When I was researching my early Powell family history, I found a Powell family that I thought was my ancestral family [later found to be otherwise]. When I did, I found a Richard Powell from New Jersey. He was married to Charity Chew. She had 21 children, so such do happen, although they are rare..
Her gravestone read: Some have children, some have none, here lies the mother of 21. [URL http://magrannclan.com/Family%20History%20notes%20of%20Jones%20ancestors.htm ] Charity Chew was the daughter of Richard and Patience (Tatem)Chew Jr. In 1710 Richard Chew Jr was deeded a plantation in Deptford township on the south branch of the Gloucester River at Upton of 100 acres. In 1722 he bought 90 more acres in Lower Landing. As late as 1722 Richard Chew Sr., Charity's grandfather, was living with her and her parents on their section of the "Whitall Plantation". Charity's family had considerable money in those early times. She married Richard Powell who lived on the other side of the Gloucester River. They had 20 children who they raised on their farm. Charity died sometime after 1779. She is buried in the Chew-Powell Cemetery. Charity's tombstone was last seen about 1900. It is said to have had the epitaph "Some have children, some have none. Here lies the mother of 21." Mike Christiaens On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 5:58 PM Sherry H <[email protected]> wrote: > Are you *sure* they had 21 children? I've worked on families that I > thought were really large, only to find out that some kids were called by > either their first or middle name, even in census records, and found out > there weren't as many kids as I originally thought! And some were crazy > like Peter Leonard and Leonard Peter - one and the same? Or two kids? > > Sounds like the TV show "19 Kids and Counting"!!! > > > Sherry > > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 9:01 AM Gary 'n Mic McFall <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Good morning. My wife's father was one of 21 children from the same >> parents. One of the family has asked how many grandchildren, etc., that >> union has. I looked, but can't find, a report option that will provide the >> number of descendants by relationship (child, grandchild, etc.) for a >> husband/wife. Is there such a thing available? >> >> Thanks in advance . . . >> >> Gary McFall >> >> -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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