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Families covered: Powell of Birkenhead, Powell of Broadway, Powell of Ewhurst, Powell of Horsley (Plas y Horslli)

                               
Thomas Powell of Plas y Horslli (a 1612)
m. Alice Worsley (dau/coheir of Ralph Worsley or Wortesley of Chester and/or Berkett)
1. Thomas Powell of Horsley & Birkenhead (Cheshire), Sheriff of Denbighshire (a 1591, d 1629)
  m. Dorothy Wynne (b 02.09.1584, dau of Morris Wynne of Gwydir)
A. Sir Thomas Powell of Berkinhead, Sheriff of Denbighshire, 1st Bart of Horsley & Birkenhead (d 19.09.1655)
  m. Katharine Egerton (b 1584, dau of Sir John Egerton of Egerton & Oulton by Margaret Stanley)
  i. Thomas Powell (dvp 1617)
  ii. John Powell of Barksed (dvp 12.1642)
m. Margaret Puleston (b 02.09.1584, d 23.11.1663, dau of Edward Puleston of Allington and/or Trefalun, son of Edward son (by Margaret, dau/heir of John Almer of Trefalun (son of John of Pant Iocyn)) of Edward son of Sir Richard of Emrall)
  a. Sir Thomas Powell, Sheriff of Denbighshire, 2nd Bart of Horsley & Birkenhead (b 1631, a 1694, d before 1710)
  m1. Mary Conway (dau of William Conway of Bodryddan)
  (1) Thomas Powell of Horsley, Sheriff of Denbighshire (b 1650, dvp before 1694)
  BEB1844 suggests that Thomas dvp before 1694. ArchCamb suggests that he did become a baronet, which is not supported by TCB, and had the following family.
  m1. Anne Cookes (dau/heir of Walter Cookes of London)
  (A)+ issue - William (dsp young), Mary, Margaret
  m2. Wenefrids Mitho (dau/heir of John Mitho of Crascombe)
  (D)+ other issue - Samuel (d young), Winefride
  (2) William Powell (dsp)
  m2. Jane Ravenscroft (dau of Robert Ravenscroft of Bretton, relict of Henry Hardware of Peele)
  (3) Elizabeth Powell
  m. Thomas Eaton or Eyton of Trimley & Leeswood, Sheriff of Flintshire
(4) Margaret Powell
  b. Catherine Powell no marriage reported by ArchCamb, only daughter mentioned by BEB1844 where shown as married to ...
  m. _ Rossendale of Wrexham
  c. Frances Powell shown by ArchCamb as married to ...
  m. Thomas Reddendale of Wrexham
  d.+ other issue - Worsley (dvp), Elizabeth (dsp 05.07.1663), Anne
  iii. Frances Powell
  m1. Edward Norreys of Speke
  m2. John Edwards of Hantsy of Stansty
  B. John Powell of Bodyllton in Rhiwfabon (a 1620)
  m. Jane Wills (dau of John Wills of London)
  i. Jane Powell
  m. Edward Williams of Hafod y Bwch (son/heir of William ab David ab Ieuan Lloyd)
  ii. Catherine Powell
  m. Maurice Matthews (rector of Erbistog)
  iii. daughter
  C. Margaret Powell
  m. William Edwards of Eyton, Sheriff of Denbighshire (a 1654)
  D. Catherine Powell
  m. Roger Davies or Erlys (ab John ab Richard Davies of Erlys ab David ab Woerl ab Edward Puleston ab Madog Puleston of Bers)
  E.+ other issue - Roger, Richard (in Ireland), Worsley, Sidneym, Elen
2. George Powell (a 1640, youngest son)
  m. _ Lloyd (dau of _ Lloyd of Hersedd)
3. Alice Powell
  m. John Lloyd of Llys Vassi
4. Joanna Powell
  m. RogerRoyden of Hold & Is y Coed (Captain)
5.+ other issue - John, William of Chester, Ralph, Alexander

 

 

The following is a temporary record of information on a family which is to be researched futher in due course. It has been compiled from references in BE1883 (Herbert of Chirbury), TCP (Hamilton), TCB (volume iv, Powell) & (volume ii, Pryce). The 1st generation comes from 'Williams of Edwinsford' (Part 2 in "Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion", 1987, Major Francis Jones, p24).
John Powell of Pentre Meurig in Llanwrda
m. Catherine
1. Sir John Powell of Broadway (near Laugharne) (judge)
  m. Jane Williams (dau of Nicholas Williams of Rhydodin) wife of Sir John, presumed mother of ...
  A. Sir John Powell, 1st Bart of Broadway (b c1666, d 24.08.1720)
  m. Judith Herbert (dau of Sir James Herbert of Colebrooks)
i. Sir Herbert Powell, 2nd Bart of Broadway (b c1700, d unm 21.03.1721)
  ii. Mary Powell
  m. Charles Powell of Penybank
  a. Anna Charles Maria Powell (d 26.06.1791)
  m. (10.1742) Lord Anne Hamilton (b 12.10.1709, d 25.12.1748)
  iii. Elizabeth Powell (b c1699, d 22.04.1731)
  m. Sir John Pryce, 5th Bart of Newtown, Sheriff of Montgomeryshire (d 1761)
  B. Ann Powell (d by 10.1723)
  m. Sir Vaughan Pryce, 4th Bart of Newtown, Sheriff of Montgomeryshire (d c1720)
  C.+ other issue

 

 

John ap Howell of Ednor, Salop
m. Rose Crowder (sister of William Crowder of Knighton)
1. Meredith Powell of Brampton Ralf, Somerset
  m. Alice Saffin (sister of John Saffin of Culhampton)
A. Sir Nathaniel Powell, 1st Bart of Ewhurst, Sussex (d 03.1674-5)
  m. Sarah Muddle (dau of William Muddle of Ewhurst)
  i. Sir Nathaniel Powell, 2nd Bart of Ewhurst (b c1640, d c1707)
  m1. Elizabeth Barnham (dau of Sir Robert Barnham, 1st Bart of Boughton Monchelsy)
  a. Barnham Powell (dvp)
  m. Elizabeth Clitherow (dau of James Clitherow of Boston House)
  (1) Sir Nathaniel Powell, 3rd Bart of Ewhurst (b c1688, d unm 1708)
  (2) James Powell (d unm)
  (3) Sir Christopher Powell, 4th Bart of Ewhurst (b c1690, dsp 05.07.1742)
  m. (1728) _ Newington
  b.+ other issue - Nathaniel (dsp), daughter
  m2. (26.01.1668) Frances Stapleton (d before 05.1719, dau of Sir Francis Stapleton of Wartre or Wighill)
  d. Leonard Powell (captain)
  m. Margaret Lawley (dau of Sir Francis Lawley, Bart of Canwell)
  (1)+ 2 sons and 1 daughter
  e.+ 2 sons (dsp)
  ii. Mary Powell
  m. John Buck
  iii. Anne Powell
  m. John Green
  iv. Katherine Powell
  m. Thomas Gunston
  v. Damaris Powell
  m. Charles Fowkes

Main source(s):
(1) For Powell of Birkenhead (reviewed & extended 08.03.20) : BEB1844 ('Powell of Birkenhead'), ArchCamb ('vol VII, Series 4, 1876, p24+) with some support from TCB (vol 2, 'Powell of Berkenhead', p67)
(2) For Powell of Broadway : as mentioned above
(3) For Powell of Ewhust (uploaded 21.10.06) : BEB1841 (Powell of Ewhurst), TCB (vol iii, Powell of Ewhurst)
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