Did Poythress families stay on Charles City County's James River land after the 1700s?
Research question: Did Poythress families stay on the old James River lands of Charles City County after the 1700s, or did their descendants move away from the land?
The verified facts do not directly address whether Poythress families stayed on the old James River lands of Charles City County after the 1700s. The records show a Poythress grant of 225 acres in Brunswick County in 1727 1, and a Prince George County estate passing through Elizabeth Cocke to her son James Cocke in 1800 2. A Thomas Poythress of Martins Brandon Parish in Prince George sold a Brunswick County tract in 1773, which indicates family land there was later transferred out 3. These facts point to Poythress holdings in counties other than Charles City, but none of them establishes whether any descendants remained on the Charles City lands. The newest fact dates to 1800, roughly 226 years before October 2026 2.
Sources
"On 13 October 1727, as Capt. John Poythress, he was granted 225 acres on the south side of the Maherin River in Brunswick Co."Poythress Connections to Wall Family in Virginia, by Lou Poole
"According to the Prince George Tax records, in 1800 Elizabeth Cocke devised to her son James Cocke a tract of land called ‘Goodwins’ which had been left her by her brother John Poythress."Poythress Connections to Wall Family in Virginia, by Lou Poole
"This same tract was sold by a Thomas Poythress of Martins Brandon Parish, P. George to Wm. Rivers 13 May 1773."Poythress Connections to Wall Family in Virginia, by Lou Poole