Barbara: All corrections and additions made per below. Just wonder who was Frank E. Bradley, Jr. to come out of the woodwork with those additions/corrections in 1971? I wouldn't begin to question his credibility; just how we missed so much the first time. Maynard -----Original Message----- From: Barbara P. Neal [mailto:bp_neal@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:45 PM To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Additions to Charles City Co, VA Poythress listings Referring to Maynard's great Word document that he has made available to us via the CD of info he has prepared, I have found these additional Poythress listings (and a Flowerdew Hundred listing) in the Charles City County, Virginia Order Book of 1676-1679, and a few minor corrections that I'll try to clarify. My comments will be in square brackets. Spelling here is as it was transcribed by abstractor & compiler Margaret McNeill Ayres, 1968: Order Bk p.173 [I offer just clarification on this one, since the date was given in Maynard's document as "00,00,1676" This page appears in the midst of info from the Jun 1677 Court at Westover] Action of Dr. Geo. Lee plt. and Capt. Fr. Poythress deft. referred to next court. Order Bk p.174 [still the Jun 1677 Court at Westover] The action of Jno. Coggan plt. and Allen Jenkings deft. is dismissed. Peter Field plt. against the estate of Wm. Jenkings, decd, attachment upon a horse by order 16 April last, sd. horse appraised by Jas. Wallis, Jno. Poythress & Roger Reese and valued at 1000 lbs tob. But Jenkings was indebted to Field for 1368 lbs. tob. Judgm. granted unto Field on the horse also for 368 lbs. tob. Order Bk p.191 [13 Sep 1677 Court at Westover] Jno. Finley aged 24 years deposes that about 16th of Sept. 1666 last he was among a group brough[t] to Nevet Wheeler's in Martin Brandon. All put in confinement and urged to join the rebels. Refusing he was continued in confinement longer became ill and was dismissed. Referred to a jury, Mr. Thos. Cocke, foreman: Mr. Jas. Gunn: Mr. Wm. Randolph: Mr. Sampson Ellis: Mr. Tho. Hamlin: Mr. Jno Mayton: Mr. Jno. Poythress: Mr. Rich. Pace: Mr. Thos. Gregory: Mr. Jno. Marshall: Mr. Henry Burton: Mr. Jno. Hamlin. Order Bk p.205 [14 Sep 1677 Court at Westover] Mr. Thos. Blayton as atty. of Mr. Jno. Sadler plt. presents that Henry Preston deft. as for himself and as Extr. of Thos. Stevenson dec'd both have forcibly entered and used a parcel of land of 50 acs. belonging to John Sadler and for 26 years kept him from its possession. Damage asked for 4000 lbs. tob. and restitution of the land. Referred to a Jury: Mr. Wm. Randolph, foreman: Mr. Hen. Burton: Mr. Thos. Hamlin: Mr. Jas. Gunn: Mr. Jno. Hamlin: Mr. Jno. Mayton: Mr. Jno. Poythris: Mr. Henry Blanks: Mr. Thos. Gregory: Mr. Robt. Bolling: Mr. Jno. Marshall: Mr. Wm. Harrison. The Jurors return their verdict. Order Bk p.210 [15 Sep 1677 Court at Westover] Pres. Sept. 15. Coll. Edw. Hill: Maj. Jno. Stith: Mr. Jno. Drayton: Capt. Fran. Poythris Order Bk p.231 [19 Nov 1677 Court at Westover] Upon pet. of Jno. Leigh showing that he came into the county a servant to Capt. Thos. Mallory for the term of 4 years, and having served 2 years longer than by the agreement he being sold by Capt. Mallory to Mr. Jno. Poythris who yet claims a longer time of service. The court having considered a certificate from the Corp. of Virginia produced for 4 years it is ordered that Jno. Leigh remain with Mr. Mallory until the next court when Mr. Poytress & Capt. Mallory may appear & show reason for his longer service; if no reason sd. Leigh to be free. Order Bk pgs. 236: 237: 238 [19 Nov 1677 Court at Westover] Where as at the death of Jno Barker of Flowerdew hundred all the tract of land known as Flowerdew hundred did descend to Sarah then the wife of Richard Taylor, dec'd, and now the wife of Robt. Lucy, and to Elizabeth the wife of Phillip Lymbry, sister and co-heir with the sd. Jno. Barker who since sd. Barker's decease have held the land in co-partnership at incovenience to themselves and detriment of the land. Now the sd. Lucy & wife and the sd. Lymbry & wife do wish the land divided and have appealed to the court by mutual consent. Coll. Robt. Winn & Lt. Coll. Geo. Jordan are empowered by court order dated 3 Apr. 1677, to do so. Jas. Minge, surveyor, has been instructed to lay out the bounds dividing sd. Flowerdew hundred into two equal parts, the north land bordering the James River and Macock's land belonging to Dorothy, wife of Hubbert Farrel; the other being a line of stakes parting the sd. Flowerdew hundred in two parts. The south part is bordered by the east side of James River by Flowerdew hundred Creek, by Macock's and by the above line of stakes. A plan was drawn of the two halves, these 2 plans framed, put into a hat, a child drew them out and gave one showing the north part to the sd. Robt. Lucy & Sarah, his wife, and the south part to Phillip Limbry and Elizabeth, his wife, the parties having agreed to abide by the division & the drawing. 4 April 1673. Wit: Robt. Wynn Thos. Liggon Jas. Minge Thos. Blayton [Correction regarding Order Bk p.287: In the back of the volume of transcriptions by Ayres that I consulted at the DAR Library in Washington, DC, is a 13-page list of "Additions and Corrections" by Frank E. Bradley, Jr. dated May 16, 1971. That list corrects the date which was mis-typed as 1687, to the correct year of 1678. Thus this entry should read as follows:] Order Bk p.287 Court at Westover 15 April 1678 Pres: Coll. Jno. Epps: Maj. Jno. Stith: Mr. Thos. Grandon: Mr. Fra. Poythress: Capt. Dan'l Lewellen. Order Bk p.287 cont'd [15 April 1678 Court at Westover] Admin. is granted Mrs. Eliz. Mallory on the estate of Capt. Thos. Mallory her dec'd husband. Capt. Fra. Poythres, security. Order Bk p.300 [cont'd 3 June 1678 Court at Westover, apparently after a coffee break or lunch, there was a change in the justices present from the ones shown on p.299, which Maynard had listed:] Present: Mr. Thos. Grendon: Maj. Jno. Stith: Coll. Jno. Eppes: Capt. Poythres: Mr. Ber. Sykes: Capt. Dan Lewellin. Order Bk p.320 [15 Aug 1678 Court at Westover] Court adjourns for 1 hour. [and the justices were then joined by Poythress who was not there earlier that day] Present: Coll. Hill: Coll. Clark: Mr. Sikes: Mr. Grendon: Maj. Stith: Capt. Poythress. Order Bk p.340 [4 Dec 1678 Court at Westover] Pres: Coll. Edw. Hill: Mr. Bern Sikes: Mr. Dan'l Clark: Capt. Poythres: Mr. Jno. Stith: Mr. Blayton: Mr. Tho. Grendon: Mr. Batt. [Correction re entry shown by Maynard for p.349 -- the entry he listed re tax collection is actually on p.350. Following was the entry for p.349:] Order Bk p.349 [6 Dec 1678 Court at Westover] [authorized payment] To Maj. Poythres for 2 coroner's fees - 200 Order Bk p.350 [cont'd 6 Dec 1678 Court at Westover] Ord. that Maj. Fra. Poythres collect [taxes] Jordan's Par. with Thomas Blayton & Coll. Jno. Epps security Order Bk p.350 [cont'd 6 Dec 1678 Court at Westover. Here I think this is a listing first of the tax/tithe that Francis owed, perhaps for the collections he made at Jordan's, minus his salary and payment due to him for a cask] Maj. Fra. Poythres, Collector at Jordan's To 93 at 51 1/2 per head --- 4789 for cask & salary ---------- 956 [net after subtracting:] 3833 Order Bk p.374 [minor correction to give date: 3 April 1679 Court at Westover] Maj. Poythress declares that he imprest a cow valued at 450 lbs. tob. from John Hughson for use of soldiers. 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Thanks, Maynard. From the appearance of Ayres' book of transcribed abstracts, with his Additions & Corrections (catching her typos, mainly) in the back of it, I sort of figure both of them must be longtime Virginia researchers. Bradley's Note at the beginning of his May 16, 1971 Additions & Corrections reads: "These additions and corrections are the result of a careful comparison by the author of the printed text and a microfilm of the original order book, which is quite legible. A review of the printed book by this author appears in the April, 1969 issue of "The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography" on page 214. Only instances of omission and incorrect reading of persons' names have been included. Minor errors in transcription such as Gilley for Gilly, Roland for Rowland and incorrect amounts of tobacco paid, etc. have been ignored, as the printed text should only be used as a guide to the original order book."