P. 395 3 September 1787 James Poe to Christopher Hornaday – 6 pd. Specie (no a. given) on the Head of the South fork of Cain Creek – being a tract of land granted to the sd. James Poe by this present authority dated 3 September 1787 Wit: John Beray (Bray? Or as below, Berry) James Poe John (X) Dowdey Mary (X) Poe* * presumably Mary Watts, wife of Maj. James S Poe 1800 James Poe 00966 199 965 POE James 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1793 (although actual entry is undated it is surrounded by 1793) 1505 (78) (no date) James Poe (Powe) enters 100 ac on Gum Log Br. of Lanes Cr. 1569 (49) 13 May 1794 Daniel Ross enters 150 ac on Gum Log Br of Lanes Cr: border: John Deason, James Poe (Janus) & Edward Castly. 1582 (62) 19 July 1794 Michail Shannon enters 100 ac on waters of Lanes Cr and Lower Cowpen Br of Vicars Br: between William Shepherd and James Poe 2902 (420) 8 December 1794 Gov. Richard Dobbs Spaight (New Bern, NC) to James Poe; grant #1327 for pounds 0.30 per 100 ac sold 100 ac on Gum log Br of Lanes Cr; border: begins at a red oak on "the" bank of the branch "just below" John Deason's beginning (signed) Richd Dobbs Spaight & J. Glasgow, secretary; book E p. 419 1800 Census James Powe, Jr 2m<10; 1m 16-26; 2f <10 1 f 16-26 James Powe, Sr 2m<10, 1m 10-16, 1m over 45; 1f<10, 1f 10-16, 1f over 45 Wiat Powe 1m 26-45; 1f 26-45