Miles Powell Sr. (1729 - 1791)

Born 17 Sep 1729 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony

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Died 17 Sep 1791 at age 62 in Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Private Miles Powell Sr. served with Berkshire County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Miles Powell Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A092102.

Miles Powell Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 272786
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel

Miles was born in 1729. He is the son of Robert Truman Powell and Ann Goodrich. He married Jemima Adkins. Miles passed away in 1791. Burial in Center Cemetery, Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Lt. Col. in the Berkshire County Massachusetts Militia. ^{[1] [2]}

NOTE: Some additional work needed to sort out the dates and accuracy of sibling and child structure. Ruth might be a granddaughter to Miles Sr.

GAZETTEER OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASS. 1725-1885 Town of Lanesboro Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child, 1885 Transcribed by Dawn Marie Quinn, 2002 Lanesboro lies in the western-central part of the county, in lat. 42(o) and 32', and long. 3(0) 46', bounded north by New Ashford and Cheshire, east by Cheshire and Dalton, south by Pittsfield, and west by Hancock. The erection of this territory into a township was brought about mainly as follows: In January, 1741, the general court was petitioned by Samuel Jackson and seventy-five others, residents of Framingham, Middlesex county, for a "grantof wilderness land situated on the Housatonic river, near to an Indian town." The petition was favorably considered by the committee to whom it was referred, the grants made and the grantees authorized to survey and locate "a township, of the contents of six miles square, adjoining south on Indian Town, so-called, on the Housatonic river, or as near that place as the land would allow," under the usual restrictions and reservations of such grants. Under the act thus passed the township was located and surveyed, much as it lies to-day, except the portion taken from its northeastern part, March 14, 1793, towards forming the township of Cheshire. At a meeting of the proprietors, held October 19, 1742, it was voted that the new grant should be called Richfield, until a name should be given it by the legislature. When this change occurred the name New Framingham was given it, which was retained until the incorporation of the township, June 21, 1765, when Lanesborough was substituted, since shortened by common usage to terminal of "boro" in common with most towns ending with "ough." This name taken, it is said, from James Lane, Viscount Lanesborough, in the peerage of Ireland.

As early as 1759 there were the following heads of families in the town: Nathaniel Williams, Samuel Tyrrell, John Ephraim, Elijah and Miles Powell, brothers, Lieut. Andrew Squier, James Loomis, Ambrose Hall, Isaac Hill, and Charles Goodrich. Between that time and 1762, the settlement was increased by the arrival William Bradley, James Goodrich, Thaddeus Curtis, Eben Squier, Benjamin and Joseph Farnum,Peter Curtis, Samuel Darwin, Nehemiah Bull, Samuel Warren, Moses Hale, Joseph Keeler and Beriah Dudley.

Three brothers, John, Miles and --- Powell, settled in Lanesboro about 1760. John lived nearest the village till his death. His son, Col. John Powell, was eight years old when he was brought here, was colonel in the Revolutionary war, was in the battles of Bennington and Ticonderoga. He was the father of twelve children, eleven living to maturity. He died January 7, 1827, aged seventy-five. Asahel A., his son, was born in 1794, lived in the town till his death, 1869, aged seventy-five. He had seven children, five now living, two in this town, Mrs. W. R. Weed and Miss Ada L. Powell.

GAZETTEER OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASS. 1725-1885; Compiled and Published by HAMILTON CHILD; Permanent Office; Syracuse, N.Y., January, 1885; pages 180-190

Death

Death: 17 SEP 1791, Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, Age: 61-62

Burial

Burial: Lanesborough Center Cemetery, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Event

Event: Battle of Bennington, Rev. War. Military Service, 16 AUG 1777, Walloomsac, New York, Age: 47-48.

Event: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga, Rev. War.Military Service, 6 JUL 1777, Lake Champlain, New York, USA, Age: 47-48

DAR INFORMATION

POWELL, MILES Ancestor #: A092102 Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): LIEUTENANT COLONEL Birth: 1729 WALES Death: 9-14-1791 LANESBOROUGH BERKSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 12, P 643 Service Description: 1) LEXINGTON ALARM, COL PATERSON'S REGT 2) ALSO BERKSHIRE CO REGT AT NEW HAVEN 1779

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-02-22), "Record of Miles Powell", Ancestor # A092102.
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War

• Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
  Source number: 8920.996; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
  Ancestry Record 7836 #974499 (accessed 17 April 2024)
  Miles Powell marriage to Jemima Atkins.
• Death: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
  Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 076
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #2473677 (accessed 17 April 2024)
  Miles Powell death 1791 (age 62) in Lanesboro, Mass.
• Other Church Event: "Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920"
  Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3032 #596187 (accessed 17 April 2024)
  Name: Miles Powell; Residence Date: 9 Nov 1755; Residence Place: Middletown, Connecticut, USA.
• Will: "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991"
  Probate Records, 1761-1917; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Berkshire County); Probate Place: Berkshire, Massachusetts
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9069 #443014 (accessed 17 April 2024)
  Will of Miles Powel of Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, granted probate on 16 Sep 1791.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13997192/miles-powell: accessed April 17, 2024), memorial page for Col Miles Powell Sr. (17 Sep 1729–17 Sep 1791), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13997192, citing Center Cemetery, Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Sheila Cooper (contributor 47220776).

• From Google Books "Henry Geneaology" is a listing for Miles Powellpg 97-98

• Henry Geneaology pg 97-98 has much family info.

• Source: S2 FamilySearch.

• Ancestry-Castle. Miles Powell, son of Robert and Ann.

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter, Boston, 1896-1908) Vol. 12, p. 643

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Christina Penney for creating WikiTree profile Powell-4129 through the import of 6cv2af_196909l5c3d899i0b5f232.ged on Oct 12, 2013.
• Oscar Dayton, firsthand knowledge.