Francis Poythress (abt. 1640 - 1688)

Born about 1640 in Charles City County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Coggin) Bartholomew — married 1668 in Charles City County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 1688 at about age 48 in Charles City County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Descendant of Francis Poythress.

Son of Captain Francis Poythress, first Poythress to Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

He married Rebecca Cogen in 1668 in Charles City County, Virginia.^[1][2][3]

Francis died in 1688, in Petersburg or Amelia County, Virginia.^{[citation needed]} Note - neither location existed in 1688.

Research Notes

From the profile of Peter Jones (abt.1634-abt.1681):

Major Peter Jones was ordered to command Fort Henry in 1675, originally built in 1645, in order to defend against Indian unrest that subsequently fueled Bacon's Rebellion.^[4]

By 1675, Abraham Wood and his son-in-law Peter Jones owned and operated a major trading operation from this site. Fort Henry "became the center of a vast Indian trade with the hinterland."^[5] Fort Henry had belonged to Peter's father-in-law Abraham Wood^[6] and later became the property of the Jones family. It became the town of Petersburg, Virginia.^[7]

"Robert WYNNE was born before 28 Dec. 1622, Canterbury, England (christened at St. Dunstan's church on this date). From 1657-60, he appears in various records as burgess from Charles City Co., VA, and 1661-74, he was speaker of the VA House. He d. bef. 8 Oct. 1675, evidently in Charles City Co. His will, dated 1 July 1675, was probated in England on 15 Aug. 1678. ... [abstracted information from his will]... The overseers of the estate were to be Thomas GRENDON and Robert WYNNE's son-in-law [i.e., stepson] Capt. Francis POYTHRESS"

Facts with no date

Francis was born on an unknown date. He was the son of Francis Poythress and Mary Frances (Sloman) Wynne. 1639, Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA^[8] Note - there was/is no "Charles County" in Virginia. Charles City was the County.^[9]

On an unknown date Francis was employed as a Justice.

A merged profile (Poythress-134) called him Major & Sr.

Sources with no fact or date

There are additional sources with no facts or date. Often these are sources for the baptism or marriage of children that mention the parents or father. This section can just be removed if you will be adding those children and using these sources there.^[8]

Other marriages

Generated by WikiTree AGC. These marriages look like marriages of other people. Usually these are parent marriages.

@P509580808@ married @P509580810@ in 1629 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, United States.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000,
   Page: Birth year: 1639; Birth city: Charles City; Birth state: VA.
   Ancestry Record genepool #4602958 (accessed before 1 November 2011),
   Birth date: 1639 Birth place: Charles City, VA Death date: 1688 Death place: Petersburg, Amelia, VA Marriage date: 1668 Marriage place: Charles City, VA Ancestry Record 4725 #4602958.
2. ↑ Marriage: Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived,
   Page: Source number: 2696.002; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code:.
   Ancestry Record 7836 #254311 (accessed before 1 November 2011),
   Birth date: 1643 Birth place: VA Marriage date: 1668 Marriage place:.
3. ↑ Marriage: Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000,
   Page: Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Charles City Co; Birth state: VA.
   Ancestry Record genepool #3919110 (accessed before 1 November 2011),
   Birth date: 1645 Birth place: Charles City Co, VA Marriage date: 1668 Marriage place: Charles City, Prince George, VA Ancestry Record 4725 #3919110.
4. ↑ "Biography of Peter Jones", Historic Petersburg Foundation, Inc. (accessed 30 April 2020).
5. ↑ "Peter Jones Trading Station", Historic Petersburg Foundation, Inc. (accessed 30 April 2020).
6. ↑ "Jones of Petersburg" The William and Mary Quarterly. Vol. 19, No. 4, Apr., 1911, pp 287-292
7. ↑ Allied Families: Early Virginia Jones Families by Kathryn Gearhart
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Unclassified: Title: Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.
   Ancestry Record genepoolb #3593038 (accessed before 1 November 2011),
   Birth date: 1639 Birth place: Charles, VA, USA Ancestry Record 5769 #3593038.
9. ↑
10. ↑ Marriage of other person: : Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Ancestry Online publication 2004; Original data ... extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. APID: 7836::0). Citing: Page: Source number: 2696.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    • Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=975712&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
    • Text: Birth date: 1614Birth place: EnMarriage date: Marriage place: of VA
    • APID: 7836::975712 (accessed before 1 November 2011)

See also:

• https://poythress.org/family-studies/first-poythress-generations-in-virginia/captain-francis-poythress/major-francis-poythress/
• Genealogy.com [1]
• Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members):
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