Charles
Powell
aka Powel
Born in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Powell
and Elizabeth (Perkins) Powell
Husband of
Sarah Jane Abigail (Gholson) Powell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Agatha Powell, Lucy Powell, Anthony Powell, Rhoda Powell, Charles Powell III, Mary Ann (Powell) Prewitt, Lewis Powell, Mary Ann Powell and Sarah Jane (Powell) Bottom
Died
at about age 69
in Mercer County Kentucky,
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Feb 2015
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Biography
Charles Powell served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
Charles Powell was born May 26, 1740, in Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia. He is the son of Charles Powell and Elizabeth Perkins.[1]
Charles married Sarah Gholson[2] about 1765, probably in Spotsylvania County in Virginia, where Sarah inherited land from her grandfather, William Sandridge.
He fought in the Revolutionary War as a member of the Halifax County, Virginia militia.[3]
After the war they moved to Halifax County, Virginia. In 1807 "unhappy differences" existed between Charles and Sarah so he made a settlement with her, as she had land and money when they married.[4]
Charles Powell died between March and July in 1810.[5][6]
Research Notes
- DAR indicates Charles was born 1740 in Orange County, Virginia.[7] This does not agree with the birth record from VBC.
- The birth information given above comes from VBC where Charles' surname is spelled with only one "l". Comparison to the birth record for Elizabeth Powell, it seems likely that the single "l" is Charles' record was a transcription error.
- It is not clear that the Charles from the VBC record is the same as the Charles from the DAR, but the two records are comingled here assuming the two are the same.
- DAR records indicate descendants of three children; Charles, Louis and Lewesy (F = "Lucy"?).
Footnotes:
- ↑ VBC
- ↑ DAR-A127459 Spouse 1) SARAH GOLSON
- ↑ DAR-A127459 Service Description: 1) HALIFAX CO MILITIA; Service: VIRGINIA; Rank(s): SOLDIER
- ↑ Source needed
- ↑ DAR-A127459 Death: 1810 MERCER CO, KENTUCKY
- ↑ Source needed for the "between March and July" part
- ↑ DAR-A127459 Birth: 1740 ORANGE CO, VIRGINIA
Sources
- DAR-A127459: DAR Website, Ancestor #: A091985 Charles Powell Service Source: ECKENRODE, LIST OF REV SOLS OF VA, VOL 1, P 357
- VBC: "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR4-VRG : 5 December 2014), Charles Powel in entry for Charles Powel, 26 May 1740; citing OVERWHARTON PARISH,STAFFORD,VIRGINIA, reference ; FHL microfilm 0496620 IT 3.
- "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR4-YKN : 5 December 2014), Elizabeth Powell, 26 Apr 1735; citing OVERWHARTON PARISH,STAFFORD,VIRGINIA, reference ; FHL microfilm 0496620 IT 3.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles:
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~1.56%
Michael Beaston
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~0.78%
Timothy Allen :
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~0.78%
David McCaulley :
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~0.78%
Stuart Powell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Colonelpowell
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~0.78%
Trevis Powell :
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~0.78%
Frances (Anderson) Sharp :
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~0.39%
Russell Houston :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rh_houston
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Fleta Aday
Charles Powell died 1744 Stafford County VA is not a son of Robert Powell & Sarah Taylor. Robert’s son Charles Powell was deeded land from his father in Carolina County, VA. 6/1/1735. On 5/8/1741 Charles Powell and his wife SARAH Powell sold that land to Mordecai Throckmorton. In 1731, 1733, 1735, 1736, 1740, 1744 our Charles Powell is recorded on the Overwharton Parish Register of Stafford County, Virginia as fathering children with wife Elizabeth (sometimes the name is Betsy) Charles Powell of Stafford County, VA and Charles Powell of Carolina County, Virginia are 2 completely different individuals with different wives. The Three Sisters.
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