Records showing John Poe and William Poe (JR) in
Culpeper County, VA then in Chatham County, NC
For reference see:
http://www.poegen.net/VA/Culpeper
http://www.poegen.net/NC/Surry
http://www.poegen.net/NC/Wilkes
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1747
mention of William Poe JR (son of William Poe and |
1747
- 1748
p.
3
NATHANIEL
CHAPMAN,
assignee of George Chapman, 9 Dec.
1747 - 9 July 1748; "Mr. George Chapman of
28
May 1753.
pp.
130-32
William
Beverly of Blanfield,
For
lives of William
Poe,
Yearly
rent on 7 December at
Wit:
W.
Russell
Robert
Coleman
John
Gough
21
June 1753. Proved by Robert Coleman and John Gough
20
June 1754. Proved by William Russell,
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William
Poe JR still in the area between 1747 and 1761 |
27 June 1761
p. 188
- Ordered that SAMUEL WOOD, JOHN JAMES, JOHN JOHNSON,
GEORGE ALLEN, JOHN CHURCHHILL and ARMISTEAD CHURCHHILL, be summoned to appear
at the
- On the
motion of WILLIAM
POE, It is ordered that John Francis Lucas Jacoba
pay him twenty five pounds of tobacco for one days attendance as a witness for
him at the suit of JOHN OLDHAM -
- The same order for William Poe, Junr
- Ordered that the Court be adjourned til
the Court in Course
- The Minutes of these proceedings were signed by
JOHN WRIGHT,
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John
Poe now seen in the records between 1763 and 1775. If this is the John Poe of the 1772 Muster
Roll for Silver City, Chatham County, NC then we have to account for why he
was in Fauquier three years later, or whether this is another John. |
John Lindsey, Plt agst. William Meldrum, deft.
. . . jury includes John Poe
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.
Page
123. 13 February 1775. B & S.
Bet. Thomas Elliott of Leed Par. and
William Elliott of same.. lease held under the Rev'd
Mr. James Scott .. one Negroe man slave. James, all
personal estate.. for the maintenance of Mary Elliott, wife of sd. Thomas and
their following children.. Ellis. Martin, and Curtis and good Clothing for sd.
Thomas and at his death the "working tools" to belong to said Wm. ..
Signed: Thomas Elliott, William Elliott. Wits: J. Moffett, John Powe,
Thomas Maddux. Rec: 27 March 1775. prov. by o. of wits.
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20
YEARS LATER: Unless I am missing records we now see a twenty year gap from
1772 to 1792 when there is no mention of a William Poe or a John Poe in the
Culpeper / http://www.poegen.net/Studies/VA/PoeSamuel_d1819.htm |
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10/26/1792 Murphy, William H to Leanna Pow.
Fatherless and motherless niece of Samuel Pow/Poe,
wit William Corder, John Pow;
bd James Penny.
William Poe
& Susanna Doggett 24 Oct. 1794. Min. Lewis Corbin
20 October
1794
p. 122-123
(On margin:
Hackley & wife to Payne. Deed. DD to Self 9th
DecR. 1823)
This indenture
made the 20 day of October 1794; Between Francis Hackley and his Wife Frankey, of one part of County of Culpeper and William
Payne of the County aforesaid of other part; (description of land) To have and
to hold the tract of land and premises with appurtenances unto William Payne
his heirs and Francis Hackley and Frankey his Wife
for themselves and their heirs unto William Payne his heirs against all persons; In Witness whereof we have set
our hands and seals this 10th day of October 1794
Signed Sealed
and delivered in presence of
Oliver Wallis Francis
Hackley
Richard Gaines Frankey Hackley
D. T. Strother
James Gaines,
Joseph Gaines
21 December 1795
Inventory of
the Estate of James Jett deceased . . . items listed and valued to total 234 pount 4/3.. wich inventory
includes a negro man appraised to 100 pounds and negro girl appraised to 50
pounds . . .
In Obedience
to an Order of the
Charles
Haynie, Samuel Poe, Francis Settle
At a Court
held for
Fauquier County Co. VA
Marriage Bonds
David Murphy to Lidia Poe 27 Dec 1797 dau. of Samuel. Witness: William Poe
16
September 1805
This list of Sales of
the Estate of Richard Corely
decd Vizt .. (purchasers
shown as) .. Vincent Nay, William Snewt, Austin
Corley, John Miller, Thomas Murphey, William Duncan, Abraham Jordan, Thomas D.
Wilson, William Puesan, William Corley, Stephen
Tucker, John Barber, Thomas Jordan, Malicka Corley,
Thomas Murphey, Joshua Turner,
William Poe, Charles Menefee, John
Ellis, William Smoot, Benjamin Harriss, John Nelson,
Presley Payne, Edward Compton, Zachariah
Quisenberry, Minoah Corley,
Stephen Tucker, John Barber ... December 20th 1804 .. by Manoah Corley .. William Duncan,
Charles Corley.
At
a Court held for
This list of Sales of the Estate of
Richard Corely deced case
was returned into Court and ordered to be recorded.
Feb. 4, 1808
This day I give my daughter Nanny, child
Teste
William Poe
John Poe
William Poe older than 45
Page: 269
http://www.poegen.net/Census/VA/VAfauquierCo1810WmPoe.jpg
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CENSUS YEAR: 1810 STATE: VA COUNTY: Fauquier MICROFILM#: M252-68 ENUMERATOR: John Edmonds |FREE
WHITE MALES |FREE WHITE FEMALES
|ALL Head of Household |to to to to 45
|to to to to 45
|FREE PG#
LN# LAST NAME FIRST
NAME |10 16
26 44 up
|10 16 26
45 up |PERSONS 269A 25 Poe William 2 1
. . 1 2 1
1 . . 4 |
John Edwards Apprmt.
8 November 1814, 28 February 1815, value of estate $1457.82 for horses,
household items, plantation utensils stock & slaves: David $450, Will $110
& Lewis $450, administrators William Edwards & Aquilla Hitch, report
prepared by William Priest, George Jett and William Poe, received Daniel
Withers; Book 6, 76.
Samuel
Poe
Testament
To all people
to whom these presents shall come that Samuel Poe of the County of Culpeper and the State of Virginia, for
come in consideration of what I have received and the love, goodwill and
affection which I have towards my wife
Feby and daughter Receckah Poe of the County and State aforesaid, have
given and granted these presents, do freely give and grant unto my wife, Feby
and daughter Rebeckah Poe all my Estate for during my
wifes life time and after the death of my wife, when
I grant and by these presents do freely give unto the said Rebeckah Poe
her Heirs (?) Executors administration as assignes
the following Negroes to wit William and
Lizsa and all her increases forever, I have
delivered rob Poe the aforesaid Negro slaves to have and to hold as hur Heirs Ex. And achn. Or assign
as hur or theirs also I do grant and by these present
do freely give and grant unto the son John Poe his Heirs Executer Administration or
assign the following Negro to wit
Hannes and hur increases forever. I have delivered
the son, John
Poe the aforesaid negro slave and above mentioned to have and to
hold his heirs Executors administration of assign ---------- ---------- - ?
ALSO I do grant and by these presents do freely give unto my daughter Triphena Bragg
her heirs Executors Administration or assign the following Negro to wit Charity and
her increases forever.
I have
delivered the said Triphena Poe Bragg the aforesaid Negro
slaves as above mentioned to have and to hold as her own so long as she lives
and then to her children that hur husband shall not
by any means dispose of not her increases
she has in any manner. Also I grant and by these presents do freely give
and grant my daughter Hannah Settle hur
heirs children after hur as a foresaid the following
Negro as aforesaid the following Negro
to wit Peggy and her increases forever and that Charles Settle hur husband shall not have
it in his power ever to dispose of her or hur
increases during time, also I do grant and by these presents give to my
daughter Rebeckah one of the best horses and
beds on the place to have same to hold as above mentioned without any measure
of condition in with here of. I have here unto set my
hand and seal this seventh day of November, one thousand eight hundred and
fifteen.
---- Samuel Poe
N.R. Also Negro Billy is to go to any of the
children she so chooses to serve the balance of her days after the death of her
mistress
Will Probated
10th Day of September 1819
William Poe (12 in household) 1 male <10 ; 1 male 10 to 16; 1 male 16
to 26 ;1 male 26 to 45; 1 male over 45
2 female <10, 1 female 10 to 16; 1
female 16 to 26; 2 female 26 to 45, 1 female over 45
Slaves: 1 male <10, 1 male over 45
John Poe ( 8 in household) 2 male <10; 1 male to 45;
1 female <10; 2 female 10 to 16; 1 female 16 to 26; 1 female to 45
Slaves:
1 female to 16 to 26
Phoebe Poe (
2 in household) 1 male to 45; 1 male >45 (so where is Phoebe ? the census
taker may have put one in wrong column)
Slaves: 1 male <10; 3 female 10 to 16;
1 female 16 to 26
1830 Census
William Poe (males: 1 <5, 1 - 5/10, 1 - 15/20, 1
60/70; females: 1 - 15/20, 1 20/30)
Rebecca Poe (1 male 45/50; 1 female 40/50)
Colonial soldiers of the
South, 1732-1774. Murtrie
June Clark
Muster Roll of Capt. Joab Brook's
19 Pvt Benjamin Poe *
27 Pvt William Poe
53 Pvt John Poe
104 Pvt Charles Poe - the only other time besides
these two that research has shown the name Charles Poe is this:
* Benjamin Poe b. 1749
1772
p.64
Ordered that a
road be laid out and turned the nearest and best way from where Jacob Fudge
turned out of the Quakers road, to run across Barr (Creek Bear Creek?) below
George Hendrys field along a ridge in a straight
course to the ford on Deep River,
& any 12 of the following be a jury to lay out the same, Vis: John Poe, George Hendry (sic, believe it is
Hendricks), Daniel Brown, Jeremiah Melton,
Willis Barger, Jr., John Brown & William Popland.
Page 378.
2 February 1773
-- David Smith to
Wit:
Henry Bray David Smith
Adam Ramsower* Mary
Smith
Job Ward
Five years after
the muster roll we see John Poe appearing in
485 30 October 1778 - Francis Calloway (Callaway) e. 300 ac Brushey fork near
1787 Tax List
shows both men in the area
Captain S. Johnson's District
Name No. Acres No. Polls
John Poe
100 1
By the 1790 census we see
William Poe in Surry County
1790 census
William Poe
(9) 1 m >16, 3 m < 16, 5 f
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Somehow we also have William Erasmus Poe dealing in lands in
Wilkes Co and it should make us be cautious about the connections. The Parks
family married into the Jonathan Poe family in |
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15 December 1792. Between William
Powe*, |
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William Poe JR, John
Poe and Benjamin Poe of Colonial
soldiers of the South, 1732-1774. Murtrie June
Clark Muster
Roll of Capt. Joab Brook's 19 Pvt Benjamin Poe
* 27 Pvt William Poe** 53 Pvt John Poe** 104 Pvt Charles Poe - the only other
time besides these two that research has shown the name Charles Poe is this: *
Benjamin Poe b. 1749 **
These records from Warrant
& Surveys, Tithables, Relinguishes,
Petitions. 1747 - 1748 p. 3 NATHANIEL CHAPMAN,
assignee of George Chapman, 9 Dec. 1747 - 9 July 1748; "Mr.
George Chapman of CAPT. JOHN GRANT, dec'd (same information as above) 11 Dec. 17479 Feb.
1747/48; 400 a. between the North R., Hungar
Run, Jobbers Mt. & Capt. Compton in the little fork. CC - JAMES GREEN, assignee of
William Tapp, 9 Dec. 1747 (date from survey, no
warrant included) - 5 Feb. 1747/48; 200 a. adj. Capt. James Compton. "Memd William Tapp Desires to
have the deed made out to his Son in Law James Green." CC - John Poe
& James Green. Marker John
Roberts. Surv. James Genn. WILLIAM
POE, 9 Dec. 1747 - 26 Feb. 1747/48; 200 a. at Little Batte Run. 28 May 1753. pp. 130-32 William Beverly of Blanfield, For lives of William
Poe, Yearly rent on 7 December at Wit: W. Russell Robert Coleman John Gough 21 June 1753. Proved by Robert Coleman and John Gough 20 June 1754. Proved by William Russell, From: p. 598 9 October 1769 Herman Husband of p. 599 9 October 1769 Herman Husband of Orange, yeoman, to John McCausland
of same, planter, thirty pounds, 189 acres, part of tract from Granville to
Husband 11 December 1762, called Desolate Hills begin at a hickory tree the
cor. tree of Desolate; W 60 ch., N 25 ch. E 140 p. S to beginning; signed: Herman Husband; witness:
Henry Bray, David Smith (X); proved by Bray January Term 1770 p. 600 October 1769, Herman Husband of Orange, yeoman, to David
Smith of same, planter, seventy four pounds, 503 acres, on waters of
Loves Cr., part of tract from Granville to Husband 11 December 1762 recorded
in Book E, page 168, begin at a post oak the beginning of Desolate, W 11 ch. N 15 ch. To a red oak, E 36
ch., N 20 ch, E 38 from
the beginning; signed: Herman Husband; witness: John McCausland, Henry
Bray; proved by Bray January Term 1770. Page 378. 2 February 1773 -- David Smith to William Poe - 20 pds - 50 a. being part of a track of land originally
conveyed to Herman Husbands from the Earl of Granville by a pattent bearing date the 11 December 1762 and called Dessolute Meadows - on Loves Creek. Wit: Henry Bray David
Smith Adam Ramsower* Mary Smith Job Ward * Ramsour? Which is mentioned in the will of Henry Bray http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/deedsrel.htm 20 July 1775 Deed Book B, page 72. Deed from William Poe & wife to Henry
Bray*, proved by John
Wilkerson
23 June
1775 page 21 Deed David Smith & wife to William Poe,
proved by Henry Bray |
