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21st of March 1716
p.16
In an
action of debt between William Hansford, Plt and Samuel Poe deft. the said deft. this day pleaded and the Plt joyned issue & it is ordered that the tryal thereof be referred till next court.
19 March 1717
The action of Debt between
John Gouge Plt.
& Jonathan Haile Deft
19 March 1717
The action of Debt between
John Gouge Plt
& Elizabeth Couch Deft is dismissted
19 February 1718
John Gouge being arrested at the Suit
of Joseph Trowhare
in Debt sur Statute & failing to appear, order is
granted agt sd Gouge
& Joshua Lindsey his Security for what shall appear due at next Court
unless Deft. then appears & ansers
sd Suit.
19 February 1718
It is ordered yt. Joseph Trowhare
be Surveyr. of ye Highways from ye King & Queen Road to John Gouge's
19 February 1718
It is ordered yt Thos. Griffin be Surveyr. of ye Highways from ye King & Queen Road by
John Goug's Plantation down to John Pckles Rolling House & from thence to the Landing in ye
Creek & have all the titheables in ye sd precincts to clear ye same.
17 March 1718
Judgment is granted to
James Gouge agt Francis Coughland
for Six hundred pounds of tobo with one attorneys fee and costs
18 March 1718
In action of Debt sur Statute brought by Joseph Trowhare
agt John Gouge (for tending of Seconds for tobacco) sd Deft. confessed
ye fact & Whereas ye Laws of this Colony half ye fine for ye same is due to
ye King. Therefore Judgmt. is granted to our sd Sovern. Lord ye King & ye sd Plt. agt
sd Deft. for Five hundred
pounds of tobacco according to Law with one attorneys fee and costs
Sparacio, Ruth and Sam, edited and published. 1988
Deed
Abstracts of
Deeds, Bonds
& Letters of Attorney Deed Book 17 20 February 1721- October 1724
20 October 1724
pp. 424-428
This indenture made this
20th day of 8ber (October) in the year 1724 Between William Davison
of Spotsilvania County of one part & Francis
Browning of St. Marys Parish in Essex County Witnesseth that for sum of Five pounds Sterl
money and twelve hundred pounds of Tobacco to him paid. Hath granted unto
Francis Browning his heir and assigns Fifty acres of land in
In precence
of
Thos Horde
William (x) Davison
Mary (x) Davison
At a Court held for
Also the same day . . .
Came into Court Mary the Wife of the said William & relinquished her right of
dower thereto which is also admitted to record.
20 October 1724
Wm
Davison acknowd his Lease & Release of land to Fras.
Browning (& Mary ye Wife of ye sd
Wm freely relinquished her right of Dower in ye sd
land) which are admitted to record
20 October 1724
Wm Bryant acknowledged his
Lease & Release of Land to Francis Browning (Margt
the Wife of ye sd Wm freely
relinquished her right of Dower in sd Land) which are
admitted to record
Sparacio, Ruth and Sam, edited and published. 1988
Deed Abstracts
of
Deeds, Bonds & Letters of Attorney Deed Book 17 20
February 1721- October 1724
20 October 1724
(Francis Browning acquires
land adjacent Samue Poe’s)
pp. 425-431
This indenture made this
20th day of October 1724 between William Bryant* of King & Queen County of
one part and Francis Browning of Saint Marys Parish
in Essex County Witnesseth that the said William
Bryant for sum of Fourteen hundred pounds of Tobo.
doth grant unto said Francis Browning & his heirs and assigns fifty acres
of land in Essex County being part of a Dididnt of
land formerly granted to John Meadows and Henry Peeters
& bounded Beginning at a corner red oak & hickory of Samuel Poe's
land & running thence South to a corner gum on the North side of the
South Fork of Peumansend Swamp thence down the Swamp
its several courses brought straight North to three gums corner to Samuel Poe's
land at ye mouth of a branch thence up the branch North joyning
to land of Samuel Poe to the Beginning all which said premises now are in the
actual possession of him the said Francis Browning by Virtue of Statute for
Transferring uses into possession . . .
In
presence of Thomas Horde.
John Gouge
Margett Bryant
At a Court held for
This lease and release
admitted to record
Also the same day - - Came
into Court Margt. Bryant Wife of the said William
Bryant & relinquished her right of Dower which is also admitted to record.
W. Beverley Cecur
*
Sparacio 1990
18 July 1726
p. 127
The petition of Benjamin Poe, Francis Browning, John
Gouge and others praying yt Paul Micou may not have
liberty to turne ye road by his quarter of Peumansend is rejected.
[From Colonial Caroline by T.E. Campbell 1954.
page 400. … the people of Colonial Caroline were
little concerned with criminal warrants. Instead they rebuked or fought people
who offended them. Rebukes and fights led to scores of civil actions for
slander and assault and battery. These suits clogged the docket of the Caroline
court with suits for assault and battery by far the more prevalent (long list
follows that includes the entry below of 10 Sept. 1736)]
p. 374 [10 Sept. 1736]
On the petition of John
Gouge and William Poe, it’s ordered Thomas Price be summoned to make his
administration of the estate of John Morgan.
p. 425 [14 May 1737]
It’s ordered Henry Dikes,
Simon Edwards, Richard Hopson, George Brassfield,
James McKinny, John
Gouge, John Gouge, jr.,
William Watson, Francis Johnson, David Tinsley, Philip Tinsley and Aron Quisenbury assist Thomas
Ship in clearing the tree notched road, from Benjamin
Poe’s bridge to William Watson’s, and also making the bridge by
Poe’s.
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27 March 1746
Ordered that all the Gangs
below the Battle Run that formerly were under the Directions of Samuel Scott
and Francis Browning work under John
Gouge Jun. who is appointed Overseer of the Highway from Poes Spring to the Lower End of Brownings Precinct and that they attend and
obey the said Overseers Directions in clearing and keeping the said way in
Repair and that he cause the Posts of Directions to be set up where Necessary.
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28 May 1747 returned
Isaac Chapman. Inventory
Total valuation
Francis Browning, Junr.
William Poe
Saml Scott
24 Nov. 1749 returned
John
Gouge*. Inventory
Total Valuation pounds 44.6.
4 ˝
Francis
Browning
William Poe
p. 461 [9 Dec.
1737]
William Poe’s
deeds of lease and release of land indented to William Taliaferro Gent. (and also
a power of attorney from Lydia Poe to Benjamin Robinson) was proved by John
Gough, John Gough, Jr, (sic) and Samuel Edwards,
witnesses thereto.
Barbara Vines Little c. 1988 revised 1990-1
Pub.
Dominion Market Research Corp.
23 June 1749
p. 198
John Gouge, Plt. agst
William Poe, deft. In Chancery
Continue til
next court
27 July 1749
p. 207
John Gouge*, Plt. agst. William
Poe, deft. In Chancery
Dismissed, being agreed by
the Parties
(William/Lydia
Poe sell land to Robert Gouge in 1755 )
John Gouge. Inventory. Total valuation
pounds 44.6. 4 ˝
Francis
Browning
Francis Strother
Jas. Kennerly
18 Sept. 1755.
pp. 387-91
William
Poe and Lidie his wife of
18 Sept. 1755. Acknowledged by the parties.
17 April 1760.
p. 308
10 March 1742. Poe and Gouge
platt: William Poe, 200 acres: John Gouge, 200
acres. Point near the fork of the road is mentioned.
Then divided 400 acres
granted to William Watson and William Poe by patent 10 June 1737. John Gouge
purchased the share of William Watson.
R. Eastham (signed)
p. 309-12
William Poe and Lidia his wife of
William (W) Poe
Lidia (L) Poe
Acknowledged
by William. Lidia
was first privily examined.
19 July 1764.
pp. 488-92
Robert Gouge and Susana
his wife of
Robert (X) Gouge
Susanah (X) Gouge
19 July 1764. Acknowledged by the parties. Sus. was
first privily examined.
22 April 1763. p. 320
On motion of John Poe, a witness for John & Robert
Gouge at the suit of Samuel Moore, being sworn, ordered that the said
John & Robert Gouge pay him two hundred pounds of tobacco for eight daies attendance at this Court as the Law directs.
Barbara Vines Little c. 1988 revised 1990-1
Pub. Dominion Market Research Corp.
List of Taxable property taken by William Moore Gentleman [in O]range County, April 1782
15 November 1784
pp. 309-310
This indenture made this
16th day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred &
Eighty four Between Jane Mitchell of County of Culpeper & State of Virginia
of one part and Benjamin Douglas of County & State aforesaid of other part Witnesseth that for sum of One hundred & fifty pounds
current money of Virginia to her paid by these presents do bargain & sell
unto Benjamin Douglass his heirs one certain tract of land lying in County
& State aforesaid containing by Estimation One hundred & forty five
acres be the same more or less it being the whole tract of land on which
Cornelius Mitchell deced lately lived on the head
Branches of Battle Run part of which the said Mitchell purchased of Robert
Gouge and conveyed to said Mitchell by Deeds bearing date the 19th day of
July in year of our Lord 1764 beginning at two white Oaks and a Gum. Corner to
a Patent grant to Wm. Watson & Wm. Poe bearing date the tenth day of
June 1737, thence North seventy one degrees East One hundred & seventy two
poles to a white Oak & red Oak. North twenty eight
degrees Ninety eight poles to three Spanish Oaks South seventy one West seventy
four poles to two Spanish Oaks and white Oak. Corner
to Thomas Minor. North thirty six West One hundred & fifty pole to 3 black Oaks. South ten West eighty six poles to a
small black Oak in the second line of said Poe and Watson, thence South nineteen East to the beginning. Together with all
houses Orchards & appurtenances to the same belonging to have unto Benjamin
Douglass his heirs and Jane Mitchell will warrant & defend the above
mentioned land unto Benjamin Douglass against every person whatsoever In
Witness whereof Jane Mitchell hath hereunto set her hand & Seal the day and
year first above written in presence of us Jean
her mark (x) Mitchell
At a Court held for
This Indenture was
acknowledged by the said Jane & ordered to be recorded.
1797
Milley Poe Groom: William Gouge Bond Date: 01 Aug 1797 Record #: 01 096 Bondsman: Stephen Philips Witness: Wm B Lenoir, C Bond #: 000165335
John Poe 1 10/16, 1
>45; 1>45 (same as below in
William Poe 2<10,
1 10/16, 2 16/26, 1>45; 1 <10 , 3 10/16
1814
Polley Poe Groom: William
Hynes Bond Date: 19 Mar 1814 Record #: 01 127 Bondsman: Samuel Hynes Witness:
Samuel Johnson Bond #: 000165838
1816
Sarah Poe Groom: Joseph Hinds Bond Date: 26 Jul 1816 Record #:
01 119 Bondsman: Joshua Tanner Witness: R Martin, Clerk Bond #: 000165705
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From researcher Char Anderson, September 4, 2008 William Gouge b
abt 1768 married Milley Poe
b 1780 in Wilkes Co. NC 1 Aug 1797, lived in Rhea and Campbell, TN for awhile
and then came to Cole Co MO abt 1815/1816 with 4
sons. He died abt 1830 according to census
records. His children were: Possibly Susanna Gouge Poe b 11 Jan 1798 TN married Henry
McKinney was their daughter or a daughter of Linsey
Poe we can't figure this out. Linsey Poe b
1780 from Wilkes Co., NC was in |