Descendants of Joseph Powers [Tentative]
Second Generation
2. Thomas Powers (Joseph ) was born 20 Mar 1778 in Mecklenburg Co., VA. He died 4 Jan 1854 in Lauderdale Co., AL.
Thomas married Zilly Jane Anderson in Spartanburg Co., SC. Zilly was born 25 Jan 1780. She died 7 Apr 1844 in Lauderdale Co., AL.
They had the following children:
+ 5 M i Jesse Powers was born 22 Dec 1804 and died 5 Sep 1866. 6 M ii John W. Powers was born 28 Jul 1807 in Spartanburg Co., SC. He died 5 Aug 1845 in Lauderdale Co., AL. + 7 M iii William Powers was born 10 Aug 1810 and died Jul 1890. 8 F iv Rachel Powers was born 25 Sep 1812 in Spartanburg Co., SC. Rachel married George W. Linane. George was born 11 Aug 1842. + 9 M v Lewis E. Powers was born 25 Sep 1814. 10 F vi Nancy Powers was born 14 Dec 1817 in Tenn or SC. She died 17 Jul 1840. 11 M vii Thomas W. Powers was born 15 Feb 1821 in TN.
3. James Powers (Joseph ) was born in VA. He died 5 Mar 1862 in Old Pickens, Pickens Co., SC.
James married (1) Lyda Parham, daughter of Drury Parham and Mary Hinton. Lyda was born 1782 in VA. She died 1816 in Spartanburg District, SC.
They had the following children:
12 M i James Powers was born 1805. + 13 M ii Drewry Powers was born 10 Nov 1806 and died 23 Jul 1855. 14 M iii Joseph Powers was born 1809. + 15 M iv Zachariah Powers was born 20 Jun 1811 and died 22 Jul 1878. 16 F v Delila E Powers was born 1814. 17 F vi Mary Powers was born 6 Jun 1815.
James also married (2) Jane Chesney. Jane was born 2 Feb 1801 in Spartanburg Co., SC. She died 6 Mar 1882 in Old Pickens, Pickens Co., SC.
They had the following children:
+ 18 F vii Sarah Ann Powers was born 1 Sep 1827. 19 M viii William Glenn Powers was born 7 Apr 1831. He died 13 Jan 1854 in Old Pickens, Pickens Co., SC. 20 F ix Frances Maria Powers was born in SC. She died 21 Apr 1911 in Old Pickens, Pickens Co., SC. 21 F x Rachel Hester Powers was born 22 Mar 1836 in Pickens Co., SC.
Rachel was counted in a census 1860 in Pickens District, SC.22 F xi Amanda Jane Powers was born in Old Pickens, Pickens Co., SC. She died 15 Nov 1850 in Old Pickens, Pickens Co., SC. 23 F xii Nancy Margaret Powers was born 2 Mar 1842 in Old Pickens, Pickens Co., SC. She died 28 May 1909 in Pickens Co., SC. Nancy married Roswell A Hill, son of Russell Hill and Amanda E Wilson. Roswell was born 1842 in Pickens Co., SC. He died in Pickens Co., SC.
Roswell was counted in a census 1860 in Pickens District, SC.+ 24 M xiii James Thomas Powers was born 1 Jul 1847 and died 1 Feb 1917.
4. Sally Powers (Joseph ) was born 1781. She died 1846.
Sally married James Grant, son of Daniel Grant and Catherine Grist. James was born 1778 in SC. He died 1852.
They had the following children:
25 M i Sidney Grant was born 1803 in SC.
Sidney was counted in a census 1850 in Pickens District, SC.26 M ii Daniel Morgan Grant was born 1805. Daniel married Margaret Thomason. + 27 F iii Charlotte Grant was born 1807. 28 F iv Frances Grant was born 1808. She died 1881 in Anderson Co., SC. Frances married W C Daniels. + 29 M v Asbury Bishop (Bush) Grant was born 17 May 1812 and died 1 Jan 1896. + 30 F vi Elizabeth Grant was born 1818 and died 1891. + 31 F vii Katherine Caroline Grant was born 24 Jun 1820 and died 19 Jul 1888. 32 F viii Sarah Grant was born 1823 in SC.
Sarah was counted in a census 1850 in Pickens District, SC.Sarah married Charles Nix. + 33 M ix James Westmoreland Grant was born 1824 and died 5 Aug 1864. + 34 M x Willis Greenway Grant was born 30 Apr 1827 and died 30 Apr 1887.
