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Joseph Powell

Also Known As: "The Fighting Quaker"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 14, 1835 (75)
Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Richard Powell and Nancy Ann Todd
Husband of Susan Edwards; Ruth Jones and Hannah Powell
Father of Abraham Powell; Thomas Powell; Joseph Powell; Ruth Powell; Smith Powell and 11 others
Brother of Esther Willets; Benjamin Powell; Margaret Powell; Rachel Powell; Abraham Powell and 3 others

Occupation: WELSH- AP HOWELL, Farmer
Managed by: Private User
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About Joseph "The Fighting Quaker" Powell

Sources

  1. DAR Ancestor #: A092027

Served in Montfort's Company in NC as a private for 9 months starting in July, 20, 1778 in the Rev. War. He was a sharpshooter who was stationed to guard the Delaware River for G. George Washington. Was awarded a land grant for his service. It was located in the Powell Valley of Claiborne, County, TN. He left Tennassee in 1830 for Missouri.



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GEDCOM Note

1776 category = American Revolution

Biography

Joseph Powell and Hanna (Jewson) Powell were of Welsh ancestry. They were Quakers, though Joseph fought in the American Revolution. <ref> Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Volume III </ref>
Joseph is buried in the Six Mile Church Cemetery, in Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri. <ref>Find A Grave Memorial# 65393823.</ref>

Died Y. 14 FEB 1835. Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA. Source:Note: Six Mile Church Cemetery Sibley Jackson County Missouri, USAThere is also a memorial stone only in the Powell Family Cemetery.

Residence 1830

Event: Moved to Missouri. BET 1830 AND 1835.

Buried Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.

Occupation: WELSH- AP HOWELL, Farmer.

Sources

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  • Cited in Record of Joab Powell, Family Data Collection - Births, Edmund West comp., Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
  • Cited in Find A Grave Memorial # 15396114.
  • Source: S1365875371 Bartholomew Web Site Willa Ruth (Corky) Bartholomew Note: <p>MyHeritage family tree</p><p>Family site: Bartholomew Web Site</p>Family tree: 373433201-1 Joseph Powell 29 APR 2017 Note: Event: Discovery Added via a Smart Match

Acknowledgments ==Thanks to Rutherford-448|Dave Rutherford for starting this profile.

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Joseph "The Fighting Quaker" Powell's Timeline

1760
January 1, 1760
Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
1784
December 1784
York, Pennsylvania, United States
1785
December 1785
York, PA, United States
1793
May 27, 1793
Virginia, United States
1793
1793
1793
1795
March 14, 1795
Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
1797
January 16, 1797
Claiborne, Tennessee, United States