Wow, thanks to the elusive Al Timms, list administrator, for the head count and for all the work involved in keeping the list and archives straight. As you are aware, I somehow thought you might be with us even now after two years, but then I also thought you might be on a beach in Australia. Don't ask! Let's hear from more of you 90 odd folks! Bellinda, Calling Mary a Sloman, I didn't do, but I hope the references to R. Bolling Batte's four cards on your query did help. http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/collections/BA.html Stith J: 4-5 and 23-24 For the group, this is what I said, "Francis Poythress, the immigrant, had as his wife Mary, who later, married Robert Wynne. Some people call her Sloman, but there is no substantiating evidence that I can find. We are talking 350 years ago, and evidence is slim, but that doesn't stop some people from extrapolating and then turning conjecture into fact." I have seen Mary's surname as Peachy, too, which I personally like the sound of, but still no evidence. As she appears four-five times in my family tree, I feel I should be able to choose! Bellinda, there are several more erudite discussions of the Sloman name in the Poythress archives, which I would recommend for you: Search the POYTHRESS archives: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=POYTHRESS Browse the POYTHRESS archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/poythress Diana

I found her !I found her! I found her! I'm thrilled!! Finally went to Emporia, Greenville County, VA My Martha J. Poythress was married on March 12th 1880 to Edward Neal in Greenville Co, VA. The marriage certificate indicates that she was the daughter of Julia Poythress. I also found an Oct 6 1873 marriage license there for James H. Poythress & Eliza Spencer which indicates his parents were William Poythress and wife Julia. The license indicates that there was "no return of this marriage" by minister. I did find a few other marriages there that I'll see about posting to Poythress Email in case someone needs the info. Finally, after 3 years, some headway. Unlike the story I was told that she came over after a potato famine, her marriage certificate states that she was born in Greenville county. Does anyone on the list recognize William Poythress and wife Julia of Greenville Co VA in the mid 1800s? Daughter Martha's marriage certificate indicates that she would have born in 1858 - 22 years old when married March 1880. Assuming James H. Poythress who got marriage license Oct 1873 at age 22 is her brother, William and Julia would have been married prior to 1851. Guessing William died between 1873 and 1880. Appreciate any info. Pat Autry