Katherine, when I answered your original email I didn't have this one before me. Your information tallies exactly with our group's knowledge of Francis Poythress the circuit rider, educator, etc. The Tennessee and Illinois connections are not ones about which I'm knowledgeable. Ordinarily, I take the presence of a Hardyman or Hardiman as a dead ringer that the Poythress family is involved. However, I have a hard time seeing any of this family in Illinois early on....although I'll quickly say I haven't done any checking. I hope someone else on the wire can give us some hints on this one. Maynard -----Original Message----- From: katherine russell [mailto:kjrussell@clearwire.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 6:35 PM To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Poythress, Wall, Hardiman and Pryor family's A few days ago I decided to look into a Susannah Poythress Pryor who I found in the 1799 Jessamine co tax list a few years ago, as the possible mother for my John Pryor b. abt 1770-80. Her brother was Francis Poythress who was a Methodist circuit rider preacher sent out from Baltimore in 1776 to KY. I don't know Susannah's husband first name, but it may be Joseph. A Joseph Pryor lived by John Pryor's wife family (Aquilla Sherrill) in the 1780's Greene co Tn (NC side), on the Nolichucky river. As I look into this Poythress family, I find a connection to my Wall family (Henry Wall/Overby family). I also have Hardiman as a first name. Hardiman Johnson m. Minerva Everman. The Everman's were from Pendleton co VA. I can't remember off hand about the Johnson's. Minerva and "Hardy" were married in IL. Minerva Everman's mother was Elizabeth Wall, granddaughter of Henry Wall. I don't think Rev. Francis Poythress ever married, because it was unusual at the time for circuit riders to be married. He also moved in with Susannah Poythress Pryor who was a widow in 1799,. He died 1818 "insane". Susannah can be found in the 1810 and 20 Jessamine co census. Both she is over the age of 45. I would guess their births between 1730-50. In 1776 Francis is described as educated and a gentleman of means, as well as powerfully built and short. The 1799 Jessamine tax records has others in it that I speculate are related to my family and the Pryor family at a later date. Does anyone know anything about Susannah and Francis Poythress? Thank you, Katherine Russell ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== Poythress Genealogy Research Web www.poythress.net

Oops, Katherine, I should have said NOT knowledgeable. Maynard -----Original Message----- From: John M. Poythress [mailto:brerfox@bellsouth.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 5:38 PM To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: Poythress, Wall, Hardiman and Pryor family's Katherine, when I answered your original email I didn't have this one before me. Your information tallies exactly with our group's knowledge of Francis Poythress the circuit rider, educator, etc. The Tennessee and Illinois connections are not ones about which I'm knowledgeable. Ordinarily, I take the presence of a Hardyman or Hardiman as a dead ringer that the Poythress family is involved. However, I have a hard time seeing any of this family in Illinois early on....although I'll quickly say I haven't done any checking. I hope someone else on the wire can give us some hints on this one. Maynard -----Original Message----- From: katherine russell [mailto:kjrussell@clearwire.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 6:35 PM To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Poythress, Wall, Hardiman and Pryor family's A few days ago I decided to look into a Susannah Poythress Pryor who I found in the 1799 Jessamine co tax list a few years ago, as the possible mother for my John Pryor b. abt 1770-80. Her brother was Francis Poythress who was a Methodist circuit rider preacher sent out from Baltimore in 1776 to KY. I don't know Susannah's husband first name, but it may be Joseph. A Joseph Pryor lived by John Pryor's wife family (Aquilla Sherrill) in the 1780's Greene co Tn (NC side), on the Nolichucky river. As I look into this Poythress family, I find a connection to my Wall family (Henry Wall/Overby family). I also have Hardiman as a first name. Hardiman Johnson m. Minerva Everman. The Everman's were from Pendleton co VA. I can't remember off hand about the Johnson's. Minerva and "Hardy" were married in IL. Minerva Everman's mother was Elizabeth Wall, granddaughter of Henry Wall. I don't think Rev. Francis Poythress ever married, because it was unusual at the time for circuit riders to be married. He also moved in with Susannah Poythress Pryor who was a widow in 1799,. He died 1818 "insane". Susannah can be found in the 1810 and 20 Jessamine co census. Both she is over the age of 45. I would guess their births between 1730-50. In 1776 Francis is described as educated and a gentleman of means, as well as powerfully built and short. The 1799 Jessamine tax records has others in it that I speculate are related to my family and the Pryor family at a later date. Does anyone know anything about Susannah and Francis Poythress? Thank you, Katherine Russell ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== Poythress Genealogy Research Web www.poythress.net ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== Poythress Genealogy Research Web www.poythress.net

Thanks. They were in IL in the 1830's. I need to look at my information on the Johnson's. I can't remember what I did with it, since my grandmother b. 1837 didn't have any children with Hardiman Barnet Johnson, they were married in the 1850's. I don't know what happened to him, but in 1860 she's not with him any longer and married John Ingles abt 1863. I do think Susannah Poythress Pryor is the mother of my John Pryor, not wife. He was born abt 1775-80, (I know I put 1760 earlier, opps). I don't know who is father is. John Pryor's son, William named kids, Francis and Susannah. Unfortunatley my Pryors have been mistaken as part of another White co tn Pryor group in books and genealogy's for years. There is a lot of misinformation about them. The other John and William Pryor, who's father was Joseph in a different area of White co tn, and Overton tn, are related to the Phillip Pryor bunch that someone had posted about on the website. We are probably related but haven't figured it out yet. Thanks for the link. I'll check it out. There also was another Pryor family with similar names, over the boarder in KY, the same time mine were in White co Tn. Katherine Russell ----- Original Message ----- From: "John M. Poythress" <brerfox@bellsouth.net> To: <POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 2:51 PM Subject: RE: Poythress, Wall, Hardiman and Pryor family's > Oops, Katherine, I should have said NOT knowledgeable. > > Maynard > > -----Original Message----- > From: John M. Poythress [mailto:brerfox@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 5:38 PM > To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: Poythress, Wall, Hardiman and Pryor family's > > Katherine, when I answered your original email I didn't have this one > before me. > > Your information tallies exactly with our group's knowledge of Francis > Poythress the circuit rider, educator, etc. > > The Tennessee and Illinois connections are not ones about which I'm > knowledgeable. Ordinarily, I take the presence of a Hardyman or Hardiman > as a dead ringer that the Poythress family is involved. However, I have > a hard time seeing any of this family in Illinois early on....although > I'll quickly say I haven't done any checking. > > I hope someone else on the wire can give us some hints on this one. > > Maynard > > -----Original Message----- > From: katherine russell [mailto:kjrussell@clearwire.net] > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 6:35 PM > To: POYTHRESS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Poythress, Wall, Hardiman and Pryor family's > > A few days ago I decided to look into a Susannah Poythress Pryor who I > found in the 1799 Jessamine co tax list a few years ago, as the possible > mother for my John Pryor b. abt 1770-80. Her brother was Francis > Poythress who was a Methodist circuit rider preacher sent out from > Baltimore in 1776 to KY. I don't know Susannah's husband first name, > but it may be Joseph. A Joseph Pryor lived by John Pryor's wife family > (Aquilla Sherrill) in the 1780's Greene co Tn (NC side), on the > Nolichucky river. > As I look into this Poythress family, I find a connection to my Wall > family (Henry Wall/Overby family). I also have Hardiman as a first > name. Hardiman Johnson m. Minerva Everman. The Everman's were from > Pendleton co VA. I can't remember off hand about the Johnson's. > Minerva and "Hardy" were married in IL. Minerva Everman's mother was > Elizabeth Wall, granddaughter of Henry Wall. > I don't think Rev. Francis Poythress ever married, because it was > unusual at the time for circuit riders to be married. He also moved in > with Susannah Poythress Pryor who was a widow in 1799,. He died 1818 > "insane". Susannah can be found in the 1810 and 20 Jessamine co census. > Both she is over the age of 45. I would guess their births between > 1730-50. In 1776 Francis is described as educated and a gentleman of > means, as well as powerfully built and short. > The 1799 Jessamine tax records has others in it that I speculate are > related to my family and the Pryor family at a later date. > Does anyone know anything about Susannah and Francis Poythress? > Thank you, > Katherine Russell > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > Poythress Genealogy Research Web > www.poythress.net > > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > Poythress Genealogy Research Web > www.poythress.net > > > > ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== > Poythress Genealogy Research Web > www.poythress.net > >