Individual Details

On 6 Nov 1854, in Hawkins Co TN, when applying for her widow's pension, Elizabeth gave her age as 57. 1 Nov 1855, when filing another deposition, she stated her age as 70 years. The 1860 census says she was 65; 1870 that she was 73. Obviously, she was not sure, and since she married Chapman 1815, or 1816, any of these are plausible.

Elizabeth said her maiden name was Runnells and that she married Chapman on 18 Jul 1815, in Virginia, and she has no written record. What is peculiar is that in Halifax Co VA, there is a marriage record of Chapman Poindexter to Elizabeth Black, transcribed with the date 15 Jul 1816; Wiles Whittemore was bondsman. This marriage date is also after the birth of the first child as given in a Bible record in the application. The transcription of the Halifax marriage records has other errors and it's possible if the original record can be found the year might well be 1815. There may also be an earlier marriage of Black to Elizabeth Runnels/Reynolds.

The first four children's births were recorded in a family record, included in Chapman's Pension file. It is on the back of a Bible page. They were said to have been written in the record by a John Poindexter. Chapman stated when he applied for his pension the second time in 1846, that a John Poindexter had testified for him earlier, but was now dead. I found no such testimony. Both Chapman and Elizabeth Poindexter signed their applications with their mark. Perhaps their son John is the one who recorded the births.



1860 Census. Hawkins Co TN, Mooresburg P.O.
Joseph Gill, age 20/30. Susan Gill, age 27. Terresa, age 1 [female]
Elizabeth Poindexter, age 65, b. NC
William Poindexter, age 11, b. Tennessee
Living next door:
Martha Poindexter, age 22/33, b. TN, widow farm
John T. Poindexter, age 3
John Poindexter, age 60, b. TN
Matilda, age 58, b. TN
Solomon Northern, age 21, b. NC

1870 Census. Hawkins Co TN, p.161, Hh 90
Joseph Gill, age 44, b. TN, working stone quarry
Susan, age 36, b. TN
Teresa A. age 12, Elizabeth E. age 8, Samuel 4, Martha A. age 1; all b. TN
Elizabeth Poindexter, age 73, b. VA
Still in Mooresburg:
Martha Poindexter, age 35, John F. age 12, Laura age 8.
John age 75, Matilda age 56. All b. TN

Birth	Abt 1796
Marriage	18 Jul 1815	Virginia - Chapman Poindexter

Spouse	Chapman Poindexter (1760 - 1851)
Child	Talton Poindexter (1816 - )
Child	Sarah Poindexter (1817 - )
Child	John M. Poindexter (1819 - )
Child	William Poindexter (1823 - )
Child	James Poindexter (1827 - )
Child	Susan Poindexter (1832 - )