Poe Family in
Evidence that James Poe who died in 1812 and
William Poe who died in1830 were brothers, sons of Simon Poe who died in 1773.
The records below suggest that the two lived on Horsepen Creek.
DNA evidence of a documented descendant of William
Poe (d. 1830), son of Simon Poe Jr according to list of orphans as well as a
key DNA marker for the Simon Poe (Jr) family matches a documented descendant of
James Poe (d. 1812). James Poe is not listed among the orphans of Simon Poe Jr
and therefore must have been of age on Simon’s death in 1773.
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g. 94 - May, 1777 SIMON POE orphan of SIMON POE, dec'd be bound to SIMON POE SR. 'till lawfull
age being Twelve years old to learn the business of a planter. pg. 132 - Feb., 1778 DAVID POE, orphan of SIMON POE dec'd, came into court and made choice of JAMES MASSEY as
his Guardian, who entered into bond with GEORGE
HERNDON and WILLIAM HOWARD in the among ot 1000
pounds. pg. 132 - Feb., 1778 WILLIAM HOWARD appointed Guardian to HASTIN
POE, LARKIN POE and JAMES POE, he giving bond with
ROB'T RUTHERFORD, Esq. in the amount of 1000 pounds each. Pg. 29A - Feb., 1783 TERRY POE, the Orphan of Simon Poe dec'd be bound unto WILLIAM DOUGLASS, Esq. to learn the
trade of Joiner untill he comes to the age of twenty
One he now being Sixteen years Old.. Pg. 34B - May, 1783 WILLIAM POE, Orphan of
SIMON POE, dec'd be bound unto WILLIAM BURNS untill he comes to lawfull age,
he now being Fourteen years of age, to learn the trade of Blacksmith. |
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 presented
by Sally)
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 100
52
374 MD
1876 etal
JohnT
Alexander Lindsay 10 52 568 MD
1876 etal John
T Wm.
Wheeler
2000 54
153
This record indicates that William D. Poe, son
of William 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
* Marriage record shows that William D. Poe married Sally Watson
Bond Date: 05 Jan 1833. Note that one 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.
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
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 Describes Horsepen Creek as located in Guilford County, in Subbasin
03-06-02 of the Cape Fear River
A
couple of records from Chatham County mention Horse Pen Lick Spring. Not sure
if this is the same body of water.
The
records below indicate that families associated with the Simon Poe Sr (d. 1793)
family lived near “Hose pen Lick Spring” but it is unclear whether this is the
same body of water as the Hosepen Creek mentioned
above. Several families listed are in-laws of Simon Poe Sr. Not sure of the
relationship between the Clark families, but Nancy Clark, daughter of John
Clark, married James Bradford Poe, son of William
Poe, d. 1830 Guilford County.
From:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gregoryc/gregory_george_nc.htm
CHATHAM
COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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.
Chatham
County, North Carolina court minutes / Marilyn Poe Laird, Vivian Poe Jackson
Author: Jackson, Vivian Poe.
Chatham
County, NC
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.
Guilford County Wills
Notes on the wills of James Poe and
William Poe
B: 0667
William Poe*
20 September 1830
Probated May 1832
Wife: Sarah -
maintenance on Plantation, my bay horse, land to be sold at decease of
remarriage of wife and divided
Sons:
David Poe $10
Matthew Poe $25
William Poe residue of
proceeds
James Poe residue
of proceeds
Zadoc Poe residue
of proceeds
Daughters:
Rachel Poe
Margaret Poe
Mary Poe
Tilla Poe
Nancy Poe
each bed and furniture, cow and
calf, earthen dish, 6 plates
daughter Nancy Poe $10 when she
reaches age 18
Cealia
Executors: son William Poe, Stephen
Hussey Esq
Wit: James Poe, Margaret Poe
Guilford Co., North Carolina : will abstracts, 1771-1841. Irene B. Webster
[Madison, N.C.] :
Webster, c1979
20 September 1830
William Poe (deceased)
Probated May 1832
Wife: Sarah (second husband or another Sarah?
Sarah Poe married John Jessop Bond Date: 13 Dec 1843 Record #: 02 229 Bondsman:
Ellis Haskins Witness: John M Logan)
Sons:
David Poe married
Abigail Wilson Bond Date: 04 Jan 1821 Record #: 02 356 Bondsman: Jonathan Idding Witness: Jno Hanner
Clerk of Court Bond #: 000058842
Matthew Poe (In the
1830 and 1840 Guilford Census) (May have moved to McDonald County, MO – see box
below)
William Poe (a
William D. Poe married Sally Watson Bond Date: 05 Jan 1833)
James Poe married
Nancy Clark Bond Date: 31 Oct 1833; Record #: 02 356 Bondsman: John B Clark
(father) Witness: W W Woodburn C Bond #: 000058846. (note that Nancy
Poe, daughter of James B. Poe married a Morgan. John Clark also bondsman below)
Zadoc Poe married
Eliza Morgan Bond Date: 05 Apr 1833 Record #: 02 357 Bondsman: Green Morgan
Witness: A E Hanner Bond #: 000058851 (note that Nancy
Poe, daughter of James B. Poe married a Morgan)
Daughters:
Rachel Poe (no
marriage record found that could be this Rachel)
Margaret Poe (a
Margaret Poe married Thomas Z Morgan Bond Date: 21 Jun 1838 Record #: 02 216
Bondsman: John Clark Witness: D Stockton Bond #: 000140519
Mary Poe (a Mary
Poe married George McFarlin Bond Date: 09 Jul 1838 Record #: 02 281 Bondsman:
Jabez Hunt Witness: Green Morgan, J Bond #: 000057584)
Telletha "Tella" Poe * * married
Wyatt Parrish Bond Date: 17 Sep 1817 Record #:
02 338 Bondsman: Elihu Coffin Witness: J Hanner Bond #: 000058543
Nancy Poe (a Nancy
Poe married Reuben Bratton Bond Date: 17 Aug 1837 Record #: 01 043 Bondsman:
Allen Osburn (Osborne) Witness: Green
Morgan, Bond #: 000053628
Cealia Poe (married
Thomas Osborn Bond Date: 20 Aug 1816 Record #: 02 330 Bondsman: Thomas Edwards
Bond #: 000058410
Executor: son, William Poe, Stephen
Hussey, Esqr.
Witnesses: James Poe, Margaret Poe
* Also
Guilford County: Tillitha J Poe Groom:
Isaiah Stanley Bond Date: 22 Nov 1836 Record #: 03 421 Bondsman: John D. Clemmon Bond #: 000059922