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William Thomas Powell 1605 – 1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 apr 1605

Birth Location: Powellton, Suffolk, , England

Death Date: 10 oct 1667

Death Location: , Suffolk, , England

Father: Captain Powell

Mother: Elizabeth Wells

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gorsuch

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

In 1605, William Thomas Powell entered the world in Powellton, Suffolk, , England, born to Captain William Powell and Elizabeth Wells. William Thomas Powell married Elizabeth Gorsuch, and had children including William Thomas Powell, Thomas William Powell, John Powell. William Thomas Powell passed away in 1667 in , Suffolk, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1605, William Thomas Powell entered the world in Powellton, Suffolk, , England, born to Captain William Powell and Elizabeth Wells.
  • William Thomas Powell married Elizabeth Gorsuch, and had children including William Thomas Powell, Thomas William Powell, John Powell.
  • William Thomas Powell passed away in 1667 in , Suffolk, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Powell
1577 – 1622
Birth Location: england
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Elizabeth Wells
1585 – 1619
Birth Location: st, olave, parish, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gorsuch
1607 – 1676
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

William Powell
1640 – 1695
Birth Location: Dinsdale, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Powell
1641 – 1701
Birth Location: dinsdale, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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John Powell
1644 – 1760
Birth Location: occupia-piscat, old, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
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William Powell's Ancestors

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William Powell
1605 – 1667
Birth Place: Powellton, Suffolk, , England
Parents
Captain William Powell
1577 – 1622
england
Elizabeth Wells
1585 – 1619
st, olave, parish, England
Grandparents
Hugh Powell
1545 – 1600
Ann Beck
1562 – 1615
Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Powell
1515 – 1575
Elizabeth Gwyn
1520 – 1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Powell
1495 – 1555
matilda Jeffrey
1500 – 1560

William Powell's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Powell (23 apr 1605 – 10 oct 1667) m. Elizabeth Gorsuch (1607 – 18 jan 1676)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) Powell (abt 1640 – 12 nov 1695)
  2. 2. Thomas (William) Powell (abt oct 1641 – abt 10 apr 1701) m. Mary Place (abt 1648 – dec 1710)
    1. 1. Ann Powell
    2. 2. Place Powell (abt 1666 – abt 1775)
    3. 3. Honorias Powell (1669 – abt 1760) m. Joyce Lambert (abt 1671 – 1754)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Powell (abt 1692 – 19 may 1761)
      2. 2. Honorias Powell (1698 – 1763)
      3. 3. John Powell (1698 – 1763) m. Ann Pickett (1708 – 1776)
        1. 1. James Powell (abt 1725 – 15 jul 1776) m. Mary Gordon (7 nov 1728 – 29 jun 1808)
        2. 2. Benjamin Powell (oct 1730 – 10 feb 1800)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Powell (1741 – 1780)
        4. 4. William Powell (abt 1742 – abt 1809)
        5. 5. Ambrose Powell (abt 1745 – 1830)
        6. 6. Honorias Powell (abt 1750 – Abt. 1830)
        7. 7. Mary Powell
        8. 8. Francis Powell
        9. 9. Joyce Powell
    4. 4. Elizabeth Powell (aft 1671 – 18 dec 1774)
    5. 5. Anne (Ester) Powell (abt 1675 – 18 dec 1774)
    6. 6. Thomas (william) Powell (abt 1680 – )
  3. 3. John Powell (aft 1644 – bef 1760)

William Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1605
23 apr 1605
Birth of William Thomas Powell in Powellton, Suffolk, , England
Powellton, Suffolk, , England
1667
10 oct 1667
Age 62
Death of William Thomas Powell in , Suffolk, , England
, Suffolk, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 apr 1605
    Event Place: Powellton, Suffolk, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 oct 1667
    Event Place: , Suffolk, , England
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