John Ernest POYAS Jr
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
Birth: Apr 1756 Charleston / Berkeley / SC
Death: 17 Sep 1821 Charleston / Charleston / SC
Qualifying Service Description:
- Surgeon, Colonel John Lauren's Infantry Battalion
- Hospital Mate, Third Regiment, SC
- Prisoner of war
Additional References:
- DAR 752111 cites BLWT #1698-300
- SC Archives, Accounts Audit #6095,Archives ID:Series:S108092Reel:0120Frame:00266ignore:000
- NARA, M853, Num Record Books, Roll #22
- SC Historical & Genealogical Magazine, Vol 33, #1, Jan 1932, pg 2-4
- Stub entries to indents issued in payment of claims against SCgrowing out of the Revolution, A.S. Salley & W. Wates, Liber X, pg 102, No.1027
Spouse: Catherine Smith
Children: Henry Smith; Anne; James;
| Date Approved | Society | ACN | SAR Member Info | Lineage via Child | View Application Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-11-15 | TX | Unassigned | Thomas Gourrier Bousquet (90681) | Anne | ||
| 2013-11-26 | CA | 56150 | Mark Walter Lomax (189382) | Henry | ||
| 2014-01-08 | DC | 56459 | Michael Lucius Lomax (189632) | Henry |
Comments:
Image taken and provided with permission from compatriot Gerald Adams (SC) member 195444
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
This grave is in the church building (East) side of the cemetery. Facing the church building from the road, enter the right side of the graveyard. Follow the pathway beside the building to the back corner of the church building. Looking southeast, you will see a large group of graves with tablet-type stones. Move through them going southeast and you should find the low crypt of Poyas. It is a stone crypt roughly 2 foot high capped with a tablet. It is a few feet from the base of a large tree
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