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William Powell 1620 – 1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 Dec 1695

Death Location: Chickahominy River, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Powell

Mother: Elizabeth Wyllys

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gorusch

Children(s): John Powell, JOHN POWELL, John Powell, JOHN POWELL, Nathaniel Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Jacob Powell, Jacob Powell, William Powell, William Powell, Thomas Powell, Thomas Powell, Thomas Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Elizabeth Powell, John Powell, John Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Rebecca Powell, Rebecca Powell

In 1620, William Powell entered the world in Isle, Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Powell and Elizabeth Wyllys. William Powell married Elizabeth Gorusch, and had children including John Powell, JOHN POWELL, John Powell, JOHN POWELL, Nathaniel Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Jacob Powell, Jacob Powell, William Powell, William Powell, Thomas Powell, Thomas Powell, Thomas Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Elizabeth Powell, John Powell, John Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Rebecca Powell, Rebecca Powell. William Powell passed away in 1695 in Chickahominy River, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1620, William Powell entered the world in Isle, Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Powell and Elizabeth Wyllys.
  • William Powell married Elizabeth Gorusch, and had children including John Powell, JOHN POWELL, John Powell, JOHN POWELL, Nathaniel Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Jacob Powell, Jacob Powell, William Powell, William Powell, Thomas Powell, Thomas Powell, Thomas Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Elizabeth Powell, John Powell, John Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Elizabeth Powell, Rebecca Powell, Rebecca Powell.
  • William Powell passed away in 1695 in Chickahominy River, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Powell
1599 – 1687
Birth Location: Powellton, Suffolk, , England
TP
Elizabeth Wyllys
1598 – 1635
Birth Location: Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, , England
EW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gorusch
1607 – 1704
Birth Location: , , , England
EG

Children(s)

John Powell
1632 –
Birth Location: –
JP
JOHN POWELL
1632 – 1762
Birth Location: RAPPAHANOCK, Virginia, United States
JP
John Powell
1632 –
Birth Location: –
JP
JOHN POWELL
1632 – 1762
Birth Location: RAPPAHANOCK, Virginia, United States
JP
Nathaniel Powell
1634 –
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
NP
Nathaniel Powell
1634 –
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
NP
Jacob Powell
1636 –
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
JP
Jacob Powell
1636 –
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States
JP
William Powell
1638 –
Birth Location: , , , England
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William Powell
1638 –
Birth Location: , , , England
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Thomas Powell
1640 – 1701
Birth Location: Dinsdale, Virginia, United States
TP
Thomas Powell
1640 – 1714
Birth Location: Rudheath, Cheshire, , England
TP
Thomas Powell
1640 – 1714
Birth Location: Rudheath, Cheshire, , England
TP
Elizabeth Powell
1642 – 1682
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
EP
Elizabeth Powell
1642 – 1682
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
EP
Nathaniel Powell
1648 – 1678
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
NP
Elizabeth Powell
1648 –
Birth Location: –
EP
Nathaniel Powell
1648 – 1678
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
NP
Elizabeth Powell
1648 –
Birth Location: –
EP
John Powell
1670 – 1749
Birth Location: Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
JP
John Powell
1670 – 1749
Birth Location: Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
JP
Elizabeth Powell
1671 – 1672
Birth Location: Old, Virginia, United States
EP
Elizabeth Powell
1671 – 1672
Birth Location: Old, Virginia, United States
EP
Rebecca Powell
1679 – 1695
Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States
RP
Rebecca Powell
1679 – 1695
Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States
RP

William Powell's Ancestors

Self
William Powell
1620 – 1695
Birth Place: Isle, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Powell
1599 – 1687
Powellton, Suffolk, , England
Elizabeth Wyllys
1598 – 1635
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, , England
Grandparents
John Powell
1570 – 1619
Stutney, Cambridgeshire, , England
Phebe Mott
1575 – 1599
Soham, Cambridgeshire, , England
Richard Wyllys
1573 – 1597
Tenny Compton, Warws., England
Hester Chambers
1567 – 1597
Williamscote, Oxfordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Powell
1545 – 1623
Jane Jones
1550 – 1628
Oliver Mott
1540 –
Francis Mott
1546 –
Ambrose Wyllys
1533 – 1590
Agneta Coles
1535 – 1572
George Chambers
1537 –
Judith Calcott
1539 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Powell
1530 – 1595
Elizabeth
1535 –
John Jones
1517 –
Mott
1520 –
William Wyllys
1512 – 1598
Anna Clarke
1516 – 1536
William Coles
1521 – 1577
Jane Bond
1522 – 1576
Richard Chambers
1485 –
Maria Hill
1490 –
Walter Calcott
1509 – 1550
Alice Wade
1513 – 1535

William Powell's Descendants

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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)
    1. 1. Honorias Powell (1669 – 1750) m. Joyce Lamberth (1671 – 1754)
      1. 1. Ambrose Powell (1697 – )
      2. 2. William Powel (1698 – )
      3. 3. John Powell (1700 – 1776) m. Anne Pickett (1718 – 1776) m. Ann Stephens (1702 – )
        1. 1. James Powell (1725 – 1776) m. Mary Gordon (1722 – Oct 1850)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Powell (1741 – 1766)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Powell (1741 – 1766)
        4. 4. William Powell (1742 – 1790)
        5. 5. William Powell (1742 – 1790)
        6. 6. Joice Powell (1743 – 1807)
        7. 7. John Powell (1743 – 16 Nov 1818)
        8. 8. Joice Powell (1743 – 1807)
        9. 9. John Powell (1743 – 16 Nov 1818)
        10. 10. Ambrose Powell (1745 – 1824)
        11. 11. Lucretia Powell (1745 – )
        12. 12. Ambrose Powell (1745 – 1824)
        13. 13. Lucretia Powell (1745 – )
        14. 14. Benjamin Powell (1746 – 10 Feb 1800)
        15. 15. Benjamin Powell (1746 – 10 Feb 1800)
        16. 16. Mary Powell (1749 – )
        17. 17. Mary Powell (1749 – )
        18. 18. Honorias Powell (1750 – 1830)
        19. 19. Honorias Powell (1750 – 1830)
        20. 20. Francis Powell (1751 – 1770)
        21. 21. Francis Powell (1751 – 1770)
        22. 22. James Powell (1776 – )
        23. 23. James Powell (1776 – )
        24. 24. Elizabeth Powell (1727 – )
        25. 25. Mary Powell (1728 – )
        26. 26. Benjamin Powell (1730 – )
        27. 27. William Powell (1730 – 1810)
        28. 28. John (Stevens) Powell (1742 – 16 Nov 1818)
        29. 29. Lucritia Powell (1744 – )
        30. 30. AMBROSE POWELL (1745 – 1824)
        31. 31. Joyce Powell (1745 – )
        32. 32. Francis Powell (1750 – )
        33. 33. honorias powell (1750 – 1830)
      4. 4. Thomas Powell (1730 – 12 Feb 1809)
      5. 5. Lucrecia Powell (1780 – 1860)
    2. 2. John POWELL (1670 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Powell (1671 – 1672)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Powell (1671 – 1672)
    5. 5. William POWELL (1674 – 1705)
    6. 6. Thomas Powell (1680 – 1739)
    7. 7. Frances POWELL (8 Feb 1682 – )
    8. 8. Ann Powell (1684 – 18 Dec 1744)
    9. 9. Frances POWELL (1684 – )
  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)

William Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1620
1620
Birth of William Powell in Isle, Virginia, United States
Isle, Virginia, United States
1695
11 Dec 1695
Age 75
Death of William Powell in Chickahominy River, Virginia, United States
Chickahominy River, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Isle, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1695
    Event Place: Chickahominy River, Virginia, United States
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