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About Susannah Poindexter
The family name of Susanna, George's wife, is not known, but tradition says that because he was a royalist and Susanna was the daughter of a high court official of the new Parliamentarian government, they married against the wishes of their families. It's possible that Susanna's family may have forced George's departure from Jersey. In 1673, a certificate was granted to George to import several persons to Virginia, among whom was Susanna Poindexter. After many years apart, his wife joined him at that time. Upon the founding of Bruton Parish in 1679, George was named to the first Vestry. His name can still be seen on a memorial plaque on the wall of the present Bruton Parish Church at Williamsburg.
No known record exists of the real maiden name of George Poindexter's bride (althouge it is often given as Nicolle (Nicholes). This a Jersey name, but we know her christian name was Susanna. It has been surmised that that she may have been the daughter of a courtier exiled with King Charles in Jersey. Another source states that a woman was brought over with the TOBACCO MAIDS to be wives of the early settlers in Williamsburg. George was supposed to have paid 50 bails of tobacco for his wife's passage. IF George and Susanna met in Jersey, but their families objected to a union, they could have "eloped" to England. Married (we know his first child was born in England). George would have then immigrated to America leaving Susanna in England, settling in the Williamsburg area. Gained enough wealth to build a home and to send for Susanna, then paid for her passage. Some of the dates do not exactly match some of the other information, but it's a romantic thought anyway. (See notes with Susanna on "story" ) He first settled in Virginia between 1640 and 1650 at Middle Plantation (now Williamsburg). By 1680 he was joint owner with Nathaniel Bacon and others of a small fleet of ships. Also a merchant and planter. Family tradition also has it that George was the one to introduce Jersey Cattle into America during his early years here.
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Susannah Poindexter's Timeline
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1622
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Pasquotank, Indiana, United States
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| 1630 |
January 1, 1630
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Balliwick of Jersey, Channel Islands
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January 1, 1630
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Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
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December 23, 1650
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Balliwick of Jersey, Channel Islands
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1650
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1652
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St. Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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1654
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Isle, Jersey, Channel Islands
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1660
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James City County, Virginia Colony
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1660
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