In this month's Kiplinger magazine, the book "Unwise Passions: a True Story of a Remarkable Woman...and The First Great Scandal of Eighteenth Century America" by Alan Pell Crawford....is reviewed. It is the story of Ann Cary Randolph who has an affair with her brother in law Richard Randolph (yes, her sister married a cousin of both of them; in the 18th century the saying was that only a Randolph is good enough to marry a Randolph. She goes from bad to worse and is generally credited with "bringing down" the reputation of the family with one of the most prestigious names in late eighteenth century America. Additional reviews and comments can be found on the www.amazon.com page and the book can be purchased "used" (only technically, the plastic overwrap is gone) for $5.77 plus about 3 bucks postage. While we have one remote Randolph connection, this one appealed to me as somethiing of a chronicle of the times. I ordered it. Maynard

In a message dated 1/16/02 11:54:55 AM Atlantic Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Subj: Jenkins County Cem. Date: 1/16/02 11:54:55 AM Atlantic Standard Time From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Bud, would you please send Debbie ([email protected]) the name of that church off of GA 21 on the Millen-Sylvania highway in Jenkins County where you and I shot pics of all the Poythress tombstones. I have the pic of Nathaniel Harper Poythress and wife Rachael Flake on my hard drive but can't find the rest of it. Did we ever get around to digitalizing all those snapshots? Or even making a typewritten inventory? If we did, would you send me a copy of it? Many thanks, Maynard ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== >> =============================================== Hi Debbie & Maynard: Not that I know of Maynard (digitalizing the pictures, I mean). But the cemetery is "Oak Hill [Baptist Church] Cemetery" located adjacent to Oak Hill Baptist Church about a mile off GA Route 21 - (the Millen to Sylvania Hwy.) and there are several graves fairly close together as I recall, for this family. Like, i.e. -- Nathaniel Harper Poythress (b. 6/7/1861 & d. 1/6/1908); his wife Rachael [Flake] Poythress (b. 5/?/18609 & d. 10/8/1938) plus there were Arthur Paythress Sidney Paythress, James T. Paythress and a D.O. Poythress (b. 8/27/1891 & d. 8/25/1892) this 'D.O.' I think was probably intended as "d/o", for "daughter of" NH & RF Poythress). But, regardless of spelling 'a' or 'o' there are children of Nathaniel and Rachael, so I've been assured they were 'of one and the same family.' There are a couple other of their children buried at another cemetery north of Millen on GA Route 25 (the Millen to Waynesboro Hwy), so I've been told. I briefly screen through my records but for the life of me I can't come up with the name of this other cemetery, for now anyway. It may be of interest that Doris Odom, one of our members also is very interested in this Nathaniel Harper Poythress family, as she claims kinship through a grand-mother back to "Rachel Flake Poythress," wife of Nathaniel Harper Poythress. However, Doris hasn't had any luck in connecting these Poythresses up with any of our group either, and I'm sure she would appreciate any information anyone might run across in helping her in her research on this Poythress line. PLUS --- In addition to the above, there are also buried at Oak Hill Cemetery (my kin) -- Lee Alexander Poythress (b. 12/25/1861 & d. 1/6/1938) and his 1st wife Sarah Penelope [Lightfoot] Poythress (3/19/1871 & d. 6/24/1909 - who died in childbirth) and the Infant daughter (b. 6/24/1909 & d. 7/6/09) of theirs who appears to have lived only for 12 days), .... all 3 are identified with grave markers. Then there is the grave of his (Lee Alexander Poythress) 2nd wife, 'the widow' Lucy Lively [Daley] Poythress (b. 8/20/1867 & d. 1/28/1966). Lee and Lucy had one son named -- Gordon Elmo Poythress (b. 8/20/1912 & d. 8/19/1972) and NOW his wife Mabel [Edenfield] Poythress who died just this past year and NOW is also buried there. Lee Alexander's brother -- Charles M. Poythress (b. 11/25/1859 & d. 6/22/1939) and his wife Polly [Wallace] Poythress (b&d - ?) are reported to be buried there (by the late Mabel and her 'two current living' daughters, all are absolutely certain -- but there is NO grave marker anywhere to be found in this cemetery. I've never had the opportunity to check this out with the church records, however. Lee Alexander and Charles M. Poythress were younger brothers of my grandfather William H. Poythress (b. 12/15/1848 & d. 6/5/1927) consequently they were my great-uncles. (William H. and wife are buried at Goshen Methodist Church Cemetery located on GA Route 21, near Rincon, GA in Effingham County.) I hope info might be of help. Bud

Bud, would you please send Debbie ([email protected]) the name of that church off of GA 21 on the Millen-Sylvania highway in Jenkins County where you and I shot pics of all the Poythress tombstones. I have the pic of Nathaniel Harper Poythress and wife Rachael Flake on my hard drive but can't find the rest of it. Did we ever get around to digitalizing all those snapshots? Or even making a typewritten inventory? If we did, would you send me a copy of it? Many thanks, Maynard

This elusive gentleman leaves Screven County, Georgia in the mid 1820's for Gadsden County, Florida. So far as I know we have not found his origin or his death record. He patents two land plots about 1830 and disappears from the records. In poking about the Gadsden County webpage, I am told that the Court House burned 12 Nov 1849. Nor is there a listing for James P. in any of the sexton's records at other Gadsden County sites. Very, very likely his son is one John P. Poythress m. Mary Dolan. This line still exists and has at least one researcher. John P. is listed as voting in Florida's first statewide election in 1845. John P. Poythress (for whatever it's worth) shows in Confederate pensions with an original application date of 1888. Pension file # AO1832 only lists John P.'s regiment as "Louisianna." However, since this is a Florida pension application, we might be entitled to speculate that John P. enlisted in Louisianna and then returned to Gadsden County at some time after the war. Does this open anything up for anybody? Maynard

In appreciation for all the List's "genie angels" who've helped out others of us along the way, I wanted to share the below write-up about someone else's genie angel: This One's For You, M.T. (from the "Sunday Afternoon Rocking" series) Between cruising the skies in his parachuted flying contraption, ostensibly on the look out for "Injuns and revenuers", he was busy chatting to folks and inviting them to his rural farm abode that sounded like a slice of heaven on earth, crazy glued somewhere in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. Never mind that he threatened to send his guests up to admire the view from his lookout tower, and then cut the rope ladder and leave them hanging. Whether he was capable of that we did not know, but we knew this gent could keep us all entertained at the same time he was busy encouraging and helping out. Between his devilish good humor, and ornery threats, he was busy volunteering for this and that, giving of his time to genealogy researchers, among others. He dished out smiles to folks who needed them, and he dished out encouragement and support to folks who needed that. He spent hours on the net, giving unselfishly of his abilities in research. Apparently he had become a one-man welcome center and tour guide for anyone researching his area, and spent many hours shepherding them over the hills and around the bluffs, ironing out their Gedcoms, and kindly providing extensive look ups and information. In short, he was one of those angels with crooked halos we meet on the net, on our lists, on our sites, there with a ready grin and good humor, quick to offer a friendly hand, and just as quick to charm us with a load of southern repartee. It has happened more times than I can count now, in these years cyber space has become a part of my world. I grow to almost "know" a person, to like a person, to certainly trust a person in terms of the work I do on the net. Those of you who have made the net a bit of your personal community know what I am speaking of. Sometimes we meet them in person, as my husband and I once did this man, and sometimes we never see a face or hear a voice, but know them just the same. And we build friendships, and working relationships, and look forward to chats or just a casual "thinking about you - hope you are fine!" But many times, after a period, the people behind the e-mails become our friends, and a part of our world. And something else has happened, more than a few times. Cyber space is not an insulated world, and the people behind the messages that pop up on our screen are human, and prone to all of the natural phases of life that we ourselves are, and our neighbors are and the people we see in the flesh everyday are. And so it is that, from time to time we open our e-mail to get the same sort of shock we get in everyday life. We learn a friend has left this world and moved on to another one. And so it was, that this week I learned a dear friend was gone, and never again would I "hear" his light hearted bantering or his helpful kindly words. A shock it was, and I venture to say that many of you, if you have been researching long or belonged to many of our history and genealogy lists, also have known such a sadness for a person you never met on the streets of your town or city. Perhaps you asked yourself why it was you felt such sadness over a person who was not "really" in your world - and perhaps you immediately smacked that thought down because you knew that person indeed WAS really in your world. And you may also have immediately realized that "knowing" that person, even in this way, was well worth the sadness and pain you feel at losing this person. And as surely as we must find a way to come to closure and acceptance of those who are physically in our world, we must do the same in regard to those who enter our world by this medium. Long ago I learned that in the midst of sadness and pain, the route to peace is to find the meaning in what you knew of the life of that person. M.T. never passed up a good joke, never passed up a fun to poke and rib and have a good time. M.T. also never passed up a chance to make someone smile, to encourage them, to appreciate their efforts, or to just plain find the words to make them feel better. M.T. loved that farm of his and sent pictures of beauty and nature so we could all share it with him. He gave a great deal of volunteer time in his community, and he set up a haven that he welcomed all to with open arms. I don't think M.T. would want anyone crying in their soup over him, as he simply was not that kind of person. He loved life and he loved people and he loved doing for others. He loved nature and he loved history; he loved his wife and family and he loved good friends; he loved a good time and he loved giving folks a smile. Quite simply, about all I knew of the man was his penchant for giving to others. If there is a way to say "Thanks M.T.", then that way is probably to greet the world with a smile, helping others smile, looking out for nature, giving a bit of ourselves to other folks, lending a helping hand...and now and then when we do these things, saying...."This one's for you, M.T.!" This is also for those of you who, if you have not already, surely will experience the same sort of thing, as you carve a niche on the web. I hope you will remember that caring for folks out there on e-mail that we may never see or meet in person does not mean welcoming undue pain that could be avoided. Instead, as in all friendships, however they evolve, it means enriching our lives in yet another way. What we gain from good people far outweighs the inevitable pain of losing them. And I am not sure we ever truly lose them at all. For those of you who wish to meet my friend, Morgan County, Tn. 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Maynard, thanks so much for sharing this. You close with "I was unable to help him." Perhaps you are not aware he was a twice-great-grandson of Lewis Poythress of Mecklenburg Co., Va., lineage summarized as follows: Lewis Poythress +Rebecca B. Taylor Thomas M. Poythress +Lucy Thomas William Lewis Poythress +Anna Jane Jones Foxall Alexander Poythress +Annie May Kidd Foxall Alexander Poythress, Jr. Several years ago Barbara Neal introduced us to a stash of information on his branch, after which I visited with his sister, Mrs. Hudson, by phone. Also, sometime ago his grand-nephew, Michael Brandon Poythress, was a member of our list. -Lyn On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 18:39:30 EST [email protected] writes: > POYTHRESS > Foxhall Alexander "F.A." Poythress, 77, of Mechanicsville, passed > away > October 31, 2001. A son of the late Annie May Kidd and F.A. > Poythress Sr., he > was preceded in death by a sister and four brothers. He is survived > by his > wife, Roberta Horne Poythress; two daughters, Laura P. Butterfield > and her > husband, James and Elizabeth P. Thompson; a son, Robert A. Poythress > and his > wife, Nancy; three grandsons, Michael J. Butterfield, Ernest "Happy" > Thompson > Jr. and Randolph A. Thompson; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, > Agnes P. > Hudson and Ella May P. Kidd; a brother, Thomas S. Poythress; and a > special > family friend, Beverly Massie. Remains rest at the Mechanicsville > Chapel of > Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee Davis Rd., where the family will > receive > friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and where a funeral service > will be > conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, Novmeber 3. Interment will follow in > Signal Hill > Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to > Fort > Grove United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 145, Stony Creek, Va. > 23882. > > > I never knew anything about this gentleman except that he answered a > mass > mailing postcard query which I sent out a number of years ago. He > was most > cordial and curious about his ancestors but had never done any > serious > searching so he was left at a loss and I was unable to help him. > > Maynard ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

POYTHRESS Foxhall Alexander "F.A." Poythress, 77, of Mechanicsville, passed away October 31, 2001. A son of the late Annie May Kidd and F.A. Poythress Sr., he was preceded in death by a sister and four brothers. He is survived by his wife, Roberta Horne Poythress; two daughters, Laura P. Butterfield and her husband, James and Elizabeth P. Thompson; a son, Robert A. Poythress and his wife, Nancy; three grandsons, Michael J. Butterfield, Ernest "Happy" Thompson Jr. and Randolph A. Thompson; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Agnes P. Hudson and Ella May P. Kidd; a brother, Thomas S. Poythress; and a special family friend, Beverly Massie. Remains rest at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee Davis Rd., where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and where a funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, Novmeber 3. Interment will follow in Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Fort Grove United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 145, Stony Creek, Va. 23882. I never knew anything about this gentleman except that he answered a mass mailing postcard query which I sent out a number of years ago. He was most cordial and curious about his ancestors but had never done any serious searching so he was left at a loss and I was unable to help him. Maynard

This is an excerpt from the site below. There is also a section on the PORTIS FAMILY. http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Pettiford_Ridley.htm For a list of Virginia families in this group: http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Virginia_NC.htm POYTHRESS FAMILY 1. Odam Poythress, born about 1755, purchased 50 acres adjoining Peter Nowles and James Sexton in Northampton County, North Carolina, on 3 December 1777, and he and his wife Sele sold this land two years later on 23 August 1779 [6:237, 351]. He was head of a Northampton County household of 4 free males and 4 free females in Captain Williams' District in 1786 for the state census, 9 "other free" in 1790 [NC:72], 12 in 1800 [NC:469], and 10 in 1810 [NC:742]. He purchased 100 acres on Jack Swamp on 9 February 1785 [DB 10:51]. Administration of his estate was granted John Sandifer on 3 December 1817 on a bond of 1,000 pounds [Minutes 1813-21, 68]. His children were probably i. Thomas, who paid money to the Northampton County estate of Robert Crow between January and March 1801 [Gammon, Record of Estates, Northampton County, I:120]. ii. Littleberry, who sold land in Northampton County in 1819, two years after Odam's death. iii. Francis, who gave Littleberry his power of attorney in Northampton County Court on 9 June 1819 [Minutes 1813-21, 177]. 2. Hardimon Poythress, born about 1757, was head of a Northampton County household of 3 free males and 2 free females in Captain Williams' District of the state census and 5 "other free" in 1790 [NC:72]. He died before 7 March 1796 when Jesse Mitchell was granted administration on his estate by the Northampton County Court on only 50 pounds bond [Minutes 1792-96, 219]. Temperance Poythress, head of a Northampton County household of 6 "other free" in 1800 [NC:471], was most likely his wife. Their children were probably i. Odam, Jr., who died before 4 March 1817 when his next of kin, John Poythress, was required to show cause why administration on his estate should not be granted to the greatest creditor [Minutes 1792-96, 7]. ii. John, whose estate administration was granted Hardimon Poythress in Northampton County Court on a bond of 50 pounds [Minutes 1792-6, 18]. Other descendants were i. "Sterling and Lucy Poltress, children of color," bound apprentices to Ransom Sherrin in Halifax County on 15 February 1824. ii. Sebastian and Frances Portres, (paupers) bound out on 4 March 1824 by the Northampton County Court [Minutes 1821-25, 373].

Can someone tell me when the Wm Poythress in Virginia that was married to a Julia in the mid 1800s died? I'm trying to figure if there were two Wm Poythress that were married to a Julia in the 1840-1880 time frame. If they also have DOB for Wm and DOB & DOD for Julia, it would help. Pat Autry

Hi, folks, it's Maynard. Am back on line after struggling with BellSouth to get DSL service. The start-up/set-up was a royal pain but ultimately (so far) worth it all. I highly recommend it. No waiting, you're there almost the second you hit the last key. If you are presently using AOL or another ISP AND are paying for a second line to avoid tying up your "real" phone line, and IF you are within 17,000 feet of one of the phone company's magic boxes, you can get into the DSL business with the following implications that I survived. GOOD The money is a push. DSL typically around $50 a month. If you currently have a "content" ISP (a la AOL) you can drop him (about $23 bucks) and drop your second line (about 25 bucks). When they say 50 times faster I believe they are understating it. It's seems really faster. A Symantec (Norton) firewall comes free with the package (or at least it does with BellSouth. BAD If you are using a "content" ISP (a la AOL) you have to give up the training wheels and build your own start up page using pieces from, for example, Yahoo! Its a bear (or it was for me) to get the thing hooked up.....I'm told that is not untypical...maybe a week of intermittant time on line while the RBOC (or whomever) gets all their line problems straight. This is not a persistent "bad" but you can't receive any faster than the sender is sending. So, if you're working with some guy or gal with a 24M modem, you can only receive at 24M. I usually confess up front that I know just enough about the technology to be dangerous so if I have misspoke I trust Lyn or one of our techies willl correct me. Best to all, Maynard

This is a neat site to find information about politicians in your family tree. Since Virginia has many of these perhaps this could be of some help to you. While I don't find the Poythress name per se, I do find some of the descendants of Francis Poythress and a listing many of Virginia cemeteries. Diana http://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html

Also, "Algernon" is the correct spelling; it was mistyped in the indexing process. Cheers, BPN ------ I have found it curious how often Algernon Sidney is used as name in America. In my surname family, the name Sidney persisted for many generations. In other families it is Algernon that persists. Perhaps, someone of you historians can shed more light on this phenomenon which seems to be begin in the 19th Century. The web sites below gives a hint. http://www.constitution.org/as/foreword.htm http://www.bartleby.com/100/185.html http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch3s1.html Diana

That other number indeed is the page number, folks, as that particular indexer did it. And the reason some of the pages have a "b" after them, is that only every other page has a number actually on it, so the ones in between are listed by the indexer as "b" -- so pages go, for example: 56 56b 57 57b 58 58b etc. The microfilm of that census which I have seen shows various numbers at the tops of the pages: some numbers stamped on, others handwritten. Family households, of course, can spill over from one page to the next, depending on how low on the page the household starts. Also, "Algernon" is the correct spelling; it was mistyped in the indexing process. Cheers, BPN

Don't know for a fact but agree with Craig that the number is the "household number". Whoever put this message together listed the individuals alphabetically rather than by the order on which they appeared on the census page. Also in looking at the 1850 census, I've seen where areas or districts of counties are listed as "xxth Regiment". Pat Autry "Willow Bend Books - Craig R. Scott" wrote: > My assumption is that the list reads: > > Name, Age, Page Number, District > > I can't find my copy of Guide to Militia Units in the War of 1812. But I > would bet a nickel that one of the Militia Regiments in the War of 1812 from > Mecklenburg was the 98th Regiment of Virginia Militia. So this would be the > area from which said unit would be raised. Since this is the 1850 census the > word Confederate is not part of the equation. > > Craig > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Koscheski" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:25 PM > Subject: Fw: MECKLENBURG Census 1850 Poythress > > > Diana suggested I poll the list regarding my question as to what the > number > > in the middle column means... so here goes. As in the Alzernon reference > and > > the number after what appears to be his age [6] is the number 62. then a > > regiment number... I presume that means the Confederate regiment the > father > > [of a 6 yr old would be in] the regiment would obviously not be of the 6 > yr > > old > > Subject: Re: MECKLENBURG Census 1850 Poythress > > is the number after the age the page number on that census or just > > > what? I am just learning to use the census information. Patti > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Diana Diamond" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 5:18 PM > > > Subject: MECKLENBURG Census 1850 Poythress > > > > > > > > > > See > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vameckle/1850ix1.htm > > > > > > > > For INDEX TO 1850 FEDERAL CENSUS - MECKLENBURG CO., VA > > > > > > > > POYLTHRESS, Frances, 3 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Alzernon, 6 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Catherine, 45 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Catherine, 13 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Charles, 1 57 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, David, 44 56b 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Edward, 52 63 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, George, 9 56b 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, George, 12 63 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Harriett, 16 63 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, James, 17 56b 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, James, 45 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Joshua, 21 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Lucy, 25 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Mahala, 47 63 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Mary, 14 56b 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Nathan, 19 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Penelope, 9 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Rebecca, 11 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Sally, 32 56b 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Sarah A., 47 63 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Thomas, 35 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, Virinda, 4 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, William, 16 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTHRESS, William, 5 62 98th Reg > > > > POYTJRESS, Wm., 4 59b 98th Reg > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > > > > Poythress Geneaology Research Web > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poythress/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > > Poythress Geneaology Research Web > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poythress/ > > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > Poythress Geneaology Research Web > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poythress/

My assumption is that the list reads: Name, Age, Page Number, District I can't find my copy of Guide to Militia Units in the War of 1812. But I would bet a nickel that one of the Militia Regiments in the War of 1812 from Mecklenburg was the 98th Regiment of Virginia Militia. So this would be the area from which said unit would be raised. Since this is the 1850 census the word Confederate is not part of the equation. Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: "Koscheski" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:25 PM Subject: Fw: MECKLENBURG Census 1850 Poythress > Diana suggested I poll the list regarding my question as to what the number > in the middle column means... so here goes. As in the Alzernon reference and > the number after what appears to be his age [6] is the number 62. then a > regiment number... I presume that means the Confederate regiment the father > [of a 6 yr old would be in] the regiment would obviously not be of the 6 yr > old > Subject: Re: MECKLENBURG Census 1850 Poythress > is the number after the age the page number on that census or just > > what? I am just learning to use the census information. Patti > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Diana Diamond" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 5:18 PM > > Subject: MECKLENBURG Census 1850 Poythress > > > > > > > See > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vameckle/1850ix1.htm > > > > > > For INDEX TO 1850 FEDERAL CENSUS - MECKLENBURG CO., VA > > > > > > POYLTHRESS, Frances, 3 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Alzernon, 6 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Catherine, 45 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Catherine, 13 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Charles, 1 57 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, David, 44 56b 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Edward, 52 63 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, George, 9 56b 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, George, 12 63 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Harriett, 16 63 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, James, 17 56b 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, James, 45 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Joshua, 21 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Lucy, 25 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Mahala, 47 63 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Mary, 14 56b 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Nathan, 19 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Penelope, 9 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Rebecca, 11 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Sally, 32 56b 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Sarah A., 47 63 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Thomas, 35 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, Virinda, 4 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, William, 16 62 98th Reg > > > POYTHRESS, William, 5 62 98th Reg > > > POYTJRESS, Wm., 4 59b 98th Reg > > > > > > > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > > > Poythress Geneaology Research Web > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poythress/ > > > > > > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > Poythress Geneaology Research Web > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poythress/ >

Diana suggested I poll the list regarding my question as to what the number in the middle column means... so here goes. As in the Alzernon reference and the number after what appears to be his age [6] is the number 62. then a regiment number... I presume that means the Confederate regiment the father [of a 6 yr old would be in] the regiment would obviously not be of the 6 yr old Subject: Re: MECKLENBURG Census 1850 Poythress is the number after the age the page number on that census or just > what? I am just learning to use the census information. Patti > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diana Diamond" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 5:18 PM > Subject: MECKLENBURG Census 1850 Poythress > > > > See > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vameckle/1850ix1.htm > > > > For INDEX TO 1850 FEDERAL CENSUS - MECKLENBURG CO., VA > > > > POYLTHRESS, Frances, 3 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Alzernon, 6 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Catherine, 45 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Catherine, 13 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Charles, 1 57 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, David, 44 56b 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Edward, 52 63 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, George, 9 56b 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, George, 12 63 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Harriett, 16 63 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, James, 17 56b 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, James, 45 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Joshua, 21 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Lucy, 25 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Mahala, 47 63 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Mary, 14 56b 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Nathan, 19 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Penelope, 9 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Rebecca, 11 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Sally, 32 56b 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Sarah A., 47 63 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Thomas, 35 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, Virinda, 4 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, William, 16 62 98th Reg > > POYTHRESS, William, 5 62 98th Reg > > POYTJRESS, Wm., 4 59b 98th Reg > > > > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > > Poythress Geneaology Research Web > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poythress/ > > >

Did Elizabeth Poythress (1714-1788), daughter of Robert Poythress and Elizabeth, marry John Gilliam (b.c.1712 d.1772) of "Spring Hill", Prince George Co., VA? If so, was she the mother of his son John Gilliam (1742-1801), or was his other wife Ann Bathurst the mother? Batte's cardfiles indicate the mother was Bathurst, but a researcher I've recently been in touch with indicates that his mother was Elizabeth Poythress. -- Randy Jones __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com

Diana & all, The indexed listing of the 1850 Mecklenburg County Poythress folks, alphabetically, certainly points out how the same first names show up repeatedly, doesn't it? For those researchers wanting to see these Mecklenburg Co folks in families, as well as folks in many other counties & other censuses, just go to our current Poythress Research website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~poythress/ and click on "Censuses" on the left side of the page. There you'll find all of these below, and many others. (& I would point out that in addition to a few misspellings in the below list, there is one typo of a different nature: Sarah A Poythress was actually listed as being age 18, not 47. She is listed on the Census immediately below Mahala (probably her mother, I guess) who was indeed shown as being age 47. Happy researching, folks. BPN = = = = = Diana's earlier message: See http://www.rootsweb.com/~vameckle/1850ix1.htm For INDEX TO 1850 FEDERAL CENSUS - MECKLENBURG CO., VA POYLTHRESS, Frances, 3 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Alzernon, 6 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Catherine, 45 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Catherine, 13 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Charles, 1 57 98th Reg POYTHRESS, David, 44 56b 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Edward, 52 63 98th Reg POYTHRESS, George, 9 56b 98th Reg POYTHRESS, George, 12 63 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Harriett, 16 63 98th Reg POYTHRESS, James, 17 56b 98th Reg POYTHRESS, James, 45 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Joshua, 21 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Lucy, 25 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Mahala, 47 63 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Mary, 14 56b 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Nathan, 19 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Penelope, 9 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Rebecca, 11 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Sally, 32 56b 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Sarah A., 47 63 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Thomas, 35 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, Virinda, 4 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, William, 16 62 98th Reg POYTHRESS, William, 5 62 98th Reg POYTJRESS, Wm., 4 59b 98th Reg

Some of this looks familiar, but not the actual images available at this site. Many Poythresses and related families. It takes a few links to get to actual images, but it is worth the effort. If this is a repeat, my apologies. Diana http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~vataxlists/PrinceGeorge/