John Bibb Powell

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

John married Nancy Thomas Carter 24 Oct 1831, Halifax County, Virginia. Nancy (daughter of Lemuel dna Carter and Martha "Patsy" Powell) was born Abt 1813, Halifax Co., Virginia; died Yes, date unknown, Halifax Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1900 United States Federal Census Census & Voter Lists View Image
Name: Virginia Forbes
Spouse: William A Forbes
Birth: Mar 1845 - Virginia
Birth: Virginia
More: See Documents

Virginia married William Albea Forbes. William was born 18 Feb 1846, Halifax Co., Virginia or Caswell, NC; died 27 Oct 1919, Harnett County, Nortth Carolina; was buried , Rockfish Cemetery, Wallace, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Mary is named for her Grandfather's Mother, Mary O.Carter [Traditional naming patterns for the day]