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Reuben Powell 1715–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1715

Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 1783

Death Location: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Powell

Mother: Mary Turkey

Spouse(s): Mary Cottle

Children(s): Reuben Powell

Reuben Powell was born in 1715 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas C Powell And Mary Tamsey Turkey. Reuben Powell married Mary Harlowin Cottle, and had children including Reuben Powell. Reuben Powell passed away in 1783 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Reuben Powell was born in 1715 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas C Powell And Mary Tamsey Turkey.
  • Reuben Powell married Mary Harlowin Cottle, and had children including Reuben Powell.
  • Reuben Powell passed away in 1783 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Powell
1678–1751
Birth Location: Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
TP
Mary Turkey
1682–1725
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cottle
1729–1758
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Reuben Powell
1756–1823
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
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Reuben Powell's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Powell
1715–1783
Birth Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas C Powell
1678–1751
Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Mary (Tamsey) Turkey
1682–1725
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Richard) Powell
1647–1712
Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Jane (Kelly) Boulding
1650–1692
Norfolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Thomas Turke
1669–1703
Lambeth, London, , England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Powell
1625–1658
Elizabeth Bouldin
1623–
Thomas Bauldin
1584–1655
Mary Francis
1583–1660
John Turke
1638–1700
Phebe Frost
1638–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Edward)
1540–1604

Reuben Powell's Descendants

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Reuben Powell (1 Jan 1715–1 Jan 1783) m. Mary (Harlowin) Cottle (1729–1758)
  1. 1. Reuben Powell 1756–1823 m. Rebecca Windham 1746–1823
    1. 1. Theophilus Powell 1790–1823 m. Sarah Roe 1795–1824
      1. 1. Reuben (Knight) Powell 1822–1875 m. Caroline Powell 1836– m. Mary (Ann) Hall 1829–
        1. 1. Sarah (Francis) Powell 1850–1928 m. David (George Washington) Odom 1854–1910
        2. 2. Nancy (J) Powell 1867–
        3. 3. Mary (E) Powell 1859–
        4. 4. William (Theophilus) Powell 1846–
        5. 5. Thomas Powell 1860–
        6. 6. Robert Powell 1860–

Reuben Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1 Jan 1715
Birth of Reuben Powell in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1783
1 Jan 1783
Age 68
Death of Reuben Powell in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Pitt County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1715
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1783
    Event Place: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
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