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William Powell 1545 – 1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, , England

Death Date: 3 Feb 1623

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Father: William Powell

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Jane Jones

Children(s): John Powell, William Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Thomas Powell, John Powell

William Powell was born in 1545 in Southwark, Surrey, , England, the child of William Powell and Elizabeth. William Powell married Jane Jones, and had children including John Powell, William Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Thomas Powell, John Powell. William Powell passed away in 1623 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Powell was born in 1545 in Southwark, Surrey, , England, the child of William Powell and Elizabeth.
  • William Powell married Jane Jones, and had children including John Powell, William Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Thomas Powell, John Powell.
  • William Powell passed away in 1623 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Powell
1530 – 1595
Birth Location: Cradley, Herefordshire, , England
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Elizabeth None
1535 –
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Jones
1550 – 1628
Birth Location: Wepre, , Flint, England
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Children(s)

John Powell
1570 – 1619
Birth Location: Stutney, Cambridgeshire, , England
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William Powell
1575 – 1625
Birth Location: –
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Nathaniel Powell
1577 – 1622
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Powell
1585 –
Birth Location: –
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John Powell
1595 – 1638
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, , England
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William Powell's Ancestors

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William Powell
1545 – 1623
Birth Place: Southwark, Surrey, , England
Parents
William Powell
1530 – 1595
Cradley, Herefordshire, , England
Elizabeth
1535 –
Hereford, Herefordshire, , England
Grandparents
John powell
1490 – 1543
Hereford, Herefordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Powell's Descendants

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William Powell (1545 – 3 Feb 1623) m. Jane Jones (1550 – 1628)
  1. 1. John Powell (1570 – 1619) m. Phebe Mott (9 Feb 1575 – 1599)
    1. 1. William (Aphowell) Powell (1574 – )
    2. 2. Captain (Nathaniel) Howell (1598 – 11 Dec 1695)
    3. 3. John POWELL (1598 – )
    4. 4. Thomas Powell (1 Apr 1599 – 9 Feb 1687) m. Elizabeth Wyllys (1598 – 1635)
      1. 1. Anne Powell (1600 – 1658)
      2. 2. William Powell (1607 – )
      3. 3. William Powell (1620 – 11 Dec 1695) m. Elizabeth Gorusch (1607 – 1704)
        1. 1. John Powell (1632 – )
        2. 2. JOHN POWELL (1632 – 1762)
        3. 3. John Powell (1632 – )
        4. 4. JOHN POWELL (1632 – 1762)
        5. 5. Nathaniel Powell (1634 – )
        6. 6. Nathaniel Powell (1634 – )
        7. 7. Jacob Powell (1636 – )
        8. 8. Jacob Powell (1636 – )
        9. 9. William Powell (1638 – )
        10. 10. William Powell (1638 – )
        11. 11. Thomas Powell (1640 – 10 Apr 1701) m. Mary PLACE (1648 – Dec 1710)
        12. 12. Thomas Powell (1640 – 24 Dec 1714)
        13. 13. Thomas Powell (1640 – 24 Dec 1714)
        14. 14. Elizabeth Powell (22 Aug 1642 – 31 Jan 1682)
        15. 15. Elizabeth Powell (22 Aug 1642 – 31 Jan 1682)
        16. 16. Nathaniel Powell (1648 – 1678)
        17. 17. Elizabeth Powell (1648 – )
        18. 18. Nathaniel Powell (1648 – 1678)
        19. 19. Elizabeth Powell (1648 – )
        20. 20. John Powell (1670 – 1749)
        21. 21. John Powell (1670 – 1749)
        22. 22. Elizabeth Powell (1671 – 1672)
        23. 23. Elizabeth Powell (1671 – 1672)
        24. 24. Rebecca Powell (1679 – 1695)
        25. 25. Rebecca Powell (1679 – 1695)
      4. 4. Thomas Powell (1621 – )
      5. 5. Robert Powell (1624 – )
      6. 6. Nathaniel Powell (1626 – 10 Mar 1678)
      7. 7. Alice Powell (1626 – )
      8. 8. Thomas Powell (1640 – 1683)
    5. 5. William (Thomas) Powell (1 Apr 1599 – 20 Jan 1623)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Powell (1602 – 1618)
    7. 7. Samuel POWELL (1604 – )
  2. 2. William Powell (1575 – 1625)
  3. 3. Nathaniel Powell (1577 – 22 Mar 1622)
  4. 4. Thomas Powell (1585 – )
  5. 5. John Powell (1595 – 1638)

William Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of William Powell in Southwark, Surrey, , England
Southwark, Surrey, , England
1623
3 Feb 1623
Age 78
Death of William Powell in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Southwark, Surrey, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1623
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
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