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birthOn March 6th 1765, her son Thos. Poindexter gave deposition and stated he was then age 60 years. He stated that Thomas Poindexter [his father] had married Sarah Crafford, daughter of David Crafford of New Kent Co. VA. David Crafford had deeded 500 acres to his daughter Sarah on 21 May 1691. She had later intermarried with James Brechin. Have not found the reference for this source, but it appears to be the actual record. In Sarah's will, she mentions lands from her father. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1666 • Apostasy of Sabbatai Zevi in Istanbul. |
1696
Nov 9
Age: 30y
birth of childJohn Poindexter Hanover County, Virginia ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1696 • Connecticut Route 108, one of Connecticut's oldest highways is laid-out to Trumbull. |
1751
Jun
Age: 85y
willLouisa County, Virginia, USA ⇓ In her will she names son John Poindexter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1751 • Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus publishes his Philosophia Botanica, the first textbook of descriptive systematic botanical taxonomy and the first appearance of his binomial nomenclature. |
1753
Mar 23
Age: 87y
deathLouisa County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Date Sarah's will was proved. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1753 • Species Plantarum is published by Linnaeus (adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature as the formal start date of the scientific classification of plants). |