Individual Details
William Pledge "Wag" Poindexter
(7 Dec 1766 - 3 Mar 1844)
SURRY CO NC DEEDS; Vol 1 DB B; 1770-1783; Mrs. W. O. Absher, Mrs. Robert K Hayes
p.296. 4 Sep 1783 Michael & Elizabeth Null to Thomas Millsap. 600 acres on waters of Blanket Bottom Creek. Wit: Wm Thorton, Barnet Hoafman, William Poindexter.
Marriage to Elizabeth Ashburn: Bondsman was Caleb Sapp. David Stahorn was witness.
Mary Ashburn, the 2nd wife, was a sister to William's first wife Elizabeth - I'm not sure this marriage existed because a date of death for Elizabeth indicates she outlived William - or her date of death could have been that of Mary instead.
1800, Surry Co NC
William Poindexter 1m under 10, 1m 26-45; 1f 16-26
It's possible William was listed twice in this census. The names are grouped alphabetically and there are two William Poindexters with similar households.
1820, Surry Co NC
William Poindexter 2m under 10, 1m 10-16, 1m 26-45, 2f under 10, 1f 10-16, 1f 26-45.
1840 Census. Surry Co, NC
William P. Poindexter. 1m age 70-80. 1f 20-30. 1f 60-70.
next to him was son William A. Poindexter: 1m 20-30, 1f under 5, 1f 20-30
Buried Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Elkin, Surry, NC
Estate File, North Carolina Probate, Ancestry.com
9 Apr 1844 Inventory & sale of property of Wm P. Poindexter, dec'd. Buyers included William A. Poindexter, James Lovell, Thomas H. Poindexter - most to Elizabeth Poindexter, the widow. Signed by Denson A. Poindexter (Administrator)
Accounting of the estate was examined and approved. Bills and receipts in file.
May Term of court notes that commissioners laid off for Elizabeth Poindexter her provisions for one year on 9 April 1844. W. W. Worff, Daniel Davis, John Marler, & James York.
Events
| Birth | 7 Dec 1766 | Goochland County, Virginia |  | ||
| Baptism | 28 Jan 1767 | | |||
| Marriage | 25 Mar 1795 | Stokes County, North Carolina - Elizabeth A. Ashburn | | ||
| Death | 3 Mar 1844 | Yadkin County, North Carolina | | ||
| Marriage | Mary ASHBURN Coltrane | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth A. Ashburn (1778 - 1849) |
| Child | Denson Ashburn Poindexter (1799 - 1876) |
| Child | Dandridge Poindexter (1803 - 1851) |
| Child | Thomas Harding Poindexter (1807 - 1888) |
| Child | Amittie A. Poindexter (1811 - 1866) |
| Child | Sallie Frances Poindexter (1814 - 1893) |
| Child | William Ashburn Poindexter (1817 - 1851) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Mary ASHBURN Coltrane ( - ) |
| Father | [Capt] THOMAS POINDEXTER (1733 - 1807) |
| Mother | ELIZABETH PLEDGE (1740 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Ann Radford Poindexter (1760 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Francis Anderson Poindexter (1764 - 1802) |
| Sibling | Martha Milner "Patty" Poindexter (1768 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Thomas Wentworth Pledge Poindexter (1771 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Carolina Pledge Poindexter (1772 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Wentworth "Polly" Poindexter (1775 - 1863) |
| Sibling | John George W. "Stumpy" "Jack" Poindexter (1778 - 1863) |
| Sibling | ARCHIBALD PLEDGE POINDEXTER (1780 - 1842) |
| Sibling | Sarah Redford "Sally" Poindexter (1784 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Robert Alexander Poindexter (1788 - 1842) |
| Sibling | Dorothy "Dolly" Poindexter (1790 - ) |
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. North Carolina Index to Marriage Bonds 1741-1868, North Carolina Division of Archives & History. Alphabetized by Groom or Bride. County shown as a code which can be found in the computer Card Catalog. LDS Microfiche #6330285 (80+ fiche) This Index is now available on Ancestry.com .
5. Mary Jane Comstock, Compiler; Comstock-Haggard and Allied Families; (Chicago: Adams Press, 1973), p.116.
6. Messages posted to Poindexter on Genforum.
7. Mary Courtright Pettitt and Robert J. Pettitt, Thomas M. Pettitt's Family (Self Published. Highland CA: c1996. Out of print but available on LDS Microfilm #1750818, Item 13.), The Poindexter Family, p.B-66.