Bigger G. Powell^{[1, 2, 3]}

1809 - 1883  (74 years)

• Name	Bigger G. Powell
  	Named for his Grandmother, Susannah Bigger; Daughter's obit say B. G. Powell; likely Bigger [Glass} Powell-mfe
  Born	16 May 1809	Halifax Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Oct 1883	Caswell County, NC
  Buried	Powell Family Cemetery Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina   [4]
  Person ID	I12945	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Edward Powell, Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Mastin J. dna [LHLM-MX6] Powell,   b. Abt 1783, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 1846, Halifax County, Virginia  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Owen "Polly" [LCZ8-F41] Carter,   b. Abt 1772, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 1868, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 96 years)
  Married	Bef 1800	Likely Caswell Co., NC
  Family ID	F2761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gillie/Gilley Whitlock Lipscomb,   b. Abt 1813, Halifax Co., VA or Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	16 Jun 1829	Halifax County, Virginia
  	!MARRIAGE:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 138-139 (Article #99 "Fa, Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 138-139 (Article #99 "Fa
  Children	1. William B. Powell,   b. 1831, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Harriett Elizabeth Powell,   b. 12 May 1831, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 15 Aug 1922, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 91 years) + 3. Jarrel Powell,   b. 31 Mar 1834, Person County, North Carolina ,   d. 7 Apr 1928, Person County, North Carolina  (Age 94 years) + 4. James Clement Powell,   b. 2 May 1838, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 3 Nov 1923, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 85 years) + 5. Henry Edward Powell,   b. 30 Apr 1839, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 3 Jan 1914, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 74 years) + 6. Sarah Jane Barksdale 'Sallie' Powell,   b. 12 Jun 1840, North Carolina ,   d. 5 Oct 1933, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 93 years)   7. Mary Catherine Powell,   b. 28 Sep 1844, Person County, North Carolina ,   d. 6 Aug 1917, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 72 years)   8. Minerva W. 'Mervie' Powell,   b. 1848,   d. 20 Jul 1928, Caswell County, NC  (Age 80 years)   9. Mastin Powell,   b. 1860, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 1929, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F4390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina 1885; The Powells of Caswell Co., NC and Halifax, Virginia NOTE: This memoir is written by Louise Powell; and there is one misstatement "Elizabeth Powell married her nephew, Jackson. He was her Uncle, not her nephew.[mfe] CaswellCountyHeritage-1985.pdf
  		The Charlotte Observer-Nov 3, 1883, Article about Bigger Powell's Death bigger powell-opium.jpg
  		Obituary for Bigger Powell from the Raleigh Christian Advocate. powell-bigger (obit).jpg
  		Jarrel Powell Death Certificate Jarrel Powell death certificate.jpg

  
  

  Histories		Descendants of Jarold Powell descendantsofjarroldpowell.pdf
  		Bigger (Biggus?) Powell The Raleigh News Feb 22, 1879

  
  

• Notes

  1850 United States Federal Census Name: Bigers Powell Age: 43 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807 Birth Place: Virginia Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Person, North Carolina Household Members: Name Age Bigers Powell 43 Gilly Powell 37 William B Powell 19 Jerald Powell 16 Thomas B Powell 14 James C Powell 12 Henry E Powell 10 Sarah Powell 8 Mary C Powell 6 Minerva W Powell 0 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Bigger Powell Home in 1880: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina Age: 71 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809 Birthplace: Virginia Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Gilly Father's birthplace: Virginia Mother's birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Bigger Powell 71 Gilly Powell 68 Mineroor Powell 30 Mastine Powell 25 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ca swellcounty&id=I4036 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Bigers Powell Age: 43 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807 Birth Place: Virginia Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Person, North Carolina Household Members: Name Age Bigers Powell 43 Gilly Powell 37 William B Powell 19 Jerald Powell 16 Thomas B Powell 14 James C Powell 12 Henry E Powell 10 Sarah Powell 8 Mary C Powell 6 Minerva W Powell 0 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Bigger Powell Home in 1880: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina Age: 71 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809 Birthplace: Virginia Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Gilly Father's birthplace: Virginia Mother's birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Bigger Powell 71 Gilly Powell 68 Mineroor Powell 30 Mastine Powell 25 Early ancestors of Louise Powell Butler My great-great-great-grandparents on my gg grandfathers' side were Mastin Powell and Mary called "Polly" Carter. He was a settler, tavern keeper, owener of a race track and slaves. They resided about 8 miles below Milton, NC on Powell Creek, Halifax Co., VA now Turberville. They had nine children: > Carter, 5/6/1800-10/26/1857, married Sarah Bates Moore, 1/31/1804-10/21/1877, 6/22/1822; Elizabeth married Gerald Powell, her uncle, 12/24/1816; Biggers married Gillie Lipscomb, 6/16/1829; John Bibb married Nancy Carter; Nancy T. married Richard Carter; Mary Ann married Green Carter; William Jefferson married Elizabeth Allen Carter; Susan married Jackson "Jack" her nephew; Harriett I. married, 1st Joseph Yarbrough and, 2nd, Henry Laws. Most of their children settled in and around Caswell County, NC and Danville, VA Source: Information from Uncle Walter B. Powell, Great Aunt Fleetwood Powell, Stanfield Family Bible, paper written by Charlie Stanfield to Uncle Walter B. Powell and wills. > > > > > > > > END of EXTRACTION !NAME:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 138-139 (Article #99 "Fa, Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 138-139 (Article #99 "Fa !BIRTH:Details: href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncccha/pdf/holt/descendantsof richardholtII.pdf">Descendants of Richard Holt II by Jay, Details: href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncccha/pdf/holt/descendantsof richardholtII.pdf">Descendants of Richard Holt II by Jay Estate of Mastin Powell, 1848 - Halifax Co. VA Abstracts of the Probate Records of the Estate of Mastin Powell Library of Virginia, Halifax County, Virginia, Will Book #22 pages 157-158, November Court 1848 Inventory and appraisement of the estate of Martson Powell Dated 14 December 1848; inventory by George P. Richardson, James Edwards, Edward Moore Library of Virginia, Halifax County, Virginia, Will Book #22 pages 171-172, December Court 1848 The Estate of Marston Powell, deceased in account with Isaac Satterfield list of various expenses to include: To cash paid Mary Powell keeping Daphne $120 To cash paid William J. Powell $24.31 To cash paid Richard H. Carter $9.48 To cash paid Biggers Powell $9.48 To cash paid Mastin Powell Jr. $4.45 [Note: This could be "Martin" not "Mastin"] and at the end on 31 October 1848 a list that looks mostly like a distribution of proceeds to heirs: To cash paid Carter Powell $574.60 To cash paid Harriet Yarbrough $579.60 To cash paid Green Carter $549.60 To cash paid Elizabeth Powell $494.60 To cash paid Richard H. Carter $529.60 To cash paid Carter Powell $6.59 To cash paid Armistead Moore $19.19 To cash paid Biggers Powell $114.60 To cash paid William J. Powell $128.60 To cash paid Susan Powell $614.60 Library of Virginia, Halifax County, Virginia, Will Book #22 pages 130-134, October Court 1848 Account of the sale of Mastin Powell, deceased the 24th of November 1846 William J. Powell purchases: one lot staves $2.50 368 feet plank @0.35 $1.28 Negro girl Lucy $170.00 Negro child Nicholas $111.50 Negro girl Margaret $275.00 1 black pointed heifer $3.70 1 small calf $1.70 1 lot potatoe seed, 1 loom $1.25 1 writing desk $0.50 Purchasers are: Richard Carter Sr. Carter Powell William J. Powell Edward Moore Richard Oliver Sr. Biggers Powell Thomas Owen Miss Susan Powell Mrs. Harriet Yarbrough William Farmer Biggers Carter John F. Lawson Turner Carter Phillip P. Vass Albert and John Satterfield, executors Mrs. Elizabeth Powell Samuel Carter Alberty Satterfield Alexander Cunningham William Hamblett Turner D. White Mark M. Stanfield William J Carter James Edwards William C. Cumbee Aley Austin Clement Lipscomb Armistead Moore Charles H. Mosley John N.? Satterfield Edward Bass Greensby Carter Isaac Satterfield Mrs. Mary Powell Nathaniel Watkins Library of Virginia, Halifax County, Virginia, Will Book #23 pages 268-269, July Court 1851 The Estate of Marstin Powell in account Current with Isaac Satterfield administrator: [This list includes several distributions of equal amounts of money to what appears to be the hiers:] Dec 8, 1848 William J. Powell $40.00 Dec 8, 1848 Harriet Yarbrough $40.00 Dec 8, 1848 Susan Powell $40.00 Dec 15, 1848 Greenberry Carter $40.00 Dec 18, 1848 Richard H. Carter $40.00 Dec 18, 1848 Carter Powell $40.00 Dec 18, 1848 Carter Powell, adm. $40.00 Dec 20, 1848 Biggers Powell $40.00 In Sept-Oct 1849, $45.83 is distributed to the same list. In March 1850, $52.91 is distributed to the same list. Submitted by Steve Carson **********************************************************

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] Obituary. [S47] Newspaper Article. [S120] Court Records. Library of Virginia, Halifax County, Virginia, Will Book #22 pages 130-134, October Court 1848 Account of the sale of Mastin Powell, deceased the 24th of November 1846 William J. Powell purchases: one lot staves $2.50 368 feet plank @0.35 $1.28 Negro girl Lucy $170.00 Negro child Nicholas $111.50 Negro girl Margaret $275.00 1 black pointed heifer $3.70 1 small calf $1.70 1 lot potatoe seed, 1 loom $1.25 1 writing desk $0.50 Purchasers are: Richard Carter Sr. Carter Powell William J. Powell Edward Moore Richard Oliver Sr. Biggers Powell Thomas Owen Miss Susan Powell Mrs. Harriet Yarbrough William Farmer Biggers Carter John F. Lawson Turner Carter Phillip P. Vass Albert and John Satterfield, executors Mrs. Elizabeth Powell Samuel Carter Alberty Satterfield Alexander Cunningham William Hamblett Turner D. White Mark M. Stanfield William J Carter James Edwards William C. Cumbee Aley Austin Clement Lipscomb Armistead Moore Charles H. Mosley John N.? Satterfield Edward Bass Greensby Carter Isaac Satterfield Mrs. Mary Powell Nathaniel Watkins [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=powell&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1884&GSdyrel=before&GSst=29&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=143163886&df=all&. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143163911/gilley-whitlock-powell. Gilley Whitlock Lipscomb Powell Birth: 1812 Death: unknown Burial: Family Cemetery on Weadon Road Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina Parents: Clement Lipscomb: 1789?1849 Spouse: Biggers Powell, 1809?1883 Siblings Theodosia Lipscomb Fitzgerald: 1814?1846 Children: Harriet Elizabeth Powell Turner 1831?1922 Jarrel Powell, 1834?1928 Thomas B. Powell, 1836?1862 James Clem Powell, 1838?1923 Henry Edward Powell, 1839?1914 Sarah Jane Barksdale Powell Holt, 1840?1933 Mary Catherine Powell Grinstead, 1844?1917 Minerva W. Powell, 1848?1928 Gilley Whitlock Lipscomb was born in 1812 the daughter of Clement Lipscomb and Susan Edwards Lipscomb. She was married to Biggers Powell on June 16, 1829 in Caswell County, NC. Gilley and Biggers had eight children: Harriett Elizabeth Powell Turner, William Biggers Powell, Jarrell Powell, James Clem Powell, Henry Edward Powell, Sarah Jane "Sallie" Powell Holt, Mary Catherine Powell Grinstead and Minerva Powell. Gilley was living in Caswell County at the time of Biggers death in 1880 and does not appear in any future census records so she apparently died sometime before 1890 and was buried in the family cemetery near Blanch, NC.