Richard
Poindexter
Born about in Louisa County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of John Poindexter
and Christian (Gissage) Poindexter
Brother of
Frances (Poindexter) Anderson, John Poindexter, Thomas P. Poindexter, William Poindexter, Anne Elizabeth (Poindexter) Slaughter, Joseph Poindexter and Sarah (Poindexter) Irion
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died before
before about age 37
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2014
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Biography
Richard was born about 1738. He was the son of John Poindexter and Christian Gissage. He passed away before 1775. [1]
Richard 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.
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Sources
- 2020-11-22 Poindexter - Louisa Co VA - Map 1911.jpg
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Karen Adamson, Friday, July 4, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Adam Poindexter
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #997698 - Jack Poindexter :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #111440
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~1.56%
Jay Holladay :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
J Molder :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A926832 [compare], Ancestry member JEM
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~0.78%
Richard (Jordan) J :
23andMe, GEDmatch UK7091743 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UC4429921 [compare], Ancestry member jordanrt
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~0.78%
Louise (Herron) Jordan :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Ken Smith :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jim Slaughter :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jean (Conover) Tarantino :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Randy Cullers :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Peg (Underwood) Thompson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A621731 [compare], Ancestry member landofoz68
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~0.78%
Jamie Poindexter :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #968051
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