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William Thomas Powell ( Jamestown Settler) Capt. 1577–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 March 1577

Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 January 1623

Death Location: Chickahominies Indians Massacre, Virginia, USA

Father: Lord Modoc

Mother: Lady (Powell)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wells, Elizabeth Powell

Children(s): Walter Powell, John Powell, Walter Powell, John Powell

In 1577, William Thomas Powell ( Jamestown Settler) Capt. entered the world in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord Sir William Charles Hugh Powell Of Castle Modoc And Lady Ann Weaver Beck Powell. William Thomas Powell ( Jamestown Settler) Capt. married Elizabeth Powell, Elizabeth Wells, Wm Powell, and had children including Anne Powell, John Powell, Percy George Powell, Walter Powell. William Thomas Powell ( Jamestown Settler) Capt. passed away in 1623 in Chickahominies Indians Massacre, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1577, William Thomas Powell ( Jamestown Settler) Capt. entered the world in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord Sir William Charles Hugh Powell Of Castle Modoc And Lady Ann Weaver Beck Powell.
  • William Thomas Powell ( Jamestown Settler) Capt. married Elizabeth Powell, Elizabeth Wells, Wm Powell, and had children including Anne Powell, John Powell, Percy George Powell, Walter Powell.
  • William Thomas Powell ( Jamestown Settler) Capt. passed away in 1623 in Chickahominies Indians Massacre, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Capt.'s Ancestors

Self
William Capt.
1577–1623
Birth Place: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Sir William Charles. “Hugh” Powell of Castle Modoc
1545–1625
Castle Modoc, Breconshire, Wales
Lady (Ann Weaver Beck) (Powell)
1562–1614
Avon, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
William (Hugh) Powell
1515–1575
Castle Madoc, Brecon, County Breconshire, Wales
Elizabeth (Gwynn) Lady
1520–1580
Trecastle, Breconshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
William Howell
1502–1575
Matilda Powell
1500–1558
Leah Duckworth
1502–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Howell
1478–1525
Sybil Vaughn
1480–1540
Camby Duckworth
1480–1535
Thursey Miller
1485–1519

William Capt.'s Descendants

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William (Thomas Powell ( Jamestown Settler)) Capt. (16 March 1577–24 January 1623) m. Elizabeth Wells (1588–1640) m. Elizabeth Powell (1588–1640)
  1. 1. Walter Powell 1622–1695 m. Margaret Berry 1645–1679
    1. 1. Elizabeth (J Huet) * 1675–1720 m. Thomas Jacks 1675–1756
      1. 1. Barbara Jacks 1711–1775 m. Luke ((Mercier)) Mercer 1714–1775 m. Luke Mercer 1714–1775
        1. 1. Ann Mercer 1740–1828 m. William (Wagers) Wages 1740–1795
        2. 2. Andrew Mercier 1748–
        3. 3. Frances Mercier 1744–
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Mercier 1755–1840
        5. 5. Richard Mercier 1757–1806
        6. 6. Weldon Mercier 1750–
        7. 7. Ann Mercer 1740–1828 m. William (Wagers) Wages 1740–1795
        8. 8. Andrew Mercier 1748–
        9. 9. Frances Mercier 1744–
        10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Mercier 1755–1840
        11. 11. Richard Mercier 1757–1806
        12. 12. Weldon Mercier 1750–
  2. 2. John Powell –1792
  3. 3. Walter Powell 1622–1695 m. Margaret Berry 1645–1679
    1. 1. Elizabeth (J Huet) * 1675–1720 m. Thomas Jacks 1675–1756 m. Christopher Waters 1670–1703 m. William Powell 1672–1715
    2. 2. Thomas Powell –1737
    3. 3. William Powell 1673–1715
  4. 4. John Powell –1792

William Capt.'s Timeline

3 Records

1577
16 March 1577
Birth of William Thomas Powell ( Jamestown Settler) Capt. in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1590
1590
Age 13
William Thomas Powell ( Jamestown Settler) Capt. was married in Surry, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Surry, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1623
24 January 1623
Age 46
Death of William Thomas Powell ( Jamestown Settler) Capt. in Chickahominies Indians Massacre, Virginia, USA
Chickahominies Indians Massacre, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 March 1577
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Surry, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1623
    Event Place: Chickahominies Indians Massacre, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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