For clarification, the entry that Elaine was asking about was in the Meredith Poythress Sr. Event Line posted 2 Feb 1998, not the "Meredith Poythress Jr" event line message that had also been posted on the same day. The particular entry read as follows: "2 May 1822 Sheriffs sale...courthouse in Jacksonborough, Screven County...106 acres of land levied on as the property of Meredith Poythress, Senior to satisfy sundry executions issued out of justicess court in favor of H. M. Williamson versus Cleton Poythress and Meredith Poythress, Senior, said land adjoins land of Henry Joyce and others. Levied and returned by constable James Poythress. Signed James Brown, SSC. (Augusta Chronicle 08/05/1822, 3, 6)" This serves as a good example of why it is more helpful if we all try to put both a year and a place in all of our queries to the List. I had to track down the entry for my own satisfaction, to be sure just where we were talking about there being a Constable James Poythress -- because I knew that if it had been in Mecklenburg Co, VA (prior to Meredith's move to GA) then I might've missed some possible clue important to me re my own direct ancestor. Instead, since the question pertained to Screven County, GA in May of 1822, I now know that the "Constable James" asked about in Elaine's message could *not* have been my own direct ancestor. You see, my own ancestor, James E. Poythress, was elected Constable in March 1856 in Sumter Co, AL, where he had earlier moved from Mecklenburg Co, VA. Since I know he did not earlier live in Screven Co, GA, and since he would've been too young to serve as a Constable in May of 1822 (he was born in Aug of 1803), I am now assured that this "Constable James" just represents a coincidence of same name & same position served, by different men in different places. BPN = = = From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 13:47:27 EDT Subject: Today's Question? Constable James? To: [email protected] Who is this Constable James Poythress, mentioned in Sheffiffs Sale, 2 May 1822, on List Message, Meredith Poythress Event Line, 2 Feb. 1998? There seems to be a James P. Poythress also, popping up alot in Screven Co., GA area, at the same time that the Meredith Poythress and Group showed up. Is he this Constable mentioned above or is he a different James? Is he connected to Meredith in some way? Elaine