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    William Jackson Powell, Jr.

    Male 1817 -


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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  William Jackson Powell, Jr. was born in c 1817 (son of Jerrald/Gerald Powell and Elizabeth Powell).

      Notes:

      Deed, William J. Powell to Mastin Powell
      North Carolina Division of Archives & History, Caswell County, NC Deeds,
      Book FF Pages 681-682, 15 November 1842
      Abstract: "William J. Powell of the County of Caswell and State of North Carolina of the one part and Mastin Powell of the County of Halifax and State of Virginia "; $50 for "a certain piece of parcel of land lying in the county of Caswell State of North Carolina on the waters of little creek adjoining the lands of him the said Mastin Powell, Elizabeth Powell and others containing by survey twenty six acres "
      William J. Powell
      Witness: Carter Powell, Edwin M. Powell
      Proved by the oath of Carter Powell and ordered recorded 20 March 1843 [Note: The only lot containing 26 acres in the division is lot #6 thatwent William Powell. The above deed adds the middle initial "J." to the name "William Powell" in the division of lands in the deed in FF 57-58. This allows us to tie the "Jackson Powell" in the will to the "William Powell" in the division in FF 57-58, and to the "William J. Powell" in this deed.
      This gives us a full name "William Jackson Powell" and by implication this is also the full name of the William J. Powell who is the son of Mastin Powell and who is refered to as "William J. Powell Sr." in Halifax VA deeds (such as Halifax County Virginia Deeds, Book 56, page 61) with "William J.Powell Jr." who is the William J. Powell in this deed.]

      Birth:
      possibly born in Halifax County, Virginia or Caswell County, North Carolina.


    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Jerrald/Gerald Powell was born in c 1805 in Caswell County, North Carolina.

      Notes:

      Deed, James B. Powell to Carter Powell
      North Carolina Division of Archives & History, Caswell County, NC Deeds, Book EE Pages 522-523, 21 August 1840

      Partial transcript: ??James B. Powell of the one part and Carter Powell of the other part both of the County of Caswell and State of North Carolina?? ?all his right, title and interest present and reversionary in and to a tract of land lying and being in the county of Caswell on the waters of Little Creek adjoining the lands of Dr. Willi Jones, Carter Powell and others and containing one hundred and ninety eight acres be the same more or less which said land descended to him and his five brothers and sisters from his deceased father Jerrald Powell and which they hold subject to the dower of their mother Elizabeth Powell as tenants in common also all his revisionary right title and interest in and to the Negro slaves Emanuel, Vincey and his child Sydney which said slaves were bequeathed by said Jarold Powell to his wife Elizabeth during her widowhood or life and then to his children of whom the said James B. is one as will more fully appear by reference to his will ? ?
      Witness: Samuel C. Cobb
      Edwin M. Powell
      Registered 20 October 1840

      Deed James L. Powell and W. B. Wilkins to W. H. Powell
      [Shows that Jerrald and Elizabeth Powell had 6 living children at the time of his death]

      Jerrald/Gerald married Elizabeth Powell on 24 Dec 1816 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.. Elizabeth was born in c 1805 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]


    2. 3.  Elizabeth Powell was born in c 1805 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A..
      Children:
      1. Eliza Powell was born in c 1820.
      2. 1. William Jackson Powell, Jr. was born in c 1817.
      3. Mastin J. Powell was born in 1822.
      4. Mary Jane Powell was born in c 1824.
      5. Richard Powell was born in c 1825.
      6. Francis Powell was born in c 1830.
      7. James B. Powell was born in c 1818.