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William Poythress 1694–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1694

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Jan 1763

Death Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Father: John Bottom"

Mother: Christiana Peebles

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William Poythress was born in 1694 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, the child of John Poythress Of Deep Bottom And Christiana Peebles. William Poythress passed away in 1763 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Poythress was born in 1694 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, the child of John Poythress Of Deep Bottom And Christiana Peebles.
  • William Poythress passed away in 1763 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.

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William Poythress's Ancestors

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William Poythress
1694–1763
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Poythress "of Deep Bottom"
1635–1712
Jamestown, James City County, Virginia
Christiana Peebles
1634–1688
St. Andrew's Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Captain (Francis) Poythress
1614–1661
London, Middlesex, England
Capt. (David Edward) Peebles
1610–1659
Kilconquahar, Fife, Scotland
Elspet (Martine) Mackie
1614–1652
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Poythress
1588–1613
Susan Peachy
1592–1618
Robert Peebles
1575–1636
Criston BURGESS
1579–1616
Johne Mackie
1586–1619
Barbara Hoig
1580–1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lieutenant Poythress,
1565–1588
Sarah Eppes
1562–1588
Thomas Peachy
1575–1650
LUCY Indian
1572–1635
David PEEBLES
1550–1610
Eupham BELL
1555–1587
Sir II
1560–1614
Lady Munro
1565–1636
Richard Hogg
1565–1598
Margrett Kyntor
1570–1622

William Poythress's Timeline

2 Records

1694
1694
Birth of William Poythress in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
1763
18 Jan 1763
Age 69
Death of William Poythress in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1763
    Event Place: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

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