Only the first three children posted for this man have been verifiedas h is by being listed as survivors in his pension record.
Kimberly ? posted at GenForum:
"I just started digging in my genealogy again and wondered if anyoneha s a copy of the Lewis R. Powell's will from 1820's Hall County, Ga?I t hink I may have solved the Pressley Powell issue, if I candetermine Le wis R.'s wife's name. She probably also died between 1820and 1830 in H all Co, Ga. This Lewis R. appears to be father to LewisR. and Pressley . He would be the Lewis (son of Elias) who firstappears in the 1790 Bu rke County, N.C. census as newly married (nochildren yet). I believe h e married Elizabeth Ann Pressley (formerlyPresnall) of Virginia (daugh ter of James born 1761 Va, and sister ofJames Pressley Jr. also in Hal l Co, Ga in 1820). John Powell of Va'splantation adjoined the Pressley p lantation inthe 1670's. Thesefamilies migrated together through the ye ars."
From GA Pension Roll, 1835:
LEWIS POWELL
DOOLEY COUNTY
PRIVATE
INFANTRY AND CAVALRY
NORTH CAROLINA MILITIA
$99.16 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$ AMOUNT RECEIVED
JULY 12, 1834 PENSION STARTED
AGE 83
A letter in his Rev War Pension file says:
Addressed to
Mrs. Jas B Bellamy
Nashua, IA
Apr 23, 1931
Lewis Powell, S.31915
You are advised that it appears from the papers in theRevolutiona ry War pnsion claim, S. 31915, that Lewis Powell was bornAuguat 1, 175 0 in Bladen County, North Carolina.
While a resident of Robeson County, North Carolina, he enlistedin 1 779 and served nine months as a private in Captain Ralph Higgins'compa ny, Colonel Thomas Robeson's North Carolina regiment. Heenlisted in 1 780 and served six months as a private in CaptainWilliam Moore's North C arolina company, then enlisted again i n1780and served three months in C aptain John Riggins' North Carolinacompany. He enlisted in 1781 and s rved six months as a private inCaptain nathaniel Hathhorn's North Caro lina company. About one ortwo months after, he enlisted and served th ree months as private inCaptains William Blount and William Starling's c ompany, Colonel EliasBarne's North Carolina regiment. Shortly after, h e enlisted andserved two tours of three months each in Captain John Ri ggins' NorthCarolina company. During his service he was in one engage ment withthe Tories.
About 1816 he moved to Laurens County, Georgia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 30,1833, w hile a resident of Dooly County, Georgia..
He died July 25, 1859.
There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted ar the histories of the only soldiers named LewisP owell that are found on the Revolutionary War record of this bureau.
Very truly yours
E. W. Morgan
Residences & events:
Robeson Co, NC was his address when he enlisted in the Rev War.
Georgia Census, 1790-1890
Name: Lewis Powell
State: GA
County: Warren County
Township: Bunkleys District
Year: 1794
Record Type: Tax list
Page: 159
Database: GA 1792-1819 Tax Lists Index
Moses Powell was on the next page in the same Township that year. Andi n the same county were other Powells: Martha, Rachel, Secretary,Steph en and William.
In the 1805 GA Land Lottery without other details is:
Henry Powel (1)
Cader Powell (1)
Charles Powell (1)
James Powell (1)
John Powell (1)
John Powell's orphans (1)
Josiah Powell (1)
Lewis Powell (1)
Richard Powell (1)
Sampson Powell (1)
Seymour Powell (1)
Thomas Powell (1)
William Powell (1)
8/7/1820 Laurens Co, GA. Besides son Lewis in Hall Co, there werethr ee other Lewis Powells in GA in the census that year but since sonLewi s was married in Laurens, most likely this Lewis lived here.This Lewi s Powell was over 45 years old with a household consistingof 1 male ag e 16-25, 1 female age 10-15, 1 at 16-25, and probably hiswife at 26-44 . In the same county were Chas, Henry, John, andRebecca Powell famili es.
1825 Dooly Co, GA
1830 Dooly Co, GA. At census time there were only three people inthe h ousehold of Lewis Powell: Lewis at 70-80 yrs old, 1 male age15-20 and 1 f emale at 40-50. Down the road lived families underJethro, Nathan, and I saiah Powell. On the previous page were RachelPowell living next door t o Thos Mims. More Powells lived in the samecounty.
He applied for a pension based on this Rev War service:
"Lewis Powell of Doolee (Dooly) in the State of Geo. who was a Privatei n the ? company of Captain (unreadable) of the ? command of Col R?in t he ?? line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 99 Dollars 16 Centsper a nnum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension inssued the 12th day of July 34 and sent Hon WmS chley, Augusta, GA
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 34, 297.48
Semi-anl allowance ending 4?? 49.58
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347.06
Next page-Died July 25 1839
He gave his deposition and signed Lewis X Powell.
Be it known, that before me, a Justice of the peace in and for theCoun ty aforesaid, personally appeared Isaiah Powell, child of LewisPowell, d eceased, and made oath in due form of law that he is a childof Lewis P owell deceased the idental person who was a Revolutionarypensioner of t he United States, at the rate of Ninety nine dollarsSixteen cents per a nnum, and is now dead, to whom a certificate ofpension was issued whid h is mislaid and lost.
That the said deceased pensioner resided in the County of Dooly in theS tate of Georgia for the space of fourteen years before his death,and t hat previous thereto he resided in Laurens County Georgia thathe died o n the twentyfifth day of July in the year of our Lord 1839that no wido w now exists and only the following named children, viz:
Isaiah Powell & Harriet Stewart and that said Lewis Powell at hisdeath l eft another child surviving him, Dicey Merris since dead.
Signed Isaiah X Powell
Sworn to and subsribed on theis 26th day of July in the year of ourLor d 1859, before me Shemuel N Lassiter, Justice of the Peace
Daughter Harriett Stewart deposed exactly as brother Isaiah above.
