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Willis Powell 1784–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: , Madison, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: , Scott, Kentucky, USA

Father: Ambrose Captain

Mother: Mary Bledsoe

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Willis Powell was born in 1784 in , Madison, Virginia, USA, the child of Ambrose Powell Captain And Mary Bledsoe. Willis Powell passed away in 1870 in , Scott, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis Powell was born in 1784 in , Madison, Virginia, USA, the child of Ambrose Powell Captain And Mary Bledsoe.
  • Willis Powell passed away in 1870 in , Scott, Kentucky, USA.

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Willis Powell's Ancestors

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Willis Powell
1784–1870
Birth Place: , Madison, Virginia, USA
Parents
Ambrose Powell Captain
1713–1827
Taylors, Essex County, Virginia, USA
Mary Bledsoe
1715–1808
VA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Powell
1686–1783
Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Anne (Sanford) PICKETT
1718–1776
Essex, Virginia, USA
William (Bledsoe Capt (Rev) War)
1676–1770
Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Mumford) STEVENS
1696–1770
Essex, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Powell
1642–1698
Margaret Coghill
1648–1691
richard Stephens
1642–1713
Abigail Horsey
1654–1678
George Bledsoe
1635–1705
Anne Jennings
1652–1695
Stephen Capt
1666–1731
Mary Timberlake
1673–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Stevens
1615–1667
June Gerwig
1620–1641
Stephen Horsey
1620–1671
Sarah **
1624–1671
William 9GG
1601–1681
Isabell Pridemore
1605–1645
Sir York
1626–1691
Lady Barkham
1626–1726
Stephen Mumford
1639–1707
Anne Ayars
1643–1698
William Timberlake
1655–1678
Mary Earle
1655–1734

Willis Powell's Timeline

3 Records

1668
18 Aug 1668
Willis Powell was baptized in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1784
1784
Birth of Willis Powell in , Madison, Virginia, USA
, Madison, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 86
Death of Willis Powell in , Scott, Kentucky, USA
, Scott, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: , Madison, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1668
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centry; Chippenham, Wiltshire; Reference Number: BTFtGfBdl. 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: , Scott, Kentucky, USA

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