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By William D. Lindsey indsch19@ally.ios.com Wynne Family Connections To Poythress Family Overview of Wynne Family in England 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. The will identifies Robert WYNNE as of Jordan’s Parish, Charles City Co.,VA, and asks that he be buried in the Jordan’s church near his son Robert. To his oldest son Thomas, he leaves a farm in Whitestaple Parish near Canterbury, England, called Limbet Banckes, along with two houses in Canterbury in St. Mildred’s Parish. To son Joshua he leaves a house and oatmeal mill in Dover Lane…

The Poythress family is thought to be connected to the Wall family [Chapter 11] by the marriage of Ann Poythress to John Wall about 1730-1740 in Virginia. The Wall family is connected to the Covington family through the marriage of Nancy Wall to John Covington [See discussion of this confusing “fact” in the Covington family history, Chapter 10] on 26 July 1770. as his second wife. The Covington family is then connected to the Gathings family through the marriage of Martha Wall Covington to James J. Gathings on 5 April 1838. Their daughters, Mattie (Martha Wall Texanna) and Emma Davis Gathings, both married James McCown. NOTE TO THE READER: Just as we have a problem in identifying our precise Wall ancestor, we will now add to this problem by stating that, so far, I have not been able to find a single reference to a Wall-Poythress marriage! Yet we know…

1632 Minutes of the Council and General Court at James Citty, 9th Feb 1632; Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 31, 1923, p. 295 Present: Sir John Harvey Knt Governor &c Capt ffrauncis West, Capt Samuell Mathewe, Capt Wm Clayborne, Mr. Henry ffinch, Capt John Uty, Capt Richard Stephens, Capt Hugh Bullocke, Capt Wm Peirce. Uppon ffrauncis Poythres his peti’con there is graunted unto him a l’re of Administra’con uppon the estates of Thomas Hall & Robert Kidd deceased. 1637 13th July Francis Poythers  400 acres in the County of Charles City, lying North upon the land now in possession of said Poythers; and bounded on the West by Bayle’s Creek; and bounded on the East by the land of Captain Woodliffe. Due for the transportation of said Francis Poythers, Richard Wells, Jane Lucas, Thos. Thompson, Richard Former, Bryan Raycock [?], Francis Howes [?], and Richard Whiting. Granted by Harvey, 13 July 1637.” Patents 1, 1623-43, vol. 1, p….

Chapter 12 Poythress Family The Poythress family is thought to be connected to the Wall family [Chapter 11] by the marriage of Ann Poythress to John Wall about 1730-1740 in Virginia. The Wall family is connected to the Covington family through the marriage of Nancy Wall to John Covington [See discussion of this confusing “fact” in the Covington family history, Chapter 10] on 26 July 1770. as his second wife. The Covington family is then connected to the Gathings family through the marriage of Martha Wall Covington to James J. Gathings on 5 April 1838. Their daughters, Mattie (Martha Wall Texanna) and Emma Davis Gathings, both married James McCown. NOTE TO THE READER: Just as we have a problem in identifying our precise Wall ancestor, we will now add to this problem by stating that, so far, I have not been able to find a single reference to a Wall-Poythress…

1830 Clarke County Portis, Joseph P. , pg. 223, 1 M 10-14, 2 M 20-29, 1 F under 5, 1 F 20-29, 1 M slave 10-23, 1 M slave 55-99, 1 F slave under 10, 2 F slaves 24-35 Portis, L.W. , pg. 224, 1 M under 5, 1 M 15-19, 2 M 20-29, 1 F 15-19, 4 M slaves under 10, 1 M slave 10-24, 1 F slave under 10, 2 F slaves 10-23 1840 Clarke County Portis, Margaret , pg. 209, 1 M 10-14, 1 F 10-14, 2 F 15-19, 1 F 50-59, 1 M slave 10-23, 1 M slave 56-99, 1 F slave under 10, 1 F slave 56-99 Portis, Joseph P. , pg. 240, 1 M under 5, 1 M 5-9, 2 M 15-19, 1 M 30-39, 1 F 10-14, 1 F 30-39, 2 M slaves 10-23, 1 F slave 10-23, 1 F slave 24-34, 1…

1830 Gadsden County Poythress, J.P. – pg. 141, 1 M 5-9, 1 M 10-14, 1 M 20-29, 1 M 30-39, 1 F under 5, 1 F 5-9, 1 F 10-14, 1 F 15-19, 2 M slaves under 10, 1 M slave 36-54, 2 F slaves under 10, 1 F slave 36-54 1840 Gadsden County Poythress, James P. – pg. 101, 1 M under 5, 1 M 10-14, 1 M 15-19, 1 M 40-49, 1 F under 5, 1 F 10-14, 1 F 15-19, 1 F slave 24-34 1870 Gadsden County HH 1287 – Chatahoochee PO, page 792, 13 July Paytress, John P. , age 34, male, white, farmer, $130 real est., $150 personal est., born FL , Mary A. , age 24, female, white, born FL , James M. , age 3, male, white, born FL , John P. Jr. , age 1, male, white, born FL 1880 Gadsden County…

1840 Tippah County Portis, James P. , pg.178, 3 M 10-19, 1 M 30-39, 1 F 30-39 Yalobusha County Portess, L.H. , pg.28, 1 M 40-49, 2 F 15-19, 1 F 50-59, 1 M slave 24-34, 1 F slave 10-23 1850 Tippah County HH 12 – Dist. 2, page 394, 31 Aug. Portis, James P. , age 50, male, laborer, $200 real est., born NC , Fereby , age 50, female, born GA Flornoy, Jessie R. , age 24, male, laborer, born GA Ross, Jessie , age 85, male, born NC Portis, Luvenia , age 4, female, born TN HH 22 – Dist. 2, page 395, 31 Aug. Portis, Adison , age 26, male, carpenter, born GA , Harriett , age 19, female, born VA , James P. , age 1, male, born MS Yalobusha County HH 589 – Yalobusha River North, page 417, 10 Oct. Portress, L.H. , age…

1790 Chatham County ? (smudged) Poustes, Poystes, James – pg. 216, 1 M 16+, 2 M under 16, 3 females, 6 slaves Franklin County Portiss, John – pg. 60, 1 M 16+, 4 M under 16, 3 females, 1 other free person, 9 slaves Nash County Portes, John – pg. 71, 2 M 16+, 2 M under 16, 4 females, 8 slaves Northampton County Poythress, Hardimon – pg. 72, 5 other free persons Poythress, Odam – pg. 72, 9 other free persons 1800 Edgecombe County Portes, Robert (Mulatto) – pg. 232, 1 F 26-44, 7 other free persons Nash County Portiss, Irey – pg. 114, 2 M 16-25, 1 female 45+, 10 slaves Portiss, Jeremiah – pg. 114, 1 M under 10, 1 M 16-25, 1 M 26-44, 3 F under, 1 F 26-44, 3 Slaves Northampton County Poythress, Celia – pg. 469, 3 other free persons Poythress, Oneham –…

1800 Beaufort County Porteous, Alexander R. – St. Lukes Parish, pg. 126, 1 M under 10, 2 F 16-26, 70 slaves 1810 Beaufort County Portious, John – St. Helena Parish, pg. 136, 1 M 26-44, 8 slaves 1820 Beaufort County Porteous, John – St. Helena Parish, pg. 7, 1 M 45+, 1 F 45+ Porteous, Elizabeth – St. Helena Parish, pg. 20, (Blank) 1830 Beaufort County Porteous, John – St. Helena Parish, pg. 292, 1 M 40-49, 2 F under 5, 2 F 5-9, 1 F 40-49, 1 M slave under 10, 2 M slaves 10-23, 2 M slaves 24-35, 2 M slaves 36-54, 2 M slaves 55-99, 1 F slave under 10, 2 F slaves 10-23, 2 F slaves 24-35, 2 F slaves 36-54, 2 F slaves 55-99 Charleston County Poythress, Thomas – St.Thomas/St Dennis Parish, pg. 193, 1 M 40-49, 2 F 10-14, 1 F 15-19, 1 F…

1810 Prince George County Poythress, William – pg. 534, 1 M 26-44 5 OFP, 2 slaves Poythress, Betey – pg.542, 3 M under 10, 1 M 10-15, 2 M 16-25, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 16- 25, 1 F 26-44 Southampton County Poythress, Mary – pg. 844, 2 M under 10, 2 F 16-25, 1 F 45+ 1820 Dinwiddie County Poythress, Patrick H. – pg. 17, 2 M under 10, 1 M 26-44, 1 M 45+, 1 F under 10, 1 F 16-25, 1 F 26-44, 1 M slave 14-25, 2 F slaves under 14, 1 F slave 14-26 Poythress, Joshua – Petersburg Twp., pg.111, 1 M 26-44, 1 F 10-15, 2 F 26-44, 1 M slave 14-25, 1 F slave 26-44 Charles City County Poythress, Thomas E. – pg. 9A, 1 M 16-25, 1 M 26-44, 2 F under 10, 1 F 26-44, 24 M slaves under 14, 8…

Cemeteries of Screven County, Georgia Area Note:  Published to this website on August 26, 2001 By Maynard Poythress. Generally I interpret the Screven County Area to be Screven, Effingham, Jenkins, Burke, Bulloch and even Chatham Counties.  I don’t claim to have them all and if I miss one by all means send it to me.  The source for these are in part personal readings and rubbings. In recent years, Bud Poythress and I have picked up a few redbugs and even a tick or two in this heroic effort.  Also used were county records of sexton’s lists available in the Georgia Archives.  In a number of instances, Bud and I have photos of tombstones if you wish to inquire about a specific one. I was surprised to note that the list has so few individuals buried earlier than the mid to even late 1800’s.  It then dawned on me that…

Downloadable PDF Directory of Poythress Family Grave Markers in Meridian Mississippi Cemeteries

Court Orders 1714 – 1720 Transcription Note: (Revision 6 Apr 2001, J.M. Poythress) This unindexed reel was scanned Mar, ’01.  Entries are stated by Court Order Book page number omitting dates as the date most often prefaces the text of that particular court meeting. Entries in parenthesis are abstracted; entries not in parentheses are transcriptions. Typically, when a Poythress appears pertinent to a proceeding itself the entry is transcribed; a proceeding with a Poythress as an indirect participant I have most often elected to abstract the entry.  Generally, “court orders” will be brief and to the point, containing few if any details of the court considerations leading to the order.  Most are transcribed because there is so little it is easier to transcribe than to abstract. Details of cases are typically missing.  Court orders were not intended to detail the proceedings of a case, only its conclusion. Given the need…

Transcriber Notes:  (Revision 5 Apr 2001)  The lead part of the microfilm reel notes that pages 1-86 are missing.  Second, in the matter of dating entries, the specific date is seldom given in the case text and is rarely of consequence.  The dates for each entry are shown as the month of the particular Prince George court, typically the second Tuesday in each month.  Additionally, there are some inconsistencies in the yearly dates occasioned by the “start” of a new year beginning in March until the calendar was later adjusted.  For this reason, the minutes entries transcribed in this document are in the sequence of the page numbers assigned by the court clerk.  Third, a glossary of legal terms used is at the end of this post. Note that in these documents Poythress has begun to be spelled with double “s”. At the conclusion of this document, an imperfect legal…

Transcription Note: (Revision 5 Apr 2001, J.M. Poythress)   28 Jul 1779 Cash paid to Peachy, Poythress, Bates & Co. 3112 pounds 19 shillings to repay them said sum borrowed by Wm Boyd to pay John Nicholas for land to pay Robert Turnbo, etc. etc. (numerous others totalling 3112 lbs 19 shillings.   3 June 1778 Deed Robert Bolling and wife Clara To John Bland Court order to receive relinquishment of right of dower for Clara Bolling Was satisfied by the oaths of Robert Gilliam and William Poythress  

  Year                Individual                                                                                Acres 1787               Col. Peter Poythress, Butterwood                           1000                                                                                                                           324                                                                                                                           404 1788               Col. Peter Poythress, Butterwood                           1000                                                                                                                           324                                                                                                                           404 1789               Col. Peter Poythress, Butterwood                           1000                                                                                                                           324                                                                                                                           404 1790                              (illegible) 1791               Col. Peter Poythress, Butterwood                           1000                                                                                                                           324                                                                                                                           404 1792               Col. Peter Poythress, Butterwood                           1000                                                                                                                           324                                                                                                                           404 1793               Col. Peter Poythress, Butterwood                           1000                                                                                                                           404                                 (find deed for the 300 acres) 1794               Col. Peter Poythress, Butterwood                           1000                                                                                                                           404 1795               Col. Peter Poythress, Butterwood                           1000                                                                                                                           404 1796               Poythress, Peter                                                                   1000                         Poythress, Francis                                                                  100                          (find deed for Peter’s 404 acres and Francis’ 100 acres) 1797               Poythress, Peter                                                                   1000                         Poythress, Francis                                                                  100 1798               Poythress, Peter                                                                   1000                         Poythress, Francis                                                                  100 1800               Poythress, Peter                                                                   1000                         Poythress, Francis                                                                  100 1801              …

Charles William Poythress who married Lucy White  on 7 June 1893 in Mayerhoff Springs, MS was the eldest child (born 24 Aug 1868) of James Speed Poythress and Martha / Mattie Grice Raiford.