Born ‎ Sep 20, 1731 at Overwharton Ph., Stafford County, Virginia, died ‎ 1786 at Caswell Co. NC‎, 54 or 55 years
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directly Northeast of Spotsylvania County lies Stafford
County, Virginia. In William F. Boogher's book,
Overwharton Parish Register, published in 1899, many of the
counties' births, deaths, and marriages from 1720 to 1760
are recorded.
The Register first mentions Charles and Elizabeth
Powel September 20, 1731, when their son, John, was born.
In 1733, a son Peter was recorded; followed by Elizabeth in
1735 and Martha in 1736. But most important to us, on May
26, 1740, Charles Powel came into this world. Peggy Powel
was born April 8, 1744. Before Peggy was a month old,
April 30, 1744, her father Charles Powel died. The
following year on December 3, Elizabeth Powel married Duke
Whalbone. Duke and Elizabeth had a son, Thomas, in 1746
and a daughter, Nanny, in 1749.
The Powel family remained in Overwharton Parish for
over 25 years. Elizabeth Whalbone's son John Powel married
Margaret McDaniel, February 10, 1752. Soon he and Margaret
had daughter Jemina, followed by Patty in late 1755.
Martha Powel married John Goldsmith January 19, 1756.
John Powel was on the Quit Rent Roll for Staf ford
County for the last time in 1764. This is about the time
Sarah Powel said Charles rode into her life with "only a
horse and his wearing apparell." Between 1764 and 1777,
John moved to Caswell County, North Carolina.
The Powel family in Stafford County spelled their name
with one L as our own family did until after the Civil War.
Many have always felt this Charles born in 1740 was our
ancestor, but we have never been able to connect the family
to ours. Recently, I made a discovery in Caswell County,
North Carolina. This discovery has convinced me the
Overwharton Parish Powels are our own.
On the tax list in Caswell County, North Carolina, in
1777, a Margaret Powel is listed in the Caswell District,
which lies next to the Virginia State line and Halifax
County. In 1781, John Powel is listed with 760 acres in
the same district. In 1782, John is listed with 320 acres
and James with 100 acres. In 1783, John has 82 acres and
James 340. In 1784, they are listed with the same amounts
with the land being on Hogans Creek. The last listing for
John with his 82 acres is in 1786; afterwards, Margaret is
listed in '87 and '88 with the same 82 acres. In 1789,
John (this would be Margaret and John Powel's son) has 100
acres in Caswell District, Caswell County, Peggy Powel has
260. James Powel has 228 acres in Caswell and 240 in
neighboring Rockingham County. The last time Margaret is
listed is 1790 with 380 acres. During the years 1791-1804,
the following Powels are listed at varying times in Caswell
County, Caswell District: John, two James, George, David,
Peter, Abner, and Francis.
The name Duke Whalbone also is listed on the 1777
Caswell County tax list. Thomas Whalbone is listed (he
owns no land) in 1784 and 1786 in the same district as John
and James Powell. The names Thomas and James Whalbone both
appear on later lists in Caswell and Rockingham Counties.
Maybe Margaret is on the tax list in 1777 because her
husband John is away fighting in the Revolution. Likewise,
Duke Whalbone could be listed for Thomas because Thomas is
at war.
John Smith's will was recorded August 5, 1779 in
Caswell County with his wife, Mary, executor. He had a
daughter, Bety Jerrell. He left something to Duke and
Elizabeth Whalbone. The will was witnessed by Thomas
Duncan and Thomas Wynn, and it mentioned William Jerrell,
probably Bety's husband.
In December Court 1780, the children of Winny Edwell
were apprenticed to John Powel. Their names were Sarah,
Jonathan, Judith, Elizabeth, Joseph, and Robert.
John Powel's will is dated November 16, 1786, Caswell
County. He mentioned his wife; daughter, Elizabeth; sons,
James, Charles, and John; and the rest of his children.
The will was witnessed by Charles Powel, Jacob Guttery,
James Brown, and Thomas Walter or Warltoms. This name
could be Whalbone. In 1793, Joseph McClain, qualified as
administrator of this estate. Bonding him were Tillman
Dixon and Isaac Clark.
A sale was held that year with these purchasing items:
John Powel, Peter Smith, Charles Price, John Chilton,
Nathaniel Durham, Ezekiel Waters, Joseph McLain, James
Powel, Robert Harris, Thomas Bastin, Jepthah Rice, Simeon
Ford, Will Lyon, Will Greenbough, Nat Dickinson, Paul
Chappin, Thomas Dixon.
Margaret Powel married Peter Smith in Orange County,
North Carolina in 1796. That same year, John Powel and
Peter Smith together sold 252 acres in Caswell County to
Archibald Carter. This was probably John Powel Sr.'s land.
Also, in 1796, Joseph McClain divided the estate proceeds
among 10 heirs.
James Powel brought suit against Joseph McClain in
July 1804 and had his letters of administration of the John
Powel estate revoked. James Powel's own will is recorded
in Caswell County in 1841 with Edmund Powel as
administrator.
From marriage records in Caswell, I found Peter Powel
married Patsy Carroll in 1802; Peter Jr. married Frances
Phillips in 1832; Barzilia Powell married Betsy Poteet in
1825. In Halifax County, Virginia, Charles Powell married
Sally Nelson in 1794; David Powel married Sarah Winn Smith
Johnson in 1791; James Powell married Polly Turpin in 1788;
Betsy Powell married Fleming Hodges in 1793.
From the Stafford County, Virginia and the Caswell
County, North Carolina records, I have surmised that John
and Margaret McDaniel Powel probably had ten children
living in 1786. Probable names for these children are:
Jemina, Patty (Martha), Elizabeth, John, James, Charles,
David, George, Peter, and Margaret.
One of the daughters surely married Joseph McClain;
one a Lyon; and one a Dixon. Either widow Margaret Powell
or her daughter, Margaret, married Peter Smith in 1796. In
1804 the John Powel estate had not been completely settled
because James Powell sued Joseph McClain then.
These Powells and Whalbones lived within a few miles
of where our Charles lived south of the Dan River in
Halifax County, Virginia. They seem ed to have moved to
Caswell about the same time the Gholson's and Charles
migrated from Spotsylvania. It has been comforting to me
to find relatives of Charles Powell, especially his mother,
Elizabeth, living near him in Virginia. Many more clues to
our puzzling family tree surely lie in the records of
Stafford County, Virginia, 1720-1770.[576008.ftw]

irectly Northeast of Spotsylvania County lies Stafford County, Virginia. In Wil liam F. Boogher's book, Overwharton Parish Register, published in 1899, many of the counties' births, deaths, and marriages from 1720 to 1760 are recorded. Th e Register first mentions Charles and Elizabeth Powel September 20, 1731, when their son, John, was born. In 1733, a son Peter was recorded; followed by Eliz abeth in 1735 and Martha in 1736. But most important to us, on May 26, 1740, C harles Powel came into this world. Peggy Powel was born April 8, 1744. Before Peggy was a month old, April 30, 1744, her father Charles Powel died. The foll owing year on December 3, Elizabeth Powel married Duke Whalbone. Duke and El izabeth had a son, Thomas, in 1746 and a daughter, Nanny, in 1749. The Powel fa mily remained in Overwharton Parish for over 25 years. Elizabeth Whalbone's son John Powel married Margaret McDaniel, February 10, 1752. Soon he and Margaret had daughter Jem ina, followed by Patty in late 1755. Martha Powel married Jo hn Goldsmith January 19, 1756. John Powel was on the Quit Rent Roll for Staf fo rd County for the last time in 1764. This is about the time Sarah Powel said C harles rode into her life with "only a horse and his wearing apparell." Betwee n 1764 and 1777, John moved to Caswell County, North Carolina. The Powel family in Stafford County spelled their name with one L as our own family did until a fter the Civil War. Many have always felt this Charles born in 1740 was our an cestor, but we have never been able to connect the family to ours. Recently, I made a discovery in Caswell County, North Carolina. This discovery has convin ced me the Overwharton Parish Powels are our own. On the tax list in Caswell Co unty, North Carolina, in 1777, a Margaret Powel is listed in the Caswell Distri ct, which lies next to the Virginia State line and Halifax County. In 1781, Jo hn Powel is listed with 760 acres in the same district. In 1782, John is liste d with 320 acres and James with 100 acres. In 1783, John has 82 acres and Jame s 340. In 1784, they are listed with the same amounts with the land being on H ogans Creek. The last listing for John with his 82 acres is in 1786; afterward s, Margaret is listed in '87 and '88 with the same 82 acres. In 1789, John (th is would be Margaret and John Powel's son) has 100 acres in Caswell District, C aswell County, Peggy Powel has 260. James Powel has 228 acres in Caswell and 2 40 in neighboring Rockingham County. The last time Margaret is listed is 1790 with 380 acres. During the years 1791-1804, the following Powels are listed at varying times in Caswell County, Caswell District: John, two James, George, D avid, Peter, Abner, and Francis. The name Duke Whalbone also is listed on the 1 777 Caswell County tax list. Thomas Whalbone is listed (he owns no land) in 17 84 and 1786 in the same district as John and James Powell. The names Thomas an d James Whalbone both appear on later lists in Caswell and Rockingham Counties. Maybe Margaret is on the tax list in 1777 because her husband John is away fig hting in the Revolution. Likewise, Duke Whalbone could be listed for Thomas be cause Thomas is at war. John Smith's will was recorded August 5, 1779 in Caswel l County with his wife, Mary, executor. He had a daughter, Bety Jerrell. He left something to Duke and Elizabeth Whalbone. The will was witnessed by Thoma s Duncan and Thomas Wynn, and it mentioned William Jerrell, probably Bety's hus band. In December Court 1780, the children of Winny Edwell were apprenticed to John Powel. Their names were Sarah, Jonathan, Judith, Elizabeth, Joseph, and R obert. John Powel's will is dated November 16, 1786, Caswell County. He mentio ned his wife; daughter, Elizabeth; sons, James, Charles, and John; and the rest of his children. The will was witnessed by Charles Powel, Jacob Guttery, Jame s Brown, and Thomas Walter or Warltoms. This name could be Whalbone. In 1793, Joseph McClain, qualified as administrator of th

Born ‎ Apr 26, 1735 at Overwharton Ph., Stafford County, Virginia, died ‎ Oct 7, 1814 at Mason Co. KY‎, 79 years

Born ‎ Sep 26, 1736 at Overwharton Ph., Stafford County, Virginia‎

Born ‎ May 26, 1740 at Overwharton Par., Stafford, Virginia, died ‎ Mar 28, 1810 at Mercer County, Kentucky‎, 69 years, buried ‎ 1810 at Kentucky
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The Three Sisters have concluded that our Charles PowellSr. is the Charles Powell identifie d as a son of Charlesand Elizabeth Powell on the Overwharton VA Parish Registry,however we la ck definitive proof of this connection. Ifyou have information that would help prove this po intplease contact us at powell @cswnet.com.

Halifax Co. VA Book 10 page 266 Charles Powell of HalifaxCo. purchased of George Rainey for 6 2 pounds, 150 acres onThe waters of Licking Creek bound by Landers line,Witnesses John Stanfi eld, John Gholson, George Patterson.

Book 14 page 447 Recorded 22 June 1789 Charles Powell andwife Sarah sold 150 acres on Lickin g Creek to Asher Reevesfor 100 pounds This land sold by Reeves to son AnthonyPowell in 1792 , 1793

Book 16 page 181 Dated 26 April 1794 Nathanial Warrenbought 100 acres from James and Robert H olt on Holt MillCreek Bound by William Stanfield, James Warren, Isaac Smithsigned by Charle s Powell Jr. his mark - this must be ourCharles Jr. in Halifax Co. in 1794 OVERWHARTON PARISH REGISTER Stafford County Virginia 1720 to 1760

POWEL POWELL

Powel, John son of Charles and Elizabeth Powel, b. Sept 201731 Powel, Peter son of Charles an d Elizabeth Powel, b.Feb 17 1733 Powell, Elizabeth daughter of Charles andElizabeth Powell, b . April 26 1735 Powel, Martha daughterof Charles and Elizabeth Powell, b. Sept 26 1736 Powel, Charles son of Charles and Elizabeth Powell, b. May 26 1740Powel, Peggy daughter of Charles a nd Betty Powell, b. April8, 1744 Powel, Charles d. April 30 1744 Powell, Elizabethand Duke Wh alebone, m. Dec 3 1745 Powel, Richard son ofMary Powel, b. Feb 14 1746 Powell, Renn son of Ma ry Powell,b. Feb 2, 1748 Powell, Mary d. Nov 21 1750 at WilliamHendale's Powel, John and Marg aret MacDaniel, m. Feb 101752 Powel, Jemima daughter of John and Margaret Powel, b.Nov 9 175 3 Powell, Patty daughter of John and MargaretPowell, b. Nov 17 1755 Powell, Martha and John G oldsmith,m. Jan 19 1756

WHALEBONE Whalebone, Duke and Elizabeth Powell, m. Dec 31745 Whalebone, Thomas son of Duke an d Elizabeth Whalebone,b. Sept 4 1746 Whalebone, Nanny daughter of Duke andElizabeth Whalebone , b. Oct 5 1749


1st (Harrison's) CONTINENTAL ARTILLERY REGIMENT Authorized26 November 1776 in the Continenta l Army as Harrison'sContinental Artillery Regiment and assigned to the SouthernDepartment. Or ganized in spring and summer 1777 atWilliamsburg, Virginia, to consist of ten companies,inclu ding the Virginia State Artillery Company and theVirginia Continental Artillery Company. Reli eved 13 March1778 from the Southern Department and assigned to the MainArmy. Redesignated 1 0 August 1779 as the1st ContinentalArtillery Regiment. Relieved 17 April 1780 from the MainAr my and assigned to the Southern Department. Reorganized 9May 1780 to consist of twelve compan ies, including theMaryland Continental Artillery Companies. Reorganized IJanuary 1781 to cons ist of ten companies. Furloughed insummer 1783 at Winchester, Virginia, and Baltimore,Marylan d. Disbanded 15 November 1783.

CAMPAIGNS Elements of this regiment served in thefollowing: Chesapeake Bay Philadelphia-Monmo uth Charleston1780 Defense of the Carolinas Yorktown Greene's Campaign

Charles Powell Sr. Will Mercer County Kentucky, Will Book4, pages 112-114 In the name of Go d Amen, I Charles Powelof Mercer County and state of Kentucky, being in a perfectstate of min d and memory but feeling the disposition of mymortal body approaching, do make, constitute, o rdain thisto be my Last twill and testament. First, I recommend mysoul to God who gave it an d my body to the earth to beburied at the discretion of my friends in a decent mannerand as t o my worldly possessions, I give and dispose ofthem in the following manner. To Wit: I wil l that all myjust debts be paid and that my Negro man Tom and my Negrowoman Dorah be emancipa ted and enjoy their freedom form andafter my death, and unto the balance of my property bothr eal and personal, be sold and the proceeds of the sale beequally divided amongst my childre n having due regard tolegacies they have already received which must be properlyaccounted fo r as part of their dividends. In testimonywhere of I have here unto set my hand and affixed m y sealthis 28th day of March 1810. Charles Powell X his markWitnesses: Archibald Bilbo, Jame s Sanderfur

Spotsylvania County Patriots 1774-1786, Spotsylvania CountyVirginia Virginia Book Company, P . O. Box 421, Berryville,Virginia 22611
1776 Spotsylvania County Militia
During The fall of 1776, the members of sevencompanies of Spotsylvania County Militia be came incensed athe requirement to attend general musters at the Courthousein Fredericksburg . Because of this, the militia menresolved to petition for the privilege of attending musteri n a more central locations...The original petitions arepreserved in the Virginia State Librar y in the collectionof "Spotsylvania Legislative Petitions."...All sevenpetitions are virtuall y identical, and are dated November14, 1776. Captain Stubblefield's Company Beverley Williams ,Harry Stubblefield, Jas Wiglesworth, Lewis Holladay, JamesHolladay, Abell Steers, William Wi gleworth, John Smith,John Graves, Samuel Bullock, Clayton Coleman, WilliamBrooks, Jos. Duarso n, David Sandidge, Wm. Ehterton, W.Cason, Harris Coleman, John Chiles, Henry Chiles , William Blaydes , Jos. True, John Talbert, Phillip Daye, Jos.Etherton, David Pulliam, Thomas Gaddis , Henry Lane, Thos.Turner, Samuel Trainam, Thos. True, James Cason, Robt.Shepherd, John Knigh t, Wm. Purkins, James Wheeler, PhillipJohnson, Robt. Hart, John Canahan, Rolings Pulliam, Ric hdMurf, Charles Cosby, Thos. Ward, John Sanders, MosesWheeler, Charles Powel, Dudly Harris, J oel Lewis, NicklesMerriwether

Charles Powell, 3 years in the First Artillery, SamuelEddens, Captain Charles Powell In the F irst ArtilleryContinental Troops Extracted from National Archives RecordsAppointed January 3 , 1777, for 3 years At Valley Forge June3, 1778 , Pay rate $9 a month paid in New York curren cy, in1778 At Camp White Plains August 8, 1778 Sick in Camp atCamp Fredericksburg October 1 , 1778 Promoted to SergeantOctober 1, 1778 Pay rate $10 At Camp Pluckamin December 21,1778 A t Middle Brook June 3, 1779 At Camp Smith's CloveJuly 4, 1779 At New Windsor August 3, 1779 D ischargedJanuary 10, 1780 - Morristown, New Jersey

On Sept. 1, 1783 Charles Powell signed as receiving 79Pounds, 8 sh., 5 pn. From Officers an d Privates of theRevolutionary War, page 250 Colonel Harrison's Regiment ofthe Artillery Comp any No. 8, As it stood at Valley Forge,June 3, 1778 Samuel Eddens, Captain Lewis Booker,Capta in-Lieutenant Richard Hill, First Lieutenant AbrahamCole, Second Lieutenant (Sick in Virginia ) John Chick,Sergeant (Sick in Virginia) Christian Francis, CorporalWilliam Machie, Corpora l Augustine Lawless, BombardierChristian Cawthorn, Bombardier Charles Powell, BombardierJame s Gentry, Bombardier Richard Croxton, Gunner RichardRogers, Gunner George Anderson, Drummer J ohn Sneed, FifferMatrosses for Three Years Joseph Clark John Denton CharlesLyle Charles Morga n Issac Wesson Benjamin Lawson WilliamCreamer John Lyle Jacob Peales Edward Saggs William Vau ghan(Sick in Camp) John Wilds (Sick in Camp) Richard Parker(Sick in Camp) William Bibb (Sic k in Camp) Solomon Hall(Sick in Camp) A list of Capt. Samuel Eddens' Company ofArtillery, a s it stood at Smith's Clove, July 4, 1779 is onpage 251. There are thirty members listed i n the Companyat Valley Forge and only twenty-one at Smith's Clove. Allthe soldiers listed a s sick on the first list are absentfrom the second. It is possible they all died in camp atV alley Forge. On the second list Charles Powell andChristian Cawthorn are shown as promoted t o Sergeant onOct. 1, 1778. Company Number 9 and 10 of this artilleryboth have a William Powe ll on their rosters. It is notknown exactly who these two William Powells might be.


Charles Powell was discharged January 10, 1780 atMorristown, New Jersey. Among those liste d at the sametime were: Ambrose Bohannan, Lieut. & P. M., on furloughto Virginia Charles Pow ell sold his military warrant to A.Bohannan, 1783 Also listed: John C. Carter (could this beJ ohn Crump Carter?) Thomas Carter Samuel Coleman ThomasColeman Whitehead Coleman
Note: ( Charles Powell sold Sarah Gholson's landinherited from her grandfather Sandridg e to Clayton Coleman)

Charles Powell, Halifax Co. VA Militia A list of the mensnames belonging to Maj. Jones Battal ion of Militia who havedeserted, Distinguishing those who carried off their armsfrom those wh o did not, also those who deserted from theirpost. Cabin Point Feby. 23 1781 John Anderson,Ju dfoodParrott, John Pulliman, Macajah Simms, Ashwell Stone, IshamTurner, Elijah Parrott, Thoma s Watkin, William Warmack,William Young, William Dye, William Taylor, Jacob Miller,John Foste r, Thomas Whitlock, Reubin Graves, John Hall,Thomas Brooks, Joseph Peterson, William Davis Mo ses Turner,John Smithey, Robert Wade, Zacheriah Hill John Carter,Charles Powell, David Jone s Note: These are the 27 names ofmen from Halifax County on this list. Charles Powell isliste d as taking his gun, bayonet, cartridge box, flint,and cartridges. Everyone on the list is li sted as deserting"From Post". We have only the first page of this list. Wedo not know the tot al number off pages. This page contains41 names with others from Buckingham, Bedford andMeckl enburg County.

1782 Halifax Co. Tax list Charles Powell 10 Whites, 3Blacks 1787 Halifax Co. VA Tax list Char les Powell 1Black+16 yrs, 4 Blacks 1-16 yrs, 4 horses, 14 cattle 1810 MercerCo. KY Will/Inven tory 1 Negro man Tom 1 Negro woman Dorcah8 cattle, 8 sheep, 3 horses, 56 hogs


Halifax Co. Marriages

Charles Powell to Salley Nelson April 23 1794 Sur. JohnNelson Married 24 April by Rev. Leonar d Baker p. 30

David Powell Jr. to Sarah Winn Smith Johnson Jan 17 1791Wit. Robert Terry. Sarah dau. of Joh n ans Susanna Wooding.Step-dau. fo John and dau. of Susanna. Married 18 Jan byRev Alexander H ay p. 21

David Powell to Susannah Carter Nov 11 1796 Susannah signsher own consent. Married 17 Nov b y Rev. Jaems Watkins. p. 34

James Powell to Nancy Adams Feb 11 1800 dau. of Will Adamswho consents. Sur. Philip Adams. Wi t Obadiah Roberts.Married 13 FEb by Rev Reuben Pickett p. 45

Joshua Powell to Fanny Willinham June 2 1787 Sur. DavidPowell p. 12

Thomas Powell to Nancy Wamack Sept 4 1792 dau. of CharlesWomack who consents. Sur. Enoch Farm er. Married 6 Sept byRev. Hawkins Landrum p. 24

William Powell to Sally Johnson Sept 16 1784 Sur. SmithJohnson. Wit. Henry Goare p. 6

William Powell to Nancy Nelson Dec 25 1798 Sur. JohnHodges. Married 26 Dec by Rev. Leonard Ba ker. p. 39


Newspaper extracts of KY, page 213 Charles Powell, 29January 1798, living near Croford's tave rn on the Doctor'sfork in MErcer County, found a horse.

Spotsylvania Co. VA Deeds July 30, 1766. Jane (or Jean)CURTIS, single woman, of Orange Co. t o Rice CURTIS ofOrange Co., Gent. Ð20 curr. 50 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts.Co., part of the sd . Janes part of a tract of land givenby the sd. Rice CURTIS to his three daughters, Elizabet h,Frances and the sd. Jane, as by Deed recd. in Spts. Co.Court, etc. Witnesses, Joseph HERNDO N, Charles POWELL,Thoms. [sic] BARTLETT. Augt. 5, 1766.

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cst/bartlett/wspotsva.htmPage 139. BARTLETT, William, Berkele y Parish, d. Oct. 13,1774, p. Dec 21, 1775. Wit. Edward HERNDON, JosephWilloughby, Charles PO WELL. Ex. Susannah BARTLETT and sonHarry BARTLETT. Leg. son Harry BARTLETT; my wife Susannah; my five children, viz; Thomas, William and Harry BARTLETT,Ann MONTAGUE and Isabel GRAVES.

From DAR records of Nancy Green Prewitt Hawkins found onLDS FHC microfilm Notes made by Hatti e M. Scott, FrankfortKY, Mercer Co. Court Records See Deed Book, 1 page 14 JamesHunter and Ma ry his wife and Hannah Harris sold 300 acresin 1792 to Charles Powell of Mercer Co. Ky. Thi s suit seemsto be over th title of 300 acres that Charles Powell boughtof Mary Hunter, etc. C harles Powell's Heris vs MathewPrewitt (Box P, NO. 9, 10, 11) At the house of SallyPRewitt, w idow of Mathew Perwitt, Feb 15 1817. ThomasCrawford, adm. of Charles Prewitt (should be Powel l)deceased filed Feb 26 1817. Charles Powell, Lewis Powell,Anthony Powell, Nathaniel Warren a nd wife Lucy, John Wesleyand wife Agnes, George Cole and wif eRhode, Fields Prewittand wife P olly; Edmund Bottom and wife Sally, heirs anddevisees of Charles Powell, deceased by Samuel D avis,attorney vs Sarah Prewitt, widow of Mathew Prewitt,deceased, Isham Prewitt, Nancy Prewit t, Edith Prewitt,Walker Prewitt, and Jas. PRewitt, heirs of Mathew Prewitt,deceased. This wa s land that Sarah Prewitt inherited formher father Wm. Stewart and Wm. Stewart's will given a sexhibit, also deed of Charles Powell of Aug. 28 1792 fromthe Hunters, ect.

Searching the DAR online catalog I found this Title:District of Columbia DAR GRC report ; s 3 : ancestry o NancyPowell Hawkin s / compiled by Kathrine Cox GottschalkAuthor: Gottschalk , Kathrine Cox District of Columbia DAR,G.R.C. For similar materials, try: Bottom family. Pru ittfamily. Coulter family Powell family Sandidge family OtherInformation: Publisher: 1934 Des cription: [107] leaves :facsim., geneal. tables (some folded) ; 29 cm. Location:FAMILIES BOTT OM GRC-D.C.

The Three Sisters have concluded that our Charles Powell Sr. is the Charles Powell identifie d as a son of Charles and Elizabeth Powell on the Overwharton VA Parish Registry, however w e lack definitive proof of this connection. If you have information that would help prove th is point please contact us at powell @cswnet.com.

Halifax Co. VA Book 10 page 266 Charles Powell of Halifax Co. purchased of George Rainey fo r 62 pounds, 150 acres on The waters of Licking Creek bound by Landers line, Witnesses John S tanfield, John Gholson, George Patterson.

Book 14 page 447 Recorded 22 June 1789 Charles Powell and wife Sarah sold 150 acres on Lickin g Creek to Asher Reeves for 100 pounds This land sold by Reeves to son Anthony Powell in 1792 , 1793

Book 16 page 181 Dated 26 April 1794 Nathanial Warren bought 100 acres from James and Rober t Holt on Holt Mill Creek Bound by William Stanfield, James Warren, Isaac Smith signed by Cha rles Powell Jr. his mark - this must be our Charles Jr. in Halifax Co. in 1794 OVERWHARTON PA RISH REGISTER Stafford County Virginia 1720 to 1760

Powel, John son of Charles and Elizabeth Powel, b. Sept 20 1731 Powel, Peter son of Charles a nd Elizabeth Powel, b. Feb 17 1733 Powell, Elizabeth daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Powell , b. April 26 1735 Powel, Martha daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Powell, b. Sept 26 1736 Po wel, Charles son of Charles and Elizabeth Powell, b. May 26 1740 Powel, Peggy daughter of Cha rles and Betty Powell, b. April 8, 1744 Powel, Charles d. April 30 1744 Powell, Elizabeth an d Duke Whalebone, m. Dec 3 1745 Powel, Richard son of Mary Powel, b. Feb 14 1746 Powell, Ren n son of Mary Powell, b. Feb 2, 1748 Powell, Mary d. Nov 21 1750 at William Hendale's Powel , John and Margaret MacDaniel, m. Feb 10 1752 Powel, Jemima daughter of John and Margaret Pow el, b. Nov 9 1753 Powell, Patty daughter of John and Margaret Powell, b. Nov 17 1755 Powell , Martha and John Goldsmith, m. Jan 19 1756

WHALEBONE Whalebone, Duke and Elizabeth Powell, m. Dec 3 1745 Whalebone, Thomas son of Duke a nd Elizabeth Whalebone, b. Sept 4 1746 Whalebone, Nanny daughter of Duke and Elizabeth Whaleb one, b. Oct 5 1749

1st (Harrison's) CONTINENTAL ARTILLERY REGIMENT Authorized 26 November 1776 in the Continenta l Army as Harrison's Continental Artillery Regiment and assigned to the Southern Department . Organized in spring and summer 1777 at Williamsburg, Virginia, to consist of ten companies , including the Virginia State Artillery Company and the Virginia Continental Artillery Compa ny. Relieved 13 March 1778 from the Southern Department and assigned to the Main Army. Redesi gnated 10 August 1779 as the1st Continental Artillery Regiment. Relieved 17 April 1780 from t he Main Army and assigned to the Southern Department. Reorganized 9 May 1780 to consist of tw elve companies, including the Maryland Continental Artillery Companies. Reorganized I Januar y 1781 to consist of ten companies. Furloughed in summer 1783 at Winchester, Virginia, and Ba ltimore, Maryland. Disbanded 15 November 1783.

CAMPAIGNS Elements of this regiment served in the following: Chesapeake Bay Philadelphia-Monm outh Charleston 1780 Defense of the Carolinas Yorktown Greene's Campaign

Charles Powell Sr. Will Mercer County Kentucky, Will Book 4, pages 112-114 In the name of Go d Amen, I Charles Powel of Mercer County and state of Kentucky, being in a perfect state of m ind and memory but feeling the disposition of my mortal body approaching, do make, constitute , ordain this to be my Last twill and testament. First, I recommend my soul to God who gave i t and my body to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my friends in a decent manner an d as to my worldly possessions, I give and dispose of them in the following manner. To Wit : I will that all my just debts be paid and that my Negro man Tom and my Negro woman Dorah b e emancipated and enjoy their freedom form and after my death, and unto the balance of my pro perty both real and personal, be sold and the proceeds of the sale be equally divided amongs t my children having due regard to legacies they have already received which must be properl y accounted for as part of their dividends. In testimony where of I have here unto set my han d and affixed my seal this 28th day of March 1810. Charles Powell X his mark Witnesses: Ar chibald Bilbo, James Sanderfur

Spotsylvania County Patriots 1774-1786, Spotsylvania County Virginia Virginia Book Company, P . O. Box 421, Berryville, Virginia 22611
1776 Spotsylvania County Militia
During The fall of 1776, the members of seven companies of Spotsylvania County Militia b ecame incensed at he requirement to attend general musters at the Courthouse in Fredericksbur g. Because of this, the militia men resolved to petition for the privilege of attending muste r in a more central locations...The original petitions are preserved in the Virginia State Li brary in the collection of "Spotsylvania Legislative Petitions."...All seven petitions are vi rtually identical, and are dated November 14, 1776. Captain Stubblefield's Company Beverley W illiams, Harry Stubblefield, Jas Wiglesworth, Lewis Holladay, James Holladay, Abell Steers, W illiam Wigleworth, John Smith, John Graves, Samuel Bullock, Clayton Coleman, William Brooks , Jos. Duarson, David Sandidge, Wm. Ehterton, W. Cason, Harris Coleman, John Chiles, Henry Ch iles , William Blaydes , Jos. True, John Talbert, Phillip Daye, Jos. Etherton, David Pulliam , Thomas Gaddis, Henry Lane, Thos. Turner, Samuel Trainam, Thos. True, James Cason, Robt. She pherd, John Knight, Wm. Purkins, James Wheeler, Phillip Johnson, Robt. Hart, John Canahan, Ro lings Pulliam, Richd Murf, Charles Cosby, Thos. Ward, John Sanders, Moses Wheeler, Charles Po wel, Dudly Harris, Joel Lewis, Nickles Merriwether

Charles Powell, 3 years in the First Artillery, Samuel Eddens, Captain Charles Powell In th e First Artillery Continental Troops Extracted from National Archives Records Appointed Janua ry 3, 1777, for 3 years At Valley Forge June 3, 1778 , Pay rate $9 a month paid in New York c urrency, in 1778 At Camp White Plains August 8, 1778 Sick in Camp at Camp Fredericksburg Octo ber 1, 1778 Promoted to Sergeant October 1, 1778 Pay rate $10 At Camp Pluckamin December 21 , 1778 At Middle Brook June 3, 1779 At Camp Smith's Clove July 4, 1779 At New Windsor Augus t 3, 1779 Discharged January 10, 1780 - Morristown, New Jersey

On Sept. 1, 1783 Charles Powell signed as receiving 79 Pounds, 8 sh., 5 pn. From Officers an d Privates of the Revolutionary War, page 250 Colonel Harrison's Regiment of the Artillery Co mpany No. 8, As it stood at Valley Forge, June 3, 1778 Samuel Eddens, Captain Lewis Booker, C aptain-Lieutenant Richard Hill, First Lieutenant Abraham Cole, Second Lieutenant (Sick in Vir ginia) John Chick, Sergeant (Sick in Virginia) Christian Francis, Corporal William Machie, Co rporal Augustine Lawless, Bombardier Christian Cawthorn, Bombardier Charles Powell, Bombardie r James Gentry, Bombardier Richard Croxton, Gunner Richard Rogers, Gunner George Anderson, Dr ummer John Sneed, Fiffer Matrosses for Three Years Joseph Clark John Denton Charles Lyle Char les Morgan Issac Wesson Benjamin Lawson William Creamer John Lyle Jacob Peales Edward Saggs W illiam Vaughan (Sick in Camp) John Wilds (Sick in Camp) Richard Parker (Sick in Camp) Willia m Bibb (Sick in Camp) Solomon Hall (Sick in Camp) A list of Capt. Samuel Eddens' Company of A rtillery, as it stood at Smith's Clove, July 4, 1779 is on page 251. There are thirty member s listed in the Company at Valley Forge and only twenty-one at Smith's Clove. All the soldie rs listed as sick on the first list are absent from the second. It is possible they all die d in camp at Valley Forge. On the second list Charles Powell and Christian Cawthorn are show n as promoted to Sergeant on Oct. 1, 1778. Company Number 9 and 10 of this artillery both ha ve a William Powell on their rosters. It is not known exactly who these two William Powell s might be.
Charles Powell was discharged January 10, 1780 at Morristown, New Jersey. Among thos e listed at the same time were: Ambrose Bohannan, Lieut. & P. M., on furlough to Virginia Ch arles Powell sold his military warrant to A. Bohannan, 1783 Also listed: John C. Carter (coul d this be John Crump Carter?) Thomas Carter Samuel Coleman Thomas Coleman Whitehead Coleman
Note: ( Charles Powell sold Sarah Gholson's land inherited from her grandfather Sandridg e to Clayton Coleman)
Charles Powell, Halifax Co. VA Militia A list of the mens names belonging to Maj. Jones Batta lion of Militia who have deserted, Distinguishing those who carried off their arms from thos e who did not, also those who deserted from their post. Cabin Point Feby. 23 1781 John Anders on,Judfood Parrott, John Pulliman, Macajah Simms, Ashwell Stone, Isham Turner, Elijah Parrott , Thomas Watkin, William Warmack, William Young, William Dye, William Taylor, Jacob Miller, J ohn Foster, Thomas Whitlock, Reubin Graves, John Hall, Thomas Brooks, Joseph Peterson, Willia m Davis Moses Turner, John Smithey, Robert Wade, Zacheriah Hill John Carter, Charles Powell , David Jones Note: These are the 27 names of men from Halifax County on this list. Charles P owell is listed as taking his gun, bayonet, cartridge box, flint, and cartridges. Everyone o n the list is listed as deserting "From Post". We have only the first page of this list. W e do not know the total number off pages. This page contains 41 names with others from Buckin gham, Bedford and Mecklenburg County.

1782 Halifax Co. Tax list Charles Powell 10 Whites, 3 Blacks 1787 Halifax Co. VA Tax list Cha rles Powell 1Black +16 yrs, 4 Blacks 1-16 yrs, 4 horses, 14 cattle 1810 Mercer Co. KY Will/In ventory 1 Negro man Tom 1 Negro woman Dorcah 8 cattle, 8 sheep, 3 horses, 56 hogs

Halifax Co. Marriages

Charles Powell to Salley Nelson April 23 1794 Sur. John Nelson Married 24 April by Rev. Leona rd Baker p. 30
David Powell Jr. to Sarah Winn Smith Johnson Jan 17 1791 Wit. Robert Terry. Sarah dau. of Jo hn ans Susanna Wooding.
Step-dau. fo John and dau. of Susanna. Married 18 Jan by Rev Alexander Hay p. 21
David Powell to Susannah Carter Nov 11 1796 Susannah signs her own consent. Married 17 Nov b y Rev. Jaems Watkins. p. 34
James Powell to Nancy Adams Feb 11 1800 dau. of Will Adams who consents. Sur. Philip Adams. W it Obadiah Roberts.
Married 13 FEb by Rev Reuben Pickett p. 45
Joshua Powell to Fanny Willinham June 2 1787 Sur. David Powell p. 12
Thomas Powell to Nancy Wamack Sept 4 1792 dau. of Charles Womack who consents. Sur. Enoch Far mer. Married 6 Sept by Rev. Hawkins Landrum p. 24
William Powell to Sally Johnson Sept 16 1784 Sur. Smith Johnson. Wit. Henry Goare p. 6
William Powell to Nancy Nelson Dec 25 1798 Sur. John Hodges. Married 26 Dec by Rev. Leonard B aker. p. 39

Newspaper extracts of KY, page 213 Charles Powell, 29 January 1798, living near Croford's tav ern on the Doctor's fork in MErcer County, found a horse.
Spotsylvania Co. VA Deeds July 30, 1766. Jane (or Jean) CURTIS, single woman, of Orange Co. t o Rice CURTIS of Orange Co., Gent. Ð20 curr. 50 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., part of the s d. Janes part of a tract of land given by the sd. Rice CURTIS to his three daughters, Elizab eth, Frances and the sd. Jane, as by Deed recd. in Spts. Co. Court, etc. Witnesses, Joseph HE RNDON, Charles POWELL, Thoms. [sic] BARTLETT. Augt. 5, 1766.

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cst/bartlett/wspotsva.htm Page 139. BARTLETT, William, Berkele y Parish, d. Oct. 13, 1774, p. Dec 21, 1775. Wit. Edward HERNDON, Joseph Willoughby, Charle s POWELL. Ex. Susannah BARTLETT and son Harry BARTLETT. Leg. son Harry BARTLETT; my wife Susa nnah; my five children, viz; Thomas, William and Harry BARTLETT, Ann MONTAGUE and Isabel GRAV ES.

From DAR records of Nancy Green Prewitt Hawkins found on LDS FHC microfilm Notes made by Hatt ie M. Scott, Frankfort KY, Mercer Co. Court Records See Deed Book, 1 page 14 James Hunter an d Mary his wife and Hannah Harris sold 300 acres in 1792 to Charles Powell of Mercer Co. Ky . This suit seems to be over th title of 300 acres that Charles Powell bought of Mary Hunter , etc. Charles Powell's Heris vs Mathew Prewitt (Box P, NO. 9, 10, 11) At the house of Sall y PRewitt, widow of Mathew Perwitt, Feb 15 1817. Thomas Crawford, adm. of Charles Prewitt (s hould be Powell) deceased filed Feb 26 1817. Charles Powell, Lewis Powell, Anthony Powell, Na thaniel Warren and wife Lucy, John Wesley and wife Agnes, George Cole and wif eRhode, Field s Prewitt and wife Polly; Edmund Bottom and wife Sally, heirs and devisees of Charles Powell , deceased by Samuel Davis, attorney vs Sarah Prewitt, widow of Mathew Prewitt, deceased, Ish am Prewitt, Nancy Prewitt, Edith Prewitt, Walker Prewitt, and Jas. PRewitt, heirs of Mathew P rewitt, deceased. This was land that Sarah Prewitt inherited form her father Wm. Stewart an d Wm. Stewart's will given as exhibit, also deed of Charles Powell of Aug. 28 1792 from the H unters, ect.

Searching the DAR online catalog I found this Title:
District of Columbia DAR GRC report ; s3 : ancestry o Nancy Powell Hawkins / compiled by Kath rine Cox Gottschalk
Author: Gottschalk, Kathrine Cox District of Columbia DAR, G.R.C. For similar materials, try : Bottom family. Pruitt family. Coulter family Powell family Sandidge family Other Informatio n: Publisher: 1934 Description: [107] leaves :
facsim., geneal. tables (some folded) ; 29 cm. Location:
FAMILIES BOTTOM GRC-D.C.

William Purkins of Spotsylvania Co. VA apprentices himself to Charles Powell ot lear the trad e of Bricklayer and Plaster, Etc. for 5 years

Deed Book 10, page 266
Charles Powell of Halifax Co. purchased of George Rainey, for 62 p., 150 acres on the water s of Licking Creek, bounded by Landers line, Witnesses: John Stanfield, John Gholson, Georg e Patterson

Born ‎ Apr 8, 1744 at Overwharton Ph., Stafford County, Virginia‎
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