Thomas Eppes Poythress (1785-1847) was the son of William Poythress (1753-1794) and Mary Gilliam. His wife was Beersheba Bryant. They married about 1815. Beersheba Bryant was married 1st to Collier Harrison, the son of Robert Carter Harrison. Robert Carter Harrison married Nancy G. D. Poythress, the daughter of Joshua Poythress and Jane Mills Angus. Thomas Eppes Poythress and Beersheba Bryant had a daughter Caroline (1817-1824). There were two other children, a male and a female in the 1820 and 1830 census with Thomas and Beersheba. They may have been children from Beersheba’s first marriage. Thomas Eppes Poythress’ will provided for the graveyard at Kittiewan enclosed with a brick wall forty feet long on all four sides. Thomas Eppes lived in Charles City County, Virginia.

William Poythress’ (1753-1794) and Mary Gilliam’s (1764-bef. 1810) children were: Patrick Henry (1778-1822), Joshua (1784-aft. 1854), Thomas Eppes (1785-3/1847), Mary (8/3/1793-bef. 1833) and William (1794-aft. 1833). Mary Gilliam Poythress’ parents were John Gilliam (1742-1801) and Jane Henry. Jane Henry’s parents were Patrick Henry (1707-1777) and Mary. Patrick Henry’s parents were Alexander Henry (1678-, b. Aberdeen, Scotland) and Jean Robertson (1678-, b. Scotland). Alexander and Jean Henry had another son named John Henry (1705-1773, b. Aberdeen, Scotland, d. Virginia) who married Sarah Winston. John and Sarah Henry named their son Patrick Henry (1736-1799). This son, Patrick Henry, married Sarah Shelton in 1754. This Patrick Henry was the great orator in Congress, one of the writers of the anti-Federalist papers. This Patrick Henry was a first cousin to Jane Henry Gilliam, the mother of Mary Gilliam Poythress.

1820 – Charles City County, VA

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 M slaves

14-25, 5 M slaves 26-44, 2 M slaves 45+, 15 F slaves under 14, 4 F slaves 14-25, 6 F slaves 26-44, 1 F slave 45+ [Virtual census]

Thomas Eppes Poythress 35

Beersheba Bryant Poythress ~32 (male) (1 6-25)

Caroline Poythress 4

(female) (<1 0)

1830 – Charles City County

Poythress, Thomas E. – pg. 116, 1 M 20-29, 1 M 40-49, 1 F 5-9, 1 F 40-49, 16 M slaves under 10, 14 M slaves

10-23, 6 M slaves 24-35, 3 M slaves 36-54, 1 M slave 55-99, 12 F slaves under 10, 11 F slaves 10-23, 3 F slaves

24-35, 7 F slaves 36-54, 4 F slaves 55-99 [Virtual census]

Thomas Eppes Poythress 45

Beersheba Bryant Poythress ~42 (male) (1 6-25)

(female) (5 -9)

1840 – Charles City County

Poythres, Thomas E. – pg. 125, 1 M 50-59, 1 F 50-59, 14 M slaves under 10, 8 M slaves 10-23, 2 M slaves 24-34, 6

M slaves 36-55, 11 F slaves under 10, 3 F slaves 10-23, 8 F slaves 24-34, 2 F slaves 36-54, 1 F slave 56-99 [Virtual census]

Thomas Eppes Poythress 55

Beersheba Bryant Poythress ~52

This was the last census that Thomas was in as he died in 1847.