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Jesse Powell 1753–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1753

Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1802

Death Location: Smith County, Tennessee

Father: Cader Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Schoolfield

Spouse(s): Rhoda Braswell

Children(s): Mary Powell, John Powell, Martha Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Unknown Powell, Jesse Jr, Dempsey Powell, Allen Powell, Jesse Jr, Rhoda Powell, Rhoda Powell, Unknown Powell, Unknown Powell

The story of Jesse Powell began in 1753 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA. In 1782, Jesse Powell resided in Nash County, NC. In 1790, Jesse Powell resided in Nash, North Carolina, United States. Jesse Powell married Rhoda Braswell, and had children including Allen Powell, Dempsey Powell, Jesse Powell Jr, John Powell, Martha Powell, Mary Ann Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Rhoda Powell, Unknown Daughter One Powell, Unknown Daughter Powell, Unknown Daughter Two Powell. Jesse Powell passed away in 1802 in Smith County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Powell began in 1753 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1782, Jesse Powell resided in Nash County, NC.
  • In 1790, Jesse Powell resided in Nash, North Carolina, United States.
  • Jesse Powell married Rhoda Braswell, and had children including Allen Powell, Dempsey Powell, Jesse Powell Jr, John Powell, Martha Powell, Mary Ann Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Rhoda Powell, Unknown Daughter One Powell, Unknown Daughter Powell, Unknown Daughter Two Powell.
  • Jesse Powell passed away in 1802 in Smith County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cader Sr
1713–1791
Birth Location: Chowan, County, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Schoolfield
1721–1811
Birth Location: More, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Rhoda Braswell
1763–1812
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
RB

Children(s)

Mary Powell
1786–1846
Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee
MP
John Powell
1792–1859
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina
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Martha Powell
1780–1865
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina
MP
Nathaniel Powell
1800–
Birth Location: –
NP
Unknown Powell
1783–1850
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina
UP
Jesse Jr
1787–1821
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina
JJ
Dempsey Powell
1786–1851
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina
DP
Allen Powell
1789–1818
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina
AP
Jesse Jr
1781–1859
Birth Location: Roxobell, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
JJ
Rhoda Powell
1789–1846
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
RP
Rhoda Powell
1797–1862
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
RP
Unknown Powell
1781–1850
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina
UP
Unknown Powell
1781–1850
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina
UP

Jesse Powell's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Powell
1753–1802
Birth Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Cader Nathaniel Powell Sr
1713–1791
Chowan, County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Schoolfield
1721–1811
More, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
George (Powell) Sr
1694–1736
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann Conner) Williams
1696–1735
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1671–1749
Miriam *
1670–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Susannah Clements
1645–1721
Thomas 193.6
1650–1750
Alice Smith
1648–1753

Jesse Powell's Descendants

1.
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Jesse Powell (abt 1753–1802) m. Rhoda Braswell (1763–1812)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Powell 1786–1846 m. Robert (Allen) Lancaster 1784–1850
    1. 1. John (Mitchell Lancaster) Sr 1801–1868 m. Mary (C) Cottrell 1809–1871
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lancaster 1847–1934 m. Harrison Williams 1843–1912
        1. 1. Oscar (Preston "O.P.") Williams 1877– m. Stella (Florence) Nesbitt 1880–1919
        2. 2. Delia (Dorinda) Williams 1867–1929 m. William (L) Carez 1858–
        3. 3. Charles (Franklin) Williams 1869–1951 m. Dora (Albertie) Nesbitt 1877–1970
        4. 4. Ella (E.) Williams 1871–1958 m. Charles (Henry) Waugh 1846–1924
        5. 5. Ira (Mitchell) Williams 1873–1952 m. Lula (Jane) Burnes 1886–1965
        6. 6. Robert (H) Williams 1875–1949 m. Jennie (Velona) Moffitt 1872–1964 m. Lona Moffett 1883–1915
        7. 7. John (Astor) Williams 1879–1967 m. Amanda ("Maudy" Elizabeth) Grimes 1877–1971
        8. 8. Frances (M.) Williams 1886–1903
        9. 9. Jane (E) Williams 1881–1961
        10. 10. Claria (Zone) Williams 1888–1929 m. Rueben (Robert) Atchison 1892–1968
        11. 11. Grover (Cleveland) Williams 1886–1914
      2. 2. Harriett ((Bird Song Pretty)) Lancaster 1831–1907 m. George (W) Trammell 1830–1860
        1. 1. George (W) Trammell 1853–1920
        2. 2. Harriett (E) Trummell 1857–
        3. 3. Daniel (Tucker) Trammell 1860–1928
        4. 4. John (M) Trammell 1851–
        5. 5. Thomas Trammell 1861–
      3. 3. Minerva Lancaster 1834–1880 m. George Boyls 1844–1895
      4. 4. Perrin (Wayne) Lancaster 1836–1884 m. Mary Wylie 1849–
      5. 5. Allen (Powell) Lancaster 1838–1910 m. Henrietta Nichols 1843–1928
        1. 1. Robert (C) Lancaster 1878–1939
        2. 2. Jesse Lancaster 1874–1947
        3. 3. John (A) Lancaster 1882–
        4. 4. David (L) Lancaster 1885–
        5. 5. General (Franklin 'Frank') Lancaster 1888–1973 m. Josie Pack 1892–
        6. 6. Thomas (Henry "Tobe") Lancaster 1865–1928 m. Monica (Virginia) Mitchell 1868–1956
        7. 7. Mary (E.) Lancaster 1869–
        8. 8. Joseph (V.) Lancaster 1872–
        9. 9. Jamima Lancaster 1873–
        10. 10. Fannie Lancaster 1883–
      6. 6. Charles (Blunt) Lancaster 1840–1910
      7. 7. John (Mitchell Lancaster) Jr 1843–1897 m. Narcissus (Laura) Prichard 1852–1916
        1. 1. Malinda (A.) Lancaster 1870–1975
        2. 2. Charles (Conrad) Lancaster 1872–1949
        3. 3. Henretta ("Etta") Lancaster 1874–1963
        4. 4. Fannie (Bell) Lancaster 1878–1959
        5. 5. Cora (Cotrell) Lancaster 1884–1975
        6. 6. Autie (Ennis) Lancaster 1890–1980
        7. 7. Richard (Powell "Dick") Lancaster 1887–1972
        8. 8. John (Cleburn) Lancaster 1892–1957
        9. 9. Alice (Malinda) Lancaster 1870–1952 m. John (Calvin) McGinnis 1868–1932
        10. 10. Albert (Ross) Lancaster 1881–1963 m. Eva ("Evie" Lee) Glaspie 1881–1957
      8. 8. Laura (Delinda) Lancaster 1849–1921 m. James (L) Waugh 1819–
        1. 1. Charles Waugh 1847–
      9. 9. Mariah Lancaster 1852–1860
      10. 10. Lee (R) Lancaster 1854–
      11. 11. Sophronia Lancaster 1856–
      12. 12. Adeline Lancaster 1860–
      13. 13. Jamima (Jane) Lancaster 1862–1910
      14. 14. Andrew (J) Lancaster 1832–1850
      15. 15. Hannah Lancaster 1858–
    2. 2. Allen (Powell) Lancaster 1817–1858
    3. 3. Sterling Lancaster 1820–1876
    4. 4. Jesse (Smith) Lancaster 1811–1850 m. Nancy (A.) Ford 1811–
      1. 1. Carroline Lancaster 1840–
      2. 2. Robert (S.) Lancaster 1861–
      3. 3. John Lancaster 1838–
      4. 4. William (Lawrence) Lancaster 1841–1900
      5. 5. James (Walter) Lancaster 1846–1913
      6. 6. Martha (C) Lancaster 1852–
      7. 7. Anna (E) Lancaster 1855–
      8. 8. Martha (Ann) Lancaster 1852–1935
      9. 9. Annie (E.) Hall 1855–1889
    5. 5. Perrin (Wayne) Lancaster 1824–1884 m. Nancy (J) Prim 1824–1885
      1. 1. Perrin (Newton) Lancaster 1863–1938
      2. 2. Melvina (Louvina) Lancaster 1853–1914
      3. 3. Jettie (Helen) Lancaster 1868–1958
      4. 4. William (Jasper) Lancaster 1843–1921
      5. 5. Tempy (F) Lancaster 1846–1929
      6. 6. Riley (Hansford) Lancaster 1855–
      7. 7. Jane Lancaster 1857–
      8. 8. Andrew (J) Lancaster 1859– m. Mary Stubblefield 1868–
        1. 1. Ellen (J) Lancaster 1891–
        2. 2. Oscar (C) Lancaster 1895–
      9. 9. Nancy Lancaster 1861–1880
      10. 10. Eliza Lancaster 1864–1880
      11. 11. Delilah Lancaster 1854–
      12. 12. John Lancaster 1845–
      13. 13. Rhoda Lancaster 1842–1888
      14. 14. Jesse Lancaster 1850–
    6. 6. Andrew (Jackson) Lancaster 1814–1874
    7. 7. William (R) Lancaster 1825–1880 m. Rose (Anna "Rosey") Williams 1832–
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Lancaster 1848–1934
      2. 2. Robert (C) Lancaster 1848–
      3. 3. Rhoda Lancaster 1851–
      4. 4. Tebitha Lancaster 1853–
      5. 5. William (H) Lancaster 1858–
      6. 6. Walter Lancaster 1856–
    8. 8. Rhoda Lancaster 1819–1886
    9. 9. Mary Lancaster 1809–
    10. 10. George (Washington) Lancaster 1810–
    11. 11. Avery (King) Lancaster 1810–1876 m. Nancy Robbins 1812–1876
      1. 1. Nancy (Amanda) Lancaster 1841–1880
      2. 2. William (Henry "Buck") Lancaster 1847–1933
      3. 3. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" Paralee) Lancaster 1849–1918
      4. 4. Mary (A) Lancaster 1855–1935
      5. 5. James (M) Lancaster 1843–1913
      6. 6. Martha (Jane) Lancaster 1844–1927
      7. 7. Lewis (Henry) Lancaster 1855–1899
      8. 8. Joseph Lancaster 1867–
      9. 9. Caldonia Lancaster 1873–
    12. 12. Samuel (T) Lancaster 1818–1900
    13. 13. Mathew Lancaster 1816–1854
    14. 14. Stoddard Lancaster 1818–
    15. 15. Child Lancaster 1813–
    16. 16. William (Lesley) Lancaster 1829–1908
  2. 2. John Powell 1792–1859
  3. 3. Martha Powell 1780–1865
  4. 4. Nathaniel Powell 1800–
  5. 5. Unknown (Daughter two) Powell 1783–1850
  6. 6. Jesse (Powell) Jr 1787–1821
  7. 7. Dempsey Powell 1786–1851
  8. 8. Allen Powell 1789–1818
  9. 9. Jesse (Powell) Jr 1781–1859
  10. 10. Rhoda Powell 1789–1846
  11. 11. Rhoda Powell 1797–1862
  12. 12. Unknown (Daughter) Powell 1781–1850
  13. 13. Unknown (Daughter one) Powell 1781–1850

Jesse Powell's Timeline

4 Records

1753
abt 1753
Birth of Jesse Powell in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
1782
1782
Age 29
Jesse Powell resided here in Nash County, NC
Nash County, NC
1790
1790
Age 37
Jesse Powell resided here in Nash, North Carolina, United States
Nash, North Carolina, United States
1802
1802
Age 49
Death of Jesse Powell in Smith County, Tennessee
Smith County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1753
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Nash County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Nash, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 18; Image: 26; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Smith County, Tennessee
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