Abraham Powell

1763 -

• Name	Abraham Powell
  Born	1763	New York
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I14918	Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2014

  
  

  Family	Ruth Wood
  Children	1. Israel Wood Powell,   b. 21 Jun 1801, Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County ,   d. Mar 1852, Port Dover, Ontario  (Age 50 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F5902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Powell family came from Wales, one branch still occupying the ancestral estate at Nanteos, near Aberystwith. One of the forebearers in the long history of the family was Sir Thomas, who was one of the justices who defied the wrath of King James Il in 1688 and liberated the seven bishops who refused to obey the King’s dictates in spiritual affairs. It was one of Sir Thomas' sons who went with his Puritan tutor to America thereby establishing the American branch of the family. A descendant, Abraham Powell, became a United Empire Loyalist who, after the American Revolutionary War, settled first in New Brunswick and later moved to Upper Canada, establishing a home in the Township of Windham in Norfolk County a little north of the Town of Simcoe. This settlement soon took on the name of Powell’s Plain or Buckwheat Street. Besides farming, Abraham opened a small store.