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William Poythress 1565–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1588

Death Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Poythress

Mother: Elizabeth Cocke

Spouse(s): Sarah Eppes

Children(s): Joshua Poythress

William Poythress was born in 1565 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Poythress And Elizabeth Cocke. William Poythress married Sarah Elizabeth Eppes, and had children including Joshua Poythress. William Poythress passed away in 1588 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Poythress was born in 1565 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Poythress And Elizabeth Cocke.
  • William Poythress married Sarah Elizabeth Eppes, and had children including Joshua Poythress.
  • William Poythress passed away in 1588 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Poythress
1540–1565
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Cocke
1542–1595
Birth Location: Stottesden, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
EC

Spouses(s)

Sarah Eppes
1560–1588
Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England
SE

Children(s)

Joshua Poythress
1588–1613
Birth Location: London, London, England
JP

William Poythress's Ancestors

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William Poythress
1565–1588
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Poythress
1540–1565
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Cocke
1542–1595
Stottesden, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Poythress
1520–1575
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Christian Peebles
1520–1565
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
William Cocke
1520–1582
Pickthorn, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Carter
1519–1596
Stottesden, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John (Poythress)
1500–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Poythress's Descendants

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William Poythress (1565–1588) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Eppes (1560–aft 1588)
  1. 1. Joshua Poythress 1588–1613 m. Susanna Peache 1592–1618
    1. 1. Captain (Francis) Poythress 1614–1661 m. Mary (Frances) Sloman 1624–1675
      1. 1. Jane Poythress 1630–1680 m. Thomas Rolfe 1615–1675
        1. 1. Jane (Powhatan Rolfe (Granddaughter of) Pocahontas) 1650–1676 m. Col. (Robert) Bolling 1646–1709

William Poythress's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of William Poythress in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1588
1588
Age 23
Death of William Poythress in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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