Edith Perdue

Bio daughter of Unknown Powell and Unknown Mother. Tradition has her as Nanticote Native. One of the 2 "Bastard Children" on record from Richard Powell, Westron Indian Community.

The following comes from an Ancestry Website

Family lore has it that Edith Powell was the Christian name given to Morning (Mourning) Hale (Hail) upon her marriage to William Uriah Perdue.

https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/18882944/person/111394...

Had 13 children: James Perdue, Meshack Perdue, Isaiah Perdue, Jemima Perdue, Daniel Perdue, Jesse Perdue, Edith Perdue, Martha Perdue, Jesse Perdue, Phoebe Perdue, Webb A Perdue, Elizabeth Perdue, Ezekial Farley Perdue
'Edith Perdue (born Powell)
MyHeritage Family Trees Fleeman Web Site, managed by Lawrence Fleeman Birth: 1730 Parents: Francis Powell, Clara Adrara Powell (born Meador) Husband: William Uriah Perdue Son: Zachariah Uriah PerdueFamily lore has it that Edith Powell was the Christian name given to Morning ( Mourning) Hale ( Hail) upon her marriage to William Uriah Perdue.

Edith (Morning Hale) Perdue (born Powell)

MyHeritage Family Trees Cameron Web Site (FamilySearch), managed by Martha Nickle Birth: 1730 - Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Va Death: 1777 - Virginia Parents: Francis Hale, Clara Adara Hale (born Meador) Husband: William Uriah Perdue Children: James Perdue, Meshack Perdue, Isaiah Perdue, Jemima Perdue, Daniel Perdue, Jesse Perdue, Edith Perdue, Martha Perdue, Jesse Perdue, Phoebe Perdue, Webb A Perdue, Elizabeth Perdue, Ezekial Farley Perdue

am busy collecting all Perdue-Indian connections. I am aware of the alleged Edith Powell( Mourning Hale) and William U. Perdue II marriage and the fact that Edith was the new Christian name of Miss Hale. If so she would have had to be a member of one of the tribes of the Powhatan Federation. There were two or three different tribes in that area during that time period. I have also uncovered the fact that William U Perdue I 's wife, Mary Hatchett's mother was a Bass. The Basses were full-blood Nansemond Indians and to this day...the Nansemond chief is a Bass. I'm almost positive there are Blackfoot (Piedmont Siouan), Melungeon and Cherokee connections also...so please if you know something..or if you think you know something..post it here or to me directly at mlc4059@yahoo.com and let me research it. Thanks, Mike

Dear Mike: the Nansemond Basses are descendants of John Basse b. 1616 (in London, England) and his Nansemond wife, known by her Christian name of Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Bass Hatchett was a granddaughter of John's brother William b. 1618 (in London), who married Sarah Batten or Batton. I don't know of any Nansemond ancestry in William's line.

(The Bass DNA Project has also demonstrated that there are many unrelated Bass lines in the U.S.)

The current Nansemond Chief (in 2017) is Lee Lockamy.

I wish you luck searching for the mysterious Edith Powell/Mourning Hale.

--Amy Nordahl Cote

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 2 2022, 5:34:57 UTC

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WikiTree- Edith Mary (Hale) Powell (1735 - 1785)

Biography
Edith Mary (Hale) Powell was born in 1735 in Chesterfield, Virginia, daughter of Francis Hale (1707 - 1780) and Adara Adara (Meador) Haile (<1715 - ~1757).[1] [2] [3]

Her siblings were:

Mourning (Haile) Maxey (~1740 - ~1805)
Richard Haile (1740 - <1784)
Lewis B Hale Sr. (1742 - 1802)
Usley (Haile) Holland (~1745 - >1811)
Stephen Haile Sr. (~1745 - <1815)
Lewis Haile (<1749 - )
Elizabeth Haile (<1751 - )
Mary Haile (<1753 - )
Ushely Haile (<1757 - )
Ruth Haile (<1757 - )

Edith married William Uriah Perdue (1735 - 1820) in 1751 in Chesterfield. Their children were:

James Perdue (1752 - )
Isaiah Josiah Perdue (~1755 - ~1819)
Meshack Perdue (1756 - 1837)
Jemima Jenny (Perdue) Blankenship (1757 - 1826)
Edith Perdue (~1760 - ~1853)
Daniel Perdue (~1762 - 1810)
Jesse Perdue (1764 - 1818)
Zachariah Uriah Perdue (~1765 - 1853)
Martha Patsy (Perdue) Hale (~1766 - ~1834)
Phoebe Perdue (~1770 - ~1853)
William A Perdue (1772 - 1860).
Edith's son was Webb A Perdue (1775 - ).

Edith died in 1785 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Virginia, United States aged ~50.

FSID LKX8-CBM.

Sources
↑ Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records PERDUE, Meshack Mash; Spouse: Eleanor Nellie Dillon; Parents: William Perdue Edith; Birth Place: Chesterfield, VA; Birth Date: 1756; Marriage Date: 1775; Death Place: Franklin County, VA; Death Date: 5 Feb 1838 Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=4573280&ti... Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=4573280&ti...
↑ Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records PERDUE, Jerima Jenny; [Jemima Perdue] ; Spouse: Peter Blankenship; Parents: William Perdue Edith; Birth Place: Chesterfield, VA; Birth Date: 1754; Marriage Place: Chesterfield Co, VA; Marriage Date: 1775; Death Place: Cabell Co, VA; Death Date: 9 Sep 1826 Link: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/4725/records/4573176 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/collections/4725/records/4573176
↑ Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current memorial page for Edith Mary “Morning Hale” Haile Powell (1735–1785), Find a Grave Memorial no. 220592839, ; Maintained by Kathryn Moore (contributor 48793983) Burial Details Unknown. (Accessed 21 Apr 2021) Link: Find A Grave: Memorial #220592839Note: Find A Grave: Memorial #220592839