Sgt John Powers

John served as a private under Colonel George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754.

SGT John Powers BIRTH 3 Mar 1736 Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA DEATH 26 Oct 1823 (aged 87) Virginia, USA BURIAL Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

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John served as a private under Colonel George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754.

John is listed credited with 132 day service in 1 1774 payroll for members of Captain John Lowther’s Company of VA militia who participated in Lord Dunmore’s Ohio expedition in 1774.

S.ign located on Rt.50, Bridgeport, WV. Sign reads: John Powers' Fort - On Simpson Creek is site of fort built by John Powers, 1771. Nearby is grave of Col. Benjamin Wilson. soldier and settler. Here lived Joseph Johnson. only Virginia governor from west of Alleghenies: first elected by popular vote

JOHN3 POWERS (WILLIAM2, HERBERT1) was born March 03, 1735/36 in Princeton, NJ, and died October 26, 1823 in Salem,Harrison Co, Va./WV..He married PRUDENCE WHITE May 27, 1754 in NJ ? Maryland or Harrison Co. Va., daughter of WILLIAM WHITE.She was born 1736 in Maryland, and died April 18, 1818. Notes for JOHN POWERS: Chronicles of Border Warfare: Page 126 John Powers & Prudence Came To Simpson's Creek Now Bridgeport W Va 1772 Where John Was The Builder of Power's Fort Info From: The Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia, Harrison Co. Marriages. POWER'S FORT: Shot By Indians A Boy 16 Years Of Age, Named James Owens Was Killed As He Was On His Way From Power's Fort To Boorh's Creek, His Saddle Girth Had Gave Way, And While He Was Down Off His Horse To Fix It, A Shot Was Fired At Him, Which Killed Both He And His Horse. History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of West Virginia. By Wills De Hass. Page 84. In 1772 Settlements were Made on Simpson's Creek, West-Fork River, And Elk Creek. Those Who Made The Former Were ( John Powers AtAbout The Age of Thirty :My Fourth Great Grandfather) , James Anderson And Jonas Webb. John came to Simpson's Creek, now Bridgeport, WV, ca 1772 and was thebuilder of Power's Fort. Info from Border Settlers of NorthwesternVirginia, Harrison Co marriages and other sources. More About JOHN POWERS: Confirmation: 1772, Built Power's Fort Occupation:Pioneer,Indian Fighter

   John Powers, a son of William Powers, was born at Princeton, NJ March 3, 1736 and died in Harrison County VA October 26, 1823.  He married Prudence White in NJ in 1754. Prudence, a daughter of William White, was born in 1736 and died April 18, 1818.

   The family located on Simpsons Creek in Harrison County VA about

1771 and built Powers Fort there about 1773.

   John served as a private under Colonel George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754. www.nps.gov/fone/rostersep.htm

   John is listed credited with 132 day service in 1 1774 payroll for members of Captain John Lowther’s Company of VA militia who participated in Lord Dunmore’s Ohio expedition in 1774. ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/harrison/military/Dunpay/dunpay.txt

Children of John and Prudence (White) Powers.

 4.  (2). Major                   b.       1753   d.       1797

        m.Mary Pettijon

 5.  (3). Thomas                  b.c.     1761

        m.Mary Simpson Jan 7 1799

 6.  (4). William                 b.Nov  9 1765   d.Jun  6 1856

        m.Hannah Stout May 27 1788

 7.  (5). John Jr.                b.c.     1770

        m.Sarah Stout Apr 23 1789

 8.  (6). Margaret                b.c.     1772

        m.William Kelso Nov 15 1786

 9.  (7). Mary                    b.c.     1774

        m.Hezekiah Stout Oct 29 1789

10.  (8). Prudence                b.c.     1780

British soldier during French and Indian War. Served as a private under Colonel George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754. Member of Captain John Lowther’s Company of VA militia who participated in Lord Dunmore’s Ohio expedition in 1774. Served as Sargent for the Colonies in the American Revolution.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Powers-293

http://genealogytrails.com/wva/harrison/schools.html
John Powers was appointed one of the original trustees of Randolph Academy: In 1787, the Virginia General Assembly voted to establish Randolph Academy in Clarksburg, the first Academy created west of the Appalachian Mountains. Although the school was chartered in 1787, it was not actually built until 1793. Two important figures in the school's history include the school's first instructor, George Towers, an Oxford educated Presbyterian Minister, and Francis Pierpont, who served as Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia during the Civil War. Pierpont was later instrumental in the creation of the state of West Virginia. The original trustees of Randolph Academy included John Powers, Colonel Benjamin Wilson, George Jackson, and Nicholas Carpenter.

SGT John Powers
BIRTH 3 Mar 1736
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
DEATH 26 Oct 1823 (aged 87)
Virginia, USA
BURIAL Burial Details Unknown

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