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John Thomas Powell 1665 – 1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1665

Birth Location: Pressbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 July 1734

Death Location: Chester, Chester Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Xa

Mother: Jane Handley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Taylor

Children(s): Arthur Powell

In 1665, John Thomas Powell entered the world in Pressbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas I Powell Xa and Jane Handley. John Thomas Powell married Elizabeth Taylor, and had children including Arthur 1694 Thomas John Powell. John Thomas Powell passed away in 1734 in Chester, Chester Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1665, John Thomas Powell entered the world in Pressbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas I Powell Xa and Jane Handley.
  • John Thomas Powell married Elizabeth Taylor, and had children including Arthur 1694 Thomas John Powell.
  • John Thomas Powell passed away in 1734 in Chester, Chester Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Xa
1640 – 1714
Birth Location: Wybunbury, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
TX
Jane Handley
1650 – 1680
Birth Location: Nantwich, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Taylor
1672 – 1741
Birth Location: Warrington Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
ET

Children(s)

Arthur Powell
1694 – 1762
Birth Location: Lower Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
AP

John Powell's Ancestors

Self
John Powell
1665 – 1734
Birth Place: Pressbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas I Powell Xa
1640 – 1714
Wybunbury, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Jane Handley
1650 – 1680
Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Owen Powell
1618 – 1687
Holt, Denbighshire, Wales
Margarett Smith
1615 – 1698
Cheshire, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
John Handley
1628 –
England
Joan Holland
1615 –
Huyton, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Kingsman
1600 – 1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard 3**
1569 – 1615

John Powell's Descendants

1.
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John (Thomas) Powell (1 January 1665 – 15 July 1734) m. Elizabeth Taylor (3 May 1672 – 7 Dec 1741)
  1. 1. Arthur (1694 Thomas John) Powell (1694 – 1762) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Musgrave (1707 – 1788)
    1. 1. Mary (Harriet Powell) Fields (19 Aug 1727 – 1788) m. Deacon (John) Field (8 April 1727 – 10 March 1794)
      1. 1. Joseph Fields (19 May 1764 – 29 Jun 1833) m. Letties ((Leticia)) Beeson (8 July 1771 – Mar 1840)
        1. 1. Thomas Fields (1800 – 1870) m. Ellender Copeland (1809 – aft 6 Mar 1890)

John Powell's Timeline

3 Records

1665
1 January 1665
Birth of John Thomas Powell in Pressbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Pressbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1702
30 January 1702
Age 37
John Thomas Powell was married
None
1734
15 July 1734
Age 69
Death of John Thomas Powell in Chester, Chester Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Chester Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1665
    Event Place: Pressbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 January 1702

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1734
    Event Place: Chester, Chester Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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