Robert Povall
#409, b. circa 1652, d. before January 1728
| Father-Can* | John Povall1 b. c 1630 |
| Mother-Can* | Sarah (--?--)1 |
Robert Povall may have been baptized circa 1652 St Gregory by St Paul, London, England; There is a baptismal record for a Robert, Son of John Pouall and of Sarah his wife, 1 Nov 1652. St Gregory by St Paul.
Nothing from St Martins in the Fields, where Robert was "from" in the 1683 injunction.
At St Gregory by St Paul
William Povie, bur 19 Jan 1615 s/o John
Hannah Povall, bur 19 Jan 1639 d/o John
Daniel Povall, bur 18 Oct 1636 s/o John
John, bur 2 Nov 1641
Povall, bur 28 Jan 1643
John 21 Dec 1642
Richard, 17 Feb 1644,
Elizabeth, 16 May 1647
John 8 Jun 1848,
Daniel, 10 May 1649
Sarah 2 Apr 1851 bur 15 Aug 1658
Robert 1 Nov 1652
Mary 12 Dec 1654
Hannah, 18 Mar 1657 bur 2 Jun 1658
Henry bur 30 Jul 1659
as well as burial of Hanna, burial of Sarah, burial of Henry. The Great Plague was in 1665-6, so these are early for that.2,1 He was the son of John Povall and Sarah (--?--).1 Robert and Elizabeth Hooker, daughter of Joseph Hooker, were married 3 September 1683 Henrico, Virginia, record returned to Jamestown that date. Robert Povall died before January 1728, The will was written 10 Sep 1728, Recorded January 1728, four months later.
He left a will in 1727/28
Will of Robert Poveall, 16 Sep 1728
Bequests:
Son John, son Robert
Giles Carter
daughter Sarah
daughter Mary Carter
witness James Powell Cocke, Mary Coley, Eleanor Evans
Recorded January 1728
Probate was completed by 1733.3,4,5
Nothing from St Martins in the Fields, where Robert was "from" in the 1683 injunction.
At St Gregory by St Paul
William Povie, bur 19 Jan 1615 s/o John
Hannah Povall, bur 19 Jan 1639 d/o John
Daniel Povall, bur 18 Oct 1636 s/o John
John, bur 2 Nov 1641
Povall, bur 28 Jan 1643
John 21 Dec 1642
Richard, 17 Feb 1644,
Elizabeth, 16 May 1647
John 8 Jun 1848,
Daniel, 10 May 1649
Sarah 2 Apr 1851 bur 15 Aug 1658
Robert 1 Nov 1652
Mary 12 Dec 1654
Hannah, 18 Mar 1657 bur 2 Jun 1658
Henry bur 30 Jul 1659
as well as burial of Hanna, burial of Sarah, burial of Henry. The Great Plague was in 1665-6, so these are early for that.2,1 He was the son of John Povall and Sarah (--?--).1 Robert and Elizabeth Hooker, daughter of Joseph Hooker, were married 3 September 1683 Henrico, Virginia, record returned to Jamestown that date. Robert Povall died before January 1728, The will was written 10 Sep 1728, Recorded January 1728, four months later.
He left a will in 1727/28
Will of Robert Poveall, 16 Sep 1728
Bequests:
Son John, son Robert
Giles Carter
daughter Sarah
daughter Mary Carter
witness James Powell Cocke, Mary Coley, Eleanor Evans
Recorded January 1728
Probate was completed by 1733.3,4,5
Children of Robert and Elizabeth
- John Povall+ b. 1683/84, d. b 10 Oct 1764
- Robert Povall+ b. 1685/86, d. 1732/33
- Sarah Povall b. 1689/90
- Charles Povall b. 1691/92, d. b 18 Apr 1719
- Mary Povall b. c 1700
Last Edited=16 Jan 2024
Citations
- [S395] Ancestry.com, online Ancestry.com, Robert Pouall in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
- [S158] W. G. Stanard, Some Emigrants to Virginia (Richmond, Virginia: W G Stanard, 1911), Povall, Robert (1650-1728), Henrico County; formerly of St. Martin's in the Fields, London. Povall Bible Record; Page 69.
- [S109] Library of Virginia Archives and Manuscripts, online http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F, Deeds & Wills, 1725-1737 (Reel 7a)
NOTE Part of index to Henrico County Wills and Administrations (1662-1800)
; p. 221-222. Will pro. Jan. 1728. - [S634] Benjamin B Weisiger Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia: Part One, 1677- 1737, (with Miscellaneous Documents Beginning in 1654), I (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pulishing Company, 1976).
- [S65] Edward Pleasants, Clayton Torrence and Mary Lightfoot Garland Valentine Edward Pleasants Valentine papers, abstracts of records in the local and general archives of Virginia relating to the families of Allen, Bacon, Ballard, Batchelder, Blouet, Brassieur (Brashear) Cary, Crenshaw, Dabney, Exum, Ferris, Fontaine, Gray, Hardy, Isham (Henrico County) Jordan, Langston, Lyddall, Mann, Mosby, Palmer, Pasteur, Pleasants, Povall, Randolph, Satterwhite, Scott, Smith (the family of Francis Smith of Hanover County) Valentine, Waddy, Watts, Winston, Womack, Woodson, I, II, III, IV (Richmond, VA: Valentine Museum, 1927).