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Rebecca (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress 1618–1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1618 xx

Birth Location: VERIFIED- Jamestown Settlement, Virginia, America -America's 1st permanent settlement. 1619: first slaves from Africa arrived nearby. 1676: burned in Bacon's Rebellion. 1699: the capital moved to Middle Plantation/Williamsburg; Jamestown ceased t

Death Date: 1705 xx

Death Location: VERIFIED- Lower Brandon Plantation (or just Brandon, Brandon Plantation, Martin's Brandon), Charles City County, Virginia, America -On the south shore of the James River in present-day Prince George County.

Father: John America.

Mother: Susannah (Peache)-Cocke-Poythress

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The story of Rebecca (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress began in 1618 in VERIFIED- Jamestown Settlement, Virginia, America -America's 1st permanent settlement. 1619: first slaves from Africa arrived nearby. 1676: burned in Bacon's Rebellion. 1699: the capital moved to Middle PlantationWilliamsburg; Jamestown ceased t. Rebecca (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress/ passed away in 1705 in VERIFIED- Lower Brandon Plantation (or just Brandon, Brandon Plantation, Martin's Brandon), Charles City County, Virginia, America -On the south shore of the James River in present-day Prince George County..

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  • The story of Rebecca (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress began in 1618 in VERIFIED- Jamestown Settlement, Virginia, America -America's 1st permanent settlement. 1619: first slaves from Africa arrived nearby. 1676: burned in Bacon's Rebellion. 1699: the capital moved to Middle Plantation/Williamsburg; Jamestown ceased t.
  • Rebecca (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress passed away in 1705 in VERIFIED- Lower Brandon Plantation (or just Brandon, Brandon Plantation, Martin's Brandon), Charles City County, Virginia, America -On the south shore of the James River in present-day Prince George County..

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Rebecca Poythress
1618–1705
Birth Place: VERIFIED- Jamestown Settlement, Virginia, America -America's 1st permanent settlement. 1619: first slaves from Africa arrived nearby. 1676: burned in Bacon's Rebellion. 1699: the capital moved to Middle Plantation/Williamsburg; Jamestown ceased t
Parents
John (Joshua) (de) (Poyers, Poythres, Pothress) Poythress, Immigrant from England to America.
1578–1613
Middlesex, London, England
Susannah ((Mary, Susan, Anne) de Peachy) (Peache)-Cocke-Poythress
1592–1618
Middlesex, London, England
Grandparents
Lieutenant (William (Willem) de)(Poyers, Poythres, Pothress)) Poythress,
1565–1588
London, England
Elizabeth ((Sarah, Elisabeth) de) Eppes
1562–1588
Ashford, Kent, England OR Elmsted, Kent, England
Thomas (Griffin) Peachy
1570–1650
Kent, England
LUCY WEBB
1572–1635
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Poythress
1540–
Elizabeth Cocke
1547–1596
Thomas *
1542–1562
Sarah Pelot
1540–1562
Thomas (Pechie)
1536–1656
Poechancanough Cornstalk
1474–1571
Rachel Powhatan
1540–1624
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Poythress
1520–1575
Christian Peebles
1520–1565
WILLIAM Cocke
1520–1582
Elizabeth Carter
1519–1596
Margaret Peachy
1514–
Murmuring Ripple
1415–1495

Rebecca Poythress's Timeline

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1618
1618 xx
Birth of Rebecca (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress in VERIFIED- Jamestown Settlement, Virginia, America -America's 1st permanent settlement. 1619: first slaves from Africa arrived nearby. 1676: burned in Bacon's Rebellion. 1699: the capital moved to Middle Plantation/Williamsburg; Jamestown ceased t
VERIFIED- Jamestown Settlement, Virginia, America -America's 1st permanent settlement. 1619: first slaves from Africa arrived nearby. 1676: burned in Bacon's Rebellion. 1699: the capital moved to Middle Plantation/Williamsburg; Jamestown ceased t
1705
1705 xx
Age 87
Death of Rebecca (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress in VERIFIED- Lower Brandon Plantation (or just Brandon, Brandon Plantation, Martin's Brandon), Charles City County, Virginia, America -On the south shore of the James River in present-day Prince George County.
VERIFIED- Lower Brandon Plantation (or just Brandon, Brandon Plantation, Martin's Brandon), Charles City County, Virginia, America -On the south shore of the James River in present-day Prince George County.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1618 xx
    Event Place: VERIFIED- Jamestown Settlement, Virginia, America -America's 1st permanent settlement. 1619: first slaves from Africa arrived nearby. 1676: burned in Bacon's Rebellion. 1699: the capital moved to Middle Plantation/Williamsburg; Jamestown ceased t

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1705 xx
    Event Place: VERIFIED- Lower Brandon Plantation (or just Brandon, Brandon Plantation, Martin's Brandon), Charles City County, Virginia, America -On the south shore of the James River in present-day Prince George County.

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