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Sparacio 1990

Virginia County Court Records: Order Book Abstracts of Essex County, Virginia 1716-1723

 

Essex County, Virginia Court

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 Plantation to ye Main Road by Mr. Richd. Burckner's Quartr. & yt. he immediately clear ye sd Roads

 

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 Essex County, Virginia (1721-1724)

Deeds, Bonds & Letters of Attorney Deed Book 17 20 February 1721- October 1724

 

Francis Browning

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 Essex County & lyeing on the East side of Puemansend Swamp being part of a Divident of Land formerly granted to Jno. Meadows and Henry Peeters and bounded as followeth beginning at the mouth of a branch called Francis Browning Branch at the main run side of the South Fork of Puemansend Corner to the Iron Mine Land and running Easterly up the said Branch its several courses to three marked white oaks standing in Matthew Collins old division line. Thence Southerly along the said devision line to a branch called the Peace mouth of the first mentioned Branch to the place where it first began all which premises now are in the actual possession of him the said Francis Browning by Virtue of the Statue of Transferring uses into possession.

In precence of

Thos Horde

William (x) Davison

Jno (J) Gouge

Mary (x) Davison

At a Court held for Essex County the 20th day of October 1724 This Lease and release admitted to record.

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 Essex County, Virginia (1721-1724)

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.

William Bryant

John Gouge

Margett Bryant

At a Court held for Essex County ye 20th Day of October 1724

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.

Test

W. Beverley Cecur

 

* Prince Edward County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1754-1866 Typed by Genealogy Society of Utah. November 1936. Poe, Hasten m Silia Briant (Bryant) 6 Dec 1813 Bondsman Jesse Briant (Bryant), father  (noted in case there is a connection)

 

 

 

Sparacio 1990

Essex County, Virginia Court Records: Order Book Abstracts of Essex County, Virginia 1725-1729.

 

 

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.

 

 

Caroline County, Virginia Order Book 1732-1740. John Frederick Dorman, 1965.

 

[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.

 

 

 

 

Title:

Orange County road orders, 1734-1749 / Ann Brush Miller ; with introductory essays by Nathaniel Mason Pawlett.

Author:

Pawlett, Nathaniel Mason.

Author:

Miller, Ann Brush

Publisher:

Charlottesville, VA : Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council, 1984.

Collation:

323 p. ; 19 cm.

Note:

Index.

Subject:

Orange Co., Virginia - Road orders

 

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.

.

 

Title:

Orange County, Virginia, will books 1-2 : 1735-1778 / abstracted and comp. by John Frederick Dorman.

Author:

Dorman, John Frederick

Publisher:

Washington, D.C. : Dorman, 1958-1961.

Collation:

2 v. in 1 ;

Note:

Indexes at end of each section.

Note:

Willbook I, 1735-1743; Willbook II, 1744-1778.

Subject:

Orange Co., Virginia - Probate records

 

 

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

Francis Strother

Jas Kennerly

 

Caroline County Court Records

William Poe

Lydia 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.

 

 

 

Orange County, Virginia Tithables 1734-1782 Part 1

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 )

 

 

Orange County Will Book 1735-1743

 

24 November 1749 (returned)

 

John Gouge. Inventory. Total valuation pounds 44.6. 4 ˝

Francis Browning

Francis Strother

Jas. Kennerly

 

 

Culpeper County, Virginia records. Sparacio

 

18 Sept. 1755.

pp. 387-91

William Poe and Lidie his wife of Culpeper County to Robert Gouge of same. For pounds 27 current money. 150 acres . . on the head branches of Battle Run whereof 100 acres being part of 200 acres contained in one deed from the Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax to Poe 11 May 1752, also 50 acres adjoining being part of 65 acres contained in a deed from the Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax to Poe 11 May 1752.... second line of Poe's and Watson's pattent being a corner to Cornelius Mitchell who purchased 100 acres, part of the 200 acres of Poe ... in Captain Compton's line ...

William (W) Poe

Lidia (L) Poe

18 Sept. 1755. Acknowledged by the parties. Lydia was first privily examined.

 

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)

 

17 April 1760

p. 309-12

William Poe and Lidia his wife of Culpeper County to James Kennerly of same. For pounds 47 current money. 163 acres on the head branches of Battle Run . . spring in the head of a branch near the Peaked Mountain Road on the lower or south side the said Poe's plantation . . near the first line of Poe's and Watson's patent . . division corner between Poe and John Gouge who holds Watson's part of the survey . . part of 400 acres granted to Poe and William Watson by patent 10 June 1737

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 Culpeper County to Cornelious Michell of same. For pounds 13.4. - current money. 45 acres on the head branches of Battle Run . . line of Poe's and Watson's pattent . . corner to Thomas Minor . . near a spring . .

Robert (X) Gouge

Susanah (X) Gouge

19 July 1764. Acknowledged by the parties. Sus. was first privily examined.

 

 

Culpeper County Minute Book, 1763-1764 Sparacio.

 

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.

         

 

Orange County, Virginia Tithables 1734-1782 Part 1

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 Culpeper County the 15th day of November 1784

This Indenture was acknowledged by the said Jane & ordered to be recorded.

 

 

 

 

Wilkes County, North Carolina

1797

Milley Poe Groom: William Gouge Bond Date: 01 Aug 1797 Record #: 01 096 Bondsman: Stephen Philips Witness: Wm B Lenoir, C Bond #: 000165335

 

 

1810 Wilkes County, North Carolina            

John Poe 1 10/16, 1 >45; 1>45 (same as below in Rhea County?)

William Poe 2<10, 1 10/16, 2 16/26, 1>45; 1 <10 , 3 10/16

Note: these are adjacent entries

 

Rhea Co., Tennessee

John Poe m Dorothy Gouge 4 Dec 1812 m (2) Rebecca Hinkel 20 Oct 1819

 

 

Wilkes County, North Carolina            

 

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