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CM BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. ^BobjclL EGBERT HENRY WYNYARD POWELL, M.D., of Ottawa, ;Canacia, b. 16th February, 1856, m. Eliz ibetb, daughter of Fisher Torrance, and has issue, I. Montagu Grant, h. 12th July, 1884. II. Alan Torrance, 6. 11th August, 1886. )ii. Grant, h. 5th September, 1889. IV. Robert Wynyard, b. 11th October, 1801. I. Gladys Wynyard, b. 3rd February, 1883. Mr. R. H. W. Powell was educated in private schools, and matriculated in medicine at McGill University, Montreal, in October, 1872; graduated in medicine in March, 1876, with high honours, being awarded the Holmes "•old medal. He became a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario the same year, and later a Licentiate of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Quebec. He is attending physician of the county of Carleton Hospital ; consulting physician and surgeon of Children's Hospital, Ottawa, and also of the Protestant Orphans' Home ; surgeon 43rd Ottawa and Carleton Rifles; surgeon Dominion Police Force. Hincnge. Tliis family is said to be a branch of the Powell or ap Howeli family of Shropshire, Knglaud. John Powell, of Bankbame, co. Salop, and subsequently of Boston, Massachuseits, l>. 1683, m. 1714, Anna, daughter and eventual heiress of Jeremy DcMMER (who was fatbei- of William, b. 1677, Lieutenant-GoTernor of Massachusetls, in 1716 61 ; and of Jeremiah, a man of some iiole in his lime, and author of several works, h. 1680, colonial agent in Eng- land, rf. s.p- 1729), and <l. 1742, having by her, who was b. 1C84, and d. 1764, had issue, ' I. John, of whom presently. II. Jeremy, Chief Justice and President of Council of Massachusetts, »«. Sarah Broomfield, but d. -1. p. HI. William, m. Mary Beoomfield, and had issue, a daughter Susannah, m. Jonathon Mason, and had issue. I. Aune, b. 1722, m. as liis second wife. Rev. Ebenezer Pemeerton. II. Susannah, i. 1727, m. KeT._ William Stmmes, of Andovc r and of Yarmouth, Maine. The eldest son, John Powell, J. about 1715, m. Jane, daughter and heiress of Sweton Grant, of Kenport, Kbode Island (and Temperance Tallmai.e, his wife), son of Donald Grant, if Bellvadoan, co. Inverness, Scotland, and Mariorie Stuakt, his wife, of Kinmcachly, Dulhie, Banff, Scotland, and d. 1799, leavmg is»ue, , I. John, served in General Burgoyne s army, in 1777, d. s. p. ]i. William DrMiiEK, of whom pre- sently. I. Jane, m. Eev. T. W^aheen, vicar of Tolpudle, CO. Dorset. II. Anne, w. Commissary-General J. W. Clark, uncle of Lord Lyndhiirst, and d. 1792. She wrote an account of a joirney from Detroit to Montreal in i7!:9. III. Margaret, in. E. Peodgers, banker, of Shropshire. The eecoiid son, 1 HE Hon. William Dummer Powell, Cliief Justice of Upper Canada, of i'ork, Tor- onto, Canada, sometime of Montreal, b, 1755, called to the bar, at the Inner 'Jemple, Lon- don, served in the American Revolutionary war, and was Speaker of the Legislative Council ni 1816. Hem. ] 773, Anne, daugh- ter of Dr. John MvERAY, of JMorwich, and Mary BoTLES, bis wife, and d. 6th September, 1834, having by her, who was b. 1758, and d. (ith March, 1849, had issue, I. John. d. 1776, m. 8th August, 1808, Isalu'lla, daughter of Genei'al ^neas Shaw, son of Angus Shaw, of Tordar- roeb, ar'd d. 1,827, leaving issue, 1. John, of Niagara, Captain Queen's Rangers, served in the lebellion, was afterwards Major 19th Batta- lion Lincoln Mihtia, mayorof Tor- onto, 1838-39-40, and registrar of deeds, co. Lincoln, b. 1809, m. August, 1830, Eleanor Deean, and (/. 1881. having had itsue,