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Ruth Powell 1745–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1745

Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 6 Jan 1805

Death Location: Orange, Virginia, USA

Father: James Powell

Mother: Mary Gordon

Spouse(s): Abner Breeden

Children(s): Acquilla Breeding

Ruth Powell was born in 1745 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA, the child of James Harvie Powell And Mary Gordon. Ruth Powell married Abner Cross Breeden, and had children including Acquilla Breeding. Ruth Powell passed away in 1805 in Orange, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Powell was born in 1745 in Culpeper, Virginia, USA, the child of James Harvie Powell And Mary Gordon.
  • Ruth Powell married Abner Cross Breeden, and had children including Acquilla Breeding.
  • Ruth Powell passed away in 1805 in Orange, Virginia, USA.

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Ruth Powell's Ancestors

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Ruth Powell
1745–1805
Birth Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Harvie Powell
1725–1776
St Thomas, Orange, Virginia, Colonial America
Mary Gordon
1722–1780
, , Virginia, USA
Grandparents
JOHN (Thomas) POWELL
1700–1762
Essex, Virginia, United States
Alice Murrell
1705–1766
Newport, Giles, Virginia, United States
JOHN (GEORGE) GORDON
1700–1766
Newry, Down, Ireland
Mary (Sarah) Chapman
1707–1795
Maryland, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1670–1731
Deborah Hearn
1670–1731
George Jr.
1680–1789
Mary WATERS
1685–1731
James GORDON
1680–1749
Sarah Greenway
1680–1758
Jonathan Chapman
1680–1749
Jane Taylor
1673–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Hearn
1630–1695
Elizabeth BOAZMAN
1630–1695
James Sheepsbridge
1645–1707
Sarah CAMPBELL
1658–1750
Samuel Greenway
1660–1721
ELEANORE MATTHEWS
1650–1720
John Taylor
1626–1694
Jane CHAPMAN
1649–1699

Ruth Powell's Descendants

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Ruth Powell (1 Jan 1745–6 Jan 1805) m. Abner ((Cross)) Breeden (1734–17 Feb 1790)
  1. 1. Acquilla Breeding 1768–1830 m. (Capt.) (William John) Thompson 1728–1818 m. William (H) Thompson 1728–1818 m. Captain (William) Thompson 1764–1818
    1. 1. George Thompson 1789–1877 m. Mary (Ann) Wimer 1787–1880
      1. 1. Jonathan Thompson 1832–1900 m. Frances (A) Jefferies 1839–1920 m. Manda Thompson 1843–
        1. 1. George (Washington) Thompson 1860–1940
        2. 2. Sarah (F.) Thompson 1876–
        3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Thompson 1868–1969
        4. 4. Loyd Thompson 1881–1946
        5. 5. Charles (W "Charley") Thompson 1871–1961
        6. 6. Jonathan (Albert "John") Thompson 1867–1957
        7. 7. Hudson (Hutson) Thompson 1864–1939
        8. 8. Parthena (Anna) Thompson 1859–1908
        9. 9. Marcellus (M) Thompson 1854–1856
        10. 10. George Thompson 1863–
        11. 11. Cora (a) Thompson 1856–1916 m. JOHN (J) Herndon 1853–1919
      2. 2. Isaac (R) Thompson 1830–
      3. 3. Tiny Thompson 1822–
      4. 4. George Thompson 1823–
      5. 5. William Thompson 1820–1900
      6. 6. Teney Thompson 1821–
      7. 7. George Thompson 1823–1916
      8. 8. Mary (A) Thompson 1825–
      9. 9. Cyrus Thompson 1827–1870
      10. 10. Levi Thompson 1828–1879
      11. 11. Catherine Thompson 1829–
      12. 12. Elizabeth Thompson 1829–1896
      13. 13. Andrew (J) Thompson 1832–1901
      14. 14. Catherine (Wimer) Thompson 1819–
      15. 15. Joseph (F.) Thompson 1816–1861
      16. 16. Sr (Jasper Newton) Thompson 1828–1880
      17. 17. David (Cotteral) Thompson 1837–1914
      18. 18. Bertie Thompson 1843–
      19. 19. Ephraim Thompson 1825–
      20. 20. Mahulda (Huldah) Thompson 1850–1918
    2. 2. William Thompson 1790–
    3. 3. John Thompson 1789–

Ruth Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1 Jan 1745
Birth of Ruth Powell in Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1805
6 Jan 1805
Age 60
Death of Ruth Powell in Orange, Virginia, USA
Orange, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1745
    Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1805
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, USA

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