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William
Howard and Robert
Rutherford are connected to the family of Stephen Poe
Executors are commonly family members. Here, the will of Stephen Poe, who died in 1773 is administered by his widow and men who are also connected with raising Stephen’s children.
Chatham County, North
Carolina Abstracts of Court Minutes 1774-1778
page 10: Will of Stephen
Poe, dec'd proved by James Poe. NC, Chatham Co. Executors: Hannah Poe*, William
Howard** & Robert Rutherford.
*Stephen’s widow. Stephen died in 1773.
** Sarah Howard, daughter of James Howard,
married Mial Scurlock – according to other researchers. William Howard, who
took in children of Stephen Poe after his death in 1773 must brother to James
Howard. The Howard family appears to have come from Henrico County, VA where
some of the Amelia/Prince Edward County, VA Poe family can be found.
Ordered that William
Howard be appt. guardian to Hastin Poe, Larkin Poe, and James Poe.
He giving bond with Robert Rutherford, Esq in pounds 1000 each*
* These are orphans of Capt. Stephen Poe who
died in 1773. See note on William Howard above.
William Howard lived on land
adjacent to the lands of Simon Poe, JR and brother Stephen Poe (sons of of
Simon Poe, Sr.)
Deed of
Stephen and Sophia Herndon
To all People to Whom this
presents shall come . know ye that I Stephen Herndon and Sophia Hendon my wife
and administratricks to the Estate of Simon Poe* Deceased of Chatham
County for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred pounds current money
to us in hand paid by Richard Kennon of the County aforesaid have bargained
sold relieved and made over and by these presents do bargain sell relieve and
make over unto the said Richard Kennon his heirs and assigns all our right to a
certain piece or tract of land whereon we now live lying to the [ ] of Haw River and adjoining the lands
of Stephen Poe, dec. on the [ ]
John Morton, dec. on the [ ] Richard
Berry, dec. and on the North and William Howards on the West containing
three hundred and fifteen acres of land to the same more or less. To have and
to hold the same and improvement we the said Stephen Herndon and Sophia Herndon
administratricks do Warrant and for ourselves untl the said Richard Kennon his
heirs and assigns as Witness our hands and seals this 17th July 1777
Test: James Poe, Prettyman
Berry
Signed: Stephen Herndon (his
mark)
Sophia Herndon (mark)
Chatham County, November
Court 1777
Then this deed was in Open
Court duly proved by oath of Prettyman Berry and ordered to be registered.
* Simon Poe, JR son of Simon Poe, Sr probably
son of Samuel Poe of Essex Co. VA. Sophia (Bradford?) is Simon’s widow. See
note on William Howard above.
Chatham County
Court of February 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 pounds 1000.
* James Massey was married to Jane Poe, daughter of Simon Poe, SR. See note on William Howard above. George Herndon was father of William Herndon, who married
Connections
between Howard, Straughn and Dismukes families, two others who married with
Poe.
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Texas DAR GRC report ; s1 v311 : abstracts of wills of Chatham
County, North Carolina will book B, 1798-1833 / abstracted by Katherine
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1966 |
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65 leaves ; 29 cm. |
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Dorcas Howard
Dated: 25 August 1818
Probated Ausgust1826
my daughter: Elizabeth Tyson
gd. son Edward H. Norwood
all the surviving children
of my daughter, Sarah Norwood
to my daughter Sarah Norwood
son-in-law Edward H. Norwood
g.d Daughter: Betsy Norwood
signed: Dorcas (X) Howard --
HER mark
Ex: friend Thomas Snipes
son-in-law Isaih Tyson
Wit: G. Dismukes
Celia (?) X Straughan -- her
mark
Dodicil
Date Oct. 1, 1818
Probated August 1826
I give and bequeath as part
of my estate to Celece
Straughan who has resided
with me for several years $50
-- to my daughter Sarah
Norwood my two work horses Doctor and Rock
Wit: R. (?) Freeman
The relationship existed
in Virginia as well
Caroline County,
Virginia (where the Simon Poe, Sr. family came from)
Kimberly
Curtis Campbell, Milford, Virginia, Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia
1999
Caroline
County, Virginia Court Records: Probate and other Records from the Court Order
and Minute Books 1781-1799
Raymond Poe
Catherine
Poe Howard
December 1799
Raymond Poe (Mordecai Howard
and Catherine Howard his wife summoned to give William Fields counter security
on her Admin of the estate, she being formerly Catharine Poe)
Admin/Executor: Catherine Howard
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