Captain Joseph Poindexter

1736 - 1826  (90 years)

• Name	Joseph Poindexter  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Captain
  Birth	6 Jun 1736	Hanover County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution #: A089950, Sons of the American Revolution #: P-271391  [4, 5, 6]
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution
  FSID	LHF3-BSQ
  Military Service	Abt 1776	Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War
  Death	29 Jun 1826	Campbell County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	Whipping Creek Plantation, Long Island, Campbell, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I32025	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Poindexter,   b. 9 Nov 1696, New Kent County, Virginia, USA d. 22 May 1753, Louisa County, Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Christian 'Kitty' Gissage,   b. 2 Oct 1702, King William County, Virginia, USA d. 25 Jun 1779, Louisa County, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1728	St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA   [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F15444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jane Kennerly,   b. 28 Feb 1746, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Feb 1828, Campbell County, Virginia, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1763	Louisa, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F15446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Jun 1736 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 10 Feb 1763 - Louisa, Virginia, USA Military Service - American Army - Revolutionary War - Abt 1776 - Virginia, USA Death - 29 Jun 1826 - Campbell County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

• Sources

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