Poe Family in
Thomas
Powe Virgina and South
Carolina
Revolutionary War Image
Series: M805 Roll: 662
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The
document reads:
Calvin Spencer
Rebecca S. Powe (widow of Calvin
Spencer)
Rebecca S. Powe
was born in 1765.
married
April or May 1782
Calvin
Spencer died 19th Jan 1801
2333
(168).
1
December 1792
Richard Farr
(Fear?) to William Ellerbee; for
pounds 75 sterling sold 3 feather beds and all the furniture (long list of
items) .... & a debt on the old "partnership" called Kershaw
& Company; sold at the Chesterfield
Co, SC, court house due to a judgement in
Chesterfield Co court against Richard Far due to suit by William Ellerbee. (signed) Rd Farr; witness Erasmus Powe & Jo McFarlane; wit oath
January 1794 by Erasmus Powe; book C2
p. 219
[William Erasmus Powe was a descendant of Marsom
Poe (d. 1782). Thomas Powe, son of Marsom Poe, moved from Spotsylvania Co, VA to the Cheraw
District of South Carolina. The relationship, if any, between the Simon Poe SR
family and the Marsom Powe
family is unknown. There also is a William Ellerbe Powe. The Auld family is
married into both lines and in addition to this proximity, we also find Wm
Erasmus Poe in a
2189
(25) (SC)
21
January 1792
Erasmus Powe, sheriff
(
10
Negroes
Wandsor
Will
Peter
Sanders
Milley
Warrick
Selvey
Luce
Jacob
&
Peter (sic)
"late" property of Richard Farr of
Anson Co;
sold
by virtue of his office [as sheriff] and "authority to Poe by John Chesnut; sold "this day towards" payment
"and satisfaction" of a debt secured by a mortgage from Richard Farr to Joseph Kershaw, John Chesnut, Ely Kershaw, William Ancrum
[or Anerum] & Aaron Lovcoch
[or Loouch] for pounds 1,655.17.9 "old
South" money, (signed ) Erasmus Poe,
Shff CC; witness John Kershaw & Jno McFarlane; wit. oath April 1792 by John McFarlane; book
C2 p25
>>> In the next record, William Erasmus Poe is of the
family of Marsom Powe who
died in Spotsylvania Co, VA. His son Thomas Powe moved to the Cheraw Dist of
This land is very near John Poe and Simon Poe on Gum Log Branch.
8755.
January 4, 1822. William Dismukes *(Anson Co) to William
Ellerbe Poe (Chesterfield
Dist. SC); for $5,500 sold 700 ac; border: begins at Thomas Threadgill's
corner stake in the ford of Grindstone
Cr. joins a road, Doctor Parker, & Jesse McLendon's field. (signed) W.
Dismukes; (witness) Thomas D. Parke [only one witness[; January 1827 recorded;
book V p. 422
9865.
September 1823 Henry W. Harrington to Zachariah Robinson;
for $650 sold 35 ac between Jones Cr
& Island Cr and on both sides of
the road from Haileys Ferry to Wadesborough;
border: begins at a stake. (signed) H W Harrington; (witness) Thomas Diggs
& Marshall Diggs; wit. oath Jan. 1831 by Thomas Diggs; Book X p. 441
Henry William Harrington married Rosanna Auld (1754-1826) in 1776.
Erasmus Powe (1768-1831) married (1st)
Eleanor Ellerbe (1770-1853) in 1792
Thomas Powe (1747-1817) married (2nd)
Rachel Allen
Thomas Powe, Jr. (1768-1843) married
Martha Ellerbe (1793-1867) in 1804
James Auld Harrington (1785-1839) married Eleanor Wilson (1793-1843) in 1808
Thomas Ellerbe Powe (1800-1879) married (1st)
Charlotte Harriet Harrington
(1809-1859) in 1826
Rosanna
Harrington, Will Book A, p. 164
Dated:
21 January 1828
Probated:
January 1829
Beneficiaries
Sisters:
Mrs. Mary Blakeney; Elizabeth Auld*
Niece:
Mrs. Sarah Bogh
Daughter
Caroline H. Chambers, wife of Otho Chambers
Daughters:
Ross A. Troy; Harriet H. Strong
Granddaughter
Mrs. Harriet H. Chambers, wife of Thomas Chambers, Esq.
Granddaughter
Mrs. Ann P. (or C.?) Hall, wife of William W. Hall, Esq.
Granddaughter
Mrs. Rosanna Lance (or Lanier) wife of John G. Lance (or Lanier)
son
James A. Harrington and his daughter
Charlotte H. Powe, wife of Thomas Powe
son
Henry W. Harrington
Chesterfield Co, South
Carolina (These are descendants of Marsom Powe of Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Samuel
Gillespie Godfrey (1837-1897) married 1863 Harriet Elizabeth Powe (b.1842)
Thomas Ellerbe Powe
(1800-1879) married 1St 1826 Charlotte
Harriet Harrington (1809 – 1859)
2nd Rachel Allen
James Auld Harrington (1785- 1834) married 1808 Eleanor Wilson (1793-1843)
Erasmus Powe (1768-1831) married
1st 1792 Esther Ellerbe (1770-1853)
Henry
William Harrington married 1776
Rosanna Auld (1754-1826),
Thomas Powe
(1747 – 1817) had charge of the Commissary Dept. at the fall of
* This
p. 97
9 March 1772
Benjamin Watts and
Francis his Wife to William Dillard - 100 pds. - 133
a. on Robertson's Creek - joins John Landrum
Wit: William Petty Benjamin
Watts
John Auld* Francis
Watts (x)
also this record connected Hannah, widow of Stephen Poe, son of
Simon Poe and William Poe Junr (who I think is son of
Simon's son William). James Howard is son-in-law of Simon Poe SR and this Clark
family seems to be the same as the John Clark family of
p. 416 (bottom)
13 February 1781 – Alexander Clark and Pheby his Wife to
James Howard – 4700 pds. – 350 a. – all that
tract or parcel of land whereon Simon Poe formerly lived – joins Mrs. Hannah
Poe, William Poe, Junr. and the land
formerly belonging to Morton (Morten) and Richard Kennon and the land whereon
Younger Neal (Neil) now lives.
Wit: John Auld Alexander
Clark
Jacob Dardin Pheby Clark (x)
Also. Note this Fayette County, AL data from the 1880 census
===============
1880 Census - Township 17, Hico,
Household:
Name Relation
Marital Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Mother's
Status
Birthplace Birthplace
Thomas BLAKNEY
Self
M Male W 69
SC Farmer
NC SC
Marthy BLAKNEY
Other M Female W 60
NC Keeping House NC NC
Dicy POE SisterL
W
Female W
75
NC
NC NC
Rebecca ROBERTS
SisterL
S
Female W
60 NC
NC NC
Perry
DRIVER
Other S Male B 25
AL Farm
Laborer
AL AL
Julia
NORRIS
Other S Female B 19
AL Farm
Laborer
AL AL
9823.
January 5, 1830 Richard Wallace sr (Anson Co) to James
Smith (same); for $1,750 sold 1,100 ac on both sides of Little Jones Cr; border: begins at 2 large
pines, joins Standfields Br, Smith, corner of an old
200 ac grant & a 100 grant to Stephen Pow, near Jones Spring, & joins
beginning of the old 200 ac grant. (signed) Richard Wallace; (witness) John
Grady Jr & Daniel May; wit. oath January 1831 by John Grady jr; book X p. 413
9691.
March 24, 1830 Riley Warrick (Anson
Co) to Thomas Rogers; Warrick owes Rogers $36.43; to secure payment sold 150 ac
on waters of Beaverdam Cr; border
begins at Isaac Marsh's beginning
corner in Benjamin Keel's line on old Camden Road, joins William Powe's old corner on a pond, &
Luke Bentley's beginning corner ; sale void if Warrick pays note by January 1
"next" otherwise Rogers can sell the land after advertising for 40
days in 3 public
9687.
July 6, 1830 William Dismukes (Anson Co) first part to
Alexander W. Brandon second part, & John P. Bates & Eleanor A. Bates
third part; for $750 paid by E. A. Bates out of her own separate fund & for
$5 paid by A. W. Brandon sold part of lots #9 & 38 in Wadesborough; border: begins
where Wade Street & Rutherford Street intersect, 72 feet on Wade Street,
297 feet to Morgan Street, 72 feet to Rutherford Street, & to beginning;
where Parker Trull lives; sold to A W Brandon in trust for use of Eleanor A
Bates. (signed) William Dismukes (witness) John B Locke; July 1830
acknowledged; book X p. 314
9688.
July 10, 1830 John P Bates & Eleanor A Bates to William Dismukes etc etc signed John P Bates, Eleanor Bates, & A W Brandon;
(Witness) John B Locke, wit. oath (no date) by John B. Locke; Book X, p. 315
(there are other records from 1830 mentioned William Dismukes in
Anson Co)
--------- This record from
above showing Dismukes of Anson to Wm E. Poe of SC. Then in 1830 it says Wm E.
Poe of Rowan Co.------
8755. January 4, 1822. William Dismukes
*(Anson Co) to William Ellerby Poe
(Chesterfield Dist. SC); for $5,500 sold 700 ac; border: begins at Thomas
Threadgill's corner stake in the ford of Grindstone
Cr. joins a road, Doctor Parker, & Jesse McLendon's field. (signed) W.
Dismukes; (witness) Thomas D. Parke [only one witness[; January 1827 recorded;
book V p. 422
9692.
July 13, 1830 William E Powe (Rowan Co,
NC) to James Terry Dejarnett (Anson
Co); for $3,500 sold 700 ac; border: begins at Thomas Threadgill's corner stake
in the ford of Grindstone Cr, joins
an old road, Dr. Parker, McLendon's field, & David Gray. (signed) William E Powe; (witness) Joseph Medley; wit.
oath July 1830 by Joseph Medley; book X p. 318.
Abstracts of
vital records from
Death: William E. Poe (Powe) April 4 Rowan Co., NC April 22, 1845
This from
9868.
December 18, 1830 Abel Stack,
gentleman (Anson Co) to Thomas Threet (Threat) (same); for $150 sold (omitted)
ac; border: begins at Lewis Reeves' corner stake & joins an old field;
being remainder of a grant (no date) Wilson English who sold to Cader Gewin deceased and to
Alfred Gewin
& Jane Thomas by heirship who sold to Abel Stack (signed) Abel Stack; (witness)
John Stack & John Elliott; wit.
oath January 1831 by John Stack; book X p. 443.
A Few Powe from:
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm
Quite a few members of this family moved to
Powe,
Ellerbe F.
Confederate
4th Regiment,
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Powe, Ellerbe F.
Confederate
Infantry 21st Regiment,
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Powe, Erasmas L.
Confederate
Infantry 13th Regiment,
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Powe, Erasmus W.
Confederate
Infantry 13th Regiment,
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Richmond County, North Carolina
Estate Settlements 1772-1933. Adams-Harbert.
Book 1.
WILLIAM T. ELLERBE
1869
State of
John W. Cole, Adm'r of William T. Ellerbe, deceased,
vs. W.L.T.E. Prince, Zack E. Powe, Thomas W. Powe, Ellerbe F. Powe, A. E.
Drake, A. E. Ellerbe, G. W. Duvall and wife Sarah, William Powe,
Madora Powe, Walker Powe, Catherine Powe, Charles Powe, Josephine Powe, Walker
Powe, Thomas E. Powe, and the other heirs of Esther Powe, deceased,
John McIver & wife
Margaret, Zack Ellerbe, B. F. Ellerbe and the heirs of John F. Ellerbe,
deceased, Washington Ellerbe, Thomas Ellerbe, Neill Nicholson and wife Hannah,
Henry Smith and wife Ann, John P. McQueen and Peter W. Stansill
and wife Eliza. The petition of John W. Cole as adm'r
of William T. Ellerbe, deceased, shows:
1. That Wm. T. Ellerbe,
late of the State of South Carolina, County of Marlborough, died intestate
leaving no wife or lineal descendants in A.D. 186-, possessed of an estate of
considerable value in South Carolina, and seized and possessed of an estate
also situated in Richmond County, North Carolina. consisting entirely of lands.
2. That administration
was taken out upon his estate in South Carolina when it was found to be
insolvent and a Bill to Marshal the assets of the estate of the said William T.
Ellerbe for Marlborough County against his heirs at law and creditors by his
administrator in that State, J. H. Gooch, complainants. A Decree of said Court
was issued that all the assets, both real and personal, should be turned over
to the Commissioner in Equity for Marlborough County; that he should sell such
assets and apply the proceeds to the payment of the debts of said intestate.
3. That it appears from
certified statements of the records of the Court of Common Pleas for the County
of Marlborough and State of South Carolina dated March 29th 1870, which is
herewith filed, marked 'A', that of the claims proven against the estate of the
said Wm. T. Ellerbe before the Commissioner of Equity for the State of South
Carolina, County of Marlborough of about seven thousand seven hundred and fifty
seven dollars remain unpaid.
4. That letters of
administration upon the estate of the
said Wm. T. Ellerbe situated in Richmond County, North Carolina were
granted to your petitioner by the Judge of Probate for said County on the 23rd
day of August, AD 1869.
5. That no personal
property whatever came into his hands as such administrator.
6. That no debts have
been presented to your petitioner or administrator of the said William T.
Ellerbe in this State for payment, but he supposed the cost and charges of
administration will amount to about two hundred and fifty dollars.
7. That said William T.
Ellerbe at his death was seized and possessed of about three hundred acres of
land adjoining the lands of the estate of Malcom Nicholson, deceased, and
others situated in
8. That his said uncles
and aunts are all dead and the names and residences of their representatives,
as far as your petitioner has been able to ascertain them, after long and
diligent inquiry are as follows, to wit.,
Zack E. Powe
Thomas W. Powe
Ellerbe F. Powe
A. E. Drake
A. E. Ellerbe
Madora Powe
G. W. Duvall and wife
Sarah
William Powe
James Powe
Catherine Powe
Charles Powe
Walker Powe
Josephine Powe
Thomas E. Powe
and other heirs of
Esther Powe
John McIver and wife Margaret, whose P.
Office address is Cash Depot, S. C.
Thomas Ellerbe,
Washington Ellerbe, Neill Nicholson and wife Hannah, Henry Smith and wife Ann,
John P. McQueen, whose Post Office address is DeKalb, Mississippi, and Peter Stansill and wife Eliza who reside in Rockingham, N. C.
9. That said W. T.
Ellerbe at his death was seized and possessed of about one thousand acres of
land adjoining the lands of David Sedberry and others
comprised in various tracts, and also situated in Richmond County, North
Carolina of the value of forty cents per acre, which descended as he is
advised, to L. D. Prince, his brother of the half blood.
10. That L. D. Prince
is dead leaving him surviving W.L.T.E. Prince, his only child and heir at law.
11. That W. L. T. E.
Prince is an infant of tender years whose Post Office address is
12. That a sale of the
whole of said land is necessary to enable your petitioner to pay the cost and
charges of the administration of the estate of said Ellerbe in this State, and
to enable the Commissioner in Equity, or other proper Court or office having
jurisdiction and control of the matter, to pay the debts proved against his estate
in the action or proceeding to Marshal the assets of said estate instituted in
the Court of Equity for Marlborough County, South Carolina by J. H. Gooch,
Administrator of W. T. Ellerbe, dec' d, complainant.
13. Wherefore to the
end that the above described lands may be sold upon such terms as to the Court
may seem fit and proper and that proceeds may constitute assets in the hands of
your petitioner for the payment of the cost and charges of the administration
in this State. and that the residue or balance may be paid to the officer or
other person entitled by the laws of
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FOOTNOTES:
(1-7 above)
1. February 3, 1846
Issue
2. February 15. 1843
Issue Fayetteville Observer: Married at the residence of Mr. Joseph Ellerbe,
near Cheraw. SC., on the 26th, Capt. Alexander G. Nicholson of Richmond County
to Miss Anna M. McQueen, of Chesterfield, SC. M&D Abstracts, 1841-1850 – Tyner
(8-13 above)
1. May 11, 1842 Issue