Thomas Powell, of New Haven

• Not the same as Thomas Powell, of Isle of Wight
• Evidence needed to support Thomas Powell, of New Haven as son of Thomas Powell & Elizabeth Powell
• Thomas Powell, of Bethpage Is speculated as a son but it is unlikely.

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Thomas Powell

• Born about 1616 in England
• Died 3 Oct 1681 at about age 65 in New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
• Parents: unknown
• Spouse: Priscilla b: abt 1620. Married: before 1637 in England / BEF AUG 1641 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Ct.

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Biography

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Thomas Powell was an early settler of New Haven, however he did not sign the fundamental agreement in 1639 with the first comers indicating his later arrival.[1]

He was granted meadow land in the Mill meadow and the Island in the East River in Jan 1641 and his daughter Hannah was baptized in Aug 1641. There is a discrepancy in the records. In 1643, he was enumerated with only one person in his household, himself. Where was his wife and two children? He had then an estate of £100, about 38 acres of land and was taxed 8s. 6d. It is not unusual that he incurred a fine for coming late to training in 1643.[1]

Thomas signed the Oath of Fidelity in 1644 and was chosen as a fence viewer that year. He received other grants of land and was part of committees, and on other occasions was part of the early court records. [1]

His will is dated 29 September 1681.[3] Thomas Powell, d. 3 Oct 1681 - New Haven VR[2] His inventory is taken on the "27th of the 8th mo 1681" (27 October 1681) in New Haven.[3]

An accurate account of his life in New Haven is given in: Louis Effingham De Forest, "Moore and Allied Families: The Ancestry of William Henry Moore", New York 1938, page 429-433. < Archive.org >

Family

(in records)

The children of Thomas Powell and Priscilla his wife, born at New Haven, were:

1. 1643, Hannah, b. Aug 1641. Married Thomas Tuttle.
2. 1644, Priscilla, b. Dec 1642. Married John Thompson.
3. 20 Jul 1645, Mary. Married Ephraim Sanford.
4. 28 Jan 1648, Martha. Died young.
5. Jan 1659, Martha (again). No known children.
6. 6 Jun 1653, Hester, [b. 6 Jun 1653]. No known children.

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unverified children - removed

1. William Powell b: 1639 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Ct.
2. Thomas Powell b: 1641 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Ct.
3. Elizabeth Powell b: DEC 1642 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Ct.

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Origins

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Thomas Powell died in New Haven, Connecticut, on October 3, 1681.[4] His parents are not mentioned, but Jacobus said that Thomas's wife was Priscilla -. Some people believe that Thomas’s parents were Thomas Powell and Elizabeth Parsons, that he was born in 1616 in Milden, Suffolk, England, and that his wife was Priscilla Whitson, but no sources have been given for that information. The parents have been detached from this profile.

Disambiguation

The Thomas Powell who died 10/3/1681 in New Haven had 6 daughters according to Jacobus, “Families of Ancient New Haven”.[5] There has been some confusion about a possible son, also named Thomas Powell, but it seems very likely that he was the son of a different Thomas Powell, so he also has been detached.

In an article about Thomas Powell, "the son", (1641-1722), in Wikipedia, see reference #2: "Powell History and Genealogy in America". Retrieved 2012-04-22. "In 1638 a company of English landed at Boston under the leadership of Davenport and Eaton. Almost immediately they went by boat to settle at New Haven, Conn. Among them there was a Thomas Powell and his wife, Priscilla. He was born in England in 1616 and died in New Haven in 1681... A daughter, Hannah (born 1641 died 1710) she married Thomas Tuttle. There is no evidence of any other descendants of this New Haven family." This source has two men named Thomas Powell with years of 1616–1681. The first has a wife named Priscilla, but no son named Thomas, and no involvement with the rum trade. Further down the page is a Capt. Thomas Powell involved in the wine and rum trade and whose wife's name is unknown. This source lists the second as father of Thomas Powell, born August 1641, the same year Hannah (daughter of the other Thomas Powell) was born. Some sources say the two fathers were the same man and surmise that Thomas & Hannah were twins and that Thomas was disowned by his parents (no reason given).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Powell_(1641%E2%80%931722) (found 5/31/2013)

• The descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle, who came from old to New England in 1635, and settled in New Haven in 1639, with numerous biographical notes and sketches : also, some account of the descendants of John Tuttle, of Ipswich; and Henry Tuthill, of Hingham, Mass. (1883)
• http://www.archive.org/stream/descendantsofwil01tutt#page/n411/mode...
• 3. Thomas Tuttle, b. Eng. 1634; m. May 21, 1661, Hannah, dau. of 'THOMAS POWELL, *' b. 1641; d. Oct. 10, 1710. He was a cooper; chosen Packer March, 1672, and 1674; Gauger and Packer 1704; Juryman 1682; constable 1683, excused from training
• * 'THOMAS POWELL may be the same who in May 1552, was of Long Island, admitted to be sworn freeman of Conn. by commissioners of Huntington. He was disatisfied probably with the recusancy of that colony to the union with Conn. as by royal charter provided, and may have been at Springfield, 1665. At least bought land there but did not continue long, but went back to New Haven, but not to be on the list there of 1669. He d. in New Haven 1681. His dau. Priscilla m. March 29, 1666, John Thompson. "_Savage. "THOS. POWELL was one of the patentees and purchasers of Huntington in 1664, to whom in that year Gov. Andrews issued a patent. In 1683 Gov. Dongan issued another patent for part of the same lands, in which THOS POWELL, jr., is named. In 1695 T. P., jr., moved to and one of the propriotors of Bethpage. L. I." --Thomason's Hist. of L. I. Hannah, b. 1641; bap.1643; m. Thomas Tuttle. Priscilla, Dec. 1642; m. March 29, 1666, John Thompson. Mary, bap. 1645; m. at Milford, Conn., Nov. 18, 1669, Ephraim Sanford. Martha, Jan. 28, 1649; prob. d. soon. Martha, Jan. 1651. Esther, bap. June 5, 1653. All Bap. in right of wf. PRISCILLA. THOMAS POWELL conv. to his son Thomas Tuttle July 11, 1681, one acre of land in the Yorkshire Quarter bounded by Samuel Newman's on one side, by the fortifications at meadow land, also house, lands and home lot, except a part to gr. chil. Hannah Tuttle, Joshua, Martha, Abigail, Mary and Esther, and one acre to Caleb Tuttle--N. H. Rec. A THOMAS POWELL was made freeman of the Stationers' Co., London, July 21, 1556. --Hansard's Typograhia.

May 21, 1635, from London on the ship "Mathew," Thomas Powell, age 21, also on the same ship another Thomas Powell, age 24

References

• Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 1476, 1882
• Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: Jan 23 2017, 21:37:21 UTC
• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/e/e/Sylvia-See-AB/FILE/0075page.html THOMAS POWELL, 4. (Barnabie 3; Robert2; William 1). Born March 25, 1584. Married: Elizabeth Parsons, of Mildenhall. They had: Thomas 5; This is Capt. Thomas Powell, b. 1616.
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Powell-266 cites

1. Hoadly, Charles J, MA. (editor) Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, From 1638 to 1649. (Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Company, 1857.) fundamental agreement p. 18, 50, 93, 122, 138, 155, 302, 404, 437, 439, 441, 442. < GoogleBooks >
2. Ricker Compilation of Vital Records, page 10311.
3. “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9NL-4 : 7 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 111. New Haven Probate Record, 1647-1687, Vol. 1, Part 1, page 188-189.
4. Donald Lines Jacobus, "Families of Ancient New Haven", Vol VI, page 1476 (Powell Family)
5. Donald Lines Jacobus, "Families of Ancient New Haven", Vol VI, pages 1476-1477 (Powell Family).
6. Henry White, New England Historical & Genealogical Register Vol 9, October 1855, pgs 357 - 364 [Transcribed by Jane Devlin] p. 362 < Archive.Org >
7. Louis Effingham De Forest, "Moore and Allied Families: The Ancestry of William Henry Moore", New York 1938, page 432, found on Ancestry.com
8. Louis Effingham De Forest, "Moore and Allied Families: The Ancestry of William Henry Moore", New York 1938, page 429-433. < Archive.org >