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Sir John Henry Powell 1530–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Shotsbrook, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 1604

Death Location: Slymebridge, Gloucestershire, England

Father: David Esquire

Mother: Margaret Evan

Spouse(s): Lady Herbert

Children(s): Sir Powell

The story of Sir John Henry Powell began in 1530 in Shotsbrook, Berkshire, England. Sir John Henry Powell married Lady Katherine Anne Herbert, and had children including Sir Captain John Powell. Sir John Henry Powell passed away in 1604 in Slymebridge, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Henry Powell began in 1530 in Shotsbrook, Berkshire, England.
  • Sir John Henry Powell married Lady Katherine Anne Herbert, and had children including Sir Captain John Powell.
  • Sir John Henry Powell passed away in 1604 in Slymebridge, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Esquire
1505–1535
Birth Location: Shottesbrooke, Berkshire, England
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Margaret Evan
1510–1587
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Herbert
1535–1593
Birth Location: Powis Castle, Montgomeryshire, Wales
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Children(s)

Sir Powell
1558–1638
Birth Location: Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
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Sir Powell's Ancestors

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Sir Powell
1530–1604
Birth Place: Shotsbrook, Berkshire, England
Parents
David Powell Esquire
1505–1535
Shottesbrooke, Berkshire, England
Margaret Evan
1510–1587
England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Powell) (Welsh)
1478–1525
Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
Sybil Vaughn
1480–1564
Wales
Gruffydd (Ap John Ap) Evan
1474–1559
Lalnfihangel Y Pennant, Caernarvonshire, , Wales
Elizabeth (Verch) Gwilym
1476–1535
Llandegai, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
William Porthaml
1500–1564
Lady Havard
1500–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Watkins, VAUGHAN
1461–1530
Joan V
1465–1535

Sir Powell's Descendants

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Sir (John Henry) Powell (1530–1604) m. Lady (Katherine Anne) Herbert (1535–13 Mar 1593)
  1. 1. Sir ((Captain) John) Powell 1558–1638 m. Lady (Ann Louisa Weaver BECK) Powell 1562–1614
    1. 1. Sir (Captain William I Powell, Gentleman, Knight of Surrey, Captain of the Governor's Guard, Commander of Jamestown, Member of the 1st Virginia House of Burgesses, Lieutenant Governor of the Virginia Colony, Jamestown Settler and Militia) Captain 1577–1623 m. Margaret (Anne Whitney) Powell 1582–1628
      1. 1. Mary (Alice) Powell 1622–1669 m. Hon. (Capt. Thomas) Warren 1604–1677
        1. 1. Laura (Anne) Warren 1647–1697 m. George Pleasant 1640–1673

Sir Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir John Henry Powell in Shotsbrook, Berkshire, England
Shotsbrook, Berkshire, England
1604
1604
Age 74
Death of Sir John Henry Powell in Slymebridge, Gloucestershire, England
Slymebridge, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Shotsbrook, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Slymebridge, Gloucestershire, England
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