Individual Details

Francis Anderson Poindexter

(9 Dec 1764 - 21 Mar 1802)



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

SURRY CO NC DEEDS; DB C; Mrs. W. O. Absher, Mrs. Robert K Hayes
p.411 14 Mar 1785 Thomas Poindexter sold 300 acres to William Phillips. Francis Poindexter was a witness.
p.460 14 Feb 1787 Thomas Pettit to Zachariah Martin for £500. S side Yadkin. Wit: William Hughlett, Francis Poindexter, Martin Armstrong, Jr.

SURRY CO NC DEEDS; DB D; Mrs. W. O. Absher, Mrs. Robert K Hayes
p.19-20 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.
p.437 28 Sep 1789 John McBride sold 180 acres to John Truitt for £100. Wit: Francis Poindexter & Philip Howard.

ABSTRACTS OF LAND ENTRYS: SURRY CO NC 1784-1795; Dr. A. B. Pruitt, 1988
#363 Warrant issd. 5 Aug 1789 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.

SURRY CO NC DEEDS; DB F; Mrs. W. O. Absher, Mrs. Robert K Hayes
p.104 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 Co NC Court Minutes 1796-1800
Vol II
Agnes M. Wells & Iris M. Harvey 1991
Thur 14 Nov 1799
p.175 Following person appt as jurors at the next county court:
Francis Poindexter, Isaiah Coe, Meshack Franklin, Geo. Pettitt, David Poindexter, David Riggs, etc.


1800, Surry Co NC
Francis Poindexter. 3m under 10; 1m 26-45; 2f 10-16, 1f 26-45.


Surry Co NC Deed Abstracts 1800-1803 Vol. I
Carol Leonard Snow 1995
Bk I,, p.203 John S. West Esq, Marshal to Francis Poindexter for $501. 972 acres Executuion 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 Co NC County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
Vol III, 1801-1804
Iris M. Harvey & Agnes M. Wells 1992
Tues 11 May 1802
p.62 Admin on estate of Francis Poindexter dec'd granted to Jane Poindexter, widow & relict who entered into bond with Ormand Kimbrough security in the amount of 3000#. Admr qualified according to law and ordered that letters issue. Ordered that an order of sale issue.


Estate File, North Carolina Probate, Ancestry.com

26 Jun 1802. William Thornton, Joseph Williams, George Kimbrough & Peter Mock appointed to lay off part of the crop, stock & provisions of the estate of Francis Poindexter, dec'd to his widow Jane Poindexter, for the support of said widow and family for one year. Assigned all the bacon (about 100#) now on hand. All the hogs being 27 including 6 piggs for fresh uses. All the crop of wheat & rye in the fields; all the corn in one crib (10-12 barrels) and 5 barrels more out of another crib and all the corn in the fields. Three grown cows for beef in the ensuing fall & winter. Signed by the four commissioners.

Inventory and Estate Sale of Francis Poindexter, dec'd held 1 Jul 1802. Jane Poindexter made most of the purchases. Other purchasers included George & Ormand Kimbrough, Daniel Scott, Thomas Longino, Henry Poindexter. Jane Poindexter signed as Executrix.
A listing of accounts by Jane notes that there was $500 cash in a trunk and $56 in a desk. Several bonds owing are listed, she believes some cannot be collected.

To the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, Surry Co. Petition of Ormond Kimbrough. At the May Term, 1807 of Surry Co, Henry P. Poindexter & Jane Poindexter, children of Francis Poindexter, dec'd, late of Surry Co chose Henry Harrison to be the guardian. At the same time said Harrison, Esq was appointed guardian to Francis Anderson Poindexter & Thomas W. Poindexter, children of said dec'd. Harrison accepted and entered into bond with your petitioner as security. Kimbrough requests to be released.
Feb Term 1808 - Court ordered Henry Harrison, Esqr to appear and provide other security for his guardianship. Summons issued.

Accounting of estate examined by John Williams, Meshack Franklin & John Welch, revealed a net amount of £988.19.5. 17 Aug 1809

Surry Co, NC, May Session 1817
Robert A. Poindexter, John G. Poindexter, Archibald Poindexter, Daniel Scott & wife Ann, George Pettit & wife Patsey, Isaac McCammon & wife Elizabeth, Jesse Riden & wfie Mary, James Lovill & wife Sarah, William Randall & wife Doretha, petition against William Poindexter, Thomas W. Pledge Poindexter, and the heirs of Francis Poindexter, dec'd, to wit: Jenny intermarried with Jacob Clingman, Henry Poindexter, Francis Poindexter & Thomas Poindexter a minor under the age of 21 by Peter Clingman his Guardian and the grandchildren of Francis Poindexter, dec'd, to wit: Alexander Clingman, Francis & Henry, the children and heirs at law of Ann the former wife of Peter Clingman & which last three are minors under the age of 21 by Peter Clingman, their guardian. Thomas Poindexter departed this life in the month of Jan 1807, intestate, leaving your petitioners and the defendants his children & grandchildren and heirs at law. He died possessed of the following tracts of land adjoining lands of John G. Poindexter & Samuel Martin on waters of the Yadkin River containing 100 acres and another tract adjoining lands of William Apperson, William Philips & Robert A. Poindexter on waters of the Yadkin of 100 acres. Petition for five commissioners to lay off and divide said tracts and assess any sums of money to make them nearly as equal as possible. Thos. Little, Atto. for petitioners.
Commissioners to divide lands: Isaiah Coe, Isaac Davis, Thomas Davis, William Robertson, Jeremiah Glen. Saml. Spear, Surveyor (Division was not in the file)

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

Events

Birth9 Dec 1764Goochland County, Virginia
Baptism17 Feb 1765
Marriage26 May 1786Granville County, North Carolina - Jane Pattilo
Death21 Mar 1802Surry County, North Carolina

Families

Endnotes

1. Mary Jane Comstock, Compiler; Comstock-Haggard and Allied Families; (Chicago: Adams Press, 1973), p.116.

2. Edited by W. Mac Jones, The Douglas Register. Detailed record of Births, Marriages, Deaths.....as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797. [Note: Douglas went to Goochland in 1750 but did not start the Registter until 1756.] An Index of Goochland Wills. Notes on the French-Huguenot Refugees who lived in Manakin-Town. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore Reprinted 1985; Original, 1928. c1966) Available online at Ancestry.com by subscription., Births & Baptisms. p.275.

3. Mary Jane Comstock, Compiler; Comstock-Haggard and Allied Families; (Chicago: Adams Press, 1973), p.116.

4. Messages posted to Poindexter on Genforum. Family of Thomas Poindexter & Elizabeth Pledge..

5. Mary Jane Comstock, Compiler; Comstock-Haggard and Allied Families; (Chicago: Adams Press, 1973), p.116.

6. Messages posted to Poindexter on Genforum. Family of Thomas Poindexter & Elizabeth Pledge..

7. Doris Ann Butler Lucas, maintains online data base, Poindexter Descendants Association and PDA Newsletter, published quarterly. Family GEDCOM online. (10334 Bellefontaine Rd, St. Louis, MO 63137), Vol. 22, Number 2; April, 2003; p.14-19 "Thomas Lanier Clingman, 1812-1897".