Susannah (Poindexter) Sneed (1696 - abt. 1741)

Born 6 Feb 1696 in New Kent County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of John Snead Jr — married about 1715 in New Kent Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1741 at about age 44 in Virginia, British Colonial America

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Biography

POINDEXTER FAMILY HISTORY by Nealon Rhea Agee

pg. 94 Thomas POINDEXTER (III) . . . was the son of George POINDEXTER (II). . . He was born about 1675 at Middle Plantation (later Williamsburg on his grandfather's plantation (Criss Cross) of 850 acres. . . The quit rent rolls for the County of New Kent (later that portion which became Hanover County) for 1702 show that Thomas POINDEXTER owned 1000 acres. We glean much interesting and invaluable information concerning Thomas POINDEXTER and his wife Sarah Crafford from a deposition made by his son Thomas POINDEXTER Jr. In the suit of SNEAD Vs. POINDEXTER in 1765. . . In the mentioned suit SNEAD vs. POINDEXTER in 1767 is the following: "John SNEAD & Susanna his wife & Executors of John POINDEXTER & others Hanover Co., Va. 5 Nov 1731 Sarah BRECHIN of St. Paul's Parish Hanover Co., Va. To her son John POINDEXTER for 64 L 10s 400 acres of land & three negroes Sarah, Nan & Bess, etc. . . . Thomas POINDEXTER married Sarah CRAFFORD, dau of David CRAFFORD of New Kent Co., Va. & had issue John POINDEXTER & since intermarried with James BRECHIN. . . Then in Louisa Co., Va. Will Bk. #1, p. 27 of 27 March 1753 we find the Will of Sarah BRECHIN -

mentions nine children. John & Thomas POINDEXTER, William & James BRECHIN, Susanna SNEAD, Elizabeth SHRESBURY, Sarah RICE, Ann RUTHERFORD, Jean IRELAND, Thomas POINDEXTER & son-in-law John SNEAD, executors. . .

Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 6 FEB 1696/7

Place: New Kent County, Virginia^{[1][2] [3]}

Imported only 6 FEB 1696 from Birth Date and marked as uncertain.

User ID

User ID: 43AA05713DB21248AE4E486BCD88BAEA546A

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 24 SEP 2010

Prior to import, this record was last changed 24 SEP 2010.

Note

Note:

Two children are known - sons, John and William.

Louisa Co DB A, p.225

27May 1746  John Snead of Hanover to Thomas Poindexter of Louisa.  for 30#'s.  Tract in Louisa joining a parcel taken up by John Poindexter on the southwest side of the Piney Mountain begin at Poindexters corner pine; along his line. Sd land granted to John Snead by patent dated 16 Jun 1745.  400 acres. Signed:  John Snead.  Wit: Chas Bickley, William Tait, George Thomson

In the Louisa Co VA Minute or Court Order Book, 1760-1764, John Snead seems to have sued C. Poindexter [Christian "Kitty", the widow], Thomas Poindexter [her son], and Robert Anderson [her son-in-law] as Executors of John Poindexter, Dec'd. 13 Jul 1762. [Presumably in right of his wife Susanna concerning her mother's estate.]

p.40

LOUISA COUNTY RECORDS YOU PROBABLY NEVER SAW OF 18TH CENTURY VIRGINIA.

Susannah was born in 1696. Susannah Poindexter ... ^[4]

Susannah was born in 1695. Susannah Poindexter ... She passed away in 1741.^[5]

Notables

Susannah and Captain Meriwether Lewis are first cousins, two generations 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.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S90 Page: Gedcom 15 Oct 1998
2. ↑ Source: #S159
3. ↑ New Kent County, Virginia; St. Peter's Parish Vestry Book and Register, 1684-1786; [1]; Page 384
4. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Allen Blanton, Friday, March 28, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
5. ↑ A source for this information is needed.

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• Source: S159 Abbreviation: Parish Register-St. Peter's New KentCo Title: The Parish Register of St. Peter's; New Kent County, Virginia (Book & Job Printers. Richmond. 1904) Text: Also available onlin at Genealogy.com by subscription. Repository: #R11 Call Number: F232.N3S2 Repository: #R24 Call Number: F232.N3S2
• Repository: R11 Name: Genealogy Library Address: Genealogy.com Address 1: Genealogy.com Note: Subscription Web Address: www.genealogy.com
• Repository: R24 Name: World Vital Records Address: Note: Online by Subscription Web Address: http://www.worldvitalrecords.com
• Source: S88 Abbreviation: Poindexter, A Norman Family Title: John Poindexter Landers, STB, MA, Poingdestre-Poindexter: A Norman Family Through the Ages 1250-1977 (Robert Downs Poindexter; Printed by Von Boeckmann-Jones, Austin, TX [1975]) Repository: #R12 Call Number: CS71 .P7537 1975
• Repository: R12 Name: National Genalogical Society Address: Lending Library Address 1: Lending Library Note: The Lending Library of NGS was moved to St. Louis; the books may be obtained on Interlibrary Loan.
• Source: S90 Abbreviation: Poindexter Descendants Association Title: Doris Ann Butler Lucas, maintains online data base, Poindexter Descendants Association and PDA Newsletter, published quarterly. <http://www.poindexterfamily.org> Family GEDCOM online. (10334 Bellefontaine Rd, St. Louis, MO 63137) Note: Copies in my files Repository: #R4
• Repository: R4 Name: Online Address:

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