Maybe I can help on the John Coggan question that Diana raised.... According to Boddie's "Historical Southern Families," Vol. IV, p. 32: “John Coggin or Coggan, the father of Rebecca Poythress, was an early settler and physician in Charles City. He m. (1) a daughter of Gregory Bland; (2) the relict and executrix of Capt. Richard Tye, another early citizen, but it is not known if she were the mother of his children. On 25 August 1658 Maj. John Harper, Capt. Thomas Morgan, and Robert Dessell, citizens of the city of Bristol, gave a power of attorney to ‘John Coggan of the city of Bristol, but now resident in Virginia ‘aforesaid, chirurgeon,’ to receive certain property belonging to Margaret Bird, administratrix of the goods belonging to Capt. Rich-ard Bond, late of Bristol and Virginia. John Coggin appears to have been of an unusually pugnacious disposition. According to the Charles City Court Minutes of Feb. 1665, he sued Robert Simonds for ‘assault committed on the person of sd. Coggin, whereby his cheek bone was broken, besides a defect which was occasioned in his eyes.’ A few days later one Robert Potter deposed that — being in the house of Sarah Potter, there met Mr. Cogan and William Wilkins, betwixt whom passed several words of ill and abusive language given to each other, upon which they fell to collering, in which scuffle the said John Cogan was on the ground flung by William Wilkins, of which fall John Cogan received a black eye and a scar on one of his lips, further the said Wilkins lying on the ground upon John Cogan, a dog of the house seized upon one of the legs of William Wilkins and bit him — the which wound Jno Coggan dressed and gave him medicines to carry with him. " I have not seen any hard evidence that Rebecca was, indeed, the daughter of John Coggan. Nor have I found the evidence cited by Boddie that John Coggan was first married to a daughter of Gregory Bland. But he WAS previously married, and by late 1758 or early 1759 he had married the widow of Richard Tye: “Itt is ordered that mr John Cogan who married the relict and exer’x of Capt Richd Tye dec’d pay to mr Tho: Drewe the sum of 1313 lb of good tobbo and cask and 71: 17s 8d sterl money found due by acc’ot assigned from Howell Pryse with costs, als exec.” [“Charles City County, Court Orders, 1658-1661, p. 185” — Fleet, Beverley, "Virginia Colonial Abstracts," Vol. III, p. 216.] That the widow of Richard Tye had children when she married John Coggan is evidenced in the following: [Mar 1660] “Abstract. Mr John Cogan this day giving ‘security for the state of Capt Tyes children’ is released of former security.” [15 Sep 1662] “Abstract. Order that Mr Jno Cogan renew security for Capt Tye’s orphans since the de-cease of Mr Jno Dibdall, one of the securities.” [3 Oct 1662] “Abstract. Exors and est of Mr. Jno Dibdall acquitted from bond he entered into with Mr. Jno. Cogan for Capt Tye’s orphans. Cogan to give bond.” [22 Oct 1663] “Abstract. Capt Robt Wynne to renew security of Mr Jno Cogan for estate of orphans of Capt Richd Tye decd.” “Abstract. Bond. 20 Nov. 1663. John Cogan of Merchants Hope chirurgeon to Capt Robt Wynne Gent in behalf of the Court of C.C. Co. Binds items listed in schedule below to secure the estate and free education of the orphans of Capt Rich Tye deceased. Signed John Cogan. Wit: Jno Holmwood, S Hamelin.” [22 Feb 1663/4] “Abstract. James Ward released as security with John Cogan for estate of Capt Richd Tye’s orphans.” [“Charles City County, Court Orders, 1658-1661, p. 231” — Fleet, Beverley, "Virginia Colonial Abstracts," Vol. III, pp. 230, 264, 265, 283, 287, 291.] So... We have the fact that John Coggan was father of his own children from his first, the step-father of Richard Tye's children, and perhaps the father of children from his second wife, widow of Richard Tye. I do not know who Rebecca's mother was, and therefore who her father was. Boddie wrestled with this in his "Southern Historical Families," and did not reach a conclusion. I have found neither the will of John Coggan nor that of Richard Tye to help resolve the issue. It doesn't help a whit that if either or both of them filed wills, it was probably in Charles City County, whose records have been so largely destroyed. Lou Poole