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Maj. Francis Poythress II 1639–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America

Death Date: Abt. Jan 1688

Death Location: Petersburg, Amelia, Virginia, Colonial America

Father: Francis Captain

Mother: Mary Wynne

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In 1639, Maj. Francis Poythress II entered the world in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America, born to Francis Poythress Captain And Mary Frances Poythress Wynne. Maj. Francis Poythress II passed away in 1688 in Petersburg, Amelia, Virginia, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1639, Maj. Francis Poythress II entered the world in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America, born to Francis Poythress Captain And Mary Frances Poythress Wynne.
  • Maj. Francis Poythress II passed away in 1688 in Petersburg, Amelia, Virginia, Colonial America.

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Maj. II's Ancestors

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Maj. II
1639–1688
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America
Parents
Francis Poythress Captain
1609–1661
Newent, Gloucestershire, England
Mary (Frances Poythress) Wynne
1618–1675
City of London, Greater London, England
Grandparents
John Sloman
1600–1658
Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Katherine (Epes) (Eppes)
1588–1660
Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Eppes
1566–1627
Thomasina Fisher
1559–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Eppes-Ives
1526–1627
Thomazine Fisher
1550–1625

Maj. II's Timeline

2 Records

1639
1639
Birth of Maj. Francis Poythress II in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America
1688
Abt. Jan 1688
Age 49
Death of Maj. Francis Poythress II in Petersburg, Amelia, Virginia, Colonial America
Petersburg, Amelia, Virginia, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. Jan 1688
    Event Place: Petersburg, Amelia, Virginia, Colonial America

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