Saturday, February 8, 2014

Elizabeth Powell Richmond


The Chatham Courier @ Fulton History published on 14 March 1940:

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POWELL - The Powells settled in Austerlitz, Columbia Co, N.Y., 1757.  The each had 100 acres, their section was known as Macedonia.  Truman Powell was born not later than 1703 married March 6, 1727, Elizabeth Carpenter, at Coventry.

Children:  Elizabeth, b. Feb.18, 1728, m. Sharon, Conn., March 25, 1745, Edward Richmond.
Truman
Martin
John
Elijah
Lois
Joseph

The first meeting of the proprietors was held at Spencer's Town, May 31, 1757.  Truman Powell was one of a committee for laying out the settlings lot.



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