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Sir Captain William I Powell 1577–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1577

Birth Location: St. Olaf Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England

Death Date: 24 Jan 1623

Death Location: Chickahominies Indians Massacre, Virginia, United States

Father: William Powell

Mother: Jane Jones

Spouse(s): Joyce Tracy, Magadalen Stitt, Elizabeth Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Lady Wynn, **Lady Immigrant, Lady Whitney

Children(s): Walter Powell, George Powell, William POWELL, Cuthbert Powell, Captain Powell, John Powell, William Powell, Lady Powell, Walter Powell, Cuthbert Powell, Lady Powell, WILLIAM Captain, Lady Powell

Sir Captain William I Powell was born in 1577 in St. Olaf Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England, the child of William I Fitzhugh Powell And Jane Fitzjohn Starkie Jones. Sir Captain William I Powell married Elizabeth, Elizabeth Wells, Elizabeth Wyllys Wells, Joyce Tracy, Lady Catherine Wynn, Lady Margaret Stitts Whitney, Lady Margaret Stitts Whitney Immigrant, Magadalen Stitt, and had children including Captain James George Powell, Cuthbert Powell, George Powell, John Powell, Lady Alice Donna Powell, Lady Anne Powell, Walter Powell, Walter Welles Powell, William Powell Captain, William Thomas Powell. Sir Captain William I Powell passed away in 1623 in Chickahominies Indians Massacre, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Sir Captain William I Powell was born in 1577 in St. Olaf Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England, the child of William I Fitzhugh Powell And Jane Fitzjohn Starkie Jones.
  • Sir Captain William I Powell married Elizabeth, Elizabeth Wells, Elizabeth Wyllys Wells, Joyce Tracy, Lady Catherine Wynn, Lady Margaret Stitts Whitney, Lady Margaret Stitts Whitney Immigrant, Magadalen Stitt, and had children including Captain James George Powell, Cuthbert Powell, George Powell, John Powell, Lady Alice Donna Powell, Lady Anne Powell, Walter Powell, Walter Welles Powell, William Powell Captain, William Thomas Powell.
  • Sir Captain William I Powell passed away in 1623 in Chickahominies Indians Massacre, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Powell
1550–1623
Birth Location: Southwark, England
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Jane Jones
1550–1628
Birth Location: Wepre, Flintshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Joyce Tracy
1602–1622
Birth Location: Toddington, Gloucestershire, England
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Magadalen Stitt
1573–1638
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Elizabeth Wells
1588–1640
Birth Location: Wells, Somerset, England
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Elizabeth Wells
1583–1626
Birth Location: St Olave Parish, Surrey, England
EW
Lady Wynn
1575–1636
Birth Location: of, Plâs Einion, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales
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**Lady Immigrant
1589–1635
Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Whitney
1589–1626
Birth Location: St. Olive Parish, Surrey, England
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Children(s)

Walter Powell
1622–1695
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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George Powell
1623–1650
Birth Location: Surrey, England or Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia Colony
GP
William POWELL
1599–1687
Birth Location: St. Olave Parish, Surry, England (Howellton, Suffolk, England)
WP
Cuthbert Powell
1610–1715
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
CP
Captain Powell
1609–1666
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
CP
John Powell
1605–
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, American Colonies
JP
William Powell
1620–1695
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
WP
Lady Powell
1600–1670
Birth Location: St Olave Parish, Surry, England
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Walter Powell
1607–1695
Birth Location: Virginia, American Colonies
WP
Cuthbert Powell
1610–1715
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
CP
Lady Powell
1623–1659
Birth Location: James River Falls, Jamestown, James, Virginia
LP
WILLIAM Captain
1620–1695
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
WC
Lady Powell
1623–1659
Birth Location: James River Falls, Jamestown, James, Virginia
LP

Sir Powell's Ancestors

Self
Sir Powell
1577–1623
Birth Place: St. Olaf Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England
Parents
William I fitzHugh Powell
1550–1623
Southwark, England
Jane (FitzJohn Starkie) Jones
1550–1628
Wepre, Flintshire, Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Powell's Descendants

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Sir (Captain William I) Powell (16 Mar 1577–24 Jan 1623) m. Joyce Tracy (1602–Mar 1622) m. Magadalen Stitt (1573–1638) m. Elizabeth Wells (1588–1640) m. Elizabeth (Wyllys) Wells (1583–1626) m. Lady (Catherine) Wynn (1575–24 Jul 1636) m. **Lady (Margaret (Stitts) Whitney) Immigrant (1589–17 Nov 1635) m. Lady (Margaret (Stitts)) Whitney (1589–12 Jan 1626)
  1. 1. Walter Powell 1622–1695
  2. 2. George Powell 1623–1650
  3. 3. William (Thomas) POWELL 1599–1687
  4. 4. Cuthbert Powell 1610–1715
  5. 5. Captain (James George) Powell 1609–1666
  6. 6. John Powell 1605–
  7. 7. William (Thomas) Powell 1620–1695
  8. 8. Lady (Anne) Powell 1600–1670
  9. 9. Walter (Welles) Powell 1607–1695
  10. 10. Cuthbert Powell 1610–1715
  11. 11. Lady (Alice Donna) Powell 1623–1659
  12. 12. WILLIAM (POWELL) Captain 1620–1695
  13. 13. Lady (Alice Donna) Powell 1623–1659

Sir Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1577
16 Mar 1577
Birth of Sir Captain William I Powell in St. Olaf Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England
St. Olaf Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England
1623
24 Jan 1623
Age 46
Death of Sir Captain William I Powell in Chickahominies Indians Massacre, Virginia, United States
Chickahominies Indians Massacre, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1577
    Event Place: St. Olaf Parish, Southwark, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1623
    Event Place: Chickahominies Indians Massacre, Virginia, United States
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