Elijah Powell

Male 1755 - 1833  (78 years)


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  • Name Elijah Powell  [1
    Born 1755 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 4513 
    Died 1833  Chatham, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4513  Families

    Mother Mary Powell,   b. 1695, Southampton, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1809  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Patsey Scott,   d. USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 Jul 1828  Wake, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Bond 17 Jul 1828  Wake, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Farrow Pharoah Powell,   b. 1809, Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1887, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     2. Eaton Powell,   b. Abt 1812, Chatham, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1892, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F1396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jul 1828 - Wake, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Bond - 17 Jul 1828 - Wake, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1833 - Chatham, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Census
    1820 U.S. Census - Chatham, North Carolina
    1820 U.S. Census - Chatham, North Carolina
    Page: 211

  • Notes 
    • Elijah, born say 1755, mentioned in the May 1786 Johnston County court which ordered the sheriff to deliver an "orphan" child of his to be bound out [Haun, Johnston County Court Minutes, IV:325]. He was head of a Johnston County household of 1 "other free" in 1800, 6 in Chatham County in 1810 [NC:200], and 10 "free colored" in Chatham in 1820 [NC:211]. He was one of the freeholders of Chatham County who were ordered by the court to work on the road from New Hope Bridge to William Goodwin's in February 1814 [Minutes 1811-18, 147]. His will was proved in Chatham County court on Monday, 13 August 1832.

  • Sources 
    1. [S338] North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
      Record for Eliga Powell