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Capt. Thomas E. Poindexter (1733 - 1807)
Birthdate: May 12, 1733
Birthplace: Fredericksville, Louisa County, Virginia
Death: January 01, 1807 (73)
Poindexters Ferry, near East Bend, Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of Thomas Poindexter, Jr. and Sarah Poindexter (Veale)
Husband of Elizabeth Poindexter and Susannah Poindexter
Father of Ann Radford Scott; Francis Anderson Poindexter; William Pledge Poindexter; Martha Milner Pettit; Thomas Wentworth Pledge Poindexter; Elizabeth Pledge Poindexter; Mary Wentworth Ridings; Captain John George Poindexter; Archibald Pledge Poindexter; Sarah Radford Lovell; Robert Alexander Poindexter and Dorothy A. Poindexter« less
Brother of William Poindexter; Frances Lobbs Tullock Apperson; Bond Veale Poindexter and Elizabeth Pledge
Occupation: Captain, Rev. War; Farmer
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About Capt. Thomas E. Poindexter
A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A090070
Burial: Poindexter Cemetery
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Captain - Commander of NC Militia
Came to N. Carolina in 1772. Lived in Surry Co., N.C. Owned 140 acres called
Baileys Bottoms on a bend of the Yadkin River opposite Donahoo Station, now
Yadkin Co.
Thomas was a Capt. in a company of Revolutionary soldiers in the North Carolina Militia. Elizabeth Poindexter also gave Patriotic Service in the Revolutionary War.
There were skirmishes along the Yadkin River that brought the enemy (Tories) close to the Poindexter home. Elizabeth sewed letters in her young daughter's petticoat and sent her through the enemy lines. On Oct. 14, 1780, a few miles down the rivers, the Whigs met the Tories in the "Battle of Shallowford".
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Thomas was a Capt. in a company of Revolutionary soldiers in the North Carolina Militia.
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