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James Powell 1725 – 1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: St Thomas, Orange, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1776

Death Location: St Thomas Par, Orange, Virginia, United States

Father: John Powell

Mother: Anne Pickett

Spouse(s): Mary Gordon

Children(s): James Powell, Colby Powell, Ruth Powell, William Powell, Misseniah Powell, Elisa Powell, James Powell, Lewis Powell, Winney Powell, Winney Powell, Colby Powell, Mary Powell, Ruth Powell, Betty Powell

The story of James Powell began in 1725 in St Thomas, Orange, Virginia, United States. James Powell married Mary Gordon, and had children including James Powell, Colby Powell, Ruth Powell, William Powell, Misseniah Powell, Elisa Betty Powell, James Powell, Lewis Gordon Powell, Winney Powell, Winney Powell, Colby Powell, Mary Ann Powell, Ruth Powell, Betty Powell. James Powell passed away in 1776 in St Thomas Par, Orange, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Powell began in 1725 in St Thomas, Orange, Virginia, United States.
  • James Powell married Mary Gordon, and had children including James Powell, Colby Powell, Ruth Powell, William Powell, Misseniah Powell, Elisa Betty Powell, James Powell, Lewis Gordon Powell, Winney Powell, Winney Powell, Colby Powell, Mary Ann Powell, Ruth Powell, Betty Powell.
  • James Powell passed away in 1776 in St Thomas Par, Orange, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Powell
1700 – 1776
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
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Anne Pickett
1718 – 1776
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Gordon
1722 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

James Powell
1741 –
Birth Location: –
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Colby Powell
1743 –
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Powell
1745 – 1805
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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William Powell
1746 – 1771
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Misseniah Powell
1766 – 1850
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Elisa Powell
1768 –
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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James Powell
1769 –
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Lewis Powell
1770 – 1823
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Winney Powell
1771 – 1794
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Winney Powell
1771 – 1794
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Colby Powell
1772 –
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Mary Powell
1774 –
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Ruth Powell
1780 –
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Betty Powell
1780 –
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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James Powell's Ancestors

Self
James Powell
1725 – 1776
Birth Place: St Thomas, Orange, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Powell
1700 – 1776
Essex, Virginia, United States
Anne Pickett
1718 – 1776
Essex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Honorias Powell
1669 – 1750
Old, Essex, Virginia, United States
Joyce Lamberth
1671 – 1754
Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Powell
1640 – 1701
Mary PLACE
1648 – 1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Powell
1620 – 1695
Elizabeth Gorusch
1607 – 1704
Francis PLACE
1615 – 1655
Ann WILLIAMSON
1617 – 1655

James Powell's Descendants

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James Powell (1725 – 1776) m. Mary Gordon (1722 – Oct 1850)
  1. 1. James Powell (1741 – )
  2. 2. Colby Powell (1743 – )
  3. 3. Ruth Powell (1745 – 1805) m. Abner Breeding (1735 – 17 Feb 1790)
    1. 1. aquiler breeden (1768 – )
    2. 2. Aquiler (Breeden\Breeding) Breeding (1769 – 1830)
    3. 3. James (P) Breeding (1770 – 1830)
    4. 4. William (S) Breeding (1770 – 1850) m. Susannah Tanner (9 Nov 1767 – 18 May 1860)
      1. 1. Elijah Breeden (1 May 1793 – 13 Jun 1870)
      2. 2. Jonathan Breeden (1795 – )
      3. 3. Allison (James) Breeden (1798 – 1880)
      4. 4. Richard Breeden (1800 – )
      5. 5. Job Breeden (1801 – Apr 1872)
      6. 6. Ephraim (W) Breeden (1803 – 1880)
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Breeden) Breeding (1804 – 1870)
      8. 8. Sarah ("Sally") Breeden (1806 – 3 Feb 1877)
      9. 9. Mary (D) Breeden (1809 – 15 June 1891)
      10. 10. Susannah (L Breeden) (Breeding) (1810 – 26 Mar 1891)
      11. 11. Mary (Polly) Breeding (1810 – 1900)
      12. 12. Abraham Breeden (1815 – 1868) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Jarrell (1820 – Aft. 1870)
        1. 1. Joseph (Newton "Nute""Newt") Breeden (15 March 1835 – 10 April 1919) m. Mary (Ophelia) Jarrel (Apr 1840 – 1904)
        2. 2. Susan Breeden (1837 – June 1890)
        3. 3. Thomas (Franklin) Breeden (18 Oct 1844 – ) m. Ann (Eliza) Estes (Mar 1834 – )
        4. 4. Sarah (L) Breeden (23 Mar 1853 – ) m. George (W) Sampson (Abt 1828 – )
        5. 5. Asa (V) Breeden (18 Oct 1855 – 30 September 1932) m. Lucy (Ann) Taylor
      13. 13. William (S) Breeden (1818 – 18 AUG 1893)
      14. 14. Nancy (Ann) Breeding (1822 – )
      15. 15. James Breeding (1822 – )
      16. 16. Joel (R) Breeden (1828 – 1900)
    5. 5. Berryman (B) Breeding (1772 – 1820)
    6. 6. Ezekiel (Fields) Breeding (1775 – 1820)
    7. 7. Preston (R) Breeding (1780 – 1833)
    8. 8. Sarry (Sally) Breeding (1781 – 1876)
  4. 4. William Powell (1746 – 1771)
  5. 5. Misseniah Powell (17 May 1766 – Mar 1850)
  6. 6. Elisa (Betty) Powell (1768 – )
  7. 7. James Powell (1769 – )
  8. 8. Lewis (Gordon) Powell (1770 – 1823)
  9. 9. Winney Powell (1771 – 1794)
  10. 10. Winney Powell (1771 – 1794)
  11. 11. Colby Powell (1772 – )
  12. 12. Mary (Ann) Powell (1774 – )
  13. 13. Ruth Powell (1780 – )
  14. 14. Betty Powell (1780 – )

James Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of James Powell in St Thomas, Orange, Virginia, United States
St Thomas, Orange, Virginia, United States
1776
1776
Age 51
Death of James Powell in St Thomas Par, Orange, Virginia, United States
St Thomas Par, Orange, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: St Thomas, Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: St Thomas Par, Orange, Virginia, United States
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