Joshua Powell

Joshua married Frances 'Fannie' Willingham 2 Jun 1787, Halifax County, Virginia. Frances was born Abt 1767, Halifax Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOREFIELDHOMEPLACE/message/2549

John W. MFLD, s/o Wright & Nancy (Stevens) MFLD m. Sally Powell, d/o
Joshua & Fanny (Willingham) Powell 1810 in Halifax.

1830 Halifax p. 413 John W. Morefield
1 male 10-15=1815/1820 (William T.?)
1 male 40-50=1780/1790
1 female 5-10=1820/25 (Sarah)
2 females 15-20=1810/1815 (Susan & ??)
1 female 30-40=1790/1800

1840 Halifax, VA North p. 21 John W. Morefield
1 male 50-60=1780/1790
1 female 15-20=1820/25 Sarah
1 female 20-30=1810/20 Susan
1 female 40-50

1850 Henry, TN (all b. VA)
John Morefield age 65
Sarah age 59
Susan 37, Sarah 27, Mary 16, Elvira 10, R.F. 6 all born VA
(Not only do the ages of John & Sarah match the John W. of Halifax, VA, but
living near them in 1850 Henry, TN was Sarah's brother Joshua Powell.

Their children include:
Possibly Elijah who married Martha Lou Cheatham
Possibly Charles of 1840 Halifax
Possibly William T. who married Elizabeth Powell
Susan
Sarah
Possibly Elizabeth, who married Lewis Redden 1846 Henry, TN

Note the age gap between Sarah b. @1823 and Mary b. @1834, Elvira b.
@1840 and Rebecca (R.F.) b. @1844. I believe they were probably Charles'
daughters:

1840 Halifax, VA 560:21 Charles Morefield
1 male 20-30
2 females 5-10=Mary & Elvira (Rebecca b. after 1840)
1 female 30-40


Elizabeth Morefield m. Lewis Redden 1846 Henry, TN; the only MFLD in Henry, TN in 1850 was John W.'s.
Green's son Alfred m. Elizabeth Redden 1848 Marshall, KY.
Marshall, KY borders Calloway, KY, which borders Henry, TN.

Green's parents have not been established. His connection to Halifax is indirect--as far as I know, we have found no record that ties him to Halifax. However, there are strong indications that he was closely related to Martin, Julius and Johnson, all of whom are tied directly to Halifax.

Note that there was another female b. 1810/1815 in John W.'s household in 1830. I don't find a marriage record that would account for her.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOREFIELDHOMEPLACE/message/1956

I had speculated earlier that the John W. & Sarah Moorfield in the 1850 Henry, TN census--with daughters Susan, Sarah, Mary, Elvira and R.F. (Rebecca) (all b. VA)-- matched the John W. & Sally (Powell) Morefield of Halifax. For some reason, I looked at the image of the census record again a few days ago and noticed that there was a Joshua Powell
age 59 in household 55/55, while John W. & Sarah were in household #60/60. I believe that Sally, Nancy (m. Henry Morefield) and Joshua were children of Joshua and Fanny (Willingham) Powell. At MRE2002 we looked at a lawsuit brought by Joshua & Fanny's children against Fanny after Joshua's death. At any rate, I think the fact that Joshua
Powell (Jr.) was living nearby is even more evidence supporting the speculation that the Henry Co. TN family was indeed John W. & Sarah (Powell) Morefield.

Another thing I noticed recently is that Henry County borders Calloway, KY to the south. Graves, KY borders Calloway, KY to the west. Calloway, KY is where Green MFLD settled and Graves, KY is where Robert S. & Prudence (Irby) MFLD settled. Hmmm...
http://genforum.genealogy.com/moorefield/messages/187.html
Patricia Seaver (ID *****5948) Date: April 04, 2003 at 11:28:54
In Reply to: William Thomas Moorefield/Elizabeth Powell by Pat Greggs of 257

John W. Mo(o)refield is *probably* the son of Wright & Nancy (Stevens) Morefield. Sally Powell is very likely the d/o Joshua Powell, Sr. & Fanny Willingham Powell.

Rationale for claiming Wright as the father of John W.: census data suggests that John W. was born @1786. On the Halifax, VA Personal Property Tax Lists 1782-1832, the only "available" fathers for John W. were John, Sr., John, Jr., Wright & Edward. John, Sr. and John, Jr. both had known sons named John. That leaves Wright & Edward. Wright married Nancy Stevens in 1785; no marriage record has been found for Edward, but he first appeared on the tax lists in 1789. I therefore *speculate* that John W. was born about 1786 and was the son of John W. & Sally.

Rationale for claiming Joshua & Fanny Willingham Powell as the parents of Sally: John & Sally Morefield sued the Joshua Powell estate in 1813, Plea Book 30, p. 222.

In 1850 John W. & Sally were living in Henry Co, TN with their daughters. Living a few households away was Johusa Powell (Jr.), Sally's brother.

Pat (Moorefield) Seaver

Sarah married John W. Morefield 10 Dec 1810, Halifax Co., Virginia. John was born Abt 1785, Halifax County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Henry Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nancy married Henry Morefield 10 May 1814, Halifax Co., Virginia. Henry was born Abt 1790. [Group Sheet]

Mary married James Harding Morefield 13 Sep 1816, Caswell, North Carolina. James was born 23 Nov 1789, Rowan County, North Carolina; died 15 Apr 1867, Clay County, Illinois; was buried , Mount Zion Cemetery, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Nancy married John L. Apperson 23 Oct 1845, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

John married Nancy Adaline Morefield. Nancy was born 26 Feb 1834, Patrick, Virginia; died 14 Apr 1912, Clay County, Illinois; was buried , Mount Zion Cemetery, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]