Elaine, see my comments in brackets. Under separate cover I will send you the Thomas Poythress timeline prepared by Maynard and modified slightly by me to clarify the Georgia v. Virginia activities. This timeline contains most if not all the "hard evidence" on Thomas. The rest is...well, see my comments below. -Lyn ========================== Thomas James [NO SOURCES OF THIS MIDDLE NAME HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH THIS LIST. UNTIL SOMEONE COMES FORWARD WITH A SOURCE, I SUGGEST WE REGARD IT AS LORE AND AVOID USING IT.] Poythress b. abt 1740 Dinwiddie, VA [DITTO ON DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH - NO SOURCE, TREAT AS LORE.] - d. 1800 Burke Co., GA Thomas settled in the area of Brunswick Co. VA. Thomas married Martha (Patsy) unknown. b. abt 1745 [NO SOURCE ON AGE OF MARTHA, TREAT AS LORE.] Their children: 1. Meredith b. abt 1760 VA 2. George b. abt 1765 [NO SOURCE HAS BEEN SHARED WITH THE LIST DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GEORGE AND THOMAS SR.] 3. Thomas Jr. b. abt. 1767 [NO SOURCE HAS BEEN SHARED WITH THE LIST DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THOMAS JR. AND THOMAS SR.] 4. Edward b. abt. 1769 [NO SOURCE HAS BEEN SHARED WITH THE LIST DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDWARD AND THOMAS SR.] 5. Lewis b. abt. 1771 [LEWIS IS THE BROTHER OF GEORGE. SO AS GEORGE GOES, LEWIS GOES, WITH RESPECT TO THOMAS. AS A PERSON WHO HAS RESEARCHED LEWIS EXTENSIVELY, I HAVE NO EVIDENCE OF 1771 AS A BIRTH YEAR FOR LEWIS.] Thomas and Martha along with all the children except Lewis moved to Burke Co, GA in about 1786. [FROM THE MARVELOUS TIMELINE OF THOMAS PREPARED BY OUR LIST MEMBER, MAYNARD POYTHRESS, WE FIND THE EARLIEST EVIDENCE OF THOMAS IN BURKE COUNTY, GA, IN 1788 AND THE LATEST EVIDENCE OF THOMAS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VA, IN 1797. WHEN HE ACTUALLY RELOCATED, WE DO NOT KNOW. THIS IS FURTHER CONFUSED BY THE EXISTENCE OF A THOMAS SR AND A THOMAS JR., BOTH EVIDENCED IN VIRGINIA IN 1781. SO IT IS POSSIBLE ONE IS IN VIRGINIA WHILE THE OTHER IS IN GEORGIA.] Thomas became Sheriff of Burke Co. GA in Oct. 1799. He died in office in 1800. Thomas had a brother [TREAT THIS RELATIONSHIP AS LORE; NO SOURCE MATERIALS HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH THE LIST.] William Poythress b. abt. 1745 [TREAT AS LORE.], who went to Burke Co with Thomas. The parents of Thomas have not been proven at this time. [TRUE; AND A GREAT PART OF EVERYTHING ELSE THAT HAS BEEN CLAIMED ABOUT THOMAS AS WELL. I THINK SOME OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS THE PRODUCT OF AN ACTIVE IMAGINATION. :-) ] On Sun, 19 May 2002 23:54:22 EDT [email protected] writes: > Here is the first in the series of what I think I have learned about > my > Poythress Line. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. > > Thomas James Poythress b. abt 1740 Dinwiddie, VA - d. 1800 Burke > Co., GA > Thomas settled in the area of Brunswick Co. VA. > > Thomas married Martha (Patsy) unknown. b. abt 1745 > > Their children: 1. Meredith b. abt 1760 VA 2. George b. abt 1765 > 3. > Thomas Jr. > b. abt. 1767 4. Edward b. abt. 1769 5. Lewis b. abt. 1771 > > Thomas and Martha along with all the children except Lewis moved to > Burke Co, > GA in about 1786. > Thomas became Sheriff of Burke Co. GA in Oct. 1799. He died in > office in > 1800. > > Thomas had a brother William Poythress b. abt. 1745, who went to > Burke Co > with Thomas. > > The parents of Thomas have not been proven at this time. > > Questions? > > The dates of birth of children are estimated from cencus records. > I think > the messages on the L-list, on Thomas and Martha's DOB, would be > from > estimated guess. I have not seen them on any census or any source > listed > for their DOB's. I also have not seen a marriage date for them. Do > any of > you have a marriage date? I also would like to know if their > children were > born in Dinwiddie or Brunswick VA? > > Thanks to you all. > Elaine