Biographic Compilation by Mike Tutor, circa 2019 William Poythress (c. 1762 – unk), son of William Poythress (c. 1720-aft. 1782) and Sarah, 5th generation. William Poythress was born about 1720, the son of John Poythress and Mary (Hardyman?). He married Sarah and they were known to be of Bertie County, North Carolina, by 1753. His mother, Mary, married John Abington after the death of his father, John Poythress, Jr. It appears that William and Sarah Poythress had a son named William and that William married Ann Lewis in September of 1785 in Bertie County, North Carolina. William, the father, would have been approximately 65 years old at the marriage of his son. Records for William, the father: September 8, 1753, in Bertie County, North Carolina, William Poythress, of Bertie County, purchased 100 acres on Jumping Run adjacent to John Harrell. December 8, 1755, in Bertie County, North Carolina, Peter Hays and wife, … Continue reading William Poythress (c. 1762 – unknown)