John Miles

could be related to the Poe family through marriage, yet no records have surfaced showing this connection, claimed by Miles researchers

NC-8

6 May 1769

A-119 Will of John Miles. Dated 6 May 1769. No probate date.

Wife: Mary

Sons: Charles, Thomas, John, youngest son William

Executor: Charles Smith, Christopher Smith

NOTE: The index states that John Poe is mentioned in the will of John Miles but the actual abstract does not include John Poe. Other researchers state that John Poe was son-in-law of John Miles --- but what is the evidence?

This is from researcher Richard Miles by way of email from Patricia Caviness Perkins of September 3, 2003

(even in this abstract, no one named Poe is shown)

From Chatham County Deedbook B, p. 39

15 Feb 1773, Charles MILES and Thomas MILES to Nicholas

NALL, for 20 pounds, 50 acres on the south side of Bear

Creek opposite Little Bear Creek, taken up by Francis JONES

and sold to John MILES and left in his will to his sons

Charles MILES and Thomas MILES. W/ Thomas HENDRY, John P.

POPLAND. /s/ Charles (C) MILES, Thomas (X) MILES

From Chatham County Pleas and Quarter Sessions minutes

August 1774--Winefred MILES, widow of Thomas MILES,

dec 8217;d, summoned by the Sheriff to shew cause why

administration on the estate should not be granted to John

NALL

November 1774--that Jesse MILES and John MILES, orphans of

Thomas MILES, dec 8217;d be bound to Charles MILES until

lawful age to learn the trade of planters. Jesse MILES

being now 4 years old and John MILES being 3 years old.

November 1774--Administration on the estate of Thomas MILES,

dec 8217;d granted to John Naull, he having given bond with

William Alston in the sum of 40 pounds

November Term 1774--William and Charles MILES part of a road

commission to maintain a road from the fork of Brooks Road

to Deep River under Daniel Brown, overseer.

February Term 1775--Inventory of the estate of Thomas MILES,

dec 8217;d returned by John NALL, administrator.

Berkeley Precinct, North Carolina

From

http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p11.htm

Joshua Skinner

b. 24 Jul 1724, d. 30 Nov 1777

Joshua Skinner was born on 24 July 1724 at Berkeley Prec., North Carolina. He was the son of Richard Skinner and Sarah Creecy. Joshua Skinner married Sarah Wingate Creecy, daughter of Levi Creecy, on 22 January 1745 at Berkeley, North Carolina. Joshua Skinner died on 30 November 1777 at Perquimans Cnty., North Carolina, at age 53. He was buried at Bethel Baptist Cemetery, Berkeley, North Carolina. Joshua was reared a Quaker - Sarah a Methodist; sometime after their marriage they "compromised" by becoming Baptists.

Will: Joshua Skinner, Jan 28, 1774; Jan. Cort 1777, Perqs., Co., NC. Wife Sarah (6 spoons marked "P"), sons of Joshua and John, dtr. Mary Skinner, Sam'l Nichols (son of Geo.), cousin Joshua Skinner, bor. Wm skinner; Wm White, Benj. Harvey, son Joshua Executors. John Miles* & Thos. Harvey Trustees. Test, Miles Harvey, Benj. Harvey, Joshua Wyatt, Eleazer Creecy. (NC Reg. v3, p189)From American Quaker Genealogy

1778, July 1, Joshua and John - disowned.

* From

http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/dawsonm/genealogy/wills/wills_h.htm

St. Mary's County, Maryland Will Abstracts, 1638-1800

Hodgkins, Charles, planter,St. Mary's Co.,5th Feb., 1729;

5th Nov., 1730.

To sons Charles and Daniel and their hrs., “Middle Ground” equally; sd. sons to provide for wife Jane during her life; and personality.

To Thomas Tolley and godson John (son of John Rigby), personalty.

Exs.: Wife Jane and son Charles.

Test: John Miles, Charles Ganyatt, Joseph Patshall. 20, 98.

* It is noteworthy that the Ward family appears in both PEC and in Chatham County in the vicinity of the Poe and families associated with Poe, including the Henry Bray and Luke Bynum families. Prince Edward County, Virginia Wills 1785-1791 Judith Randolph Chapter, DAR - VA Farmville, VA 1965. Samuel Poe 1793 p. 193. Will of Name: Robert B. Ward Dates: July 19, 1793 Wife: Mary Ward Daughter: Lucy, Martha & Polley Sons: Andrew, Jonah Ward Executors: Capt. Thomas Elmore, William Ward, Samuel Ward Witnesses: William Ligon, Samuel Poe