"John Powell and Mary O'Neal's children married German Lutherans inthe S potsylvania, VA, colony of Germanna
source: Research of Ellisue Barber Morris
"John and Mary were originally from Culpeper Va. John Powell hadsevera l land patents in Culpeper (1749), in the western part of Va.between S tanton and Conway Rivers. I understand that in March, 1754,John Powell m oved to Orange, N.C. and that in 1779, they moved toLower Creek in an a rea that was called Poweltown, Burke Co., N.C.
It is now Caldwell co. near Lenoir, N.C.
And from the Lee Pinkney Powell, Jr Genealogy at Family Tree Maker:
"The following is from "Culpepper County, Virginia, Deeds, Volume One,1 749-1755, Deed Book A, 1749-1753, Deed Book B, 1753-1756", pages1-364, a bstracted and compiled by, John Frederick Dorman, Washington,D.C., 197 5, found in the Hampton Public Library, 4207 VictoriaBoulevard, Hampto n, VA, 23669:
pp. 324-325. June 16, 1751, John Powell of St. Thomas Parish,Culpepper C ounty, to Peter Sulenger of same. For 20 pounds currentmoney, 360 acre s corner to Capt. Thomas Buckner on a point on the N.Side of Conway Ri ver on the side of Bushes Bluff. Signed John Powelland Mary (X) Powell .
pp. 253-255. March 10, 1755. John Powell of Brumfield Parish,Culpepper C ounty, to Bartholomew Vawter of same. for 15 poundscurrent money. 100 a cres in Brumfield Parish, line of a patentgranted to John Rucker corne r to William Eddings, corner to GerogeEastham, Thomas Rucker's lines, h is wife Mary Powell [will]relinquish her right of dower. Signed John P owell. Witnesses:Jeremiah Pearce, John Offill, Thomas Freeman, David V awter, March 20,1755. Acknowledged by the party.
pp. 256-260. 21-20 March, 1755. John Powell and Mary his wife ofCulpep per County to Frances Kirtley of same. Lease amd release for100 pounds c urrent money 1012 acres on the head of a branch ofGarth's Run and corn er to Capt. Thomas Buckner's line of anothersurvey of Powell and line o f Isaac Smith corner to Smith, David Jonesand Robert Key, on Garth's R un, mouth of a branch, Powell's line.Signed: John Powell and Mary (O) P owell Witnesses: Thomas Stanton,Micajah Pickett, Ekias Powell, William K irtley, Thomas Kirtley, March20, 1755. Acknowledged by the parties.
pp. 366-369. 18-19 November, 1751. William Harris of Culpepper Countyt o Thomas Fitzhugh of Stafford County. Lease and release for 25pounds c urrent money 183 acres, corner to Captain Green on the banksof the Nor th River, corner to Green and Tilman Weaver, line ofPickett, corner to J oseph Williams. William Harris release for 100pounds current money 101 2 acres, on the head of a branch of Garth'sRun and corner to Capt. Tho mas Buckner', on the ridge of a mountain,on the side of Bushes Bluff, l ine of another survey of Powell andline of Isaac Smith, corner to Smit h, David Jones, and Robert Key, onGarth's Run, mouth of a branch, Powe ll's line. Signed: John Powell,Mary (O) Powell Witness: Thomas Stanton , Micajah Pickett, EliasPowell, William Kirtley, Thomas Kirtley, March 2 0, 1755. Acknowledgedby the parties.
Caldwell Co. NC Families-Compiled by Linda M. Staley, Corrections andc omments by Allan Poe. Order from: Staley Publishing and GenealogicalRe search, PO Box 7, Patterson, NC 28661-0007 On the basis of bothdocumen tary and circumstantial evidence so far found, it appears thatthe earl iest provable ancestor of the Powells of Caldwell Co. wasJohn Powell, b orn perhaps around 1715 in Virginia, and died in 1782in Burke Co. (Now C aldwell Co.). He married in Virginia to MaryO'Neal, and lived for some y ears in Culpeper (now Madison) county,Va., but in 1755 removed to Oran ge (now Alamance) Co. NC, and in 1779to Burke (now Caldwell) county. H e had at least six sons, perhapsmore: the traditional number seven may b e correct. Those who appearcertain were John Jr., Ambrose, Elias, Robe rt, Benjamin, and Elijah;Two possible others were James and Thomas. Of t hese, only Elias hasleft descendants in Caldwell county."
