. Jenet Powell 1550– m. Watkin Pritchard 1545–
  5. 5. William Powell 1553–1637 m. Ann Keemys 1560–

Hugh I's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Hugh Powell I in Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
1624
1624
Age 104
Death of Hugh Powell I in Trecastle, Breconshire, Wales
Trecastle, Breconshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Hugh Powell, person ID GZ85-1WD.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Trecastle, Breconshire, Wales
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Hugh Powell, person ID GZ85-1WD.

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