Alice
Powell
Born about in James River, Jackson County, Colony of Virginia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 24
in Surry County, Colony of Virginia
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Biography
Alice Powell was the daughter of William Powell, Captain of the fort at Jamestown, Virginia.
Research Notes
Place Creation
Jackson County, West Virginia, (Virginia at the time) was created on 1 Mar 1831, from portions of Kanawha County, Mason County and Wood County, Virginia.
Relationships
Alice had a brother, named George, who owned property on Chippokee Creek. When George died, he left a daughter named Mary(e) and Thomas Warren became her guardian. Alice has been thought to have been the first wife of Thomas Warren,[1] but this profile was detached from his on 3 June 2021 (see this comment on his profile). Their marriage was said to have been in Surry County, Virginia from "after 1644 (to about 1650)".
Guardianship of "Marye Powell" is established in a record entry in Surry county, February 5, 1652. It is most probable that the Court was guided by a family connection, in that Thomas Warren's wife was Mary's paternal aunt. Thomas was 28 years of age. It is also significant that Thomas named his first daughter Alice, born 1645, and that his first son, born 1648, was named William, presumably after Alice's father. [2]
Warnings
Upon saving, 5 June 2020, received the following automated message:
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- A mother's birth date (Whitney-365 born 1553) should not be more than 67 years before the birth date of one of her children (Powell-913 born 1626).
- A father's death date (Powell-979 died 1622) should not be more than nine months before one of his children's birth dates (Powell-913 born 1626).
Sources
- ↑ Hugh Watson, "Climbing Your Family Tree," Daily News, Newport News, Virginia, July 27, 1969
- ↑ A History And Genealogy Of The Gookin Family Of England, Ireland And America compiled by Richard N. Gookins, Salem, Oregon, 1983, available online here: https://archive.org/details/AHistoryAndGenealogyOfTheGookinFamilyOfEnglandIrelandAndAmerica/page/n51/mode/1up
See also:
- Harriet Larsen
- LDS Ordinance Data
- Genealogy.com
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- Alice Powell Warren c. 1626-1650 attached to wrong mother May 25, 2018.
- I need serious help sourcing Powell-913 Jul 21, 2016.
- Could I get Ppp for Powell-913 please Dec 5, 2015.
The current argument for her to be his wife is as follows, and it is pure conjecture:
"Guardianship of "Marye Powell" is established in a record entry in Surry county, February 5, 1652. It is most probable that the Court was guided by a family connection, in that Thomas Warren's wife was Mary's paternal aunt. Thomas was 28 years of age. It is also significant that Thomas named his first daughter Alice, born 1645, and that his first son, born 1648, was named William, presumably after Alice's father."
This argument was presented in the older version of the "Gookin Book" referenced above and available online. However in a later edition that is not available online, this argument was discarded after the author Richard Gookins corresponded with John Frederick Dorman. Dorman presented a compelling argument that Thomas Warren was appointed guardian for other reasons and was never married to Alice Powell. It was also stated if he had then why was his daughter Alice Warren never mentioned in the disposition of the Powell estate?
A couple of other possibilities for Warren's first wife are mentioned, but in this more recent edition of the "Gookin Book", the name of his first wife is left as undetermined. Unless somebody has stronger evidence, then Alice Powell should be removed as a wife of Thomas Warren and mother of William and Alice.
I can post a photo of this more recent argument if y'all want, but it is too long to type out the whole thing.
edited by Randall Merriott
edited by Randall Merriott
Question: Does Alice's profile need to be re-locked now?
edited by Randall Merriott