Benjamin
Poe in 18th Century
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.
Benjamin Poe,
defendant
Page 32 [10 Aug. 1732]
Action of trespass. John Pickett agt. Benja. Poe and James White. Defendants failing to
plead, order is granted the plaintiff for what damages shall appear due,
returnable
Benjamin Poe,
defendant
Page 75 [10 May 1733]
Action of trespass. John Pickett agt. Benja. Poe and James White. Jury, Wm. Harrison, Robert
Baber, Jno. Miller, Jno.
Page 76. Robert Bullard being summoned as an evidence in a difference between Jno. Pickett and Benja. Poe and James White and being called three times and failing to appear, it’s ordered he be fined 350 pounds of tobacco unless he give sufficient reason why he did not appear.
Benjamin Poe,
land
Benja.
Poe acknowledged his deeds of lease and release of land indented to John Bradley.
--- I suspect one or more of these records for “Row / Roe”
actually refers to Poe
Benjamin ROW ---This case probably is a Benjamin Row/Roe and not
Poe.
Page 32
10 August 1732
Acion
on the case. Benjn. Row agt. John Roy. Jury find for the
plaintiff pounds 15.17.4 current money damages. Thomas Carr jr., foreman.
Next entry
Mason v. Carr
Next is:
Benjamin Poe,
defendant
Page 32 [10 Aug. 1732]
Action of trespass. John Pickett agt. Benja. Poe and James White.
Defendants failing to plead, order is granted the plaintiff for what damages
shall appear due, returnable
Benjamin Roe (must be Benjamin Poe or the
other record is wrong in Dorman’s book. Note that in Dorman’s Wills, Bonds and
Inventories, etc. for 1722 – 1730 the names Roe and Row never appear.)
Page 35
10 August 732
Ordered James
White pay Benjamin Roe . . . Jno. White [each] 30
pounds of tobacco for one day’s attendance as an evidence for him ads. Pickett.
Mary Roe
Benjamin Roe – this most likely is not Benjamin Poe. This
Benjamin seems to have died between 1732 and 1734
Page 117
10 January 1733/4
Action on the case. Mary Roe administratrix of Benjamin Roe agt. John Roy Gent. The
plaintiff being dead, the suit abates.
Petition. Mary Roe administratrix of Benjamin
Roe agt. John Roy gent. The plaintiff being dead, the suit abates.
Benjamin Poe,
juror
14 March 1735/5 p. 281 Action on the case.
Larkin Chew agt. Tomas Coustin. Jury, Robert
Taliaferro, Anthony Arnold, Roger Madison, Benja.
Poe, Charles Morgin, Spencer Bobo, Jacob Burris,
William Daniel, Thomas Rucker, Benjamin Hoomes, John Partloe, Nicho. Stone. Find for
defendant. Wm. Daniel, foreman
[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 next
entry)]
Benjamin Poe,
defendant
p. 373 [10 Sept. 1736]
Action of trespass, assault and battery. Jno Smith agt. Benja. Poe,
dismissed
(next entry)
Action of trespass, assault and battery, Richd. Straughn agt. Fr. Poultney, dismissed.
Benjamin Row* --- I strongly suspect that this is Benjamin Poe (Powe) we see in most of the early records. Dismukes and Poe are close families. And already, a Benjamin
Roe died around 1733. The Benjamin Poe that appears after 1736 probably is a
Junior.
Page 413. 11 March 1736/7
Upon the petition of James Dismukes (Desmukes)
it’s orderd he have administration of the estate of Benja. Roe (Benjamin Poe?) unadministered, who with Benjamin Walker his security
acknowledged bond.
Benjamin Poe’s bridge
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.
*
William Poe and William Watson attained a joint Patent in Orange (later
Culpeper) County one month later, June 1737.That Benjamin Poe's bridge and
William Watson's here in Caroline County are near each other, certainly
indicates a close relationship between these men. We believe that Benjamin Poe
and William Poe were brothers, sons of Samuel Poe (d.1725). The relationship to
William Watson is unknown, but certainly is a close one.
William ROW (or Poe?)
Page 433
8 July 1737
William Beverly Gent. Acknowledged his lease of
land indented to William Row.
Benjamin ROW*
Page 447
9 September 1737
Action of debt. John Brown agt. James Dismukes administrator etc. of Benja.
Row (Benjamin Poe?). Jury, William Lawson, etc., find for the plaintiff 22
current money debt and one penny damage.
Willam
Loson, foreman.
Benjamin Poe,
in suit
Page 479 [12 May 1738]
Suit on the attachment. William Daniel agt. The
estate of James Hearn. It’s considered by the Court that the plaintiff recover
771 pounds of tobacco. The constable made return he executed the attachment in
the hands of Samuel Edwards, John Powell, Benja. Poe, John Bradley, Phillip Tinsley, John Beasley, Chas. Beasley,
John Robinson, Josias King, William Watson and Daniel Johnson. Charles Beasley
declared he has in his hands belonging to Hern 117 pounds of tobacco. It’s
ordered he pay the same to Daniel and that the other persons pay to Daniel what
shall appear (before William Taliaferro Gent.) to be in their hands.
Benjamin Poe,
petitioner
p. 496 [11 Aug. 1738]
The petition of Philip Sanders and Benjamin Poe
is rejected.
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It appears to me that Benjamin Poe, SR moved
to Spotsylvania before Marson
“Mossum” Poe went there. Benjamin Poe SR sold A
Benjamin Poe acquired land in Benjamin
Poe then sold the land to Edward Brasfield and moved to At any
rate, one Benjamin Poe is in |
25 November 1760
Page 271 of Deed Book G 1766-1771
Isaac Darnall of
Spots.
4 March 1765 (recorded)
Septr.
6, 1764
John
Sutton (X) and Elizabeth his wife of St. Geo. Par. Spts. Co. to Edward S. Straughan
of same Par and Co. 60 lbs curr
100 a in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., part of a tract
purchased by sd. Sutton of Nicho. Copland.
Witnesses, Larkin Chew, Thomas Powe, Reuben Straughan.
23 September 1771.
John
(X) Sutton, Senr., and
Elizabeth, his wife, of Orange Co. to Benjamin Poe, of Berkeley Par., Spts. Co. Pounds 12 curr. 164
acres. Jos. Willoughby, Edward Brasfield,
Leonard Brasfield. No date of Record.
6 June 1772
Dudley Gatewood and Sarah, his wife, and James
Gatewood and Frances, his wife, of Amherst Co., to Edward Brasfield, of Spts. Co. Pounds 80 curr. 220 a.
in Berkeley Par., Spts. Co. (Mentions brother, Peter
Gatewood), Joseph Willoughby, Benja. Poe, Leonard Brasfield, Thos.
Penn, Jno. Penn, James Coleman, Larkin Gatewood. No
date of Record.
20 October 1772. Benjamin Poe and Elizabeth, his wife, of Spts. Co. to Edward Brasfield
of same Co. Pounds 40. 160 a. in Spts. Co. purchased
of John Sutton, etc. Witnesses,
Uriah Edwards, Charles Pemberton, Uriah Edwards, junr.
No date of Record.
8 August
1772
A Deed
Indented & Receipt from Edward Brasfield
& Elizabeth his wife (she being first privately examined) to Benjamin Poe
(Benja: Poe) acknowledged & ordered to be recorded.
p. 48 Court 8th January 1778
The Court are of the opinion that the sum of ten
pounds be paid to John Hoomes, Gentleman, for the use
of Benjamin Poe, as
compensation for his trouble and expence in
maintaining his sick
son* while on Furlough from the Army of the United States.
*
This passage appears unclear. Was Benjamin Poe being compensated for caring for
the sick son of John Hoomes? Or compensated, through
John Hoomes, for "maintaining" his own son,
Virgil, disabled at The Battle of Germantown. Perhaps Hoomes
was a local official charged with dispensing government reimbursements. The
words "maintaining" and "sick" appear problematic to the
understanding of the court order. Why would the government not just “pay” the
money directly to Benjamin Poe? While the records for a wounded “Hoomes” has not been checked, Virgil Poe (who appears in
Poe,
Virgil, esf Spotsylvania Co. VA, in 2nd VA Regiment; PN 1811 for
disability from hip wound at Battle of Germantown*; PN age 62
Note:
The Battle of Germantown
took place in October, 1777. Virgil Poe could be the son of this Benjamin Poe
who received compensation for "maintaining his sick son." This
Benjamin Poe and wife
Poe, Benjamin 6 1
Poe,
John 2
Poe,
Virgil 4
1936
Typed manuscript at the DAR Library, Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth
Poe
Cathy
Poe
1785
Joel
Phillips m. Cathy Poe 27 Nov. 1785
Bondsman:
Elizabeth Poe*
*Wouldn’t
Benjamin Poe normally have been the Bondsman? So, did Benjamin Poe die shortly
after arriving at
p. 126 Court 8 Oct 1778
A deed indented
and receipt from Benjamin
Poe and Elizabeth his wife (she being first privately
examined) acknowledged and ordered to be recorded (to whom granted not named)
* Did
Benjamin Poe, his wife, along with a Samuel Poe and Virgil and John move to
Amherst Co., VA?
It is not clear if this
The Deeds of
and
Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. Southern
History Press. 1979
Virgil Poe
1784
2 September 1784. Jas. Martin Sr. AC to Chas. Bridewater, Henrico, for pounds 320, 200 acres on heads of
some branches of S side of Rockfish, Lines: N side. Meriwether's Branch.
Wit: Jno. Murrell
Jr., Jas. Truslin, Virgil Poe
Wit. to Receipt -- Nathl.
Clarke, Wm Britt., Wm Clarke,
Orig. del. to grantee 27 Jan 1794
Benjamin Poe*
1785
30 Sept. 1785. Rev. Wm Irving, Albemarle, to
Thos. Williamson, AC, for pounds 116, 245 acres branch Rockfish near the Blue
Ridge Mt. Lines: Thos. Shannon, Wm. Simpson, Wm Crow, Wit: Jno.
Murrell Jr., Jno. Dinwiddie (or Jas.), Benj. Poe
orig. del. to Chas. Brooks per order 30 Sep.
1790
*
A Benjamin Poe sold land in
Poe,
Benjamin 6 1
Poe, John 2
Poe, Virgil 4
1936 Typed manuscript at the DAR
Library, Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth Poe
Cathy Poe
1785
Joel Phillips m. Cathy Poe 27 Nov. 1785
Bondsman: Elizabeth Poe
Benjamin Poe
Born 14
August 1749.
Poe, Benjamain (sic), NC Line, S31307, sol was b 14 Aug 1749*
(old style) in Culpeper Co VA & he lived in Randolph Co NC at enl, in 1782
sol had a wife & children but no names were given in the claim
*date actually reads “1794” in
the source, which is clearly errata. Other sources show 1749 (i.e. DAR Patriot
List: Benjamin: b 8-14-1749 VA d p 5-19-1838 KY m (1) Comfort -----
(2)
Patsey ---
Benjamin Poe
[Mary Poe]
NC. Wake Co. 1785-1802
pg. 143 State of NC to Benjamin Poe,
11-28-1792, a tract of 70 acres on the east side of Kenney's Creek adjoining
Mark Myatt.
pg. 144: State of
pg. 165: State of
pg.118, Benjamin Poe of Wake Co. to Jonas
Lassiter of same, Dec.12, 1796 for pounds 75 a 150 acre tract of land and
plantation on the east side of Log Branch, a branch of Kinneys
Creek, adjoining Liptrot. Wit. Johnson Poe,
William Poe*, Mark Myatt.
*
This pretty well clinches the fact that this Benjamin Poe was the Revolutionary
War soldier, who is known to have sons including Johnson and William
It appears that this Benjamin Poe got land in
Will of Benjamin
Poe (1839 Allen Co.,
Will of William
Poe (1855 Allen Co.,
Miscellaneous Record
This
Benjamin is probably connected to the Amherst County, VA group
Marriage and Death Notices from