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1666
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 • Mughal forces of Emperor Aurangzeb, in alliance with the Portuguese, under Shaista Khan and his son Buzurg Umed Khan expel the Arakans from the Bengal port city of Chittagong, renaming the city as Islamabad. |
1696
Nov 9
Age: 30y
birth of childJohn Poindexter Hanover County, Virginia ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1696 • Polish replaces Ruthenian as an official language of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. |
1751
Jun
Age: 85y
willLouisa County, Virginia, USA ⇓ In her will she names son John Poindexter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1751 • The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as heir-apparent to the British throne (later that year, he's named Prince of Wales). His mother Augusta of Saxe-Gotha becomes Dowager Princess of Wales. |
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). |