Truman Powell's Transaction With The Stockbridge Indians

From Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts:

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SPENCER TOWN LIBERTY OF PURCHASE

1756, Friday, August 27  Boston,--Massachusetts Bay House of Representatives.  Order concerning the petition of Trueman Powell and others, empowering them to purchase land from the Stockbridge Indians similar to that lately sold to Captain Robert Noble; also appointing Eldad Taylor to see that justice is done in the affair.

DEED OF SALE OF LAND FROM THE STOCKBRIDGE INDIANS

1756, September 27.--To Truman Powell, Joseph Chillenden, Joel Spencer, and several others...New York currency.  Hampshire, Sheffield, September 27th, 1756.  Acknowledged by the Indians before Timothy Woodbridge, J.P., to be their own act and deed.  Received March 20th, 1760, and recorded from the original per Edward Pynchon, Registrar.

[Austerlitz, New York]

Hampden County Records

Liber 1, Folio 747

[1-747 can be seen online here]

...paid to us by Truman Powell, Joseph Chittenten, Joel Spencer, Edward Richmond, Mary Johnson, Joseph Powell...Truman Powell, Jun., Elijah Powell... Benjamin Richmond...to these last mentioned persons we the Said Peter and John Sell and Convey to....

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Truman Powell in my family tree:

...most researchers who have posted their family trees at Rootsweb's WorldConnect name Truman Powell and Elizabeth Carpenter..as the parents of Elizabeth Powell...who married Edward Richmond... .

Me [Catherine M. Powers Palm]

Richard N. Powers

Ralph N. Powers

Addie More m. William S. Powers

Cynthia Richmond m. James More.

Thomas Richmond m Laura Backus 

Elijah Richmond m. Elizabeth Fowler.

*Elijah is either the son or grandson of  Edward Richmond. 

son of Edward m. Huldah

son of Edward* m. Elizabeth Powell [daughter of Truman Powell]

son of Benjamin m. Mary Rogers

son of Edward

son of Edward

son of John (the original immigrant)