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Margaret Agnes Powell 1647 – 1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1647

Birth Location: Henrico or Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 4 May 1718

Death Location: Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, United States

Father: Capt. Powell

Mother: Agnes Martiau

Spouse(s): Capt. legislator

Children(s): William Cox

In 1647, Margaret Agnes Powell entered the world in Henrico or Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, born to Capt. James George Powell and Agnes Margaret Martiau. Margaret Agnes Powell married Capt. Thomas Cocke, sheriff and legislator, and had children including William Powell Cox. Margaret Agnes Powell passed away in 1718 in Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1647, Margaret Agnes Powell entered the world in Henrico or Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, born to Capt. James George Powell and Agnes Margaret Martiau.
  • Margaret Agnes Powell married Capt. Thomas Cocke, sheriff and legislator, and had children including William Powell Cox.
  • Margaret Agnes Powell passed away in 1718 in Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Powell
1622 – 1650
Birth Location: Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Agnes Martiau
1627 – 1650
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Capt. legislator
1639 – 1697
Birth Location: Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Cox
1670 – 1717
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Powell's Ancestors

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Margaret Powell
1647 – 1718
Birth Place: Henrico or Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Parents
Capt. James George Powell
1622 – 1650
Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Agnes (Margaret) Martiau
1627 – 1650
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sir (Captain William I Powell, Gentleman, Knight of Surrey, Captain of the Governor's Guard, Commander of) Jamestown,
1577 – 1623
St. Olaf Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England
Lady (Margaret (Stitts)) Whitney,
1589 – 1626
St. Olive Parish, Surrey, England
Nicholas Martiau
1591 – 1657
Colne, Lancashire, England
Jane Berkley
1595 – 1640
Windlehouse, Lancs, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Modoc
1545 – 1610
Lady (Powell)
1562 – 1614
Thomas Whitney
1560 – 1637
Mary Braye
1563 – 1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Powell
1515 – 1575
Elizabeth Gwynn
1520 – 1580
Henry Beck
1542 – 1593
*Katherine (Diar)
1540 – 1593
Sir **
1543 – 1612
Lady Guilliams
1544 – 1568
Sir Park,
1534 – 1615
Lady Braye
1536 – 1618

Margaret Powell's Descendants

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Margaret (Agnes) Powell (abt 1647 – 4 May 1718) m. Capt. (Thomas Cocke, sheriff and) legislator (10 Dec 1639 – 1 Apr 1697)
  1. 1. William (Powell) Cox (11 JAN 1670 – 02 JUN 1717) m. Sarah Perrin (1669 – 1711)
    1. 1. Mary (Prudence) Cox (1697 – 1790) m. John (Robert) Williamson (1710 – 03 Feb 1793)
      1. 1. Judith Williamson (1740 – 1783) m. William (Allen) Lancaster (1 Jan 1737 – 01 Jan 1809)
        1. 1. Mary Lancaster (1772 – 27 Dec 1838)

Margaret Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1647
abt 1647
Birth of Margaret Agnes Powell in Henrico or Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Henrico or Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
1718
4 May 1718
Age 71
Death of Margaret Agnes Powell in Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1647
    Event Place: Henrico or Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1718
    Event Place: Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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