Re: Quaker families GORSUCH and COLE
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Quaker families GORSUCH and COLE
Talila Stan 5/23/09
I know that this is a bit late for a reply but I just visited the Quaker forum for the first time and found your inquiry.The Gorsuch family are in my mother's line of Powell.Charles Gorsuch was the brother of Anne who married Thomas Powell.My cousin Walter Powell has done extensive research into this family and found the Gorsuch family came to Virginia as a result of a run in with the Puritans during the English civil war.The Rev. Charles Gorsuch was killed because of his outspoken support of King Charles I.The family, wife Anne Lovelace Gorsuch and children, Charles, Elizabeth, Lovelace and Katherine came to Virginia to join Anne Gorsuch Powell.Walter stated that Charles and Lovelace Gorsuch became Quaker and the family fled to Maryland.Thomas and Anne Powell later joined them.Walter does not have sources listed for the Quaker conversion, but as he is a lawyer, I have to believe that he found evidence somewhere to support the claim.This may not be the smoking gun you seek, but it is a second bit of support.