Individual Details
John George W. "Stumpy" "Jack" Poindexter
(8 Aug 1778 - 4 Oct 1863)
Surry Co NC Overseers of Roads 1807-1833
Agnes M. Wells & Carol L. Snow 1991
p.9 Feb Term 1809 John G. Poindexter road from Dills Creek to Poindexter's Ferry on the Yadkin R
p.13 Feb Term 1810 John George Poindexter on road from Crossroads to the Yellow Banks or Poindexter's Ferry
1800, Surry Co NC
John Poindexter. 1m under 10. 1m 26-45. 1f 16-26.
Surry Co NC County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
Vol III, 1801-1804
Iris M. Harvey & Agnes M. Wells 1992
Tues 14 Feb 1804
Deed from John Poindexter to Wm Apperson acknowledged by Poindexter and ordered recorded.
Deed from Jesse Lester to John Poindexter ack'd by Lester and ordered recorded..
1810 Census. Surry Co NC
John G. Poindexter: 2m under 10, 1m 26-45, 2f under 10, 1f 26-45.
1820, Surry Co. NC Capt. John G. Poindexter's Dist
John W. S. Poindexter 1m under 10, 1m 10-16, 1m 16-18, 3m 16-26, 1m over 45
1f uner 10, 2f 10-26, 1f age 45.
1830, Surry Co NC
John J. Poindexter, age 50-60. 2 males 20-30 still at home. At least one of them probably married with children.
1f -5, 1f 10-15, 2f 15-20, 1f 20-30, 1f 50-60.
A John G. Poindexter is listed in 1840, but a huge blot or tear covers all information.
1850, Surry Co NC, p.244, Hh 1203
John G. Poindexter, age 71, b. NC. Sarah, age 70, b. NC
All others in the household born in NC:
Elizabeth C. McC. age 46.
Sarah E. Trulove, age 20, Martha C. Trulove, age 16, John G. Trulove, age 18. [grandchildren]
1860, Yadkin Co NC, East Bend P.O., p.82, Hh 616
John G. Poindexter, age 81. Elizabeth M. age 58. Comilla Mosler, 20, domestic.
Elizabeth Poindexter, daughter of John & Sarah, is believed to have died unmarried.
Martha "Patsy" Poindexter, another daughter, married Austin Truelove - she died 1833; her children apparently lived with their grandparents.
Events
| Birth | 8 Aug 1778 | Surry County, North Carolina |  | ||
| Marriage | 29 Jan 1801 | Stokes County, North Carolina - Sarah James | | ||
| Death | 4 Oct 1863 | North Carolina | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah James (1779 - 1859) |
| Child | Martha "Patsy" Poindexter (1802 - 1833) |
| Child | Elizabeth C. M. Poindexter (1804 - 1867) |
| Child | Thomas A. Poindexter (1805 - 1882) |
| Child | John J. Poindexter (1809 - 1881) |
| Child | Mary Wentworth Poindexter (1811 - 1860) |
| Child | Hannah B. Poindexter (1814 - 1897) |
| Child | Margaret A. "Peggy" Poindexter (1817 - 1902) |
| Father | [Capt] THOMAS POINDEXTER (1733 - 1807) |
| Mother | ELIZABETH PLEDGE (1740 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Ann Radford Poindexter (1760 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Francis Anderson Poindexter (1764 - 1802) |
| Sibling | William Pledge "Wag" Poindexter (1766 - 1844) |
| 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 | 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. Messages posted to Poindexter on Genforum.
3. 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 .
4. Messages posted to Poindexter on Genforum.