Which Poythress men held colonial Virginia jobs like militia captain or court judge?
Research question: Which Poythress men held militia commissions, sat on county courts, or served as local officers in colonial Virginia, and what did those posts involve?
The records do not show any Poythress man holding a militia commission, county court seat, or local office in colonial Virginia. The list of Burgesses names Francis Poythress and John Poythress with no militia or military rank beside their names 1. The list shows militia grades only when a source or biography identifies them as militia rank or pairs them with a military title such as captain 2. Colonel Peter Poythress of Henrico County is called 'Colonel,' but the document does not describe any militia commission, court seat, or other local post he held 3. Because none of the facts describe what any of these posts involved, the question cannot be answered in full.
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"Francis Poythress John Poythress"List of members of the Virginia House of Burgesses
"Militia officer grades are shown only if they are identified as such or included with a military grade title (e.g. captain) on a list of burgesses in a source or in a thumbnail or other biography."List of members of the Virginia House of Burgesses
"was the daughter of Colonel Peter and Ann Poythress, from Henrico County, Virginia"Richard Bland