Eleanor (Powell) Adams (abt. 1714 - aft. 1771)

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Eleanor was born about 1714. Eleanor's husband, John Adams, spelled Addams in his will, signed his will on 20 March 1769 in Halifax County, Virginia which was probated 21 September 1769. He named his wife Elenor as Executrix, she giving bond with Benjamin Dickson and Joshua Powell as her securities..^[1] She died after 11 December 1771 when she signed her daughter Martha's marriage record to Thomas Dickson in Halifax, Virginia.^[2]

Born 1724 Amelia, Maryland, USA. ^[3][4]

Event: She inherits all of her husband John Adams' estate for use during her lifetime or until she remarries. She is also the sole executor of the estate. Inheritance SEP 1769. Halifax, Virginia, USA. File @M7829@.

Eleanor Powell in the Family Data Collection - Individual Records: (via Ancestry.com archives)
Name: Eleanor Powell
Spouse: John Addams
Parents: Hezekiah Powell

Birth Place: Amelia, MD Birth Date: 1710
Death Place: VA
Death Date: 1772

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Eleanor Powell in the Family Data Collection - Births: (via Ancestry.com archives)
Name: Eleanor Powell
Father: Hezekiah Powell
Birth Date: 1710
City: Amelia
State: MD
Country: USA

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Eleanor Powell in the Family Data Collection - Marriages: (via Ancestry.com archives)
Name: Eleanor Powell
Spouse: John Adams
Marriage Date (Day, Month, Year): 1739
City: Halifax
County: Halifax Co
State: VA

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch Digital Collections. "Halifax, Virginia, Will Books 0-2, 1753?-1790." Book 0, pp. 270-272. Images 139-140 of 704. Halifax, Virginia, will of: John Addams, 20 March 1769, recorded 21 September 1769 FHL Film #31862. FHL Digitized Film #7645117. Familysearch.org. Accessed 26 August 2021.
2. ↑ Chatham, Anne Bassett Stanley., and Karen Clifford. 1996. Tidewater Families of the New World & Their Westward Migrations, Case Studies in Southern States Research. Ancestors of Chatham, Gwyn, Armfield, Gray, Stanley, Walker, Bassett & Hundley Families. Other Major Collateral Families, Aaron. Including Appendices on Davy Crockett & Pocahontas. Austin, TX: Historical Publications. ( #2846 Martha Adams married Thomas Dickson, 20 Dec 1771, Halifax, VA, consent by Eleanor Adams, mother, pp. 894-895) North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, North Carolina Archives, Government and Heritage Library holdings, Raleigh, NC. Personal papers of Juliet Adams Wills.
3. ↑ Source: #S19 Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Birth date: 1700 Birth place: Virginia
4. ↑ Source: #S19 Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Birth date: 1710 Birth place: Virginia Marriage date: Marriage place: Virginia

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* File M7829. Last Will and Testament for John Adams dated 11 Oct 1768. He designates his wife Eleanor as his sole executor. The will was witnessed by: Joshua Powell (his brother-in-law) Benjamin Dickson, Mark Milner, and Edward Cornwil. (NOTE: Spelling has been left in the original state).

• Source: S19 Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived; Repository: #R1
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