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William John Powell 1679 – 1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1679

Birth Location: Cherrystone, Northampton County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 1721

Death Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Powell

Mother: *Mary Savage

Spouse(s): Nancy Bladen*

Children(s): Elizabeth Powell

The birth of William John Powell Sr. took place in 1679 in Cherrystone, Northampton County, Virginia, USA, to John Samuel Powell and *Mary Frances Savage. William John Powell Sr. married Nancy Elizabeth Bladen*, and together they had Elizabeth Jane Powell. William John Powell Sr.'s death occurred in 1721 in York, York, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

John Powell
1648 – 1719
Birth Location: Staffordshire, , England
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*Mary Savage
1648 – 1719
Birth Location: Cherrystone, Cape Charles, Northampton, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Bladen*
1680 – 1735
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Powell
1700 – 1792
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Nov 1679
    Event Place: Cherrystone, Northampton County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Apr 1721
    Event Place: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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