John Bibb Powell^[1]

Abt 1815 - 1898  (~ 83 years)

• Name	John Bibb Powell
  Born	Abt 1815	Halifax Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Feb 1898	Will Date
  Person ID	I12946	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Edward Powell, Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2017

  
  

  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	Nancy Thomas Carter,   b. Abt 1813, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Halifax Co., Virginia
  Married	24 Oct 1831	Halifax County, Virginia
  Children	1. Richard M. Powell,   b. Abt 1837, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Virginia V. Powell,   b. 29 Mar 1840, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 4 Dec 1901, Harnett County, North Carolina  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F4389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Will of John B. Powell Halifax Co., WB 34-1045 Page 1 Halifax Co. W34-104-5 Pg 1 John B. Powell.jpg
  		Will of John B. Powell Halifax WB 34-105 Pg 2 Halifax Co. W34-104-5 Pg 2 John B. Powell.jpg
  		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
  		Caswell County Court Document Re Lem Carter Will (2) 25Caswell Court Doc Lem Carter Will Appeal(2).jpg

  
  

  Histories

  Descendants of Jarold Powell descendantsofjarroldpowell.pdf

  
  

• Notes

  1850 VA Census Halifax, 1009 John B. Powell 35 planter Nancy 30 Elizabeth 18 Virginia 16 Richard 14 John 5 A few days afterward to Keep up the excitement we had a fight in Town. Virgil Rainey about half Drunk, with John Kerr Jr. in politicks ____ ____ _____ ____ and finally Rainey gave Kerr the ___ & much Drunken abuse, and thereupon Kerr gave him in return the Stick, three or four times over the head, which brought him to his Senses & they were parted. - The police had them up and fined Kerr $2.50 - But this is not all - John Bibb Powell have moved to Town, and rooted out Dick Bennett & Co. We have now a new pukery. Powell Rice & Co. & they say it is also to be a Tavern for entertainment. These pukeries are dreadful things, & when I tell you of one more Circumstance, I think you will agree with me. You recollect that your Uncle Aza left Mrs, Kimbro's Children $300 each. - Well - Elijah Kimbro, your hopeful Cousin, Came in here for it a few weeks ago and it was paid ___ to him, his Children had also Some Money Coming to them from Your Aunt Kimbro's estate, he got that also which in all amounted to Some five or six hundred Dollars, and in true Kimbro Style to betook himself to the pukery, and on the week before last, had all his money Stolen from him, whilst Drunk, and he is now ___ a perfect Vagabond. He started late one night to go to his Sisters, & fell off his horse the other Side of Hodnett's Bridge & was found the next morning with his pocket book & money gone, and he Dead Drunk. Some people think that a man in the neighborhood by the name of Hancock got it. But it has been Searched & it cannot be found. The friends are raising a Subscription to send him home. I Subscribed $2 & his uncles & Sisters the balance & he is to be off to morrow. - Dr. M____ has Started again to Mississippi - Mrs. Mullen & Cousin Sally are to Come & see me in a few days & when they come I am going to raise a Candy Store - I don't mean to take any ____ ____ of your absence But I do mean to have some of the good things to myself and as I have no wife to write to Me I'll have a frolic of Some Sort or other. - On this day week past we had the Presbyterian Church Dedicated and we had good preaching. Saturday & Sunday Mr. Harding & Pickard attended and a full house. Source: Paul A. Haralson 1839 Letter to His Wife. 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 Deed, William J. Powell to John B. Powell Library of Virginia, Halifax County Virginia Deeds, Book 53, pages 367-368, 10 July 1849 Received of William J. Powell three hundred dollars for which I convey to him or his order all of my interest in the dower property of the estate of my deceased father Mastin Powell agreeable to his last will and testament. The right and title of said property in the hands of Isaac Satterfield, executor. I warrant and forever defend free from the claim of myself my heirs or assigns or any person or persons claiming under me in any matter whatever into the said William J. Powell or his assigns forever. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th July 1849 John B. Powell Teste: Isaac Satterfield Edward Moore Bevin M. Oliver Halifax Clerk?s office the 24th day of September 1849} The within written deed was presented in the clerk?s office aforesaid and proved by the oath of one witness thereto subscribed. Recorded in the clerk?s office aforesaid the 26th day of November 1849. The said deed was further proved by the oaths of one other witness thereto subscribed to be the act and deed of the within John B. Powell, a party thereto and admitted to record. Teste: William Holt, Clerk of Halifax County

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. Will of John B. Powell; names two children Richard and Virginia V. Forbes