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Poe Family in
Supplement.
Evidence that James Poe who died in 1812 and
William Poe who died in1830 where brothers or at least very close relatives.
The records below suggest that the two lived on Horsepen Creek. Not as good as
a will, but how likely is it they would live side by side if they were not
close relatives, as close as brothers?
Other records support the closeness of the two
families, but this is the first time I have noticed that records show they
lived in the same area.
Looking at the grants, it seems that William D. Poe who married Sally Watson 5 January
1833 was the son William mentioned in
the 1830 will of William Poe. I have
also thought this since it would appear William Poe was younger than the James
Poe who died in 1812 based on the dates of marriages we see. Although this can
be tricky as men at the time re-married when their wives died and continued to
have children well into old age (got to produce farm hands somehow).
These grants and deeds supplied by Sally Cieslik,
descendant of the William Poe who died in 1830 -see will below- great
grand-daughter of David Milton Poe.
I have copied them as is and kept them
together here instead of the chronology generally followed on this page)
Date Poe grantee grantor
acres
book page
1803 William
James
Wittey 50
B
154 deed
1813 William
James Williams 430
13
1 deed
1820 William
Joshia Stanley 500 15
131
1825 William
Abel
Knight
27
18
187
1832 James
David Poe
QC 10
19
693
1832 Sarah
Wm Poe estate
dower
19
700
1833 James Wm.
D
Poe 25
22 282 QC
1834 Zadoc Mary
A
Poe
20
22
295 QC
1835 Zadoc Jonas
Vancil
37
22
287
1834 Wm.
D
Eli
Unthank 600
22
370
1839 William Enoch
Stephen
675
24
344
1840 John
T
Robert Nordyke by Att 600 30 161
1850 John Wyatt
Parish
31 672 D of T
1850 James
S James F McGrady
Tr 102
32 444
1851 James
S John
Stanley
900
32 579
1852 James
S Thomas
Paschal 33 145 D of t
1853 John ------ & Jesse
Sheller 100
42
206 (?)
1859 John
T David & Ileanor
Henly
110 42
208
1863 John
T Jonathan Harris
etal
3000 48
474 MD
1875 John
T Alfred
Thornton 1100
52
374 MD
1876 etal
JohnT Alexander
Lindsay 10 52 568 MD
1876 etal John
T Wm.
Wheeler
2000 54
153
This record lets us know that William D. Poe lived at the
headwaters of Horsepen Creek
From the Greensboro Patriot, Marriages, Deaths
& Other Matters of Interest, January-June 1848, abstracted by Amy Rupard.
Page 84, 23 January 1847.
Notice. Sale of a Valuable Tract of Land and other Property.
The subscriber will offer at public sale on the 13th of February next, his
valuable tract of land lying in the county of Guilford, on the head waters of Horsepen
creek, containing one hundred and fifty five acres,....adjoining the land
of Wm. Watson*, Wm. Bowman, Esther Clemmons, Absalom Pegg, Milton Hunt,
and others... William D. Poe
* This must be William Poe son of William Poe
who died in 1830. Marriage record shows that William D. Poe married Sally Watson Bond Date: 05 Jan 1833.
Also, it probably is coincidence, but a hundred and ten
years earlier, in 1737, a William Watson was co-warrant applicant with William
Poe (wife Lydia) in Culpeper County, Virginia. Both men were re-locating from
Caroline County, Virginia.
This information lets us know that Gabriel Perry Poe, son of
James Poe who died in 1812 also lived at the headwaters of Horsepen Creek where
his father settled.
From copies of original documents transcribed by
Marlene Poe
23 August 1823
GABRIEL P. POE & SARAH
Guilford Co., N.C. Deeds 1771-1921 book 15 page 794/5
1823 Gabriel P. & Sarah Poe
(grantor) Sylvenas Gardner
(grantee)
POE LAND
LOSS IN
SHERIFF TO SYLVANAS
This indenture
made on the 23rd day of August in the year of
our Lord
1823 between WILLIAM ARMFIELD, High Sheriff, of the
and SYLVANAS
GARDNER of the county and state afs of the
other part.
Witnesseth that that whereas by virtue of one
a lien
issuing from the County Court of Pleas and Quarter
sessions for
the county and state afs from November term of
the Pleas
court in the year 1820 in behalf of
WILLSON
against GABRIEL P.POE AND SARAH POE,
commanding the
Sheriff of
Guilford County afs that of the goods and
chattles,
land and tenament of the said Gabriel & Sarah. He
should make
or cause to be made the sum of $80.32 cents paid
together
with the interest on $73.51 cents from August the
26th in the
year 1820 till paid together with the further
sum of nine
dollars and fifty five cents for the cost of
suit and indorsed
fees and that he should have the sd money
before the
next county court of Pleas & Quarters session.
There after
to be sold on the third Monday of February
following
the said William ARMFIELD, Sheriff afs found and
by virtue thereof has take the same into
his official custody
and after
having duly advertised the same he the Sheriff afs
did dispose
to public sale to the highest bidder for cash
the tract of
land here after described at Greensborough on
the Monday
of February, County Court of Guilford in the year
1821 at
which time and place the said tract of land was sold
to the
highest bidder for the sum of fifty one dollars. now
this
indenture further, witnesseth that for and in
consideration of the premise aforesaid and the afs sum of
51 dollars
to me in hand paid, the receipt of which is
hereby
acknowledged.
I
WILLIAM ARMFIELD, Sheriff afs, do hereby bargain sell d
lien
transfer and convey to this said
SYLVANES GARDNER the
following
tract or parcel of land situate lying and being
in the
and bounded
as follows to wit (Beginning in a hollow at a
small Black
gum sapling turning south 200 east 200 poles
to a stake
then north 700 east 22 poles to the mouth of
the
branch. Then up the branch north 100
west 16 poles to
a stake them
north 480 west 18 poles to a stake then 150
west 41
poles to a stake then north 410 west 10 poles to a
stake then
south 710 west 22 poles with the meanders of
the branch
then south 61 poles to the first station and one
other piece or
parcel of land adjoining the foregoing,
beginning at
a rock in the fork of a branch turning
north 56
poles to a stake then north 300 east 20 poles to
a channel
then north 450 70 poles to a post then south 131
poles to a
stake on the south side of the branch then north
560 east 21
poles to a stake on the south side of the
branch then
south 560 west 68 poles to the first
station.
Containing
in the two pieces or parcels of land afs forty
seven and a half acres more or less.) To
have and hold the
afs
bargained sold land and premises together with all the
tenements
and improvements thereto attached. The
said SYLVANAS
GARDNER,his
heirs assigns forever and the sd Wm. Armfield
for himself
his heirs and assigns doth hereby warrant and
defend the
right title interest and claim of the said land
and premises
to the sd SYLVANAS GARDNER his heirs and assigns
forever free
from the claim of all persons so far as he is
bound to
warrant the same by virtue of his office and no
further. Witness
my hand and seal the day and date above
aforesaid
and state of
WILLIAM
ARMFIELD, Sheriff signed, sealed and
dated in presence
of NATHAN ARMFIELD and JOHN PRITCHETT
The
execution of the within deed was proven in open court by
the of
NATHAN ARMFIELD ordered to be registered.
JOHN HANNER
Guilford Co. Clerk
* From an
EPA Assessment document: Study Area and
Stream Description Horsepen Creek is located in Guilford County, in Subbasin
03-06-02 of the Cape Fear River
A couple of
records from
Also, note
From:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gregoryc/gregory_george_nc.htm
COURT
OF PLEAS AND QUARTER SESSIONS
(1774-1779)
Pg. 13
Alexander
Clark appointed
overseer of the road from the fork opposite to William Pettys to the
Horse pen Lick Spring and that the following hands work on the same Viz. James George,
James Prince, William George, John Page, William Roland, Deberry
Chapman, Thomas Wat(ts), James Stewart, John Mullis, William Stewart,
Charles Stewart and Joseph Hackney.
And Title:
(note: Most of
these are sons-in-law or other family connections to Simon Poe, SR.
28
May 1782
Pg. 17A. The
following persons summoned to lay off the Road from the Red field ford to the
Horse pen lick spring, Viz., Robert Marsh, Younger Neal (Neel in
the record), William Poe Jun'r; James Howard, George Dismukes,
Joseph Fooshee (Foushee), Charles Morgan Sen'r, Joseph Morgan,
James Steward, Jun'r, Joseph Hackney, Alexander Clark,
James Petty, Stephen Herndon (Hern), Hirculas Henderson, James George
and James Massey and that any twelve of the Same lay of the Same Road.
(boldface
represent all the usual suspects of last names married into the Poe family --
or vice versa depending on your research point of view)
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