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From: "Brian S. Carpenter Sr." <>
Subject: Re: [POWELL] New Powell Book-just received
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 21:29:15 -0400
References: <20000718.201858.-466935.0.susansz@juno.com>


Looking for Philla. Pa. Powells ALSO given names Sara, Nellie , Samuel ,
and Fred
ANY info is WELCOME thanks ... Brian


----- Original Message -----
From: susan d szewczyk <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [POWELL] New Powell Book-just received


> Hi,
> Does this powell book have any powell's from Philly,PA? Also could you
> tell me the name of the book and where you got it?
> thanks
> sue
>
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:19:21 EDT writes:
> > I am so pleased to get the new edition. I know I will enjoy going
> > through
> > it. However,, I was hoping that I would get more clarification of
> > my family.
> > That being the family of Elisha Powell, ( page 247) son of Nathan
> > Powell
> > and Alice Culpepper (his apparently 3rd wife). However also, she
> > was not a
> > Culpepper by birth according to researchers of the Culpepper
> > familles. She
> > was the wife of Osborne Culpepper, he was born Edgecomb Co..NC ca
> > 1770, he
> > died Sept 1807 in Nash Co., NC. at 37 years old. They were married
> > in Nash
> > Co. NC ca 1792, she was born 1772. Children of this union are the
> > ones as
> > listed as her siblings on page 251 are the same as listed as
> > children of
> > Osborne ( son of Erasmus) and Alice Nicholson ..
> > Needs some clarification on this.
> >
> > My Elisha was born 05 DEC 1788, and he was married to a Mary Carter
> > Ward,
> > they married ca 1802-1827.
> > The children of Elisha Powell and Mary Carter Ward are as follows:
> >
> > Elizabeth Pace Powell born 09 Nov 1811, Md. 09 Jan
> > 1834 to William Powell she died 1873
> >
> > James Ward Powell ( Mine) born 04 Feb 1812, married 05 Aug 1830 to
> > Jane
> > Leach (daughter of Humphrey Leach and Sally Mc Clain or Mc Clure of
> > Lincoln
> > Co.... Ky.) He died in Union Co., KY 24 Aug 1879.
> >
> > Priscilla Ann Powell born 29 Sept 1813, KY, married 19 Feb 1836,
> > Union Co.,
> > KY to William Alexander Grigsby She died in Indiana in 1875.
> >
> > Elisha Thomas Powell born 15 April 1816, married Mary Holderman
> > date?
> > he died 05 DEC 1852
> >
> > Nathan Francis (mentioned on page 247) Powell born 10 Jan 1818,
> > Henderson
> > Co., KY married 10 Jan 1837 to Elizabeth A. Barnett, he died?
> >
> > Benjamin Ward Powell born 27 Oct 1822, Henderson Co., KY married
> > Louisa M.
> > Posey on 02 Mar 1854, he died 14 Oct 1906 Henderson Co., KY
> >
> > William Joseph (Willie) Powell born 25 August 1824, married
> > Elizabeth Ann
> > Walton ? He died abt 1860.
> >
> > I believe that the family back from Elisha is as follows:
> >
> > Elisha being the son of Nathan & Alice Nicholson Culpepper Powell.
> >
> > Nathan born 10 Sept 1768 Edgecomb NC.
> >
> > Nathan's father was Nathaniel born ca 1730, Halifax NC.,
> >
> > Nathaniel's father being Richard born ca 1710 in NC
> >
> > Richard's father being Nathaniel born 1659-1688 in Halifax Co., NC.
> >
> >
> > I will study the book closely and see if I can find anything to make
> > the
> > pieces fit. I had come across the discrepancies in the names of
> > Nathan's
> > wives names, and now that he was possibly married 3 times all the
> > names
> > fit. Some people had Nathan married to an Elizabeth Pace and others
> > to
> > Rebecca Avent and others entirely only to Alice Culpepper. On page
> > 247 it
> > looks like everyone is correct, except Alice was a Nicholson by
> > birth. I am
> > not putting this out as absolute and would welcome any and all
> > comments.
> > Thanks
> >
> >
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