The following seems to be the only records that have been found for the several Hardiman Poythress men. There is so little information that we will have to wait until further records are located to identify any relationship between them and other relatives. Hardiman Poythress (-c. 1810) The following Hardiman Poythress died in or around about 1810 and Elizabeth Poythress, the widow of William Poythress (c. 1765-c. 1810), evidently cared for his orphaned children. Note: Only heads of households were named in the censuses before 1850. The following censuses are a version of "virtual censuses" naming the individuals that should have been in the household based upon available information and family records, etc. Betey Poythress, 1810, Prince George Co., Va., p. 542, 3 m under 10, 1 m 10-15, 2 m 16-25, 1 f 10-15, 1 f 26-44. (Virtual census): Elizabeth Bland Poythress b. 1766-1784 b. March 29, 1770 (widow of William Poythress 1765-c. 1810) Joshua Poythress b. 1785-1794 b. abt. 1784 (possibly son of Wm. & Mary Gilliam Poythress) Thomas E. Poythress b. 1785-1794 b. abt. 1785 (possibly son of Wm. & Mary Gilliam Poythress) Mary Poythress b. 1795-1800 b. August 3, 1793 (possibly daughter of Wm. & Mary Gilliam Poythress) William Poythress b. 1795-1800 b. abt. 1794 (possibly son of Wm. & Mary Gilliam Poythress) 3 M under 10 b. 1800-1810 (possibly children of Hardiman Poythress) In November, 1811, in the Prince George County Court, Nathaniel Marks, Administrator of Hardiman Poythress, deceased, was to pay Elizabeth Poythress for benefit of the infant children of said Hardiman Poythress. Hardiman Poythress, of Greene County, Georgia The following Hardiman Poythress was too old to have been one of the orphans living with Elizabeth Poythress in the 1810, Prince George County, Virginia, census. By about 1785, Thomas Poythress, Sr., and Francis Poythress (-d. bef. 1807) were living in Greene County, Georgia. This Hardiman Poythress (b. bef. 1795-d. aft. 1838) was first mentioned in 1812, in Georgia, and Joseph Poythress (1789-1853) was mentioned in 1814 in Warren County, Georgia. Joseph Poythress named one of his sons John Hardiman Poythress (1826-1846). In the War of 1812, Hardeman Paythress/Portress, was on a roster of the 2nd Regiment (Thomas'), Georgia Militia. On June 27, 1826, in the Georgia Journal, Milledgeville, Georgia, "On the first Tuesday in August next, will be sold at the court-house in the town of Greenesborough, Greene County...the following property, to wit: Three negroes...all levied on as the property of Daniel Wagnon, to satisfy a fi fa in favor of Reuben Ransom, Sr., for the use of Jesse Perkins vs. Daniel Wagnon and John Mallery security on stay. One bay horse, levied on as the property of Hardaman Poythress, to satisfy a fi fa in favor of James Woodruff & Co. (Signed) Nicholas Howard, D. Sheriff. Hardiman, with its various spellings, was a Poythress given name. This Hardiman may have been from Virginia or had a namesake there. Hardiman did not appear in the Thomas Poythress line. The 1832 or "Sixth" Georgia Land Lottery was an umbrella term to cover what was in reality the last "two" lotteries, the Cherokee land lottery and the Gold Lottery. While legislation for these two lotteries was passed in 1830 and 1831, both drawings were held in 1832. In the Cherokee Land Lottery, the lands available in this lottery eventually become the counties of Cass, Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Murray, Paulding, and Union. Land lot sizes were 160 acres. The grant fee for registering the land in order to sell it or move to it was $18.00. In the 1832 Gold Lottery, lands available were the remaining part of original Cherokee County but was that area deemed to have a potential to be "gold" land instead of "farm" land. The lot sizes were fixed at 40 acres. The grant fee was the same as the land lottery: $18. Name County Military District District/Section/Lot Land Drawn Type Poythress, Joseph (soldier) Troup Tally's 7/4/14 Cherokee Land Poythress, Joseph (soldier) Troup Tally's 2/3/7 Cherokee Gold Poythress, Hardimend Greene 143 2/2/752 Cherokee Gold Poythress, Sarah E. (orphan) Screven 34th 6/3/204 Cherokee Land Poythress, Meredith Sr. Screven 36th 16/2/1078 Cobb Gold Poythress, Meredith Jr. Screven 36th 3/3/76 Cobb Gold Poythress, Sarah M. (widow) Chatham 1st 16/2/471 Cobb Gold Joseph Poythress (1789-1853), of Troup County, is well known although his ancestor is not. The Hardimend Poythress, of Greene County, should not be confused with John Hardaman Poythress (1826-1846), the son of Joseph and Mary King Poythress, of Troup County. John Hardaman Poythress would not have met the age requirement to participate. Hardimend Poythress' winning draw for "gold" was taken up December 22, 1835. On Thursday, March 14, 1833, in the Greene County, Georgia Superior Court Minutes, in the case of John Chew versus Albert T. Green, It appearing to the court that the property levied upon by the above attachment is of a perishable nature, it is on motion of counsel ordered that the property be sold and the proceeds be deposited to the clerk's office to wait the further order of the Court. Signed: Augustus Wallace, Silas Burns, etc. etc., Hardiman Poythress, etc. (petit jurors for the case). John Hardiman Poythress (1826-1846) was the son of Joseph Poythress and Mary King. John Hardiman Poythress had a younger brother named Francis Andrew Poythress. The Francis Poythress (-d. bef. 1807), of Greene County, Georgia, later of Hancock County, Georgia, was alive in 1805 but deceased by 1807. It seems very likely that there was a close family relationship between Francis Poythress and Hardiman Poythress, of Greene County, Georgia, and with Joseph Poythress, of Warren County, Georgia, later of Troup County, Georgia. Joseph Poythress appeared in the 1820 census. John Hardiman would have been at home in the 1830 and 1840 censuses. Francis Andrew Poythress would have been at home in the 1840 census. Joseph Poythress, 1820, Warren Co., Ga., p. 305, 1 m under 10, 1 m 16-25, 1 m 26-44, 1 f 16-25, 3 m slaves under 14, 1 m slave 14-25, 1 m slave 26-44, 1 f slave 14-25. (Virtual census): Joseph Poythress b. 1776-1794 b. c. 1789 Mary Poythress b. 1795-1804 b. June 30, 1798 1 M 16-25 b. 1795-1804 William B. Poythress b. 1810-1820 b. abt. 1818 [Joseph and Mary married April 24, 1814, in Warren County, Georgia]. Joseph Poythress, 1830, Troup Co., Ga., p. 35, 2 m under 5, 1 m 10-14, 1 m 20-29, 1 m 40-49, 1 f under 5, 1 f 5-9, 1 f 30-39, 3 m slaves under 10, 3 m slaves 10-23, 5 m slaves 20-35, 2 f slaves under 10, 1 f slave 10-23, 3 f 24-35. (Virtual census): Joseph Poythress b. 1781-1790 b. c. 1789 Mary Poythress b. 1791-1800 b. June 30, 1798 1 M 20-29 b. 1801-1810 b. 1800 William B. Poythress b. 1816-1820 b. c. 1818 Mary Ann E. Poythress b. 1821-1825 b. c. 1822 Russell K. Poythress b. 1825-1830 b. c. 1823 John Hardaman Poythress b. 1825-1830 b. c. 1826 Sarah Jane Poythress b. 1825-1830 b. c. 1828 Joseph Poythress, 1840, Troup Co., Ga., p. 344, 1 m under 5, 2 m 10-14, 1 m 20-29, 1 m 40-49, 1 m 50-59, 1 f under 5, 1 f 5-9, 1 f 40-49, 1 m slave under 10, 3 m slaves 10-23, 2 f slaves under 10, 2 f slaves 10-23, 1 f slave 24-34. (Virtual census): Joseph Poythress b. 1781-1790 b. abt. 1789 Mary Poythress b. 1791-1800 b. June 30, 1798 1 M 40-49 b. 1791-1800 b. 1800 William B. Poythress b. 1811-1820 b. abt. 1818 Russell K. Poythress b. 1826-1830 b. abt. 1823 John Hardaman Poythress b. 1826-1830 b. abt. 1826 Sarah Jane Poythress b. 1831-1835 b. abt. 1828 Francis Andrew Poythress b. 1835-1840 b. April 4, 1836 1 F under 5 b. 1835-1840