Lazarus Whitehead Powell Sr. (1777 - 1869)

Born 15 Jun 1777 in West Tarboro, Edgecombe Co., North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hulda (Wright) Powell — married 17 Oct 1799 in Edgecombe Co, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Nancy Ann (McMahon) Powell — married 18 Mar 1806 in Logan, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Dorothy Ann (Davis) Powell — married 5 Jan 1835 in Union, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1869 at age 91 in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky

Biography

Captain Lazarus Whitehead Powell was born 1777 in West Tarboro, Edgecombe Co., North Carolina to Willoughby Powell and Mary Whitehead who married in 1776 in Edgecombe Co., North Carolina. Mary was the Daughter of Lazarus Whitehead and Mary Bryan.

Lazarus was one of Ten Siblings.

He married his first wife, Hulda Wright 17th October 1799 in Edgecombe Co, North Carolina. They had three children:

1. Alfred Powell b. 1800
2. Elizabeth Powell b. 1802
3. William Powell b. 1805

He married his second wife, Nancy Ann McMahon 18th March 1806 in Logan Co, Kentucky. Eight children:

1. James McMahon Powell b. 2 Feb 1807 d. 1875
2. Willoughby Powell b. 21 Nov 1808
3. Ninion Carmen Powell b. 9 March 1812
4. Lazarus Whitehead Powell (Gov, Senator) b. 6 Oct 1812 d. 1867
5. Mary Jane Powell b. 1 Apr 1814
6. Elizabeth Huldah Powell b. 5 July 1816
7. Samuel Goode Hopkins Powell b. 29 Feb 1820
8. Sarah Ann Powell b. 4 Sept 1821

He married his third wife, Elizabeth A. Heth. Two children:

1. Thomas Harrison Powell b. 1822
2. Lazarus Powell b. 1825 (Jr.?)

He married his fourth wife, Dorothy Ann Davis 5th January 1835 Union Co, Kentucky. Two children:

1. Elias D. Powell b. 1 Feb 1837
2. Henderson D. Powell b. 13 July 1838

Captain Lazarus Powell settled when young in Logan Co., Ky., where he lived 2 years; then moved to Henderson Co., Ky. in 1806, where he lived until he died April 28, 1869.

He was the father of the late senator and governor, Lazarus Whitehead Powell who had 12 children, 4 surviving him with his widow. wife was a d/o Rev. Mr. Deason.^[1]GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS FROM REPORTED DEATHS, THE NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, 1869-1871 By Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith

Sources

1. ↑ NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, V. 29, #20. May 15, 1869

• Find A Grave Memorial# 65510768
• Obituary and information on spouses/children provided by Leslyn Lang.
• 1851 Lazarus Powell Will. Kentucky, Henderson County, Probate Court, Wills, Vol. C, p. 251-253, 18 June 1851, digital image 739 of 789, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 19 October 2023)
• 1869 Court Order, Kentucky, Henderson County, County Court, Book H, p. 285, 21 May 1869, digital image 488 of 591, FamilySearch ([2]: accessed 19 October 2023)
  • "This day a paper purporting to be the last will and testament of Lazarus Powell deceased was produced in Court and proved by Jackson McClain on of the subscribing witnesses who certified that the same was also subscribed by W D Allison in the presence and by the request of Lazarus Powell and that Allison is now dead, that He saw him sign as witness and that Lazarus Powell then being of sound mind signed in their presence and published said paper as his will and said will being sufficiently proved is ordered to record."