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William Powell 1746 – 1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1771

Death Location: Orange, Virginia, United States

Father: James Powell

Mother: Mary Gordon

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William Powell was born in 1746 in Orange, Virginia, United States, the child of James Powell and Mary Gordon. William Powell passed away in 1771 in Orange, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Powell was born in 1746 in Orange, Virginia, United States, the child of James Powell and Mary Gordon.
  • William Powell passed away in 1771 in Orange, Virginia, United States.

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William Powell's Ancestors

Self
William Powell
1746 – 1771
Birth Place: Orange, Virginia, United States
Parents
James Powell
1725 – 1776
St Thomas, Orange, Virginia, United States
Mary Gordon
1722 – 1850
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Powell
1700 – 1776
Essex, Virginia, United States
Anne Pickett
1718 – 1776
Essex, Virginia, United States
John (George) Gordon
1700 – 1766
Newry, Down, , Ireland
Mary (Sarah) Chapman
1707 – 1795
Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Honorias Powell
1669 – 1750
Joyce Lamberth
1671 – 1754
James Gordon
1680 – 1749
Sarah Greenway
1680 – 1758
Jonathan Chapman
1680 – 1749
Jane Taylor
1673 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Powell
1640 – 1701
Mary PLACE
1648 – 1710
James Gordon
1645 – 1707
Jane Campbell
1658 – 1750
Samuel Greenway
1660 – 1720
Elinor Matthews
1650 – 1720
Thomas Chapman
1641 – 1708
Elizabeth CRAXON
1647 – 1695

William Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1746
1746
Birth of William Powell in Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Virginia, United States
1771
1771
Age 25
Death of William Powell in Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, United States

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