In a message dated 5/17/2002 6:07:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > X-Message: #2 > Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 17:23:23 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Subject: [VAPRINCEG-L] Poythress grave > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hello, > After seeing the query from John Poythress the name stuck in my mind > > and later that morning I went to look at a Prince George Co microfilm that > I > had ordered. I found the following and hope it will help someone. > > Bothwell Cemetery-2 miles south of Ford, Dinwiddie Co., Va. > "Here lyes the corpse of Mary Poythress, daughter of Captain William Eppes > and wife to William Poythress, Jun, who dyed the 4th day of October 1750 > aged > 19 years" > > Beverly Moxley > > Beverly: > > Many, many thanks. While I know you have no direct interest in this, I > expect you may be a surprised as I was at the coincidence between this > grave at Bothwell and the one below which is outside the front door of the chapel at > Blandford Cemetary in Petersburg: > > "Here lyes the corpse of Sarah Poythress, daughter of Col. Francis Eppes > and wife to Colonel William Poythress, who dyed the ___ day of October1750 > aged 48 years. (the blank is a cannonball hit). > > Almost spooky. > > Thanks again, > > John