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Descendants of Samuel Potts Pointer

Generation No. 1

1. SAMUEL POTTS¹ POINTER was born 1769 in Loudon, VA, and died November 1849 in Fleming, KY. He married (2) MARY WALKER WRENSHY DARNALL 1835 in Fleming, KY, daughter of ISAAC DARNALL. She was born August 19, 1770, and died May 22, 1853 in Fleming, KY.

Notes for SAMUEL POTTS POINTER:
It would appear that two of Samuel Potts POINTER's marriages were to a Wrenche and to a Darnell. He is buried in the Darnell Cemetery, I believe. I'm not sure he had children by either of these wives, but that needs further research. It is believed that he divorced his third wife. That record should be available in Fleming Co.

Linda Pointer
Columbus, Ohio

Samuel Potts POINTER gave a deposition to Lyman Draper which is found in the Draper Manuscripts. Samuel indicates that he was born in Loudon Co. VA c. 1769, raised by grandparents in the Brownsville PA area after 1776. This may indicate that his father was serving in the military, but most likely reflects that his mother had died. Samuel P. indicates in the statement, that his father remarried and moved to KY. Samuel was working on the Ohio River for a period of time and later settled in the Fleming Co. area of KY.

Samuel Potts Pointer's grandchildren sued Samuel's children in Fleming Co. Court over a perceived spending of their inheritance by their grandfather who had raised them after their parents death. These documents listed Samuel's children and some of his grandchildren. A number of the children ended up in the Bath/Nicholas Co. area, but some eventually moved into Indiana and later Missouri and Kansas. The majority of Samuel Potts POINTER's descendants who bear the surname, now spell it POYNTER. However, some of the ones who descended from Solomon seem to have used the spelling PAINTER which has added to much confusion, if one accepts all of the research that has been done.
There is much verification necessary, however you would quickly understand where the problem comes from if you saw the documents I have seen regarding these POINTERs. In particular, the copyists for the Fleming Co. court have copied nearly all of the Samuel Potts POINTER documents with the spelling of PAINTER. However, Draper is very clear about the name, and the majority of the male descendants have continued to use either the POINTER or POYNTER spelling. In one document, both Samuel Potts Pointer and his son Samuel Gregg Pointer have signed the document. Samuel Sr. very clearly has spelled his name POINTER, Samuel Jr.'s signature is just as clearly PAINTER. Thus you may have had trouble finding your records.

More About MARY WALKER WRENSHY DARNALL:
Fact 1: Darnall Cem., Flemingsburg, Fleming, KY

More About SAMUEL POINTER and MARY DARNALL:
Marriage: 1835, Fleming, KY

Children of SAMUEL POTTS POINTER are:

2.	i.	SOLOMAN² POINTER, b. 1795, Fleming, KY; d. Aft. 1860.
3.	ii.	MARY "POLLY" POINTER, b. Abt. 1798.
4.	iii.	ISABEL POINTER, b. Abt. 1801.
5.	iv.	NANCY POINTER, b. Abt. 1803.
6.	v.	SAMUEL GREGG POINTER, b. 1803, Fleming, KY; d. December 1858, IN.
	vi.	REBECCA POINTER, b. Abt. 1805; m. FREDERIC HINER, May 08, 1823, Nicholas, KY.

More About FREDERIC HINER and REBECCA POINTER:
Marriage: May 08, 1823, Nicholas, KY

vii.

JEMINA POINTER, b. Abt. 1809; m. THOMAS ADAMS, 1827, Fleming, KY.

More About THOMAS ADAMS and JEMINA POINTER:
Marriage: 1827, Fleming, KY

viii.

WILLIAM M. POINTER, b. October 1813, KY.

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