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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 Poythres

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert (Poythress)
1540–1565
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Elizabeth Cocke
1547–1596
Birth Location: Stottesden, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Eppes
1570–1588
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Joshua Poythres
1588–1618
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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William Poythress's Ancestors

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William Poythress
1565–1588
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Poitheres or Polythress (Poythress)
1540–1565
Essex, England
Elizabeth (Pleasants) Cocke
1547–1596
Stottesden, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Poythress's Descendants

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William Poythress (1565–1588) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Eppes (1570–1588)
  1. 1. Joshua (Francis) Poythres 1588–1618 m. Hipzibah ((Susan)) Peachy 1592–1618
    1. 1. Francis Poythress 1609–1650 m. *Mary (Frances Wynne (de) (Sallman, Soloman, Sloweman)) Sloman-Wynne-Poythress, 1616–1675
      1. 1. Jane (Oconoco "Oi Poi" Poythress \ Powhatan Tribe) Rolfe 1630–1676 m. Thomas Rolfe 1615–1675
        1. 1. Thomas (Rolfe) Jr. 1649–1720 m. Mary (Butler) Jennings 1651–1725

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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