Hasten Poe of Chatham County, North Carolina

Gleaned primarily from records on these pages:

http://poegen.net/NC/PoeNorthCarolina.htm

http://poegen.net/NC/PoeNorthCarolina2.htm

This study is an attempt to track the Hasten Poe of Pittsboro, Chatham County, NC, making a case that he is the son mentioned in the estate papers of William Poe who died intestate in 1799.

Some evidence indicates that Hasten Poe married Elizabeth “Betsy” Paine but that she died within a few years, leaving issue.

Abstracts of vital records from Raleigh, North Carolina newspapers / compiled by Lois Smathers Neal

Spartanburg, NC : Reprint Co., 1979-

18 September 1804

Poe (Pooe) m. A few days ago, Mr. Pooe of Pittsborough to Miss Betsy Paine, dau. of Col. Paine of Warren Co. 1 Oct. 1804

M. B. Warren Co. Hasten Poe, Eliza Paine 18 Sept 1804

And

18 September 1804

Hasten Poe Bride: Eliza Paine* Bond Date: 18 Sep 1804 Record #: 01 197 Bondsman: Robert Fleming Witness: M Duke Johnson Bond #: 000162330

From a researcher: The grandson of Hasten and Elizabeth Paine wrote me regarding this marriage. He said that Eliza Paine died (perhaps in childbirth) and

Hasten married Ann W. Stedman.

Note: These are “heirs” of the William Poe who died in 1799/1800 and who was a son of Stephen Poe (d.1773) a son of Simon Poe SR (1707/8-1793)

CHATHAM COUNTY, NC INVENTORIES OF ESTATES 1795-1812

-- William Poe seems to have died toward the end of 1799---

P.56 TO ACCERTAIN THE DIVIDEND IN SHARES TO EACH OF THE HEIRS OF WILLIAM POE DECD., BEING SEVEN CHILDREN, HEIRS TO WIT: HASTIN, ELIZABETH, NANCY, JACOB F., DELILAH, WILLIAM AND JAMES C. POE

http://poegen.net/Poe/poefamily5/PoeWilliam1804Lots1.htm

RECORDS OF DEEDS BOOK T 1813-1815

p144 IND. 6 JAN 1812 JOHN W. LEE AND DELILAH LEE HIS WIFE FORMERLY DELILAH POE OF THE CO OF WAKE IN NC, SOLD TO HASTIN POE OF CHATHAM CO, NC A PARCEL OF LAND IN CHATHAM CO. ON WATERS OF HAW RIVER - - ON SD. POES CORNER AND HOWARDS LINE - - RUNNING EAST JAMES POE’S CORNER - - WEST TO H. POES CORNER (ETC). CONT. 138 AND 1/2 ACS. IT BEING THE PIECE OF LAND ALLOTED TO THE SD. DELILAH BY THE COMMISSIONERS APPT’D BY THE COURT (ETC) - - FEB SES 1804. IT BEING PART OF THE LAND BELONGING TO THE LATE WILLIAM POE AND DISTINGUISHED IN THE PLAT AND REPORT OF THOMAS SNIPES ESQ. COUNTY SURVEYOR. DELILAH BEING DAU. OF THE SD DECD . . . FEB. TERM 1812

DELILAH REL . ALL RIGHTS TO ABOVE. PROVED FEB. TERM 1814

Note: There are a few men named Hasten Poe in this era. One is mentioned in the 1824 will of Stephen Poe who seems to be the son of Simon Poe JR mention in the 1793 will of Simon Poe Sr. This Hasten has a brother Reuben Poe. This Hasten Poe seems to be the one who married Mary Lloyd (see: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2389360&id=I661112720)

Chatham County, NC FEB SESSION 1806

p.64 DEED FROM WILLIAM HARDEN TO REUBIN POE PROVED BY OATH OF HASTEN POE, A WIT.

The close connection between these families is evidenced in records such as this. We see Jacob Poe (the heir of William Poe d. 1799) alongside Reuben Poe, of the Stephen Poe (d.1824) family. They would be related this way (could be either Hasten in the record)

Simon Poe SR (d.1793) > Simon Poe JR (d. 1773) > Stephen Poe (d. 1824) > Hasten Poe,

Simon Poe SR (d.1793) > Simon Poe JR (d. 1773) > Stephen Poe (d. 1824) > Reuben Poe (Elizabeth Foushee)> Elisha Poe

Simon Poe SR (d.1793) > Stephen Poe (d.1773) > William Poe (d.1799) > Hasten Poe, Jacob Poe

FEB SESSION 1812

p41 JACOB POE, HASTEN POE, ELISHA POE, HANDS UNDER THOMAS BULLARD (AMONG OTHERS). BULLARD APPT'D OVERSEER OF THE ROAD IN THE ROOM OF REUBIN POE, TO THE FORK OF THE ROADS NEAR PITTSB0ROUGH.

6 September1811

Poe: married in Pittsborough, on the 20th, by the Rev. William Bingham, Maj. Hasten Poe* to Miss Ann W. Stedman** daughter of Winship Stedman, Esq. 6 Sept 1811

According to the 1850 census – this Hasten Poe was born c. 1882. The wife is notated as “Nancy W.”

http://poegen.net/NC/Census/NCchathamCo1850hastenPoe68Ann54.jpg

Note: This record is interesting as it ties together another member of the Simon Poe family, namely “Isaiah Poe” who descends from Simon Poe JR’s son Simon Poe (called Simon Poe III in some charts. See records on http://poegen.net/MO/PoeMissouri.htm )

http://www.chathamhistory.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5

Thursday 15th August, 1822 (my corrections in parentheses)

Henry Hatch appointed overseer in place of John Crow, from Redfield Ford to the fork near Pittsborough. Following hands to work under him: Stephan Riddle, Lloyd Riddle, John George, Wm George, John Brown, Harlin Hearn, Isiah Poe’s hands (Isaiah Poe), Wm Howards hands, Harlin Poe’s (Hasten Poe?) hands, Elisha Poe, Reuben Poe, Rasmon Poe (Ransom Poe), Rebert Marsh’s (Robert Marsh) hands, & John Crow.

13 February 1828

Will Book B, Page 147

Will of Winship Stedman, deceased (see also usgenweb)

(excerpts from the text)

In the name of God, Amen. I, Winship Stedman of the county of Chatham, and state of North Carolina, being of perfect sound mind, but low in health and weak of body, do make and publish this my last will and testament. In the first place, I give to my beloved wife Peggy, during her natural life, the house and lots in the town of Pittsborough wherein I now live and occupy, or either one of my tracts of land . . . In the second place, my desire is that my store shall be kept up and continued under the superindendence of my son Nathan, who shall continue to collect teh debts . . . Item, it is my will and desire if the store shall be kept up so long that each of my children under the age of twenty-one years, shall upon their arrival at that age, respectively receive from my Executors the sum of one thousand dollars to be paid out of my collections . . . my several children, names, William W., John C. Patsey K. King (relict of George W. King, deceased), Betsey R., wife of Joseph Ramsey, Nathan A., Elisha B., Ora A., Robert P. Stedman, and Nancy W., wife of Hastin Poe. .. support of my said daughter Nancy W., and her children.. . In testimony of all which the preceding last will and testament I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight. I have not read the foregoing, but it has been read to me by Dr. J. S. Smith, who can attest the correctness of the same. It has been hastily drawn up to guard against that may happen in my present affliction.

Test:

J. S. Smith

W. H. Strong

W. Stedman

Will was proven in open court at the May term of 1828

Sons of Hasten Poe and Nance “Ann” W. Stedman include

John Cooper POE (abt 1822-1889) 
Oren S. POE (1827-?) (also commonly spelled Oran)
Margaret Poe
Alice Poe
http://poegen.net/NC/Census/NCchathamCo1850hastenPoe68Ann54.jpg
 

http://poegen.net/NC/Census/NCchathamCo1880newHopeDist26oranSpoe50FannySmith45.jpg

This Hasting B. Poe was born in NC c.1795. He is in the 1860 Saline Co, AR census three houses down from John W. Poe who was a son of John Poe (1785-1859), probably son of James Poe, son of Simon Poe SR (1707/8-1793)

Hasting B. Poe family moved to Texas

http://poegen.net/AR/PoeImagesHastingBPoe.htm