Lou, you are exactly right. Without question the guy is Batte 281 and is the great-grandson of Francis, not the grandson.....I guess I just didn't count the top line when counting 1-2-3 down my Batte chart. It would be Francis> John>Robert>Peter. Too late to change this, Al??? Thanks. I love your new address albeit it probably fits me better. <g> I'll change my book. I'll check the links you provided. Many thanks, Maynard -----Original Message----- From: JLP [mailto:txgeezer@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 12:18 PM To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: Cornell U. Making of America Maynard, for whatever it's worth, I never received your original email, much less the attached article (maybe because my email address has recently changed). But since the article is now posted on the Poythress web site, you shouldn't have to worry about anyone having access to it. Which Peter Poythress was involved in this "Hunt Supper"? The introduction to the article states that this Peter Poythress was the grandson of the immigrant Francis. That has to be wrong, doesn't it? I'd guess that the Peter Poythress in the article would have had to have been the great-grandson, or even the great-great-grandson of the immigrant, i.e., one or two generations farther removed. Also for what it's worth, I thought that since Peter Poythress obviously was a close acquaintance of George Washington, he just might be listed in some of the copious papers of George Washington - most probably in one of his diaries or letters. These are almost all on-line with an index search feature here: http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/project/volumes/index.html And here: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwseries1.html#D Alas, I could not find any mention of any Poythress using the search function. I will note, too, that there is a 5 to 6 year gap in Washington's diaries. One diary covers the period: January 1 - June 19, 1775, while the next diary in the sequence covers the period: May 1 - August 14, 1781. I cannot figure out exactly when the "hunt supper" in the article was supposed to have occurred. Did I just miss seeing it? Is there any clue better than just before the war? Lou Poole -----Original Message----- From: John M. Poythress [mailto:brerfox@bellsouth.net] Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 8:52 PM To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Cornell U. Making of America I recently sent to those of you for whom I have an email address an interesting article. It is an 1897 article about Col. & Mrs. Peter Poythress giving a "Hunt Supper" for Col. George Washington in a year preceding the Revolution. Unfortunately, I have a PC problem. When I try to send an attachment to multiple people the attachment doesn't travel through the pipe. However, if I send it as a one-fer MS Word attached document it seems to travel okay. For those of you who either didn't get the original email or did get the original email but not the attachment, I will be happy to send it to you individually just sent me an email to that effect and I will respond to you alone with the attachment. Sorry for the technical problem. Incidentally, Al Tims will be posting the article to the Poythress.net web page shortly. Best, Maynard ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== Poythress Genealogy Research Web www.poythress.net ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== The Poythress Genealogy List is hosted by RootsWeb. To learn more about Rootsweb please visit http://www.rootsweb.com/