Dear Cheryl,
You are wise to try to confirm your Powell ancestry with proper records, but
you have a major research project on your hands!
Your first task must be to work backwards from your parents' generation,
documenting the link to each earlier Powell generation, one step at a time.
If you are successful, you will eventually reach the Powell immigrant from
whom you are descended. You'll then have to try to identify him and his
family over here in Wales. This will be no easy task because the name Powell
is so common here. It may or may not be possible to make this link. Even if
you are successful, you may well find there is no evidence for a connection
to the Powells of Castle Madoc.
There is much discussion online about the Castle Madoc Powell lineage, but
very little reliable documentation. For the present, you should probably
forget about any link with the Castle Madoc Powells. Just trace your
ancestry back one generation at a time and see where it goes.
Just out of interest, the 16th century property known as Castle Madoc House
is now a "boutique hotel":
www.castlemadoc.com/
The original motte and bailey castle is long gone and Castle Madoc House was
built on the site circa 1588. The house has undergone late 17th century
remodelling and 19th century extensions (see
www.castlewales.com/madoc.html).
Some of the original castle earthworks, excavated in the 1960s, are still
visible behind the house (see:
http://tinyurl.com/n5m3lbd).
Kind regards,
John
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John Ball
Brecon, Mid Wales, UK
E-mail: john(a)jlb2011.co.uk
Website: http:/www.jlb2011.co.uk/
Blog:
http://johnofbrecon.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cheryl Young" <cherylyoung1(a)gmail.com>
To: <POWYS(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 5:01 PM
Subject: [POWYS] Powell ancestry.
I am looking for information about my Powell ancestry. According to my
understanding, my ancestor was William Powell brother of Thomas Powell who
was born in Castle Madoc. I am the daughter of Lora Powell. I would like
to have records such as birth, death or marriage certificates to confirm
the lineage and I would be most grateful for any assistance. I would also
like to visit Castle Madoc and I would appreciate any information about
being able to visit whomever is living there.
Best regards,
Cheryl Young
William Powell (1502 - 1575)
*is your 13th great grandfather*
Hugh Powell (1515 -
1575)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6893407571>
son of William Powell
Hugh Powell (1545 -
1610)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6893406499>
son of Hugh Powell
William Powell (1586 -
1623)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6869979007>
son of Hugh Powell
Thomas Powell (1616 -
1687)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6869867948>
son of William Powell
William C Robert Powell (1642 -
1695)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6837950737>
son of Thomas Powell
John Powell (1632 -
1698)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6837947223>
son of William C Robert Powell
Robert Powell (1669 -
1740)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6837945041>
son of John Powell
Sgt. Benjamin Ambrose Powell (1702 -
1769)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6837942003>
son of Robert Powell
James Powell (1752 -
1835)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6837937896>
son of Sgt. Benjamin Ambrose Powell
Dr. Ezekiel R Powell (1778 -
1860)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6837934787>
son of James Powell
Ezekiel Howell Powell (1820 -
1860)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6805741465>
son of Dr. Ezekiel R Powell
Ezekiel (Zeke) Howell Powell (1854 -
1920)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6805385815>
son of Ezekiel Howell Powell
Allen Neil Powell Sr (1885 -
1963)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6805213079>
son of Ezekiel (Zeke) Howell Powell
Lora Erlene Powell (1912 -
1980)<http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47595773/person/6805094349>
daughter of Allen Neil Powell Sr
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