Powers-Banks Ancestry says:
The New York paper, the Examiner, speaking of the grandfather of James Ireland, says: His grandfather was an Irish Gentleman, liberally educated in the city of Dublin, and studied his profession of Medicine and Surgery in the same city. He afterwards emigrated to this country, with his wife and three children -- two sons and a daughter -- and followed his profession successfully before the Revolution.

Peter Powers is listed among the land company of seventy who under a grant from Massachusetts took up a township of land in the Upper Green River Valley, now a part of New York, before 1760. In this region he was buried, in Spencertown churchyard.

Married by Ebenezer Rosseter, Peter Powers and Mary Allworth.

According to information furnished from the town clerks of Waterbury, Woodbury, and Middlebury:
Peter Powers was resident in that vicinity previous to his "squatting" in Upper Green River. Woodbury records show that he acquired land 25 January, 1751, 2 and 20 August, 1753; sold land 24 March, 1755, at which latter date his residence was given as Waterbury.

• Married: 6 Jul 1740 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
• Change Date: 22 Feb 2005

1. Mary POWERS b: 11 Mar 1740/41 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut c: 26 Apr 1741 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
2. Anne POWERS c: 22 Oct 1742 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
3. Richard POWERS b: 29 Mar 1744 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut c: 13 May 1744 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
4. William POWERS c: 15 Dec 1745 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
5. William A POWERS b: 1747 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
6. Margaret POWERS b: 23 Sep 1742 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

1. Media: Electronic
   Abbrev: World Connect
   Title: World Connect
   Author: Kenneth Roy Powers
   Date: 27 Nov 2005