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William Richard Powell 1647 – 1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 21 Mar 1712

Death Location: Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Powell

Mother: Elizabeth Bouldin

Spouse(s): Jane Boulding

Children(s): John Powell, Thomas Powell, Elizabeth Powel, Lowry Powell, Joseph Powell, John Powell, Thomas Powell, William Powell, Richard Powell

According to available records, William Richard Powell was born in 1647 in Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Powell and Elizabeth Bouldin. Following those early years, William Richard Powell married Jane Kelly Boulding, and their family grew to include John Powell, Thomas Powell, Elizabeth Powel, Lowry Powell, Joseph Powell, John Powell, Thomas C Powell, William Powell and Richard Powell. In the later years of life, William Richard Powell died in 1712 in Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Richard Powell
1625 – 1658
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
RP
Elizabeth Bouldin
1623 –
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
EB

Spouses(s)

Jane Boulding
1650 – 1692
Birth Location: Norfolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
JB

Children(s)

John Powell
1666 – 1705
Birth Location: Yarkhill, Herefs, England, United Kingdom
JP
Thomas Powell
1670 –
Birth Location: English Bicknor, Glcstr, England, United Kingdom
TP
Elizabeth Powel
1673 –
Birth Location: Selattyn, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
EP
Lowry Powell
1675 –
Birth Location: Selattyn, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
LP
Joseph Powell
1676 –
Birth Location: Bury Saint Edmunds, Suff, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
JP
John Powell
1676 – 1705
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
JP
Thomas Powell
1678 – 1751
Birth Location: Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
TP
William Powell
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
WP
Richard Powell
Birth Location: –
RP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1647
    Event Place: Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1676
    Event Place: Norfork, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Mar 1712
    Event Place: Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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