The only adult Poythress or adult Francis Poythress in the colonies during the thirties, forties and part of the fifties was Captain Francis Poythress....Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deloris Riley" <delorisriley@satx.rr.com> To: <POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:15 AM Subject: RE: William Poythress, son of Joshua Poythress (I), of Flowerdew Hundred, 4th Generation > Michael, does this mean you are totally discarding this "other" Francis > Poythress and has it really been proven that we are on the right > Francis? I'm all for it being so; just thought I'd mention some other's > view points. Deloris Wynne-Riley > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Tutor [mailto:badbichon@earthlink.net] > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:38 PM > To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: William Poythress, son of Joshua Poythress (I), of > Flowerdew Hundred, 4th Generation > > Deloris, > > Captain Francis Poythress was christened at Newent, in Gloucestershire, > on > July 12, 1609, the son of John Poythris. I am not sure if we have names > of > any of his brothers or sisters listed anywhere on the website.....Mike > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deloris Riley" <delorisriley@satx.rr.com> > To: <POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:48 PM > Subject: RE: William Poythress, son of Joshua Poythress (I), of > Flowerdew > Hundred, 4th Generation > > >> John, don't make fun--maybe, just maybe, there is "other" info out >> there; maybe there is more than one Francis Poythress. I have seen >> Poythress info on your web site that I, too, found "interesting". >> Deloris Wynne-Riley >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John M. Poythress [mailto:brerfox@bellsouth.net] >> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 7:24 PM >> To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: RE: William Poythress, son of Joshua Poythress (I), of >> Flowerdew Hundred, 4th Generation >> >> Oops, I'm sure that Sandra J. Macdonald is a world class genealogist. >> She'd have to be to have Francis born in >> 1614 when we have the baptismal record of 1609. Gee, >> we should all be so brilliant. >> >> MP >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Deloris Riley [mailto:delorisriley@satx.rr.com] >> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 6:36 PM >> To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: RE: William Poythress, son of Joshua Poythress (I), of >> Flowerdew Hundred, 4th Generation >> >> Oops, here is another one: Found under Family/Tree Maker.com: > "Francis >> Poythress (son of Joshua Poythress and Peachy) was born Abt. 1614 in >> London Middlesex, England, and died 1661 in Charles City Va. He > married >> Mary Frances Solomon on Abt. 1629 in Jamestown, VA." It was posted by > a >> Sandra J. Macdonald. And was dated 8/27/02. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Michael Tutor [mailto:badbichon@earthlink.net] >> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:42 AM >> To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: William Poythress, son of Joshua Poythress (I), of >> Flowerdew Hundred, 4th Generation >> >> Deloris, >> >> I have not seen Joshua documented in the Poythress family before > Captain >> >> Francis Poythress. Maybe Maynard, Barbara or Diana might have some > idea. >> >> I have seen some say that Joseph and Joshua were interchangeable as > Mary >> and >> Polly or Sarah and Sally. As for the Poythress family, I have to > wonder >> if >> the first clerks did not confuse their abbreviations for Joseph and >> Joshua >> and left us with the mess in the Flowerdew Plantation deeds....Mike >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Deloris Riley" <delorisriley@satx.rr.com> >> To: <POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:02 AM >> Subject: RE: William Poythress, son of Joshua Poythress (I), of >> Flowerdew >> Hundred, 4th Generation >> >> >>> Michael, new thought: Do I recall that "somewhere" I have read that >>> Francis Poythress I and/or his wife Mary, had a "Joshua" as an >> ancestor; >>> I have always wondered if there was a possibility if this is where > the >>> name "Joshua" originated. I have never found it, previous to the >> Joshua >>> Wynne in America, anywhere in the Wynne line. Deloris Wynne-Riley >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Michael Tutor [mailto:badbichon@earthlink.net] >>> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:37 AM >>> To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: William Poythress, son of Joshua Poythress (I), of Flowerdew >>> Hundred, 4th Generation >>> >>> The Fourth Generation: William Poythress, son of Joshua Poythress > (I), >>> of >>> Flowerdew Hundred >>> R. Bolling Batte on William Poythress >>> [213 William Poythress] >>> >>> Family >>> William Poythress, of Flowerdew Hundred, the son of Joshua Poythress, >>> was >>> born in the 1720s. >>> >>> Inheritance >>> On April 8, 1741, the Will of William's father, Joshua Poythress, of >>> Flowerdew Hundred, was proved by Richard Bland and Ann Bland. Joshua >> (I) >>> >>> appointed his brothers, William and Robert Poythress, and his friends >>> and >>> relations, Richard Bland, Thomas Poythress and John Woodlief, to >> divide >>> the >>> estate. He appointed his brother, Robert Poythress, and his cousin, >>> Thomas >>> Poythress, to be executors of his Will. He gave to his sons Joshua > and >>> William Poythress the land he lived on, that he bought from Mrs. >>> Elizabeth >>> Duke and Captain John Hardyman, to be equally divided. He also gave >> them >>> his >>> land on the Nottaway River, in Surry County, to be equally divided >>> between >>> them. He gave his son, Littlebury, 20 shillings, and asked his sons, >>> Joshua >>> and William, to keep him during his lifetime. All of the rest of his >>> estate >>> was to be equally divided between his wife and five children, Joshua, >>> William, Ann Poythress, Elizabeth Poythress and Mary Poythress. >>> >>> On April 8, 1741, in Prince George County, the last Will and > testament >>> of >>> Joshua Poythress, deceased, was exhibited into court by Robert >> Poythress >>> and >>> Thomas Poythress, his executors, who made oath thereto and it being >>> proved >>> by the oath of Richard Bland, Gentleman, and, Ann Bland, two of the >>> witnesses thereto who also made oath that they saw Christian > Poythress >>> subscribe the said Will, a witness was ordered to be recorded and on >> the >>> >>> motion of the said Robert Poythress and their giving Bond and > Security >>> according to law, certificate was granted them for obtaining a > probate >>> of >>> the said Will in due form. Robert Poythress and Thomas Poythress, >>> executors, >>> of the last Will and testament of Joshua Poythress, deceased, with >>> Richard >>> Bland and William Poythress, Gentlemen, their Securities entered into >>> Bond >>> in the sum of £5,000 current money payable to Robert Bolling with >>> condition >>> for their faithful executorship and thereby acknowledge the same in >>> court. >>> It was ordered that Robert Poythress and Thomas Poythress, executors, >> of >>> the >>> last Will and testament of Joshua Poythress, deceased, present the >> said >>> deed >>> and its estate to the next court. >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== >>> Visit www.poythress.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> o learn more about Rootsweb please visit http://www.rootsweb.com/ >>> >>> >>> >>> ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== >>> Poythress Genealogy Research Web >>> www.poythress.net >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== >> The Poythress Genealogy List is hosted by RootsWeb. 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