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Lt. William Poythress 1590–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1661

Death Location: Charles City, Virginia

Father: Francis Poythress

Mother: Alice Payton

Spouse(s): Sarah Eppes

Children(s): Francis Poythress

The story of Lt. William Poythress began in 1590 in London, Middlesex, England. Lt. William Poythress married Sarah Eppes, and had children including Francis Poythress. Lt. William Poythress passed away in 1661 in Charles City, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Lt. William Poythress began in 1590 in London, Middlesex, England.
  • Lt. William Poythress married Sarah Eppes, and had children including Francis Poythress.
  • Lt. William Poythress passed away in 1661 in Charles City, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Poythress
1550–1649
Birth Location: Virginia
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Alice Payton
1550–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Eppes
1590–1676
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Francis Poythress
1630–1688
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Lt. Poythress's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Poythress
1590–1661
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Francis Poythress
1550–1649
Virginia
Alice Payton
1550–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt. Poythress's Descendants

1.
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Lt. (William) Poythress (1590–1661) m. Sarah Eppes (1590–1676)
  1. 1. Francis Poythress 1630–1688 m. Rebecca (Wynne) Coggin 1645–1693
    1. 1. Rebecca Poythress 1672–1736 m. Richard Pace 1675–1736
      1. 1. Rebecca (Pace) Bradford 1700–1794 m. William (Thomas Aycock, Sr.) Sr 1705–1765 m. John Bradford 1704–1735
        1. 1. Jesse Aycock 1743–1823 m. Charity (Piety) Barden 1743–1822 m. Patience (Ann) Hinnant 1745–1828 m. Elizabeth Wilkinson 1743–1822
        2. 2. Richard Aycock 1739–1786
        3. 3. Winifred Aycock 1741–1794
        4. 4. John Bradford 1732–1787
        5. 5. Rebecca Aycock 1743–1799
        6. 6. Rebecca (Bartlett) Bradford 1725–1735
        7. 7. Nathaniel Bradford 1730–1757
        8. 8. Robert Aycock 1750–1786
        9. 9. William Aycock 1737–1739
        10. 10. Charles Aycock 1745–1791
        11. 11. Sr (Aycock) James 1735–1777
        12. 12. Thomas Bradford 1735–1761
        13. 13. Richard Bradford 1730–1765
        14. 14. Sarah BRADFORD 1731–1795
      2. 2. Tabitha Pace 1714–1753
      3. 3. Thomas Pace 1704–1764
      4. 4. Richard Pace 1700–1775
      5. 5. Amy Pace 1710–1738
      6. 6. William Pace 1690–1775
      7. 7. James Pace 1722–1798
      8. 8. Ann Pace 1698–1712
      9. 9. Frances Pace 1720–1738
      10. 10. Elizabeth Pace 1690–
      11. 11. William Pace 1697–1703
      12. 12. George Pace 1711–1769
      13. 13. Sarah Pace 1718–1738
      14. 14. Elizabeth Pace 1724–
      15. 15. Sarah Pace 1723–1755
      16. 16. William Pace 1714–1772
      17. 17. Richard Pace 1692–1738
      18. 18. Mary Pace 1692–1738
      19. 19. Margaret Pace 1709–1738
      20. 20. Rebecca Pace 1706–1742
      21. 21. Mary Pace 1709–1738
      22. 22. Frances Pace 1712–1738
      23. 23. George Pace 1694–1769
    2. 2. Ann Poythress 1672–1733
    3. 3. Tabitha Poythress 1671–
    4. 4. William Poythress 1670–
    5. 5. Jane Poythress 1674–1736
    6. 6. Thomas Poythress 1677–1750
    7. 7. Tabitha Poythress 1624–1675
    8. 8. Frances Poythress 1680–1742 m. William Gill 1690–1767 m. William Gill 1673–1732
      1. 1. Mary (Obedience) Gill 1710–1799
    9. 9. John Poythress 1677–1738
    10. 10. John Poythress 1644–1698
    11. 11. Capt. (Francis) Poythress 1639–1688

Lt. Poythress's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Lt. William Poythress in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1661
1661
Age 71
Death of Lt. William Poythress in Charles City, Virginia
Charles City, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Charles City, Virginia
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