John Powers, a son of William Powers, was born at Princeton, NJ March 3, 1736 and died in Harrison County VA October 26, 1823.
John Powers born 3-Mar-1736, Princeton, NJ,
occupation: Pioneer, Indian fighter,
He married Prudence White in NJ in 1754. Prudence, a daughter of William White, was born in 1736 and died April 18, 1818. John died 26-Oct-1823, Salem, Harrison Co., WV.
About 1771 John established Powers Fort on Simpsons Creek at Bridgeport, Harrison Co., WV, constructing the fort about 1773.
The family located on Simpsons Creek in Harrison County VA about 1771 and built Powers Fort there about 1773.
John served as a private under Colonel George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754.
John is listed credited with 132 day service in 1774 payroll for members of Captain John Lowther's Company of VA militia who participated in Lord Dunmore's Ohio expedition in 1774.
John Powers was appointed one of the original trustees of Randolph Academy: In 1787, the Virginia General Assembly voted to establish Randolph Academy in Clarksburg, the first Academy created west of the Appalachian Mountains. Although the school was chartered in 1787, it was not actually built until 1793. Two important figures in the school's history include the school's first instructor, George Towers, an Oxford educated Presbyterian Minister, and Francis Pierpont, who served as Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia during the Civil War. Pierpont was later instrumental in the creation of the state of West Virginia. The original trustees of Randolph Academy included John Powers, Colonel Benjamin Wilson, George Jackson, and Nicholas Carpenter.
7 Jan 1789:
THE FIRST ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT
A list of persons names who voted at the Court House in Clarksburg for the County of Harrison on Wednesday the 7th day of January 1789 for an elector agreeable to an act of General Assembly passed at Richmond the [?] day of October 1788 for the purposes therein contained Freeholders or Electors Names
Many names were listed, among them John Powers.
Source: History of Harrison County, West Virginia: from the early days … By Henry Haymond; p. 409
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21 Sep 1789:
The next term of Court was held on the 21st day of September 1789 by Judges James Mercer and Richard Parker. The Grand Jury were John Pearce Duval - Gentleman, Foreman John Evans, Robert Ferrell, Henry Dering, John Davis, Thomas Butler, Thomas Chips, Charles Harriman, Benjamin Biggs, George Bealls, John Bukey, James Mitchell, William Haymond, John Powers, John Hall, George Jackson, John McCally, Edward Jackson and John Jackson.
Three Indictments were found at this term two for larceny and one for riot.
Source: History of Harrison County, West Virginia: from the early days … By Henry Haymond; p. 188
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5 Nov 1789
John Powers presented a commission from Governor Randolph as sheriff but reported that he was not able to procure security thereupon Thomas Cheney, George Jackson and John McCally were recommended to the Governor for the appointment.
Source: History of Harrison County, West Virginia: from the early days … By Henry Haymond; p. 211
Source: County Commissioners' Association of West Virginia - Harrison County History
http://hackerscreek.com/norman/POWERS/HERBERT.htm
Chronicles of Border Warfare: Page 126
John Powers & Prudence came to Simpson's Creek now Bridgeport WVa. 1772. The family located on Simpsons Creek in Harrison County Va/WVa. about 1771 and built Powers Fort there about 1773. Fort. Another Account of -FORT POWERS it was situated on Simpson's Creek, in Harrison County. It is supposed to have been erected by John Powers in 1771. John Powers, a son of William Powers, was born at Princeton, NJ, March 3, 1736 and died in Harrison County Va/WVa. October 26, 1823. He married Prudence White in NJ abt. 1754. Prudence, a daughter of William White, was born in 1736 and died April 18, 1818. John served as a private under Colonel George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754. 1774 payroll list of Captain William Lowther, Harrison county, (West) Virginia, Lord Dunmore's War, John Powers, 132 days service [1772 settled on Simpson's Creek (1).
Children:
Thomas Powers born about 1761, Frederick Co., VA?,
married 7-Jan-1799, in Harrison Co., WV?, Mary Simpson
#3476, born about 1770, Harrison Co., WV?, (daughter of
James Simpson).
4. ii Major Powers born 1763.
5. iii William D. Powers born 9-Nov-1765.
6. iv John Powers Jr. born about 1770.
Margaret Powers born about 1770, Virginia?, married
15-Nov-1786, in Harrison Co., WV, married by: Rev. J. W.
Loofborough, William Kelso, born about 1760,
Virginia?. William: Last name may be Kelson.
Mary Powers born about 1770.
vii Prudence Powers born about 1780, Harrison Co., WV?, married 24-Feb-1800, in Harrison Co., WV?, Isaac Hagle born about 1780, Virginia?, (son of John Hagle). It is not clear whether it was this Prudence or
her first cousin who married Isaac Hagle.
John Powers born 3-Mar-1736, Princeton, NJ,
occupation: Pioneer, Indian fighter,
He married Prudence White in NJ in 1754. Prudence, a daughter of William White, was born in 1736 and died April 18, 1818. John died 26-Oct-1823, Salem, Harrison Co., WV.
About 1771 John established Powers Fort on Simpsons Creek at Bridgeport, Harrison Co., WV, constructing the fort about 1773.
The family located on Simpsons Creek in Harrison County VA about 1771 and built Powers Fort there about 1773.
John served as a private under Colonel George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754.
John is listed credited with 132 day service in 1774 payroll for members of Captain John Lowther's Company of VA militia who participated in Lord Dunmore's Ohio expedition in 1774.
John Powers was appointed one of the original trustees of Randolph Academy: In 1787, the Virginia General Assembly voted to establish Randolph Academy in Clarksburg, the first Academy created west of the Appalachian Mountains. Although the school was chartered in 1787, it was not actually built until 1793. Two important figures in the school's history include the school's first instructor, George Towers, an Oxford educated Presbyterian Minister, and Francis Pierpont, who served as Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia during the Civil War. Pierpont was later instrumental in the creation of the state of West Virginia. The original trustees of Randolph Academy included John Powers, Colonel Benjamin Wilson, George Jackson, and Nicholas Carpenter.
7 Jan 1789:
THE FIRST ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT
A list of persons names who voted at the Court House in Clarksburg for the County of Harrison on Wednesday the 7th day of January 1789 for an elector agreeable to an act of General Assembly passed at Richmond the [?] day of October 1788 for the purposes therein contained Freeholders or Electors Names
Many names were listed, among them John Powers.
Source: History of Harrison County, West Virginia: from the early days … By Henry Haymond; p. 409
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21 Sep 1789:
The next term of Court was held on the 21st day of September 1789 by Judges James Mercer and Richard Parker. The Grand Jury were John Pearce Duval - Gentleman, Foreman John Evans, Robert Ferrell, Henry Dering, John Davis, Thomas Butler, Thomas Chips, Charles Harriman, Benjamin Biggs, George Bealls, John Bukey, James Mitchell, William Haymond, John Powers, John Hall, George Jackson, John McCally, Edward Jackson and John Jackson.
Three Indictments were found at this term two for larceny and one for riot.
Source: History of Harrison County, West Virginia: from the early days … By Henry Haymond; p. 188
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5 Nov 1789
John Powers presented a commission from Governor Randolph as sheriff but reported that he was not able to procure security thereupon Thomas Cheney, George Jackson and John McCally were recommended to the Governor for the appointment.
Source: History of Harrison County, West Virginia: from the early days … By Henry Haymond; p. 211
Source: County Commissioners' Association of West Virginia - Harrison County History
http://hackerscreek.com/norman/POWERS/HERBERT.htm
Chronicles of Border Warfare: Page 126
John Powers & Prudence came to Simpson's Creek now Bridgeport WVa. 1772. The family located on Simpsons Creek in Harrison County Va/WVa. about 1771 and built Powers Fort there about 1773. Fort. Another Account of -FORT POWERS it was situated on Simpson's Creek, in Harrison County. It is supposed to have been erected by John Powers in 1771. John Powers, a son of William Powers, was born at Princeton, NJ, March 3, 1736 and died in Harrison County Va/WVa. October 26, 1823. He married Prudence White in NJ abt. 1754. Prudence, a daughter of William White, was born in 1736 and died April 18, 1818. John served as a private under Colonel George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754. 1774 payroll list of Captain William Lowther, Harrison county, (West) Virginia, Lord Dunmore's War, John Powers, 132 days service [1772 settled on Simpson's Creek (1).
Children:
Thomas Powers born about 1761, Frederick Co., VA?,
married 7-Jan-1799, in Harrison Co., WV?, Mary Simpson
#3476, born about 1770, Harrison Co., WV?, (daughter of
James Simpson).
4. ii Major Powers born 1763.
5. iii William D. Powers born 9-Nov-1765.
6. iv John Powers Jr. born about 1770.
Margaret Powers born about 1770, Virginia?, married
15-Nov-1786, in Harrison Co., WV, married by: Rev. J. W.
Loofborough, William Kelso, born about 1760,
Virginia?. William: Last name may be Kelson.
Mary Powers born about 1770.
vii Prudence Powers born about 1780, Harrison Co., WV?, married 24-Feb-1800, in Harrison Co., WV?, Isaac Hagle born about 1780, Virginia?, (son of John Hagle). It is not clear whether it was this Prudence or
her first cousin who married Isaac Hagle.
John Powers, a son of William Powers, was born at Princeton, NJ March 3, 1736 and died in Harrison County VA October 26, 1823.
John Powers born 3-Mar-1736, Princeton, NJ,
occupation: Pioneer, Indian fighter,
He married Prudence White in NJ in 1754. Prudence, a daughter of William White, was born in 1736 and died April 18, 1818. John died 26-Oct-1823, Salem, Harrison Co., WV.
About 1771 John established Powers Fort on Simpsons Creek at Bridgeport, Harrison Co., WV, constructing the fort about 1773.
The family located on Simpsons Creek in Harrison County VA about 1771 and built Powers Fort there about 1773.
John served as a private under Colonel George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754.
John is listed credited with 132 day service in 1774 payroll for members of Captain John Lowther's Company of VA militia who participated in Lord Dunmore's Ohio expedition in 1774.
John Powers was appointed one of the original trustees of Randolph Academy: In 1787, the Virginia General Assembly voted to establish Randolph Academy in Clarksburg, the first Academy created west of the Appalachian Mountains. Although the school was chartered in 1787, it was not actually built until 1793. Two important figures in the school's history include the school's first instructor, George Towers, an Oxford educated Presbyterian Minister, and Francis Pierpont, who served as Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia during the Civil War. Pierpont was later instrumental in the creation of the state of West Virginia. The original trustees of Randolph Academy included John Powers, Colonel Benjamin Wilson, George Jackson, and Nicholas Carpenter.
7 Jan 1789:
THE FIRST ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT
A list of persons names who voted at the Court House in Clarksburg for the County of Harrison on Wednesday the 7th day of January 1789 for an elector agreeable to an act of General Assembly passed at Richmond the [?] day of October 1788 for the purposes therein contained Freeholders or Electors Names
Many names were listed, among them John Powers.
Source: History of Harrison County, West Virginia: from the early days … By Henry Haymond; p. 409
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21 Sep 1789:
The next term of Court was held on the 21st day of September 1789 by Judges James Mercer and Richard Parker. The Grand Jury were John Pearce Duval - Gentleman, Foreman John Evans, Robert Ferrell, Henry Dering, John Davis, Thomas Butler, Thomas Chips, Charles Harriman, Benjamin Biggs, George Bealls, John Bukey, James Mitchell, William Haymond, John Powers, John Hall, George Jackson, John McCally, Edward Jackson and John Jackson.
Three Indictments were found at this term two for larceny and one for riot.
Source: History of Harrison County, West Virginia: from the early days … By Henry Haymond; p. 188
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5 Nov 1789
John Powers presented a commission from Governor Randolph as sheriff but reported that he was not able to procure security thereupon Thomas Cheney, George Jackson and John McCally were recommended to the Governor for the appointment.
Source: History of Harrison County, West Virginia: from the early days … By Henry Haymond; p. 211
Source: County Commissioners' Association of West Virginia - Harrison County History
http://hackerscreek.com/norman/POWERS/HERBERT.htm
Chronicles of Border Warfare: Page 126
John Powers & Prudence came to Simpson's Creek now Bridgeport WVa. 1772. The family located on Simpsons Creek in Harrison County Va/WVa. about 1771 and built Powers Fort there about 1773. Fort. Another Account of -FORT POWERS it was situated on Simpson's Creek, in Harrison County. It is supposed to have been erected by John Powers in 1771. John Powers, a son of William Powers, was born at Princeton, NJ, March 3, 1736 and died in Harrison County Va/WVa. October 26, 1823. He married Prudence White in NJ abt. 1754. Prudence, a daughter of William White, was born in 1736 and died April 18, 1818. John served as a private under Colonel George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754. 1774 payroll list of Captain William Lowther, Harrison county, (West) Virginia, Lord Dunmore's War, John Powers, 132 days service [1772 settled on Simpson's Creek (1).
Children:
Thomas Powers born about 1761, Frederick Co., VA?,
married 7-Jan-1799, in Harrison Co., WV?, Mary Simpson
#3476, born about 1770, Harrison Co., WV?, (daughter of
James Simpson).
4. ii Major Powers born 1763.
5. iii William D. Powers born 9-Nov-1765.
6. iv John Powers Jr. born about 1770.
Margaret Powers born about 1770, Virginia?, married
15-Nov-1786, in Harrison Co., WV, married by: Rev. J. W.
Loofborough, William Kelso, born about 1760,
Virginia?. William: Last name may be Kelson.
Mary Powers born about 1770.
vii Prudence Powers born about 1780, Harrison Co., WV?, married 24-Feb-1800, in Harrison Co., WV?, Isaac Hagle born about 1780, Virginia?, (son of John Hagle). It is not clear whether it was this Prudence or
her first cousin who married Isaac Hagle.
John Powers born 3-Mar-1736, Princeton, NJ,
occupation: Pioneer, Indian fighter,
He married Prudence White in NJ in 1754. Prudence, a daughter of William White, was born in 1736 and died April 18, 1818. John died 26-Oct-1823, Salem, Harrison Co., WV.
About 1771 John established Powers Fort on Simpsons Creek at Bridgeport, Harrison Co., WV, constructing the fort about 1773.
The family located on Simpsons Creek in Harrison County VA about 1771 and built Powers Fort there about 1773.
John served as a private under Colonel George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754.
John is listed credited with 132 day service in 1774 payroll for members of Captain John Lowther's Company of VA militia who participated in Lord Dunmore's Ohio expedition in 1774.
John Powers was appointed one of the original trustees of Randolph Academy: In 1787, the Virginia General Assembly voted to establish Randolph Academy in Clarksburg, the first Academy created west of the Appalachian Mountains. Although the school was chartered in 1787, it was not actually built until 1793. Two important figures in the school's history include the school's first instructor, George Towers, an Oxford educated Presbyterian Minister, and Francis Pierpont, who served as Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia during the Civil War. Pierpont was later instrumental in the creation of the state of West Virginia. The original trustees of Randolph Academy included John Powers, Colonel Benjamin Wilson, George Jackson, and Nicholas Carpenter.
7 Jan 1789:
THE FIRST ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT
A list of persons names who voted at the Court House in Clarksburg for the County of Harrison on Wednesday the 7th day of January 1789 for an elector agreeable to an act of General Assembly passed at Richmond the [?] day of October 1788 for the purposes therein contained Freeholders or Electors Names
Many names were listed, among them John Powers.
Source: History of Harrison County, West Virginia: from the early days … By Henry Haymond; p. 409
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21 Sep 1789:
The next term of Court was held on the 21st day of September 1789 by Judges James Mercer and Richard Parker. The Grand Jury were John Pearce Duval - Gentleman, Foreman John Evans, Robert Ferrell, Henry Dering, John Davis, Thomas Butler, Thomas Chips, Charles Harriman, Benjamin Biggs, George Bealls, John Bukey, James Mitchell, William Haymond, John Powers, John Hall, George Jackson, John McCally, Edward Jackson and John Jackson.
Three Indictments were found at this term two for larceny and one for riot.
Source: History of Harrison County, West Virginia: from the early days … By Henry Haymond; p. 188
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5 Nov 1789
John Powers presented a commission from Governor Randolph as sheriff but reported that he was not able to procure security thereupon Thomas Cheney, George Jackson and John McCally were recommended to the Governor for the appointment.
Source: History of Harrison County, West Virginia: from the early days … By Henry Haymond; p. 211
Source: County Commissioners' Association of West Virginia - Harrison County History
http://hackerscreek.com/norman/POWERS/HERBERT.htm
Chronicles of Border Warfare: Page 126
John Powers & Prudence came to Simpson's Creek now Bridgeport WVa. 1772. The family located on Simpsons Creek in Harrison County Va/WVa. about 1771 and built Powers Fort there about 1773. Fort. Another Account of -FORT POWERS it was situated on Simpson's Creek, in Harrison County. It is supposed to have been erected by John Powers in 1771. John Powers, a son of William Powers, was born at Princeton, NJ, March 3, 1736 and died in Harrison County Va/WVa. October 26, 1823. He married Prudence White in NJ abt. 1754. Prudence, a daughter of William White, was born in 1736 and died April 18, 1818. John served as a private under Colonel George Washington at the Battle of Great Meadows at Fort Necessity July 3, 1754. 1774 payroll list of Captain William Lowther, Harrison county, (West) Virginia, Lord Dunmore's War, John Powers, 132 days service [1772 settled on Simpson's Creek (1).
Children:
Thomas Powers born about 1761, Frederick Co., VA?,
married 7-Jan-1799, in Harrison Co., WV?, Mary Simpson
#3476, born about 1770, Harrison Co., WV?, (daughter of
James Simpson).
4. ii Major Powers born 1763.
5. iii William D. Powers born 9-Nov-1765.
6. iv John Powers Jr. born about 1770.
Margaret Powers born about 1770, Virginia?, married
15-Nov-1786, in Harrison Co., WV, married by: Rev. J. W.
Loofborough, William Kelso, born about 1760,
Virginia?. William: Last name may be Kelson.
Mary Powers born about 1770.
vii Prudence Powers born about 1780, Harrison Co., WV?, married 24-Feb-1800, in Harrison Co., WV?, Isaac Hagle born about 1780, Virginia?, (son of John Hagle). It is not clear whether it was this Prudence or
her first cousin who married Isaac Hagle.
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