[The below was transcribed by Barbara Poythress Neal, in August 2001, from two photocopies provided by Craig R. Scott of one of the records found in Mecklenburg County, Virginia Circuit Court Records at the Library of Virginia, where this record has Index Number 1880-030. On his trip to Library of VA this Spring, Craig (who graciously copied some of the records for us, for transcribing here to the List) did not have time to copy all the Mecklenburg County Circuit records that refer to POYTHRESS; he was not able to copy all of this particular record, but did copy parts of two of the documents, transcribed below. Square brackets enclose punctuation and comments that were added by this transcriber. The first block of info below is the index info about this record found online at the chancery court index on the Library of Virginia website.] Mecklenburg County, VA Circuit Court Records Index Number 1880-030 CC Plat? NO LVA Reel Number: Not filmed Local Reel Number: Not filmed Image Number - Plaintiffs P1: WILLIAM L PORTRESS (WILLIAM L POYTHRESS) Defendants D1: EXR OF NANCY THOMAS Surnames: ATKINS BOYD BURTON GREGG LEE LOVE PORTRESS POYTHRESS RIGGAN THOMAS Wills: NONE Original Local Case Number: NONE [SHEET 1 is only the first side of a document, and it breaks off in mid-sentence:] To the Hon. A.D. Dickinson[,] Judge of the Circuit Court of the County of Mecklenburg. Humbly complaining sheweth unto your Honor, your Complainant William L. Portress, who is sometimes called William L. Poythress, that Nancy M. Thomas, the grandmother of your Complainant departed this life in this County in the month of December of the year 1864, having first made and published her last Will and Testament in writing, which was duly proved and admitted to Record by the County Court of Mecklenburg, by an order of said Court at the December term thereof which came on the 19th day of December of the year 1864, by which she the said Testatrix, bequeathed by her said will to your Complainant by his name of William L. Poythress, the entire residue of her personal property, after having previously provided by her said Will for the delivery and payment thereout of certain small portions of personal property to and among certain named legatees, [end of the photocopy of this side of this document] [SHEET 2 is only the first side of a different document, and it also breaks off in mid-sentence:] The Deposition of William L. Poythress taken before me this November 3rd 1879 to be read as evidence in behalf of himself, Plff, in a certain matter of account referred to me for settlement by a decree of the Circuit Court of Mecklenburg at its June Term 1879 in the chancery cause of Poythress vs Riggan, Exor &c Present A.S. Lee atty for Plff " [ditto indicating that also present was:] R.T. Thorp atty for Deft - W.L. Poythress, being duly sworn, testifies & says -- 1st Question by Plff's atty What was the relationship of the testatrix, Mrs. Nancy M. Thomas, you you, who it appears died in this county in December 1864? Ans [underlined] She was my Grandmother. 2nd Question by same Where were you at the time of her death and in what kind of service were you at that time engaged? Ans [underlined] I was in the Confederate Army at Petersburg in Company "D" 44th Va Battalion - 3rd Question by same State any conversation you may... [end of the photocopy of this side of this document]