Thompson Powell, Early Chesterfield, SC Settler

Thompson B. Powell was born about 1802 in SC. He appeared in the 1850 & 1860 Census in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States.[1][2]

Thompson died about 1866 at the age of 64 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States.

His estate[3] was probated with Letters of Administration issued to R. T. Powell on 11 June 1866.

His estate was appraised and all items were sold at auction on 25 June 1866. 

Legal heirs to the estate were: 

Mary [Boatwright] Powell, [his wife]

William M. Hurst and Wife Mary E., [Powell]

Richard T. Powell, [Son]

Ann R[ebecca] Powell, [Daughter]

Ellen Powell [Daughter]

The Estate (#201) record can be found on-line at Family Search.org.  

Thompson B. Powell and Mary Boatwright were married about 1834 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. Mary Boatwright, daughter of Lewis Boatwright and Sarah Lundy, was born about 1810 in SC. [4][5] It is not known when she passed away but is believed to happen prior to 1870. The 1870 Census has Richard and Ellen living in a household and the other children are married and living with their families. 

Thompson B. Powell and Mary Boatwright had the following children:

                i.              Mary E. Powell, born 3 Dec 1835, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; married William Monroe Hurst; died 9 May 1917, McFarlan, Anson County, North Carolina.

                ii.             Richard Thompson Powell, born abt 1841, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; married M. W. T. [LNU, last name unknown] , abt 1875.

                iii.            Ann Rebecca Powell, born 9 Jan 1847, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States; married Ferguson Hale Smith, abt 1871; died 24 Feb 1902, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.

                iv.           Ellen E. Powell was born on 11 Oct 1851 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States. [6][7][8] She died on 9 Dec 1940 at the age of 89 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States. A Memorial has been created for her at www.findagrave.com.

Her obituary was published in local newspaper and a copy was found in the Scrapbook of Ella Jane White, daughter of Henry Wiley White and Emma Hudson Eddins White.

Miss Ellen Powell, 92, died at the home of her great-nephew, Lee Jenkins, just west of Chesterfield, early Monday morning and was buried at Pine Grove cemetery Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Miss Powell was the youngest child of the late Thompson and Polly Powell, who were among the earliest settlers of this county. She had one brother, Richard Powell who was a captain in the Confederate Army and for years engaged in business in Cheraw. She was distantly related to Drewery Boatwright whose monument in the Boatwright cemetery bears the date 1812. She was the aunt of Miss Artie Hurst, Mrs. Jesse Jenkins, Miss Garphilia Smith and Miss Nettie Smith. She was distantly related also to the Powells of Columbia , Bennettsville and Cheraw, and to the Rivers family of Chesterfield.

She never married and was a lifelong resident of Chesterfield County.

She is buried in the Pine Grove Baptist Church cemetery.  

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[1] 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield District, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 177B, Line 12, Dwelling 1211, Family 1211, Household of Thompson POWELL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2008); citing  National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851. 1850 CENSUS: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Roll M432_851; Image: 359, Page 177B, Line 12, Dwelling 1211, Family 1211. Thompson POWELL, Male, age 48, Farmer, born in SC; Mary POWELL, Female, age 40, born in SC; Mary E. POWELL, Female, age 15, born in SC; Richard T. POWELL, Male, age 9, born in SC; Rebecca POWELL, Female, age 3, born in SC; Samuel Taylor, Male, age 27, Laborer, born in SC; Sarah [Lundy]  BOATWRIGHT, Female, age 70, born in SC.[RIN 12499]. Living with Thompson Powell. Film #0444814.

[2] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 118; Line 9, Dwelling 350, Family 349, Household of T. B. POWELL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2008); citing  National Archives Microfilm M653_1217. 1860 CENSUS: Chesterfield County, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1217;  Image 240; Family History Library Film 805217; Page 118; Line 9, Dwelling 350,  Family 349; T. B. POWELL, male, age 56, Farmer, born in SC; Mary POWELL, Female, age 50, born in SC; Richard T. POWELL, Male, age 19, born in SC; Ann R. POWELL, Female, age 13, born in SC; Eliza V. POWELL, Female, age 9, born in SC.

[3] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Chesterfield County Estate Papers, Thompson B. POWEL.; "Chesterfield County Estate Papers," digital images, LDS Church, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/: viewed March 2012); Estate # 201.

[4] 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield District, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 177B, Line 12, Dwelling 1211, Family 1211, Household of Thompson POWELL. 1850 CENSUS: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Roll M432_851; Image: 359, Page 177B, Line 12, Dwelling 1211, Family 1211. Thompson POWELL, Male, age 48, Farmer, born in SC; Mary POWELL, Female, age 40, born in SC; Mary E. POWELL, Female, age 15, born in SC; Richard T. POWELL, Male, age 9, born in SC; Rebecca POWELL, Female, age 3, born in SC; Samuel Taylor, Male, age 27, Laborer, born in SC; Sarah [Lundy]  BOATWRIGHT, Female, age 70, born in SC.[RIN 12499]. Living with Thompson Powell. Film #0444814.

[5] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 118; Line 9, Dwelling 350, Family 349, Household of T. B. POWELL. 1860 CENSUS: Chesterfield County, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1217;  Image 240; Family History Library Film 805217; Page 118; Line 9, Dwelling 350,  Family 349; T. B. POWELL, male, age 56, Farmer, born in SC; Mary POWELL, Female, age 50, born in SC; Richard T. POWELL, Male, age 19, born in SC; Ann R. POWELL, Female, age 13, born in SC; Eliza V. POWELL, Female, age 9, born in SC.

[6]  Ibid.

[7] 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina;, Page 293A; Line 27, Dwelling 113, Family 113, Household of  T. R. POWELL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2008); citing  National Archives Microfilm M593_1491. 1870 CENSUS: Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina;  Roll M593_1491; Image: 111; Family History Library Film: 552990, Page 293A; Line 27, Dwelling 113, Family 113; T. R. POWELL, Male, age 29, born in SC and M. E. POWELL, Female, age 23, born in SC.

[8] 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #003, Page 297C, Line 16, Dwelling 136, Family 151, Household of R. T. POWELL; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2008); citing National Archive  Microfilm T9, Roll 1225. 1880 CENSUS: Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; National Archives Film T9-1225, FHL Film 1255225, Enumeration District: 003; Page 297C, Line 16, Dwelling 136, Family 151; R. T. POWELL, male, age 35, born in SC, Occupation; Clerk in Store, parents born in SC; M. W. T. POWELL, Wife, age 25, born in SC, parents born in SC; W. T. POWELL, Son, age 4, born in SC; M. W. POWELL, Daughter, age 2, born in SC; Ellen POWELL, Sister, age 18, born in SC; S. E. POWELL, Sister, age 20, born in SC; Flora POWELL, Other, Female, Black, age 60, Occupation, Nurse-Servant, born in SC, parents born in SC.

Simon Lundy Will provides key to wife of Lewis Boatwright

For many years I knew from census records that Lewis Boatwright had married Sarah [LNU[1]]. About January 2001, I networked with a Boatwright researcher that provided me a clue to her identity. The document was a SC equity record abstract.

Records Equity CED 1803-1815, p. 357

Simon Lundy of Chesterfield Co. died 1796. Wife Becky Lundy. (his will dated July 26, 1795) Issue:
Edith Lundy "Edy", at age of 50 married James Wages, 21, in 1813. She had one illegitimate child,
1. Becky Lundy, married Alexander Melton
2. Sarah Boatwright, wife of _____ Boatwright
3. Drury Lundy

Based on the time frame it seemed evident that the Sarah Boatwright named above was also the Sarah married to Lewis Boatwright.

Since that time I have found several documents that proved this connection; one of those being the Will of Simon Lundy.

Sarah Lundy, daughter of Simon Lundy and his wife Rebecca [LNU], married Lewis Boatwright about 1785. Their firstborn, a daughter, named Siddie was born January 1786.

This WILL is NOT indexed nor listed on the SC Archives database yet it is contained within Equity Records on file at the Archives.

Exhibit (A) Simon Lundy Will

In the name of God Amen. I Simon Lundy of Chesterfield County and state of South Carolina being weak of body but of perfect mind, memory and understanding do hereby make my last will and testament in writing as follows:

First it is my will and desire that my beloved wife Becky Lundy have the use of my plantation and negroes with my stock of cattle, horses, hogs, and ____, houses, plantation tools and household furniture during her natural life and at her decease to go to the following persons Vis:

I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Edy Lundy one hundred and fifty acres of land bounding on Gilbert Purvis and Joseph Booth's land & on the East side on one hundred acres that I intend to will and bequeath to Sarah Boatwright and a negro fellow names Charles and a negro girl named Phebe with her future increases with my horses, cattle, hogs, sheep and geese and also my plantation tools and household furniture except a bed blanket and sheet and in case of her death without lawful heirs to her daughter Becky Lundy. But if she should have such lawful heirs, to be equally divided between them and the said Becky Lundy, her daughter, share and share alike. But in case said Edy Lundy and Becky Lundy die without such heirs lawfully begotten, that the aforesaid land, negroes, horses, black cattle, hogs, sheep, and geese with the plantation tools and household furniture be equally divided between my son Drury Lundy and my daughter Sarah Boatwright share and share alike.

I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Sarah Boatwright, one hundred acres of land adjoining the above mentioned one hundred and fifty [150] acres on the east and on land belonging to Drury Lundy and to include the plantation where Lewis Boatwright now lives with a negro woman named Celia with her future increase and a negro boy named Bob and also a bed, blanket, and sheet to her and her heirs share and share alike, and it is my will and desire that my said daughter Sarah Boatwright pay unto my beloved son Drury Lundy in one year after my decease one hundred [$100] dollars cash in order to purchase him a negro.

And I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my beloved son Drury Lundy and my friend Haywood Todd, Senior Executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby revoke and disannul all and all former and other Wills and Testaments by me in any wise here to fore made ratifying and confirming this my only Last Will and Testament in witness where I have here unto set my hand and seal this twenty-sixth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five.

Simon X Lundy{seal}

Signed, sealed, published, pronounce
By the Testator in the presence of
us who in his and at his request
and in the presence of have here unto
subscribed our names.
Alex'd Cray, Haywood Todd, William Bevill

I do hereby [certify] the within to be a true copy of the original Will of Simon Lundy, deceased, now on file in my office, Chesterfield.

William Pegeus, Ordinary
Ordinaries Office
March 21th, 1808

{A copy of this WILL was provided to this author by Julie W . of Marion, SC}

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[1] LNU = Last Name Unknown