Other settlers, such as William and Caroline Powell from London, arrived in the 1850s. If you are already a member of the Webb Surname DNA Project and would like to upgrade or do additional testing, you must order the tests through your, Here is a mystery person for the Webb genealogist who likes a challenge. In 2012 a descendant of Humphrey Webb b. c1600 of Oxfordshire, England made a DNA match to several Virginia members,anddescendants of John Webb b. There he met Anne Dummer. 6/1/1817 r. & d. Coloma,WI, John Martin, b.c. This contradicts both the 1920 census and 1900 census where he claimed his father was born in Indiana. Included in the list of the many successes of the project are the establishment in 2004 of the Christopher Webb line of Baintree, Massachusetts, and the Jonathan Webb line of Stamford, Connecticut. William Powell is commemorated at the Great Plains Welsh Heritage Center in Wymore, Nebraska. Frank S. Webb 38 born Indiana; father born in Ohio; mother born in Ohio, Minnie E. Webb 38 born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born Indiana, Howard L. Webb 12 born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born Indiana, Queen E. Webb 5 born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born Indiana. A598504 Jacqueli Finley info@leesofvirginia.org T526752 *W. R. Powell R-M269 8 . The dominant figure of my youth was a small man, 5 ft. 2 in. He left the family home when my mother was eight years old and married again. The English counties bordering on Wales Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire also had many Powells. One or two administrators typically run a surname project, organizing results, sharing information and . Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Lake Powell on the Colorado river was named after him. He pioneered hundreds of immigrants into South Dakota and the other Plains states in the 1860s. Three of the family were Judges on the Kings Bench in England. 1804 and d. 1860, John Jason Powell b. All WEBBs are welcome to participate in the project. They obviously didnt think we were married, he said. 1843 MS d. 1920 MS, Matched Group 157 - R-M269 Unable to Predict Subclade - Need Big Y 700, Matched Group 160 - T-M70 > L446 > CTS11984, Crawford Powell b 1810 VA d. abt 1860 Marion Co. T, William Powell, b. c.1725 VA/NC d. 1791 Warren, NC, Lewis R. POWELL;b. Virginia 1792, died 1860-1870, Henry W Sizemore b. The Powell name was mostly to be found in south Wales, in Brecon and Glamorgan: The name also cropped up in Carmarthen, a Powell family there being squires of the Maesgwynne estate. It was in this year that his Lordship was invaded by Bernard Newmarch, (a Norman); who with his forces defeated Lord Brecon in battle at Caerbaunan. A later arrival arrival into Maryland from Wales was Walter Powell. She told the census taker that he was born in IN. The name can also have been derived from locations. 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WHITNEY Family Genealogy Forum He was the son of John Powell born in 1490, also in Cradley. Powell, Kimberly. We areactivelylooking for donors from proven or probable descendants of these Webb families. Nant Eos means spring or brook of the nightingale. There has been a house on the site in Cardiganshire near Aberystwyth for centuries. All rights reserved. May 1836 in Ohio. 1656 Gloucester, England, d. PA, m. Elizabeth, John Webb m. Betty Sears of Barnstable, MA. William was described as a man of character and wealth, a gentleman of great name and fortune. is descendants became well-to-do plantation owners who, however, lost out during the Civil War. 1795 of Co. Armagh, Ireland. who share the same STR results also share a recent paternal lineage. 1755, MD?, lived Jackson Co, GA, Roderick POWELL alias Williams,ca1730-1805;Brecon, James Whittemore b.1839 Rockingham Co. NC, Frederick Thomas Powell, b.1787 and d. 1826. IN. Reaney, P.H. He would sometimes write his name as Thomas ap Howel Glln.. A number of Powells moved on from Virginia, to North Carolina or west to Kentucky and Tennessee or south to Georgia and other states: Heading Further West. We are a large group of genealogists who have chosen to incorporate the science of DNA into our research to help break through our brick walls, find relatives and strengthen paper trails. I believe there are many Powells in Shropshire. Frank L. Webb stated to the census taker that his profession was a tractor engine builder. Robert E Howell,January 21, 1871, Beaufort County, William Powell, b.1739,Thruxton Herefordshire, Wls, Daniel Powell b. Coats of arms are granted to individuals, not families, and may rightfully be used only by the uninterrupted male line descendants of the person to whom the coat of arms was originally granted. Powell has also been a Jamaica name and, more recently, an Afro-Caribbean Jamaican name. He took an unpublished manuscript on Welsh history and in 1584 published it as The History of Cambria (Cambria is the old name for Wales). 1614 London and d. 1687 IW,VA, Matched Group 109 - I-M170 > P215 > CTS2257 > L460 > P214 > S2599 > S11321 > S2519 > S2497 > L38 > S2606 > S24121 > Y16521 > S21118 > S11558, Matched Group 110 - J-M267 > CTS12238 > Z2217 > L620 > PF4832 > L136 > P58 > CTS9721 > S4924 > L817 > ZS2689, Matched Group 113 - R-M269 > L23 > L51 > P310 > L151 > P312 > Z290 > L21 > S552 > DF13 > L513, Walter Powell, b. Abt 1622 and d. 27 Jan 1696, Lucas Powell, b 1722 near Williamsburg,Va,d.1811, Matched Group 114 - R-M269 > P310 > P312 > Z290 > L21 > S552 > DF13 > L513 > S6365 > BY17 > L1333 > FGC32208 > FT44267. King William the Second [1087-1100]. This jimmy Crow,B. Can you identify this Webb? 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There is some indication that when taxes Fucilla, Joseph. Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. The first settlers in Newfoundland were Welsh, led by Captain Daniel Powell in 1622. This jaunty, confident little man is Luther Powell, my father. 1745 Essex Co. VA m. Frances Young - of Granville Co. NC, John Webb m. Margaret Rhodes of Bertie Co. NC - "Merry Hill Webbs", Henry Webb d. 1758 [murdered] of Orange Co. NC, sons Wentworth, John and Thomas, John Webb d. 1749 Northampton Co. NC, sons James, Jesse and Jolly Webb, Anthony Webb of Bertie Co. NC, sons Samuel & William, Benjamin Webb m. Rhoda of Rockingham Co. NC, Gilbert Webb b. bet. These are some of the present-day Welsh surnames that you can check out. Pennsylvania with Counties, Towns and Communities Project . ThoughtCo. b. abt 1835 d. after 186, Allen Powell 1822 SC - Gordon Co, GA - 1876 AR, Thomas Powell, b. Powells were also found at Banlahan in Cork from 1683. They later profited from the operation of the nearby Llywernog silver and lead mine. The family built a castle there around 1100 and was said to have been the first in Wales in the 1500's to have adopted the Powell surname in its English form. Joseph William Powell, 1852, , Apr. Powell narrated the story of the Powell journey from Arkansas to Squaw Creek in Hood county, Texas in the 1850s. of as seen in names like Williamson and Thomason. Would be nice if there is anyone out there who had connections with Samuel Powell who came to India. Bob Cockrel 18-May-2014 22:09: Hi, Do you have a HOWELL connection to PA? Thomas Powell b.1641 CT d.1721.d Nassau co NY. So I guess he came to India around 1870 or thereabouts. 1680 M253+ Z58- (T-) L803-, Matched Group 106 - I-M253 > DF29 > Y18697 > Y10633, Matched Group 108 - I-M253 > DF29 > Z58 > Z139 > S2293 > S6277 > Y15902 > Y15575 > FT3433 > S27836 > A6549, Allen Powell Sr. @1786 NC- 1878 Gordon Co., GA, William Powell [Wales?] Z23532 people are S6365- S5668- so they are their own anciently forming subclade. The. GeneaNet - PowellRecordsGeneaNet includes archival records, family trees, and other resources for individuals with the Powellsurname, with a concentration on records and families from France and other European countries. 15 Aug 1811 (Montgomery Co.??) It covers the Powells from their earliest ancestors in 262 AD up through when W. B. Powells grandfather, William Powell Sr. who immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1729 and is the only Powell from Castle Madoc in Brecon Wales documented to have come to America. ), d. 1815 (Surrey), Matched Group 137 - R-M269 > L23 > L51 > P310 > L151 > P312 > Z46516 > ZZ11 > U152 > PF6658 > Z192 > PF6652 > PF6656 > PF6655 > PF6693 > Z30155, Matched Group 138 - R-M269 > L23 > L51 > P310 > L151 > P312 > Z46516 > ZZ11 > U152 > L2 > Z258 > Z367 > L20 > Z291, Matched Group 140 - R-M269 > L23 > L51 > P310 > L151 > U106 > Z2265 > BY30097 > FTT8 > Z381 > Z156 > Z306 > Z307 > Z304 > BY12480 > FGC8365 > DF96, Matched Group 141 - R-M269 > L23 > L51 > P310 > L151 > U106 > Z2265 > BY30097 > FTT8 > Z381 > Z301 > L48 > Z9 > Z30 > Z27 > Z345 > Z2 > Z7 > Z8 > Z1 > Z346 > Z343 > FGC11784, Matched Group 142 - R-M269 > L23 > L51 > P310 > L151 > U106 > Z2265 > BY30097 > FTT8 > Z381 > Z156 > Z306 > Z307 > Z304 > BY12480 > FGC8365 > DF96, Matched Group 143 - R-M269 > L23 > L51 > P310 > L151 > U106 > Z2265 > BY30097 > FTT8 > Z381 > Z301 > L48 > Z9 > Z30 > Z27 > Z345 > Z2 > Z7 > FGC902 > FGC910 > FGC904 > CTS10893 > CTS4099, William Hinton Powell, b. Caribbean. 1720 d. 1795 Ennis Co Clare, Martin Powell, b. Elisha Smith Powell, b. IN in the household of her father Theodore J. Ludwig [Laudig], age 37 with wife Jennie. Y-DNA STR markers change (mutate) often enough that most men who share the same STR results also share a recent paternal lineage. One of the first written examples of the surname was the name Osbert Webbe in the county of Suffolk, listed in the pipe rolls. His grandson William Dummer Powell wrote the following about their marriage: An anecdote was handed down about the town of Boston. Until the 15th century each child took their father's name with their gender specific word (ap for boys and verch for girls), the surname could go on for several generation so a boy named John whose father was named Howell and who's father's father . For genealogy within the most recent fifteen generations, STR markers help define The second possible origin of the surname is English and derives from the given name Paul. Both Solomon and Elizabeth Bartlemay Laudig are reportedly buried in Wayne Co. As the most extreme legal sanction available, the death penalty helps define the scale of punishment that American society views as reasonable and fair. 1815 d. 1890, Matched Group 101 - I-M223 > P222 > CTS616 > CTS10057 > Z161 > CTS4348 > L801 > Z178 > Z165 > CTS6433 > SK1258, William Powell, 26 Apr 1831-1899 Llanelli Wales, Matched Group 102 - I-M223 > P222 > CTS616 > CTS10057 > Z161 > CTS4348 > L801 > Z178 > Z165 > CTS6433 > S2364 > S2361 > Z171 > CTS8584 > Z185 > Z180 > Z166 > FT73935 > Y6060 > BY48815 > Y5748, Scott Powell b 1799 Virginia d 1887 Meigs Co, TN, Matched Group 103 - I-M253 > DF29 > Z58 > Z59 > Z2041 > Z2040 > Z382 > FGC24333 > S26361 > S16414 > S22349 > FGC24357 > FGC24347 > FGC24356, Needham Powell, b. He arrived in 1779 and rose to become Chief Justice of Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1816. The project was designed for the patronymic style surnames (Williams, Jones, and Roberts, just to name a few) which are found in Wales. 1931 tennessee near Chester co. Lawson Hopper b. abt 1804 GA d.ca1880 Etowah, AL, Matched Group 125 - R-M269 > P310 > P312 > Z290 > L21 > S552 > DF13 > ZZ10, Matched Group 126 - R-M269 > P310 > P312 > Z290 > L21 > S552 > DF13 > ZZ10 > Z253 > BY63543, Caleb Powell Sr.b.bef.1765 NC>Jacob C.Powell b1784, Caleb Powell Sr.b.bef.1765 NC>Aaron b.1791 F.Co.SC, Caleb Powell Sr.>Caleb Jr.>Ed.Geo.Powell 1868-1936, Matched Group 129 - R-M269 > L23 > L51 > P310 > L151 > P312 > Z46516 > ZZ11 > DF27 > ZZ12_1 > FTT1 > FGC78762 > BY21074, Colvin Powell, August 4, 1809,Loudoun County, VA, Robert William Wallace, b. FamilySearch - Powell GenealogyExplore over 4 millionresults from digitizedhistorical records and lineage-linked family trees related to the Powell surname on this free website hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He started out working in the stock room, moved up to become a shipping clerk, and eventually became foreman of the shipping department. Surname was changed from 'Saxe-Coburg and Gotha' . Daniel Powell in Illinois. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. It would be nice to see if I have relatives still there who we can trace back. confirmed by SNP testing. 1725, Sadsbury Twp., PA, Thomas Pugh, b 1714 Llanfihangel Nant Bran, Wales. In its earliest stages, the project mainly focused on Webb families of the Southeast. Other participants quickly followed as Webb researchers learned about the potential of this valuable genealogical tool. This In the early days the estate covered some 30,000 acres. This is the second in a series about DNA projects, how they work and how they can benefit testers and others. At the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, the cup was said to have left Glastonbury and been passed into the family who then owned Nanteos. 1793 NC and d. 1866 TX. 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