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| Birth: | 29 Mar 1802 in Wake Co., NC |
| Death: | 29 Dec 1865 in Haglerville, Henry, TN |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Caswell Powell b. About. 1778 in NC |
| Mother: | Betsy Unknown b. About. 1779 |
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Individual:
--1820 Davidson Co., TN census are Dempsey Powell 000001-00101, Thomas Powell 100010-30010, Willie Powel 200001-21010, James Powel 100010-02010, and William Powell 000100-00100.
--1830 Henry Co., TN census, p. 44: Dempsey Powell 1m & 1f 20/30, 1m & 1f under 5yrs of age.
One Dempsey POWELL is taxed in 1830, Cross Roads, Wake Co., NC for $35.41 for 2079.25ac, value $8256...with 27 slaves.....unknown if the same Dempsey Powell listed here.
--1836 Henry Co., TN Tax List - Allanson Powell Dist. 6 1 slave 150ac land & Benjamin Powell Dist. 2 no slaves, 150ac of land.
--1840 Henry Co., TN census, p.470: Dempsey Powell 1m30/40, 1m & 1f 10/15, 1f 20/30, 1m 5/10, 3m under 5.
Dempsey was granted land in Henry Co., TN, warrant #9930 for 190ac on 10 Nov 1849 and #9934 125ac., also on 10 Nov 1849. On the 1845 Henry Co., TN Tax List he is shown in Dist. 8 along with a Henry Dunlap.
--1850 Henry Co., TN census, page 304 Dist. 8, from a list of children, it appears the older children are married by 1850, or deceased, house 008-608: Powell, Dempsey 48 NC, Caroline 30 TN, Joseph 14, John 12, William 10, Thomas 9, Grizzy 6, Benjamin 7, Sarah 2.
--1860 Haglesville, Henry Co., TN (Post Office-Mansfield) census, p.119-390, house 785. S. H. DUNLAP, his son's father-in-law lives in house 781. Dempsey's property value $12000 personal property $700. They are listed in house 785: Powell, Dempsey 58 NC, Caroline 40 TN, Benjamin A. 14, Grisy A. 13, Sarah J. 11, Robert F. 9, George D. 6, Susan J. 4.
In house 786: James Powell 27 $600 $200 b. TN and Martha 21 b. TN. Caroline was probably a second wife, mother of Thomas Jefferson and the younger children below him.
Still from the 1860 Henry Co., TN census:
119-390 Powell, Mary E. 30, Helen 12, Elizabeth 10, Thomas D. 8, James C. 6...whose wife was she?
119-390 Powell, James 27, Martha 21
119-390 Powell, Joseph N. 24, Martha 18, son of Dempsey
119-390 Powell, John A. 22, Elizabeth 22, Chilton 4/12, son of Dempsey
One of the first POWELLs mentioned in Western TN was Robert POWELL. From "Weakley Remembered" Vol. 1 by P. N. Baker and C. S. Reynolds 1981, page 51 under 1828 Weakley Co., TN Tax Lists - POWELL, Robert 1 poll, 2 slaves taxed $2.50. It is unknown if this Robert Powell is connected to Dempsey's family.
DEEDS:
Dempsey Powell, grantor Book K, p.493, (D) 54ac - grantee L. Wilson
Dempsey Powell, grantor Book K p.635, (D) 61 & 1/2ac - grantee Levi Perry
Dempsey Powell, grantor Book L p.543, (D)172 & 1/2ac - grantee N. C. Beasley
Dempsey Powell, grantor Book P p.230, (D) 18ac grantee J. R. Laster
C. Powell, grantor Book S, p.53, - (M) C. D. Powell
Dempsey is buried in Hagler Cemetery, Henry Co., TN.
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