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    Jarrold Powell

    Male - 1838


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    • Name Jarrold Powell  [1
      Gender Male 
      Died 1838  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Notes 
      • Jarrold Powell

        Name also seen as Jarrett.

        It is possible that this Jarrold Powell is the brother of the father of his wife, Elizabeth Powell. This has not been confirmed. See The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 139-140 (Article #100 "Family of Jefferson Davis Butler" by Louise Powell Butler). If so, Jarrold Powell would have married his niece.

        One source gives his death date as 28 June 1831. See: Ancestors and Allied Families of Daniel G. and Judith E. McCormick Bowling. This seems incorrect given that his will apparently was written in 1832 and not proved until 1838.
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        North Carolina Division of Archives & History, Caswell County, NC Wills and Inventories, Book N, Page 203: Jarratt Powell's Will

        In the name of God Amen. I Jarrald Powell of the County of Caswell and State of North Carolina do hereby constitute and appoint this to be my last Will and Testament.

        In the first place I will unto my wife Elizabeth Powell for and during her widowhood - all the lands, Negroes, Stock of all kinds, and personal property of every description and after her marriage or Death to be Equally divided amongst my Seven Children, to wit: Eliza, James, Jackson, Mary
        Jane, Mastin, Richard and Francis.

        It is further my will that my said Children have a good plain English Education.

        In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal this day of 1832.

        Witnessed by William Hooper

        State of North Carolina, Caswell County } April Court 1838

        The foregoing was confirmed as the nuncupative will of Jarrat Powell as for Verdict of a Jury and Judgement of the Court and Carter Powell was appointed administrator with the will annexed of the said J. Powell deceased he entering into bond with Joshua Powell and John B. Powell his securities in the sum of three thousand dollars for his faithful performance as administrator aforesaid

        (See the minutes or Journal of April
        7, 1838 for Verdict.)
        Test Paul A. Harelson, Clerk
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        Abstracts of Deeds Dividing the Lands of Jerrald Powell

        Division of the Land of Jarrald Powell
        North Carolina Division of Archives & History, Caswell County, NC Deeds,
        Book FF Pages 57-58, 13 October 1840

        Abstract: "The above is a correct plat of the land belonging to the estate of Jarrald Powell, deceased with the divisions among the heirs asspecified by the commissioners together with the widow's dower as laid off by the Jury." … after laying off the widows dower 100 acres remained to bedivided among the six children [Note: there were 7 children named in the will, including a son Richard Powell who is not included in the division and therefore I assume he had died by 1840.]: Lot 1: 20 acres, James Powell; Lot 2: 24 acres, Francis Powell; Lot 3: 22 acres, Mastin Powell Jr.; Lot 4: 20 acres, Henry Smith and Mary Jane his wife; Lot 5: 20 acres, to"Mastin Powell Sr. who purchased the interest of John Hector? [Horton] and Eliza his wife; Lot 6: 26 acres, William Powell; abutting property includes CarterPowell, Wiley Jones.

        Partition of the lands of Jarrald Powell to survey the dower tract North Carolina Division of Archives & History, Caswell County, NC Deeds, Book EE Pages 381-382, Surveyed 30 August 1839 by Henry Busknell

        Abstract: "The above plat represents a tract of land belonging to the estate of Jarrald Powell, Deceased, situated on the waters of Little Creek in Caswell County and bounded as follows: …"; abutting property is Samuel Kersey, James Jones, Dr. Wiley Jones, Carter Powell (borders the tract on the N), and Thomas Jeffers; contains 198 54/100 acres; the dower tract is laid off as the SE corner of the tract, containing 66 18/100 acres and "including the mansion house and other necessary buildings…"

        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.]

        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 fullyappear by reference to his will "
        Witness: Samuel C. Cobb
        Edwin M. Powell
        Registered 20 October 1840
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        Love to have new information about my Powells of Caswell. I think Jerald Powell who married the daughter of Mastin Powell is the son of my James McDonald Powell and not HER uncle as many state. I think that is a ridiculous assertion! James M. Powell's daughter married a Fitzgerald and both parents died. James raised the 3 Fitzgerald children. I think he named a son Fitzgerald and the fitz was dropped. Jerald Powell was born about the time the Fitzgerald's died. They had a mill in
        Caswell Co, NC.

        Source: Caswell County History and Genealogy Yahoo Group (Message #3475, 27 August 2011: Powells of Caswell County, NC by Betty Powell Renfroe.
      Person ID I30120  Devin Timber
      Last Modified 17 Jan 2012 

      Family Elizabeth Powell,   d. Bef May 1848 
      Married 23 Dec 1816  Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
      +1. Eliza Ann Powell,   b. 11 Jun 1813, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1896, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [Natural]
      +2. Rebecca Frances Powell,   b. Abt 1829, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
      Family ID F10897  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 138-139 (Article #99 "Fa.

      2. Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 228 (Article #248, "Rebe.