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William Poyers (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress 1586–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1586

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: 1661

Death Location: Brandon, Brandon Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, America

Father: Joshua Poythres

Mother: Hipzibah Peachy

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The story of William Poyers (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress began in 1586 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. William Poyers (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress/ passed away in 1661 in Brandon, Brandon Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, America.

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  • The story of William Poyers (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress began in 1586 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.
  • William Poyers (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress passed away in 1661 in Brandon, Brandon Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, America.

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William Poythress's Ancestors

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William Poythress
1586–1661
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
Joshua Francis Poythres
1588–1618
London, Middlesex, England
Hipzibah (Mary Susan) Peachy
1592–1618
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lieutenant (William (Willem) de)(Poyers, Poythres, Pothress)) Poythress,
1565–1588
London, London, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Eppes
1560–1588
Ashford, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert (Poythress)
1540–1565
Elizabeth Cocke
1547–1596
Thomas Eppes
1542–1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Poythress
1520–1575
Christiana (Poythress)
1520–1565
Sir Carter
1493–1524
Lady Browne
1500–1548
John Eppes
1513–1544

William Poythress's Timeline

2 Records

1586
1586
Birth of William Poyers (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
1661
1661
Age 75
Death of William Poyers (Poyers, Pothress) Poythress in Brandon, Brandon Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, America
Brandon, Brandon Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1586
    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: 1661
    Event Place: Brandon, Brandon Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, America

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