Elizabeth Poindexter

DAR Ancestor # A089942 Red Flagged: "FUTURE APPLICANTS MUST PROVE CORRECT SERVICE" SERVICE BASED ONLY ON TRADITION

1. Burial: Yadkin Co. NC
2. Note:

   Granddaughter of Cherokee Indian Chief Donnahoo

   Buried 5/8th mile from Donahoo, N.C. on top of a steep hill in plain view of

   Donahoo.

   However, another source says that Elizabeth is the daughter of William Pledge

   and Dorothy Radford

Thomas Poindexter was a Capt. in a company of Revolutionary soldiers in the North Carolina Militia. His wife, 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".

• One of Elizabeth's experiences is one that included a future president of the US. From a lad who insisted upon, she one day bought a wild turkey and after the trade was made and he had received the 50 cents he said, "Mrs Poindextere, I like wild turkey and when you cook that turkey, I'd like to eat dinner with yhou." So when the turkey was served, this lad was present and refused all other dishes except the tureky. This lad was Andrew Jackson. [Source: book written by M. Siilver, a great-granddaguhter of Capt. Thomas Poindexter of the Rev. and contributed by Gladys Martin Crawley, a direct descendant of Cap. Thomas Poindexter.]

Sources:

• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nwa/poindex.html
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14840578

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On Oct. 27, 1991 a new headstone was placed on the grave of Elizabeth Pledge Poindexter by the Jonathan Hunt Chapter of the DAR, Surry County, North Carolina to honor her as a Patriot of the American Revolution.

Elizabeth was born in Goochland County, VA in 1740, the daughter of William and Betty Pledge. Elizabeth married Thomas Poindexter Feburary 12, 1760 in Goochland County, VA. Thomas Poindexter died on February 9, 1816. Elizabeth and Thomas are both buried on a bluff overlooking the Yadkin River in Surry County, NC.

Thomas and Elizabeth had 12 children. They were: Ann Radford, Frances A., William, Martha Milner, Thomas, Elizabeth P., Mary W., John G., Archibald Pledge, Sarah/Sallie, Robert A. and Dorothy or Dollie Poindexter. 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".

from: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nwa/poindex.html

• Updated from FamilySearch Family Tree via brother William Pledge Jr by SmartCopy: Nov 9 2015, 18:40:39 UTC
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14840578/elizabeth-poindexter