William Poindexter (abt. 1732 - 1808)

Born about 1732 in Louisa, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Daniel) Poindexter — married 9 Jun 1762 in Goochland County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1808 at about age 76 in Louisa County, Virginia, United States

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Revolutionary War Patriot

Biography

William Poindexter performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

William Poindexter is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 271396
Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE

Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of William Poindexter", Ancestor # A090084.

"Poindexter, A Norman Family", gives year of birth as c 1734. Poindexter Family History says about 1732, but says the same year for older brother John.

One of the bequests of the will of John Poindexter who married Christian, was 200 acres on Golden Mine Creek & a slave named Leander to son William - later William and wife Margaret deeded 100 acres of land on Goldmine Creek to John Poindexter. In 1771, William Poindexter of Trinity Parish was listed as owning a slave Leander. Solid evidence that William who married Margaret was a son of John and Christian Poindexter.

Louisa Co Deed Book C 1/2 9 Oct 1764   William Poindexter of Louisa Co to John Poindexter. For 30#'s.100 acres. On Goldmine Swamp being of a larger tract bounded as follows.  Begin N side of S fork of Gouldmine Creek; the north fork; up the creek to Poindexters line.  Signed: William Poindexter, Margret (x) Poindexter. Wit:  Wm White, John Gardner. Acknowledged same day; Margaret released dower 9 Oct 1764  William Poindexter of Louisa to John White.  493's.  100 acres on Goldmine Swamp, part of larger tract bounded as follows. Begin N fork of Goldmine Creek; on the patent line; Capt Hills line.  Signed: William Poindexter, Margret (x) Poindexter.  Wit: John Poindexter, John Gardner. Acknowledged same day; Margaret released dower [most of the page numbers were not visible but the page following the above deed was - p.47]

Here are William's neighbors - also from Deed Book C 1/2 12 Aug 1765  William Tandy of Albemarle to John Gills of Louis. 25#'s  Tract of 50 acres on the road leading over Goldmine Creek Bridge, part of larger tract sold to Tandy by Joseph Lipscomb.  Begin on in John Thomsons line; along same to William Poindexters line; to Rowland Gooches line; John Gills' line  to the road where it divides the line of John Gills & Joseph Lipscomb Signed:  Wm Tandy    Wit:  Robt Anderson, James Overton, Jos. Poindexter Ack by Tandy.  Jane hisdwife released dower

Louisa Co Deed Book C p.151 Deed of John Austine and Margaret his wife of St. David's Parish, King William Co to William Poindexter of Trinity Parish, Louisa ...103 acres adj Nathaniel Pope, John Matlock, James Travilians old line, Susanna Crenshaw, Mr. Chamberlane.

Louisa County Order Book 1766-1772 pg 344 - 13 Nov 1769 - An indenture of Bargain and Sale between Benjamin Henslee and William Anglin of the one part and William Poindexter of the other part was proved by the oaths of Geoarge Kersy and Jon Higgason two of the witnesses thereto, and ordered to be certified. And Elizabeth, wife of the said Benjamin and Ann the wife of the said William (being first privily examined as the law directs) relinquishing all there right and title of Dower of, in, or to the lands and appurtenances in the said Indenture Mentioned.

Will Book 5, Louisa Co VA p.289-290 Estate settlement William Poindexter 16 Apr 1808 - Inventory totaled 603.15.6 Names wife Margaret, she claimed advancements to children Peter, John, William, Charles, Joseph. John Tate married to Sally. Slaves, beds, cow & calf. Slaves named in Inventory: Caleb, Amy & child Charlotte, Lucy, Rose, Tandy, girl Mary, girl Clary, boy Wyatt.. Caleb, Amy & Charlotte, Tandy & Mary alloted to Margaret as part of her dower. Peter had received 1 Negro boy; John received 1 negro boy; same to William, Charles & Joseph. Sally had received 1 woman and child. Margaret also received 1 cow, 1 sow & 3 pigs; 8 shoats; 5 old sheep & 2 lambs; plough & harness; two feather beds 2 bedsteads & cords, dishes, pots, chest, table, 12 chairs, one mare The land was not divided at this time. James Porter, William Bibb, Robt Dalton. 11 Jul 1808. ordered recorded by John Poindexter

Notables

William and Captain Meriwether Lewis are 2nd cousins, one generation apart. Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also was the 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory.

William is the 2nd cousin once removed of U.S. Senator William Harris Crawford, born in Amherst Co., who also ran for President in 1824. In 1875 Crawford is depicted on the United States fractional currency, the 50-cent bill. Note: Indiana Fletcher Williams, founder of Sweet Briar College, is also a notable cousin.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Crawford

William is the 2nd cousin twice removed of George Walker Crawford, the 38th Governor of Georgia and 21st United States Secretary of War.

• George W. Crawford on Wikipedia

William is the 1st cousin twice removed of Powhatan Ellis, United States Senator from Mississippi and Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi. Powhatan Ellis was born at Red Hill Farm near Pedlar Mills, Amherst County, Virginia. Legacy: The city of Ellisville, Mississippi is named in Ellis's memory.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powhatan_Ellis

William is the 2nd cousin once removed of Revolutionary War General David Meriwether, United States (U.S.) Congressional Representative from the state of Georgia, for whom Meriwether County, Georgia is named. General David Meriwether, born at "Clover Fields" (home of the Meriwether family), near Charlottesville in the Virginia Colony, was a friend and neighbor of President Thomas Jefferson. It was President Thomas Jefferson who chose General David Meriwether's neighbor and cousin Meriwether Lewis to lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Revolutionary War General David Meriwether is the father of congressman James Meriwether, United States commissioner to the Cherokee Indians; trustee of the University of Georgia 1816-1831; member of the Georgia state house of representatives 1821-1823; elected to the Nineteenth United States Congress (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1827).

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Meriwether_(Georgia_politician)

• https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000651

William is the 7th great grandson of Sir George "Malcolm" Campbell, 1449-1492, Ayrshire, Scotland.

William is a 6th great grandson of James "Earl of Arran" Hamilton. James is a member of Scottish Nobility and appears on the Magna Carta Project trail. James is the son and heir of James Hamilton, 6th Lord of Cadzow and 1st Lord Hamilton, and his wife Mary Stewart, daughter of King James II of Scotland.

William is the 7th cousin once removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, 14th Vice President, US Senator from Kentucky and 5th Confederate States Secretary of War.

William is the 2nd cousin once removed of Joel Crawford (1783 – 1858), soldier, lawyer, plantation owner, and politician. Crawford was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives and elected to the U.S. House of Representatives during the 15th United States Congress and the 16th Congress (March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1821). He served as a member of the Georgia Senate in 1827 and 1828. Crawford ran unsuccessful campaigns for Governor of Georgia in 1828 and 1831.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Crawford_(politician)

William is the grandnephew of Elizabeth Crawford, wife of Nicholas Meriwether Jr. (1667 - 1744). Nicholas amassed a large quantity of land, at one point owning about 33,000 acres. Nicholas was, if not the largest land owner in Virginia, among the largest owners. In 1735 he built his plantation, which became "The Farm" in Goochland (now Albemarle) County, the site of which is now the city of Charlottesville, Virginia. His will, one of the longest recorded in Virginia, was witnessed by Peter Jefferson, father of Thomas Jefferson.

William is the 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Col. Martin Jenkins Crawford (1820 – 1883), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress during the American Civil War from the state of Georgia.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Jenkins_Crawford

William is the great granduncle of Garland Poindexter (1805–1875). The land on which the Monroe Train Station was built and most of the land that became the village of Monroe, Virginia, belonged to Garland, a farmer. The land passed to Garland's daughter. The Monroe Train Station, village of Monroe, and Monroe Post Office were named after Garland's son-in-law James Monroe Watts.

William is the 8th cousin once removed of Colonel Arthur Campbell. Campbell County, Tennessee was named after him. Colonel Arthur Campbell married his cousin Margaret Campbell. Margaret Campbell is the sister of General William Campbell, for whom Campbell County, Virginia is named. Thus, Colonel Arthur Campbell was a brother-in-law of General William Campbell. General William Campbell married Elizabeth Henry, sister of Virginia Governor, Patrick "Give me liberty or give me death!" Henry.

Elizabeth Henry and Patrick Henry's mother Sarah Dabney Winston lived and died at Winton Plantation, and is buried 200 yards west of the Manor House and adjacent to the Winton Country Club Golf Course, Amherst County, Virginia.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Campbell_(Virginia_soldier)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Campbell_(general)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Henry

William is the 6th cousin of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton

William is the 11th cousin of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Mary became the 2nd wife of English Romantic Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Mary became a widow at age 25 when the poet drowned. On the 8th July 1822, less than a month before his 30th birthday, Percy drowned in his boat, the Don Juan, named after Lord Byron's poem by that name.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley

William is the 13th great grandson of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, Robert I of Scots, (1274 - 1329).

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce

William is 12th great grandnephew of David II "King of Scots".

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_II_of_Scotland

William is the 11th great grandson of Robert Stewart King Robert II of Scots.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_II_of_Scotland

William is 11th great grandson of King Robert III of Scotland.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_III_of_Scotland

William is the 10th great grand nephew of James Stewart, King James I of Scots.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_I_of_Scotland

William is the 1st cousin 13 times removed of James Stewart, King James II of Scots.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_Scotland

William is the 2nd cousin 10 times removed of [Stewart-2316 | James Stewart, King James III of Scots]].

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_III_of_Scotland

William is the 3rd cousins 10 times removed of "James of the Iron Belt" Stewart, King James IV of Scots.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_IV_of_Scotland

William is the third cousin 9 times removed of James Stewart, "James V, King of Scots".

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_V_of_Scotland

William is the 5th cousin 8 times removed of Mary, Queen of Scots. Queen Mary was executed at age 44.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%2C_Queen_of_Scots

William is the 5th cousin 5 times removed of James Charles Stuart, King James VI of Scots and King James I of England.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I

William is the 6th cousins 4 times removed of Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales, KG.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Frederick,_Prince_of_Wales

William is the 6th cousin 4 times removed of Charles Stuart, "Charles I, King of England, King of Scotland, Lord of Ireland".

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England

William is the 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Miles Poindexter, US Senator representing the state of Washington. He also served as United States Ambassador to Peru. Miles was raised and died in Virginia.

Miles Poindexter's wife Elizabeth Page is the granddaughter of Eliza "Bear Claws" Gale, the sister of Chief Joseph. On October 5, 1877, Chief Joseph surrendered to the United States Cavalry.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Poindexter
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Joseph

William is the 9th cousin twice removed of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Elizabeth was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid-to late-1800s.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton

• https://www.npr.org/2011/07/13/137681070/for-stanton-all-women-were-not-created-equal?goal=0_c98caf23a9-07743fd154-75163353&mc_cid=07743fd154&mc_eid=7dc77fd710

William is the 10th cousin of Hon. William Findley, "Father of the U.S. House of Representatives." Born 1741 in Ireland.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Findley

William is the 8th cousin 3 times removed of Jenny (Sellards) Wiley. Jenny was a legendary pioneer woman who was taken captive by Native Americans in 1789. Wiley endured the slaying of her brother and children and then escaped after 11 months of captivity. Jenny Wiley State Resort Park in Prestonsburg, Kentucky is named in her honor.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Wiley

William is the 5th cousin 3 times removed of Sam Houston. Born in Virginia, Houston was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. He also served as the sixth governor of Tennessee and the seventh governor of Texas, the only American to be elected governor of two different states in the United States. Houston, Texas is named in his honor.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston

William is the first cousin 7 times removed of Alan Goodwin "Dex" Poindexter, American naval officer and NASA astronaut. The Cygnus CRS OA-5's Cygnus space capsule was named S.S. Alan Poindexter in his honor. Alan is the son of John Marlan Poindexter, rear admiral US Navy, Commander of Destroyer Squadron 31, and National Security Advisor.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_G._Poindexter
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Poindexter

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Darerca Calpurnius. Darerca Calpurnius is the mother of 16 Saints. Darerca Calpurnius is the sister of St. Patrick.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Niall Noígíallach mac Eochaid, (abt. 0360 - 0452), High King of Ireland.

William Poindexter a descendant (Uncertain) of Clovis I, founder of the Merovingian dynasty.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of St Arnulf (Saint Arnulf), (Saint Arnulf) "Bishop of Metz".

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Charlemagne, Charles the Great, Patricius Romanorum.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Widukind, Wittekind le Grand, chief opponent of Charlemagne.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Ecgberht Wessex, King of Wessex.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Cináed (MacAlpin), King of the Picts, Scotland

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons and Anglo-Saxons.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Hrolf Ragnvaldsson, Duke of Normandy.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Harald Halfdansson, King of Norway.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Heinrich I, "Henry The Fowler", King of Germany.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Brian Bóruma, High King of Ireland.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of King Hugues, "King of the Franks", France.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Yaroslav The Wise, Czar of Russia.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Mieszko II, King of Poland.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Saint Olaf, Olav II, King of Norway.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Saint Vladimir The Great, Grand Prince of Kiev.

William Poindexter is a descendant of (Uncertain) of William The Conqueror, King of England.

William Poindexter is first cousin XX times removed of Ruggero II, King of Sicily.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Malcolm III, King of Scots.

William Poindexter is the XXth great grandnephew of Canute IV, Saint Knud, King of Denmark.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Alfonso I, King of Portugal.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of King John, among the worst of British Kings.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Béla IV, King of Hungary.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Henry III, King of England.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of [Bruce-129 | Robert I]], King of Scotland.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Edward III, King of England.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Kathryn de Roet de Swynford, storied Duchess of Lancaster.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of Louis I, first Duke of Bourbon.

William Poindexter is a descendant (Uncertain) of (Uncertain) of Robert II, King of Scotland.

Sources

• Deed and Will books of Louisa Co, VA
• 2020-11-22 Poindexter - Louisa Co VA - Map 1911.jpg
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160319264
• https://www.politicalfamilytree.com/samples%20content/members/pres_losing_cand/Crawford-GA-1.pdf