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| Name |
John Bibb Powell |
| Born |
c 1815 |
Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Notes |
- Deed, William J. Powell to John B. Powell
Library of Virginia, Halifax County Virginia Deeds, Book 53, pages 367-368, 10 July 1849
Received of William J. Powell three hundred dollars for which I convey to him or his order all of my interest in the dower property of the estate of my deceased father Mastin Powell agreeable to his last will and testament. The right and title of said property in the hands of Isaac Satterfield, executor. I warrant and forever defend free from the claim of myself my heirs or assigns or any person or persons claiming under me in any matter whatever into the said William J. Powell or his assigns forever. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th July 1849
John B. Powell
Teste:
Isaac Satterfield
Edward Moore
Bevin M. Oliver
Halifax Clerk?s office the 24th day of September 1849} The within written deed was presented in the clerk?s office aforesaid and proved by the oath of one witness thereto subscribed. Recorded in the clerk?s office aforesaid the 26th day of November 1849. The said deed was further proved by the oaths of one other witness thereto subscribed to be the act and deed of the within John B. Powell, a party thereto and admitted to record.
Teste: William Holt, Clerk of Halifax County
- Early ancestors of Louise Powell Butler
My great-great-great-grandparents on my gg grandfathers' side were Mastin Powell and Mary called "Polly" Carter. He was a settler, tavern keeper, owener of a race track and slaves. They resided about 8 miles below Milton, NC on Powell Creek, Halifax Co., VA now Turberville. They had nine children:
> Carter, 5/6/1800-10/26/1857, married Sarah Bates Moore,
1/31/1804-10/21/1877, 6/22/1822; Elizabeth married Gerald Powell, her uncle, 12/24/1816;
Biggers married Gillie Lipscomb, 6/16/1829;
John Bibb married Nancy Carter;
Nancy T. married Richard Carter;
Mary Ann married Green Carter;
William Jefferson married Elizabeth Allen Carter;
Susan married Jackson "Jack" her nephew;
Harriett I. married, 1st Joseph Yarbrough and, 2nd, Henry Laws. Most of their children settled in and around
Caswell County, NC and Danville, VA Source: Information from Uncle Walter B. Powell, Great Aunt Fleetwood Powell, Stanfield Family Bible, paper written by Charlie Stanfield
to Uncle Walter B. Powell and wills.
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> > > > END of EXTRACTION
- A few days afterward to Keep up the excitement we had a fight in Town. Virgil Rainey about half Drunk, with John Kerr Jr. in politicks ____ ____ _____ ____ and finally Rainey gave Kerr the ___ & much Drunken abuse, and thereupon Kerr gave him in return the Stick, three or four times over the head, which brought him to his Senses & they were parted. - The police had them up and fined Kerr $2.50 - But this is not all - John Bibb Powell have moved to Town, and rooted out Dick Bennett & Co. We have now a new pukery. Powell Rice & Co. & they say it is also to be a Tavern for entertainment. These pukeries are dreadful things, & when I tell you of one more Circumstance, I think you will agree with me.
You recollect that your Uncle Aza left Mrs, Kimbro's Children $300 each. - Well - Elijah Kimbro, your hopeful Cousin, Came in here for it a few weeks ago and it was paid ___ to him, his Children had also Some Money Coming to them from Your Aunt Kimbro's estate, he got that also which in all amounted to Some five or six hundred Dollars, and in true Kimbro Style to betook himself to the pukery, and on the week before last, had all his money Stolen from him, whilst Drunk, and he is now ___ a perfect Vagabond. He started late one night to go to his Sisters, & fell off his horse the other Side of Hodnett's Bridge & was found the next morning with his pocket book & money gone, and he Dead Drunk. Some people think that a man in the neighborhood by the name of Hancock got it. But it has been Searched & it cannot be found. The friends are raising a Subscription to send him home. I Subscribed $2 & his uncles & Sisters the balance & he is to be off to morrow. - Dr. M____ has Started again to Mississippi - Mrs. Mullen & Cousin Sally are to Come & see me in a few days & when they come I am going to raise a Candy Store - I don't mean to take any ____ ____ of your absence But I do mean to have some of the good things to myself and as I have no wife to write to Me I'll have a frolic of Some Sort or other. - On this day week past we had the Presbyterian Church Dedicated and we had good preaching. Saturday & Sunday Mr. Harding & Pickard attended and a full house.
Source: Paul A. Haralson 1839 Letter to His Wife.
- 1850 VA Census Halifax,
1009 John B. Powell 35 planter
Nancy 30
Elizabeth 18
Virginia 16
Richard 14
John 5
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| Person ID |
I12946 |
Devin Timber |
| Last Modified |
27 Feb 2012 |
| Father |
Mastin J. Powell, Sr., b. Abt 1776, Caswell County, North Carolina , d. 1846, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. (Age 70 years) |
| Mother |
Mary O. "Polly" Carter, b. c 1783, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. , d. 1868 (Age 85 years) |
| Married |
Bef 1817 |
| Family ID |
F2761 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Nancy Carter, b. c 1785, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. |
| Married |
24 Oct 1831 |
Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
27 Feb 2012 |
| Family ID |
F4389 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
29 December 1772 Richard CARTER and Susanna Bigger. Sur. John Bigger, Jr
Carter, Susannah m David Powell Nov 11 or 17 , 1796 after Richard Carter's death
child: Mary Carter b. ? d? 1868 Halifax Co., VA. Married Mastin Powell abt. 1795 in Caswell Co., VA
Thomas Carter married Mary Powell mar 9 1798 in Halifax she was the daughter of David Powell and his first wife Mary Epps.
Library of Virginia, Halifax County, Virginia, Will Book #21 pages 188-289, dated 27 August 1846, probated 26 October 1846
Will of Mastin Powell
To my son John B. Powell fifteen hundred and fifty five dollars and 36 cents
1850 Census Virginia Halifax
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/census/1850/southern/900-1225.txt
John B. Powell 35, Nancy 30, Elizabeth 18, Virginia 16, Richard 14, John 5.
If he is 35 in 1850, he was born circa 1815
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