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Sir (Captain) John Powell 1558–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Mildenhall, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 19 apr 1638

Death Location: Elizabeth City, Norfolk, Virgnia Colony, America

Father: Sir Powell

Mother: Lady Herbert

Spouse(s): Lady Powell

Children(s): Sir Captain

Sir (Captain) John Powell was born in 1558 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir John Henry Powell And Lady Katherine Anne Herbert. Sir (Captain) John Powell married Lady Ann Louisa Weaver Beck Powell, and had children including 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. Sir (Captain) John Powell passed away in 1638 in Elizabeth City, Norfolk, Virgnia Colony, America.

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Biography

  • Sir (Captain) John Powell was born in 1558 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir John Henry Powell And Lady Katherine Anne Herbert.
  • Sir (Captain) John Powell married Lady Ann Louisa Weaver Beck Powell, and had children including 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.
  • Sir (Captain) John Powell passed away in 1638 in Elizabeth City, Norfolk, Virgnia Colony, America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Powell's Ancestors

Self
Sir Powell
1558–1638
Birth Place: Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir John Henry Powell
1530–1604
Shotsbrook, Berkshire, England
Lady (Katherine Anne) Herbert
1535–1593
Powis Castle, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Grandparents
David (Powell) Esquire
1505–1535
Shottesbrooke, Berkshire, England
Margaret Evan
1510–1587
England
Sir (William Herbert, 1st Earl of) Pembroke
1501–1570
Ewys Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales
Lady (Anna, Countess Pembroke, Lady-in-Waiting to Queens of King Henry VIII, Sister of Queen Consort Catherine) Parr
1514–1552
Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Welsh)
1478–1525
Sybil Vaughn
1480–1564
Gruffydd Evan
1474–1559
Elizabeth Gwilym
1476–1535
Sir Ewys
1442–1510
Margaret Craddock
1478–1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Porthaml
1500–1564
Lady Havard
1500–1552

Sir Powell's Descendants

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Sir ((Captain) John) Powell (1558–19 apr 1638) m. Lady (Ann Louisa Weaver BECK) Powell (1562–24 Jan 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
        1. 1. George (Pleasant) II 1669–1697 m. Dorothy Cary 1670–1697

Sir Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Sir (Captain) John Powell in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
1638
19 apr 1638
Age 80
Death of Sir (Captain) John Powell in Elizabeth City, Norfolk, Virgnia Colony, America
Elizabeth City, Norfolk, Virgnia Colony, America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Mildenhall, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 apr 1638
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Norfolk, Virgnia Colony, America

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