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Francis Poythress Major 1642–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1642

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1690

Death Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Father: Francis Capt

Mother: Mary Sloman

Spouse(s): Rebecca Coggin

Children(s): Rebecca Poythress, John Poythress, Francis III, Thomas Poythress, Anne Poythress, Francis Poythress, Tabitha Poythress

Francis Poythress Major was born in 1642 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, the child of Francis Poythress Capt And Mary Frances Sloman. Francis Poythress Major married Rebecca Wynne Coggin, and had children including Anne Poythress, Francis Poythress, Francis Poythress Iii, John Poythress, Rebecca Poythress, Tabitha Poythress, Thomas Poythress. Francis Poythress Major passed away in 1690 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Poythress Major was born in 1642 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, the child of Francis Poythress Capt And Mary Frances Sloman.
  • Francis Poythress Major married Rebecca Wynne Coggin, and had children including Anne Poythress, Francis Poythress, Francis Poythress Iii, John Poythress, Rebecca Poythress, Tabitha Poythress, Thomas Poythress.
  • Francis Poythress Major passed away in 1690 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Francis Major's Ancestors

Self
Francis Major
1642–1690
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Parents
Francis Poythress Capt
1609–1661
London, London, England
Mary (Frances) Sloman
1610–1675
London, London, England
Grandparents
Joshua Poythress
1588–1613
London, Middlesex, , England
SUSAN Peachy
1592–1618
London, Middlesex, , England
John Sloman
1586–1661
England
Katherine Eppes
1580–1660
Ashford, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Poythress
1565–1588
Sarah Eppes
1569–1588
THOMAS Peachy
1570–1650
LUCY Webb
1572–1635
John Sloman
1567–1632
Elizabeth Dixon
1570–
John Eppes
1536–1627
Thomazine Banks
1559–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Poythress
1540–1565
Elizabeth Cocke
1547–1596
Thomas Eppes
1542–1562
Sarah Eppes
1540–1562
Nicolas Sloman
1546–1605
Jone Hodely
1547–1625
Alan Epes
1509–1551
Agnes Harle
1504–1599

Francis Major's Descendants

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Francis (Poythress) Major (1642–1690) m. Rebecca (Wynne) Coggin (1645–1693)
  1. 1. Rebecca Poythress 1672–1736 m. Richard Pace 1676–1736
    1. 1. Rebecca PACE 1706–1794
    2. 2. Thomas Pace 1704–1764
    3. 3. Ann Pace 1708–1738
    4. 4. Mary Pace 1705–
    5. 5. Tabitha Pace 1714–1738
    6. 6. Francis Pace 1712–1738
    7. 7. James Pace 1722–1798
    8. 8. Elizabeth Pace 1690–
    9. 9. George Pace 1711–1769
    10. 10. Richard PACE 1692–1738
  2. 2. John Poythress 1660–1724 m. Mary Batte 1670–1758
    1. 1. Anne ((Elizabeth)) Poythress 1689–1752 m. John Fitzgerald 1707–1738
      1. 1. Francis Fitzgerald 1730–
      2. 2. William (Fitzgerald) I 1734–1771 m. Elizabeth Irby 1738–1771
        1. 1. Francis Fitzgerald 1759–1819 m. Catherine ('Kate') Ward 1776–1848
        2. 2. William (Fitzgerald) II 1749–1818 m. Sarah Eppes 1757–1836
        3. 3. James Fitzgerald 1760–1817
        4. 4. Robert Fitzgerald 1762–1815
        5. 5. Edward Fitzgerald 1760–
        6. 6. Thomas Fitzgerald 1769–
      3. 3. Elizabeth FitzGerald 1734– m. Archibald Robertson 1734–1799
        1. 1. Christian Robertson 1752–1789
        2. 2. William (Alexander) Robertson 1750–1829
        3. 3. John Robertson 1751–
    2. 2. John Poythress 1697–
    3. 3. Rebecca Poythress 1691–
    4. 4. Peter Poythress 1686–
    5. 5. Ann Poythress 1684–1712
    6. 6. Rebecca Poythress 1664–1738
    7. 7. William Poythress 1695–1750 m. Sarah Eppes 1702–1750 m. Hannah Worsham 1691–1720
  3. 3. Francis (Poythress) III 1668–1738
  4. 4. Thomas Poythress 1677–1750
  5. 5. Anne Poythress 1675–1750 m. John Gilliam 1663–1737
  6. 6. Francis Poythress 1678–1738
  7. 7. Tabitha Poythress 1671–

Francis Major's Timeline

2 Records

1642
1642
Birth of Francis Poythress Major in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
1690
1690
Age 48
Death of Francis Poythress Major in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3334.019; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 20

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1637; Page Number: 229

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

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