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William III of Breconshire POWELL Howell 1502 – 1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales

Father: Sir POWELL

Mother: Sybil VAUGHAN

Spouse(s): Matilda Jeffrey

Children(s): William Powell

William III of Breconshire POWELL Howell was born in 1502 in Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales, the child of Sir Thomas POWELL and Sybil VAUGHAN. William III of Breconshire POWELL Howell married Matilda Jane Jeffrey, and had children including William Hugh Powell. William III of Breconshire POWELL Howell passed away in 1575 in Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • William III of Breconshire POWELL Howell was born in 1502 in Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales, the child of Sir Thomas POWELL and Sybil VAUGHAN.
  • William III of Breconshire POWELL Howell married Matilda Jane Jeffrey, and had children including William Hugh Powell.
  • William III of Breconshire POWELL Howell passed away in 1575 in Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir POWELL
1478 – 1525
Birth Location: Castle Modoc, Breconshire, , Wales
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Sybil VAUGHAN
1480 – 1540
Birth Location: Hergest, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Jeffrey
1500 – 1558
Birth Location: Glyntawe, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Powell
1515 – 1575
Birth Location: Castle Madoc, Brecon, County Breconshire, Wales
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William Howell's Ancestors

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William Howell
1502 – 1575
Birth Place: Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
Parents
Sir Thomas POWELL
1478 – 1525
Castle Modoc, Breconshire, , Wales
Sybil VAUGHAN
1480 – 1540
Hergest, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Howell's Descendants

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William (III of Breconshire POWELL) Howell (1502 – 1575) m. Matilda (Jane) Jeffrey (1500 – 1558)
  1. 1. William (Hugh) Powell (1515 – 1575) m. Elizabeth Gwynn (1520 – 1580)
    1. 1. Lord (Sir William Charles. “Hugh” Powell of Castle) Modoc (1545 – 1610) m. Lady (Ann Weaver Beck) (Powell) (1562 – Jul 1614)
      1. 1. Sir (Captain William I Powell, Gentleman, Knight of Surrey, Captain of the Governor's Guard, Commander of) Jamestown, (16 Mar 1577 – 20 Jan 1623) m. Lady (Margaret (Stitts)) Whitney, (1589 – 12 Jan 1626)
        1. 1. Capt. (James George) Powell (23 Jan 1622 – 1650) m. Agnes (Margaret) Martiau (1627 – 1650)

William Howell's Timeline

3 Records

1502
1502
Birth of William III of Breconshire POWELL Howell in Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
1555
1555
Age 53
William III of Breconshire POWELL Howell was married in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1575
1575
Age 73
Death of William III of Breconshire POWELL Howell in Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of MO

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
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