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Elizabeth Poythress 1714–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1714

Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1788

Death Location: Prince George, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Poythress

Mother: Elizabeth *

Spouse(s): John Gilliam

Children(s): Anne Gilliam, Robert Gilliam, Elizabeth Gilliam, John Gilliam, William Gilliam, Jane Gilliam, Susanna Gilliam

Elizabeth Poythress was born in 1714 in Surry, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Poythress And Elizabeth Pleasants Cocke Cooke Cook Cox. Elizabeth Poythress married John Bathurst Gilliam, and had children including Anne Poythress Gilliam, Elizabeth Gilliam, Jane Gilliam, John Gilliam, Robert Gilliam, Susanna Gilliam, William Gilliam. Elizabeth Poythress passed away in 1788 in Prince George, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Poythress was born in 1714 in Surry, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Poythress And Elizabeth Pleasants Cocke Cooke Cook Cox.
  • Elizabeth Poythress married John Bathurst Gilliam, and had children including Anne Poythress Gilliam, Elizabeth Gilliam, Jane Gilliam, John Gilliam, Robert Gilliam, Susanna Gilliam, William Gilliam.
  • Elizabeth Poythress passed away in 1788 in Prince George, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Poythress
1690–1745
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth *
1700–1751
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

John Gilliam
1712–1775
Birth Location: Bristol Parrish, Prince George County, British Colony, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Anne Gilliam
1748–1781
Birth Location: Albemarle Parish, Surry County, British Colony, Virginia, USA
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Robert Gilliam
1740–1793
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Gilliam
1741–1781
Birth Location: Prince George County, British Colony, Virginia, USA
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John Gilliam
1742–1801
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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William Gilliam
1744–1799
Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Prince George County, VA
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Jane Gilliam
1754–1801
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Susanna Gilliam
1745–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Poythress's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Poythress
1714–1788
Birth Place: Surry, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Poythress
1690–1745
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Pleasants Cocke \ Cooke \ Cook (Cox)) *
1700–1751
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Poythress
1635–1712
Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
Christian Peebles
1659–1739
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
James (Powell) Cocke
1666–1721
Curles Neck, Henrico, Virginia Colony
Mary" (Elizabeth") Pleasants
1676–1751
Curles, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Capt
1609–1661
Mary Sloman
1610–1675
Capt. Peebles
1610–1659
Elizabeth Bishop
1634–1810
Thomas Sr
1638–1696
Agnes Powell
1645–1719
John Col
1643–1698
Jane Tucker
1638–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Poythress
1588–1613
SUSAN Peachy
1592–1618
John Sloman
1586–1661
Katherine Eppes
1580–1660
Sir Peibils
1575–1612
Allison Burgess
1579–1616
John Bishop
1608–
Elizabeth Brigden
1608–
Richard Col.
1597–1665
Temperance Bailey
1617–1652
George Powell
1623–1650
John Jr.
1618–1662
Katherine Tucker
1618–1662
John Larcome
1615–1638
Katherine England
1617–1638

Elizabeth Poythress's Descendants

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Elizabeth Poythress (1714–1788) m. John (Bathurst) Gilliam (2 May 1712–1775)
  1. 1. Anne (Poythress) Gilliam 1748–1781
  2. 2. Robert Gilliam 1740–1793
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gilliam 1741–1781
  4. 4. John Gilliam 1742–1801
  5. 5. William Gilliam 1744–1799
  6. 6. Jane Gilliam 1754–1801
  7. 7. Susanna Gilliam 1745–

Elizabeth Poythress's Timeline

2 Records

1714
1714
Birth of Elizabeth Poythress in Surry, Virginia, USA
Surry, Virginia, USA
1788
1788
Age 74
Death of Elizabeth Poythress in Prince George, Virginia, USA
Prince George, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Prince George, Virginia, USA
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