Person:Francis Poindexter (1)

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Capt. Francis Poindexter
b.9 Dec 1764 St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States
d.21 Mar 1802 Surry, North Carolina, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 13 Feb 1760
  1. Ann Poindexter1760 - Abt 1835
  2. Capt. Francis Poindexter1764 - 1802
  3. William Pledge Poindexter1766 - 1844
  4. Patty Milner Poindexter1768 - 1850
  5. Thomas Wentworth Pledge Poindexter1771 - Abt 1838
  6. Elizabeth Carolina Pledge PoindexterAbt 1773 -
  7. Mary Poindexter1775 - 1863
  8. Archibald PoindexterAbt 1780 - 1843
  9. Sarah Redford Poindexter1784 - 1862
  10. Robert Alexander Poindexter1788 - 1842
  11. Dorothy PoindexterAbt 1790 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Capt. Francis Poindexter1764 - 1802
  • W.  Jane Pattillo1760 - 1826
m. 26 May 1786
  1. Ann Poindexter1787 - 1819
  2. Jane Poindexter1789 - 1873
  3. Dr. Henry Poindexter1792 - 1854
  4. Francis Poindexter1795 - 1883
  5. Thomas Poindexter1797 - 1867
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Facts and Events
Name Capt. Francis Poindexter
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 9 Dec 1764 St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Christening[1] 17 Feb 1765 St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Military? 1776 Rev War -
Marriage 26 May 1786 Granville, North Carolina, United States[she is the widow Lanier]
to Jane Pattillo
Residence[4] 1800 Surry, North Carolina, United States
Death[2] 21 Mar 1802 Surry, North Carolina, United States
Burial? Yadkin, North Carolina, United StatesClingman Cemetery, Shallow Ford Crossing
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Notes

Francis was a Captain in Robert Lanier's company during the Revolution; he then married Lanier's widow.

14 Mar 1785 - Thomas Poindexter sold 300 acres to William Phillips. Francis Poindexter was a witness. [Surry County, NC DB C:411]

14 Feb 1787 - Thomas Pettit to Zachariah Martin for £500. S side Yadkin. Wit: William Hughlett, Francis Poindexter, Martin Armstrong, Jr. [Surry County, NC DB C:446]

9 Aug 1788 - Joseph Williams, Francis Poindexter & wife Jane, Executors of Estate of Robert Lanier dec'd to Alexander Douglas. [Robt Lanier by bond dated 21 Nov 1783 obligated to make deed to sd Douglas & failed to do so] 85 acres adj Sate & Lankaster. Signed: Joseph Williams, Francis Poindexter, Jane Poindexter. Wit: Henry Pattilo, Wm Thornton. [Surry County, NC DB D:19-20]

28 Sep 1789 - John McBride sold 180 acres to John Truitt for £100. Wit: Francis Poindexter & Philip Howard. [Surry County, NC DB D:437]

5 Aug 1789 - Warrant issd. Henry Speer entered 100 acres on Yadkin. Borders Lancer's corner of land he purchased of Abraham Creson below mouth of Deep Crk, Abraham Creson's old deed land, land Francis Poindexter lives on, Kimbrough & Edward Young. Includes Shallow fork on Yadkin. [Dr. A. B. Pruitt, ABSTRACTS OF LAND ENTRYS: SURRY CO NC 1784-1795 (Privately printed, 1988): abstract no. 363]

5 Feb 1794 - Charles Smith sold 216 acres to Stephen K. Smith for £100. West side Renfroes Creek, N fork Arrarat River. Wit: Wm Hughlett, Fra. Poindexter. [Surry County, NC DB F:104]

14 Nov 1799 - Following person appt as jurors at the next county court: Francis Poindexter, Isaiah Coe, Meshack Franklin, Geo. Pettitt, David Poindexter, David Riggs, etc. [Surry County, NC Court Minutes 1796-1800, 2 (1991):175]

Aug 1801 - John S. West Esq, Marshal to Francis Poindexter for $501. 972 acres Execution agst heirs & devisees of Robert Lanier. This parcel on Yadkin, both sides Shallowford Rd, begin poplar on Allen's Br. Adj Joseph Williams, Peter Mock, Orman Kimbrough, Hamilton, Thorton, & Colvard. Includes: Batter's Tract, 380 acres. Cane Brake Tract of 542 a; and one other of 50a including an island called ?The Fishing Island? Francis Poindexter highest bidder. Proved Aug Term 1801. [Surry County, NC Deed Abstracts 1800-1803 Vol. I (1995): Bk I:203]

11 May 1802 - Admin on estate of Francis Poindexter dec'd granted to Jane Poindexter, widow & relict who entered into bond with Orman Kimbrough security in the amount of 3000£. Admr qualified according to law and ordered that letters issue. Ordered that an order of sale issue. [Surry County, NC County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1804-1804, 3 (1992):62]

Capt. Francis Poindexter is buried in the Clingman Cemetery, Shallow Ford Crossing, Yadkin (now Forsyth) county, NC along with his wife Jane and her first husband Robert Lanier.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas, William. The Douglas register: being a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750-1797. An index of Goochland Wills : notes on the French-Hugeunot [sic] refugees who lived in Manakin-Town. (Richmond, Virginia: J.W. Ferguson & Sons, 1928)
    275.

    Thomas Poindexter & Elizabeth Pledge a son named ffrancis born Dec: 9 1764. Baptized feb: 17 1765. p. 70.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Comstock, Mary Jane. Comstock-Haggard and allied families. (Chicago [Illinois]: Adams Press, 1973)
    116.
  3.   "Thomas Lanier Clingman, 1812-1897", in Poindexter Descendants Association and PDA Newsletter
    22 (2, Apr 2003):14-19.
  4. ↑ United States. 1800 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M32)
    Surry County, NC.

    Francis Poindexter. 3m under 10; 1m 26-45; 2f 10-16, 1f 26-45.

  5.   L7XK-8MQ, in FamilySearch Family Tree.
  6.   Poindexter-77, in Wikitree.com.
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