Below is from one of those "professional" websites where you can only post to the site and the poster's name or address are not revealed. This particular entry is quite long. It is saturated with fabulous royalty, Margraves of East Dogpatch, etc. typical of that junk one sees on "charweb" or whatever that site is. I make it a point to take all of these posts with considerable skepticism if not downright good humor. However, I have copied the preceding paragraph and the abstract of this will. I doubt that anyone would phoney any royalty or whatever into a will abstract. For our purposes it is a substantive link to the participation of Francis Poythress (2) in the Wynne estate even if only as an overseer. Also introduced into the mix is Wodlief (Woodlief I assume) in connection with Wynne. Note that one Ann Woodlief is the abstractor of the will in the first place which I'm guessing would add some to its credibility. Interesting to note that Wynne's plantation "Georges" was on south side of James R. Individual # [NI0421], whose parents died of the plague, is otherwise unidentified. Just going by the numbers I would guess that maybe it is Robert Wynne himself but I would be pleased to be corrected by anyone familiar with that numbering system. Maynard To wit: [NI0419] It is speculated that the Wynnes came to America in 1651 because of a depression in the woolen industry. Certainly they were affected by the English Civil War. Robert was a Burgess for Charles City Co., VA by 1658. He was Speaker of the House of Burgesses during Virginia's Long Parliament (1661-1675). He was in charge of surveying, planning, and improving all public roads in the colony. He was sent to England to escort back the official set of weights and measures which would measure the business dealings of the New World. He was captain, then colonel in the Militia of Charles City Co., VA. He owned two houses and a farm in England, which he left to his son Thomas. His 600-acre plantation south of the James River was names "Georges". Per Ann Woodlief: Abstract of The Will of Col. Robert Wynne Robert Wynn of Jordan's Parish of Charles City County, in Virginia. Dated 1 July, 1675. To be buried in Jordan's Church as near as possible to my son Robert. My estate in England as follows: To my eldest son Thomas Wynne one farm in White Staple Parish in Kent near Canterbury, and commonly called Linebett Banckes; if he dies, to my son Joshua, and if he dies, to my daughter Wodlief. To my son Thomas two houses in Canterbury in St. Mildreds' Parish in the same form as the said farm. To my youngest son Joshua Wynne one house and oatemeale mill lying in Dover Lane without St. Georges in Canterbury, commonly called the Lilly Pott, and two houses adjoining where a ropemaker and one Rawlins were formerly tenants. Touching my estate in Virginia, to my son Thomas all the cattle of his own mark except one cow called Moll which is to be killed for provisions; to my son Joshua my plantation called Georges withal the tobacco houses; to my daughter Wodlief, one servant of fewer years to serve the next shipping after my decease; to my grandchild and godson young George Wodlief one filly foal. All the rest of my estate in Virginia and England to my wife and executrix Mary Wynne. Overseers: Thomas Grendou, Merchant, and my son-in-law (step-son) Capt. Francis Poythress. Witnesses: Tho. Brome, Jno Burge. [NI0420] When she married Robert, she was the widow of Captain Francis Poythress. Mary and Francis had two sons: John Poythress (m.Christian Peebles) and Francis Poythress. Poythress - excellent site at http://www1.minn.net/~atims/. [NI0421] His parents died of the Plague and he and his siblings were left at odds.