Who got Poythress land in Charles City County, and how was it passed on?

Research question: After Poythress land in Charles City County passed to heirs, who inherited it and how did the estate move down the family line?

The records show that the Poythress land was originally granted by patent to Mrs. Rebecca Poythress, widow of Major Francis Poythress, in 1692 ¹. The author notes there is possibly no surviving record of that land changing hands after her death, so the later inheritance path is uncertain ². The 1739 Prince George County will divides the residue among the widow and five children but does not show the Charles City County land, so the facts do not identify who inherited it ⁴. The later records concern Prince George County: Mary Poythress became administratrix after Maj. William Poythress died in 1795 ⁵, and Joshua Poythress's land was listed under his estate in the 1795 tax records ⁶. The newest facts date to 1795, about 231 years before October 2026 ⁵⁶.

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