Ambrose POWELL [Parents] was born in 1835 in IN. He married Polly Ann Kinnison on 17 Aug 1856 in Shelby Co, IL.
Ambrose was not listed among John's children in the early reunion notes, but because he received disinterested shares of John's estate, he is included here.
Residences & events:
1853 Moultrie Co, IL, Ambrose signed the following:
"June the 4th 1853 Recievd of John Powell administrator of the Estate of Wm powell deseast mi disinterrested shear in full of the Estate of Said Deseast.
Ambrose Powell"The handwriting and spelling on this receipt is identical to George's note and dated the same day. It was probably written by George and signed by Ambrose.
6/1865 He petitioned for a road change (Sullivan-Mattoon)
6/1866 Again he petition for a road change (Bruce-Findlay).
12/28/1866 Moultrie Co, IL. Estray notice (he claimed a stray animal, probably a horse)
Polly Ann Kinnison was born in 1832 in IN. She married Ambrose POWELL on 17 Aug 1856 in Shelby Co, IL.
Capt William Powell [Parents] was born about 1580. He died in 1623 in VA, on the Chickahominy River. He married Elizabeth (Welles).
Other marriages:(Powell), Margaret
William was described as a man of character and worth, a gentleman of great name and fortune, a trusted friend of John Smith, one of the largest planters in the colony.
Residences & events:
Wales/England
12/19/1606 Blackwell, Eng. William sailed aboard ship with Capt. John Smith either on the Godspeed, Discovery, or the Sarah Constant, there was a William Powell on each of them.
4/20/1607 Chesapeake, VA, just below Jamestown. The ship arrived in America.
Another source states: "Capt Powell and his first wife, Elizabeth Welles, came to America aboard the ill-fated "Sea Venture" which was shipwrecked in Bermuda in 1609. The ship became wedged between two rocks that kept it from sinking. From the wreckage and from timber from the island, they were able to construct two smaller ships and continue on to Virginia in 1610." It is difficult to say what actually took place considering the next item.
1611 Apparently William crisscrossed the ocean often. He returned to America with Sir Thomas Gates on the Sea Venture.
1617 He was a Capt of the Governor's Guards, Lt Gov and commander at Jamestown.
7/30/1619 He sat in the first House of Burgess Assemby as a representive of James City Co, the same year Nathaniel Powell was 1st Acting Gov of VA and 1st Pres of the Assembly Council. He was the first to learn of the Indian's plot to massacre the colonists this same date.
He owned a "200 acre tract in the Territory of Tappahannock (Rappahannock?) over against James City, VA," and another 550-600 acres in the same vicinity. His plantation across the river from Jamestown was called Chipokes and is now a state park with some
original buildings still standing.From history is the following:
"Captaine William Powell prefented to the Affembly a petition to have juftice againft a lewde and trecherous servante of his who by falfe accufation given up in writing to the Governor fought not only to gett him depofed from his government of James citty and utterly (according to the Proclamation) to be degraded from the place and title of a Captaine, but to take his life from him alfo. And fo out of the faid Petition fprang this order following: 'Captaine William Powell prefented a Petition to the generall Affembly againft one Thomas Garnett, a servant of his, not only for extreame neglect of his bufineff to the great loft and prejudice of the laid Captaine, and for openly and impudently abufing his house, in fight both of Mafter and Miftreffe, through wantonnes with a woman fervant of theirs, a widdowe, but alfo for falfely accufing him to the Governor both of Drunkenes & Thefte, and betiides for bringing all his fellow fervants to teftifie on his side, wherein they juftly failled him. It was thought fitt by the general affembly (the Governor himfelfe giving fentence), that he should ftand fower dayes with his eares nayled to the Pillory, viz: Wednesday, Aug. 4th, and fo likewife Thurfday, fryday, and Satturday next following, and every of thofe lower dayes should be publiquely whipped. Now, as touching tim neglecte of his worke, what fatisfaction ought to be made to his Mr for that is referred to the Governour and Counfell of Eftate.'"And again:
"This day alfo did the Inhabitants of Pafpaheigh, alias Argall's towne, prefent a petition to the general affembly to give them an abfo-lute difchardge from certaine bondes wherin they ftand boung to Captina Samuell Argall for the paymt of 600G, and to Captin William powell, at Captaine Argall's appointment, for the paymt of 50G more. To Captaine Argall for 15 fkore acres of wooddy ground, called by the name of Argal's towne or Pafpaheigh; to Captaine Powell in respect of his paines in clearing the grounde and building the houfes, for wch Captaine Argal ought to have given him fatisfaction. Nowe, the general affembly being coubtful whether they have any power and authority to difchardge the Faid bondes, doe by there prefents (at time Inftance of the laid Inhabitants of Pafpaheighs, alias Martin's hundred people) become molt humble futours to the Trefurer, Confell and Company in England that they wilbe pleafed to gett the faid bondes for 600G to be cancelled; forasmuche as in their great comiffion they have expreffly and by name appointed that place of Pafpaheigh for parle of the Governor's lande. And wheas Captain William Powell is payde this 50G wch Captain Argall enjoined the faide In-habitantes to prefente him with, as parte of the bargaine, the general affembly, at their intreaty, do become futours on their behalfe, that Captaine Argall, by the Counfell & Company in England, may be compelled either to reftore tim laid 50G from thence, or elfe that reftitu-tion therof be made here out of the goods of the laid Captaine Argall."1622 He was sent out on an expedition to revenge the massacre of Gov Nathaniel Powell and wife, being killed himself in 1623. At the time he was acting administrator of Nathaniel's estate, leaving settlement to others.
Upon William's death a younger brother, also named William, filed a petition from England to claim the Capt's estate but it wasn't until 1650 when Capt William's son, George, died that the younger William inherited anything. (The younger William's last name was Powerr in the original petition.)
Elizabeth (Welles).Elizabeth married Capt William Powell.
An Edw Blaney married Capt William's "relic" and tried to seize
Nathaniel Powell's estate but he was twarted by a petition, filed from
England by Nathaniel's older brother, Thomas, who reclaimed the
estate.
They had the following children:
M i George Powell died in 1650 in VA. M ii Cuthbert Powell. M iii Thomas Powell. Thomas resided.
Capt William Powell [Parents] was born about 1580. He died in 1623 in VA, on the Chickahominy River. He married Margaret (Powell).
Other marriages:(Welles), Elizabeth
William was described as a man of character and worth, a gentleman of great name and fortune, a trusted friend of John Smith, one of the largest planters in the colony.
Residences & events:
Wales/England
12/19/1606 Blackwell, Eng. William sailed aboard ship with Capt. John Smith either on the Godspeed, Discovery, or the Sarah Constant, there was a William Powell on each of them.
4/20/1607 Chesapeake, VA, just below Jamestown. The ship arrived in America.
Another source states: "Capt Powell and his first wife, Elizabeth Welles, came to America aboard the ill-fated "Sea Venture" which was shipwrecked in Bermuda in 1609. The ship became wedged between two rocks that kept it from sinking. From the wreckage and from timber from the island, they were able to construct two smaller ships and continue on to Virginia in 1610." It is difficult to say what actually took place considering the next item.
1611 Apparently William crisscrossed the ocean often. He returned to America with Sir Thomas Gates on the Sea Venture.
1617 He was a Capt of the Governor's Guards, Lt Gov and commander at Jamestown.
7/30/1619 He sat in the first House of Burgess Assemby as a representive of James City Co, the same year Nathaniel Powell was 1st Acting Gov of VA and 1st Pres of the Assembly Council. He was the first to learn of the Indian's plot to massacre the colonists this same date.
He owned a "200 acre tract in the Territory of Tappahannock (Rappahannock?) over against James City, VA," and another 550-600 acres in the same vicinity. His plantation across the river from Jamestown was called Chipokes and is now a state park with some
original buildings still standing.From history is the following:
"Captaine William Powell prefented to the Affembly a petition to have juftice againft a lewde and trecherous servante of his who by falfe accufation given up in writing to the Governor fought not only to gett him depofed from his government of James citty and utterly (according to the Proclamation) to be degraded from the place and title of a Captaine, but to take his life from him alfo. And fo out of the faid Petition fprang this order following: 'Captaine William Powell prefented a Petition to the generall Affembly againft one Thomas Garnett, a servant of his, not only for extreame neglect of his bufineff to the great loft and prejudice of the laid Captaine, and for openly and impudently abufing his house, in fight both of Mafter and Miftreffe, through wantonnes with a woman fervant of theirs, a widdowe, but alfo for falfely accufing him to the Governor both of Drunkenes & Thefte, and betiides for bringing all his fellow fervants to teftifie on his side, wherein they juftly failled him. It was thought fitt by the general affembly (the Governor himfelfe giving fentence), that he should ftand fower dayes with his eares nayled to the Pillory, viz: Wednesday, Aug. 4th, and fo likewife Thurfday, fryday, and Satturday next following, and every of thofe lower dayes should be publiquely whipped. Now, as touching tim neglecte of his worke, what fatisfaction ought to be made to his Mr for that is referred to the Governour and Counfell of Eftate.'"And again:
"This day alfo did the Inhabitants of Pafpaheigh, alias Argall's towne, prefent a petition to the general affembly to give them an abfo-lute difchardge from certaine bondes wherin they ftand boung to Captina Samuell Argall for the paymt of 600G, and to Captin William powell, at Captaine Argall's appointment, for the paymt of 50G more. To Captaine Argall for 15 fkore acres of wooddy ground, called by the name of Argal's towne or Pafpaheigh; to Captaine Powell in respect of his paines in clearing the grounde and building the houfes, for wch Captaine Argal ought to have given him fatisfaction. Nowe, the general affembly being coubtful whether they have any power and authority to difchardge the Faid bondes, doe by there prefents (at time Inftance of the laid Inhabitants of Pafpaheighs, alias Martin's hundred people) become molt humble futours to the Trefurer, Confell and Company in England that they wilbe pleafed to gett the faid bondes for 600G to be cancelled; forasmuche as in their great comiffion they have expreffly and by name appointed that place of Pafpaheigh for parle of the Governor's lande. And wheas Captain William Powell is payde this 50G wch Captain Argall enjoined the faide In-habitantes to prefente him with, as parte of the bargaine, the general affembly, at their intreaty, do become futours on their behalfe, that Captaine Argall, by the Counfell & Company in England, may be compelled either to reftore tim laid 50G from thence, or elfe that reftitu-tion therof be made here out of the goods of the laid Captaine Argall."1622 He was sent out on an expedition to revenge the massacre of Gov Nathaniel Powell and wife, being killed himself in 1623. At the time he was acting administrator of Nathaniel's estate, leaving settlement to others.
Upon William's death a younger brother, also named William, filed a petition from England to claim the Capt's estate but it wasn't until 1650 when Capt William's son, George, died that the younger William inherited anything. (The younger William's last name was Powerr in the original petition.)
Margaret (Powell).Margaret married Capt William Powell.
They had the following children:
F i Alice Powell.
Cuthbert Powell [Parents]. Cuthbert resided.
He had the following children:
M i William Powell died in 1715.
Hiram Powell [Parents] was born in 1800 in Kenton Co, KY. He married Ann Kreylich.
Ann Kreylich.Ann married Hiram Powell.
They had the following children:
M i W Byrd Powell was born on 10 Jun 1840 in Montgomery Co, IN, near Crawfordsville.
He was a physician and writer of topics of interest to the medical
community.
William Powell [Parents] died in 1715 in Somerset Co, MD. William resided.
According to his will dated 2/2/1715, he had a large amount of personal property, silverware, and land, which he left to his one daughter and three sons.
He had the following children:
F i Margaret Powell died after 1715. M ii John Powell died after 1715. M iii William Powell died after 1715. M iv Leven Powell died after 1715.
Eli Housel.Eli married Rebecca Jane Bathe on 28 Jul 1842 in Edgar Co, IL.
Rebecca Jane Bathe [Parents].Rebecca married Eli Housel on 28 Jul 1842 in Edgar Co, IL.
Frederick Craft.Frederick married Elizabeth Bathe on 28 Jul 1837 in Coles Co, IL, by Abram Hollis, MG.
Elizabeth Bathe [Parents].Elizabeth married Frederick Craft on 28 Jul 1837 in Coles Co, IL, by Abram Hollis, MG.
Thomas Jr Sparks.Thomas married Martha "Patsy" POWELL in 1825 in Estill Co, KY, by John Bush.
Martha "Patsy" POWELL [Parents] was born about 1805. She married Thomas Jr Sparks in 1825 in Estill Co, KY, by John Bush.
Robert POWELL [Parents] was born in 1753. He died in 1815. He married Ann West.
Ann West.Ann married Robert POWELL.
They had the following children:
F i Margaret Pearson POWELL was born about 1787.