Nicholas Pouwelson

Nicholas Powelson (b1580)

Nicholas Powelson was born Abt. 1580. The child of Nicholas Powelson is Jacob H Powelson, born 1610 in Holland or Norway. Nicholas is said to be the patriarch of the Powelson family in America.

Nicholas Powelson is on the list of accepted names given by the Holland Society as being one of the original settlers of New Netherland. There are variations of the surname w\hich include Pouwelson, Powelson, Paulsen, Poulisen

From Frank W Powelson's book: "The Powelson family were originally from Norway but removed to Holland before any of the name came to this country. From New Barbadoes they scattered and some located on Long Island, N.Y."

The History of North America, Volume 4, by Guy Carleton Lee and Francis Newton Thorpe states that Jacob Powelson, was the captain. "The ship sailed under the Swedish flag, although her passengers and crew were Hollanders.

"The Powelson family came very early to this country. Capt. Jacob Powelson is recorded as having arrived from Holland in the ship Vredenburg on Jan. 24, 1640. Nicholas Powelson came from De Mirden on the ship "Glided Otter" in 1657, and Gommen (Goruimen, Gorman, Gomen, Gowman) Powelson, or Paulison, from Antwerp in the ship "St. John the Baptist" in 1661. From these the Family in America is supposed to have descended.”

https://monicajohnston.us/powelson

https://archive.org/stream/recordoffamilypo00powe/recordoffamilypo0...

https://hollandsociety.org/genealogy-research/