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Poe Family in Kentucky

 

 

Poe in Kentucky Census from 1810 – 1840.

 

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Jefferson County, Virginia (later Kentucky) was formed from Kentucky County, Virginia. One of the first three counties of Kentucky (with Lincoln and Fayette Counties), it was created on 30 Jun 1780

 

1820 Census: John Poe

                                                                        1840 Census: John Poe

                                                                                    1850 Census: John Poe

Jefferson county was formed in 1780

 

 

Fayette County, Virginia (later Kentucky) was formed from Kentucky County, Virginia. One of the first three counties of Kentucky (with Lincoln and Jefferson Counties), it was created on 30 Jun 1780. Page 310. Most records for before 31 Jan 1803 were destroyed by fire. A second fire on 14 May 1897 also destroyed some early records.

 

1790 Census (6/13/1789): Benjamin Poe, John Poe

Fayette county was formed in 1780.

 

From Kentucy Land records found on ancestry.com

 

Poe, James

 

 

Acres:

1,200

Book:

11

 

Survey Date:

12-13-1785

County:

Fayette

 

WaterCourse:

S Fk Licking R

 

 

 

 

 

Owen County, Kentucky was formed from Franklin, Gallatin, Pendleton, and Scott Counties. It was created on 6 Feb 1819

1840 Census: Samuel Poe*, Benjamin Poe*, Hedgeman Poe**

                                                                        1850 Census: Benjamin Poe (twice), Samuel Poe,

Owen county was formed in 1819

 

* Amherst County, Virginia

1785

Virginia Census 1785

Amherst County   white souls           dwellings             

Poe,  Benjamin    6                              1                             

Poe, John              2

Poe, Virgil              4

 

Amherst County, Virginia (see 1792 map)

The Deeds of Amherst County, Virginia 1761-1807 and Albemarle County, Virginia 1748-1763

1792 - 1796

21 January 1792 etc. etc. land to William Coffey, lines of Samuel Poe  on bank of S. Fork of Stoney

 

** Note the name Hedgman

 

Title:

Federal land series : a calendar of archival materials on the land patents issued by the United States Government with subject, tract, and name indexes / Clifford Neal Smith.

Author:

Smith, Clifford Neal

Publisher:

Chicago : American Library Association, 1972- .

 

Thia book contains land warrants with the name of the counties and amounts of land received by the soldiers fighting for Va. The land for Va. was in the Va. Military district in Ohio. In volume 4 part 2.

Virgil Poe

Hedgman Triplett

William Poe

They were in Hardin and Marion Counties in Ohio.

 

 

 

Bourbon County, Virginia (later Kentucky) was formed from Fayette County, Virginia. The 5th to be formed was created on 1 May 1785. Some records were lost in a fire on 8 May 1872

 

1850 Census: A. F. Poe

 

Bourbon county was formed in 1786

 

 

 

Mason County, Virginia (later Kentucky) was formed from Bourbon County, Virginia. It was the 8th county to be formed.

 

Branch of the family from Pennsylvania (see also counties formed from Bourbon)

            1810 Census: Brittain Poe*, Patrick Poe**

                                                                                    1820 Census: Patrick Poe, Thomas Poe, John Poe

                                                                                    1830 Census: Brittain Poe, Joseph Poe, Patrick Poe, Thomas Poe, Jesse Poe, John Poe

                                                                                    1840 Census: Britton Poe,  Edward Poe*, Thomas Poe, Thomas Poe, Joseph Poe,

 Patrick Poe

                                                                                   1850 Census: Edward Poe, Ezekiel Poe, Britton Poe, Enos Poe, Joseph Poe, William Poe

                                                                                                             Thomas Poe, Thomas Poe, Jr.,

Mason county was formed in 1789

 

See Britton/Brittain Genealogy

 

* DAR records: Edward Poe (Born Ireland 1732-1816 Kentucky) m. (1) Martha Brittain, (2) Catharine. He was a Sergeant from Virginia.  See: “Our Pioneer Ancestors: The Day and Hendrix(cks) Families with Poe and Allied Lines Book II” by Ruth Hendricks DeVerter

***DAR records: Patrick Poe b. 1758 Pennsylvania - d.1849 Kentucky. A private in the War.

  So is this group from Ireland or from Pennsylvania, or both?

 

See Ancestry.com site on Thomas Poe 

 

Our Pioneer Ancestors: The Day and Hendrix (cks) Families with Poe and Allied Lines Book II Ruth Hendricks DeVerter. 1963

Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bracken and Mason Counties, Kentucky. Wayne and Hendricks Counties, Indiana

 

p.544

Abigail Poe, born 4/16/1760, was the 4th child of Edward and Martha Brittain Poe. Her maternal grandparents were John and Elizatbeth Stilwell Brittain of Shewsbury, Monmouth, Co., New Jersey. John Brittain was born 1695 - died 1705. Her paternal grandparents were Prtrick and Abigail Day Poe of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Abigail Day was the daughter of Christopher Day.

 

On August 1, 1776 Abigail Poe married John Day, son of Mathew Day, who was the son of Christopher Day. This of course, is where our Poe and Day lines cross. Abigail Poe was the great grand daughter of Christopher Day. John Day was the grandson Christopher Day. So Abigail Poe and John Day were 1st cousins, once removed.

 

Abigail Poe's father, Edward Poe, had served bravely during the Revolution. After living in Maryland for some time, he moved to Bracken County, Kentucky. John Day had also lived in Maryland and moved to Clermont County, Ohio about 1802. I have no record of where John Day married Abigail Poe, but it was in Maryland, undoubtedly, as it is thought that Mathew Day, John's father, after living in Fawn Twp., Shewsbury, York County, Pennsylvania, either moved over into Maryland and died there or that portion of York County, Pennsylvania became Baltimore County, Maryland. The two families, no doubt were well acquainted, and in those early times it was not at all usual for cousins to marry cousins.

 

.... continue with the family of Edward Poe. His 1st wife Martha Brittain having died in 1770, he married 2nd, Catherine _____, whose surname we do not have.

 

By Catherine, Edward had two known children, viz: Martha and Samuel, mentioned in his will.

 

page 548

 

Samuel Poe (10/16/1786 - 2/3/1865 married (1) Mary "Polly" Hook (3/27/1785 - 6/9/1846) They married 3/7/1807 (Recorded in Bracken County, Kentucky). Samuel was born in Baltimore County, Maryland and came to Kentucky with his parents at 10 years of age.

 

John William Poe b. 1850 Mason County, KY and d. 1923). He was present at the death of Billy the Kid, settled Roswell, New Mexico.

 

Nicholas County, Kentucky was formed from Bourbon and Mason Counties. It was created in 1799

 

 

1820 Census: Edmund Poe

Nicholas county was formed in 1800

 

Kentucky Marriages to 1850 

Nicholas County

 

Panley, Jeremiah

Poe, Esther Marriage Date: 28 May 1812

 

Forsythe, Polly

Poe, Edward Marriage Date: 10 Aug 1815

 

 

 

Bracken County, Kentucky was formed from Campbell and Mason Counties. Some records were lost in a fire on 20 Apr 1848.

 

      This family is from Bucks County, Pennsylvania

1810 Census: Samuel Poe, John Poe

                                                                                    1830 Census: Samuel Poe, A. Poe, Joseph Poe

                                                                                    1840 Census: Joseph Poe, Thomas Poe*,R. M. Poe

                                                                                    1850 Census: Samuel Poe, Richard Poe, Samuel Poe (listed 2 more times),

 Andrew J. Poe, David Poe, Amos Poe. George Poe, Joseph Poe,

 Thomas Poe, John Poe

Bracken county was formed in 1797

 

* See Ancestry.com site on Thomas Poe

These families appear to be related to the Mason County families.

From ancestry.com Pearson database of Melissa Pearson

December 31, 2002

Ancestor of the Poes of Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky. [Edward POE 1732 in Plumstead Twp, Buck's, Pennsylvania, 8 APR 1816 in Bracken, Kentucky]  Served as a private in the American Revolution, 8th Virginia Regiment Sgt. , 3rd and 4th Reg., 4th, 8th, and 12th, Va. Regt, served under Joseph Mitchell. He fought against the British in NJ and Pa. Was wounded in the War. After 1783 settled in Baltimore. Left Buck's Co. in Abt.. 1770 and relocated in the Shenandoah Valley of Va., precise location unknown. His wife Martha died there shortly before the American Revolution. He did not remarry until after the War. Paid Romney, (now WV) for services in the War, settled for 10 years in MD and owned land there. Sold the land in 1803 for 301 Pounds. joined the Philip Bruckner Colony moving to Ky from Va. Listed 1799 in Brackens Co, Ky . Farmed at Ridetop in Ky, South of Augusta and NE of Germantown, Ky. He is buried in Sharon Cemetery near the ferry landing on the Ky Side.

 

Hook cemetery notations posted on the web

 

Kentucky Marriages to 1850 

Bracken County

 

Poe, Elizabeth

Shedrick, Nicholas Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1801

 

Poe, Edward

Sanders, Ann Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1804

 

Hook, Polly

Poe, Samuel Marriage Date: 30 Aug 1807

 

Lucas, Ann

Poe, Absolom Marriage Date: 08 Dec 1822

 

 

Kentucky Marriages to 1850 

Mason County

 

Hurst, John

Poe, Patty

 

Poe, Mary

Pyle, John Marriage Date: 21 Apr 1798

 

Mcarthur, Alley

Poe, Brittain Marriage Date: 19 Feb 1809

 

Latham, Sarah

Poe, Thomas Marriage Date: 29 Mar 1814

 

Friend, Sally

Poe, John Marriage Date: 04 Aug 1817

 

Frazee, Polly

Poe, Jesse Marriage Date: 02 Apr 1821

 

Adamson, William

Poe, Sarah Marriage Date: 06 Nov 1821

 

 

Campbell County, Kentucky was formed from Harrison, Mason, and Scott Counties. It was created on 17 Dec 1794. Courthouse records may be in two different locations depending on the location of the county seat at the time. Both Newport (present county seat) and Alexandria should be searched, and there may be some overlap.

 

                                                                        1850 Census: Jordan Poe

Campbell county was formed in 1795

 

Fleming County, Kentucky was formed from Mason County. It was created in 1798

 

1830 Census: Humphrey Poe

                                                                                    1850 Census: Hannah Poe

Fleming county was formed in 1798

 

 

Floyd County, Kentucky was formed from Fleming, Mason and Montgomery Counties. It was created on 13 Dec 1799. Some records were destroyed by fire in Apr 1808.

 

1830 Census: James Poe*

                                                                                    1840 Census: Edward Poe*

                                                                                    1850 Census: John Poe, Hugh Poe, Menda Poe, Nancy Poe

Floyd county was formed in 1800

 

* Note this posting on the Poe-L listserv. This family appears to have come from the Cumberland Gap area of Tennessee (Claiborne County)

James Poe b. abt. 1770 in Powell Valley, TN, m. Sarah

children:

Edward Poe b. 12-32-1818, m. Agnes Marshall 12-01-1832, d. 08-13-????.

James Poe

Samuel Poe

Nancy Poe

Hugh Poe

Mary Elizabeth Poe

Elizabeth Poe

Meredith Poe

John Poe

Sarah Poe

Agnes Ellen Poe

Lauisa Poe

Floridy Poe

 

Lawrence County, Kentucky was formed from Floyd and Greenup Counties. It was created on 14 Dec 1821. Carter County was formed from Lawrence and Greenup Counties in 1838

 

                                                                               

1850 Census: Samuel Poe, James Poe, Edmond Poe*

Lawrence county was formed in 1822

 

*Wilkes County, NC

Land Entries

        1795    Linsey* Poe enters 100 ac in Wilkes Co on some of the waters of Big Elking R.
        1795    William Poe enters 50 ac in Wilkes Co. on water of Big Elking R.
        1795    John Poe enters 50 acres in Wilkes Co. on aters of Big Elking R. border a conditional line between James Goudes and myself and runs S.
        1799    William Lenoir 100 ac .........border Henry Poe.
        1799    Henry Poe 300 acres 300 acres Praters Creek
        1799    Henery Poe 200 ac no fork of Elk Creek
        1799    Edmon Poe 100 ac Praters Creek

 

* from Sam Sloan's Family Tree

Edmond POE. Edmond married Nancy TRIPLETT.

Nancy TRIPLETT [Parents] was born in 1789 in Culpeper Co., Virginia. She died on 24 Jul 1874 in Franklin Co., Kentucky. She married Edmond POE.

Other marriages: LONG, Gabriel

 

Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 

Lawrence County

 

POE, JESSE

  Spouse: SCEANES, MARGARET Marriage Date: 1 Dec 1859

 

POE, ELIJAH

  Spouse: FOSTER, LOUANNA Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1859

 

POE, JAMES

  Spouse: WELLMAN, NANCY

 

 POE, WILLIAM

  Spouse: HENSON, MARY Marriage Date: 7 Sep 1866

 

POE, ISAAC

  Spouse: BARNARD, MARGARET Marriage Date: 3 May 1874

 

Scott County, Kentucky was formed from Woodford* County. The 11th county to be formed was created on 1 Jun 1792. Many records were destroyed on 9 Aug 1837 and again in 1876.

 

1840 Census: Brown Poe, John Poe*

Scott county was formed in 1792

 

*Woodford County, Virginia (became West Virginia and some went to Kentucky. (See 1791 map)

Miscellaneous Virginia Records

1791

Certificate Book of the Virginia Land Company 1779-1780

26 October 1791 Petition of inhabitants of Woodford County to build a courthouse. John Poe list as petitioner.

 

 

 

Franklin County, Kentucky was formed from Mercer and Shelby Counties. It was created on 7 Dec 1794.

 

      1800 Census: Benjamin Poe,** John Poe**, Virgil Poe**

1810 Census: Edmund Poe**, John Poe*

                                                                                    1820 Census: John Poe**, Edward Poe, Virgil Poe**  (Note the Edward Poe in 1820 Clermont, Ohio)

                                                                                    1830 Census: Virgil Poe, Edmund Poe,  John Poe*

                                                                                    1850 Census: John Poe*, Edmond Poe, Hegeman Poe, William Poe***

Franklin county was formed in 1795.

 

* Note I wrote down from Marguerite Wright Ang of New Albany, IN. Edmund Poe b. 1769? VA (father John Poe?) d. 1860? KY. m. 1804? KY spouse: Nancy Triplett.  --- A descendant of Edmund Poe is a participant in the Poe DNA project (see Mason Poe on this page:  Poe DNA Project

  Also: Franklin County, KY 1850 Census lists Edmund Poe b. 1772 VA (aged 77), wife Nancy b. 1796 VA (aged 58) children Patsy (18) KY, Edmond (12) KY and Susan Brooks (5) KY. This family is adjacent to the family of John Poe (40) KY and wife Francis (42) KY; Hedgeman Poe (37) KY no wife; William Poe (27) KY wife Nancy (27) KY one of sons is Hedgman (3) KY

 

** There can be little doubht that these are the same men found in Amherst County, Virginia in 1785. They appeared that year and so, were not long in Amherst County. Since Virgil Poe enlisted from Spotsylvania County, VA, and is not the brother of John Poe, but grew up near he and brother Jesse, it would seem these men are related to Benjamin Poe and/or Marsom Poe who can be found in Spotsylvania County during the 18th century. Benjamin and Marson were probably sons of Samuel Poe of Essex County (d.1725).

DNA tests of a decendant of Edmund Poe indicate a recent common male ancestor with descendants of Simon Poe, SR (d. 1793) making it nearly certain that this Franklin County, KY Poe family stems from Essex County, VA and probably Samuel Poe who died in 1725. see http://www.mindspring.com/~poefamily4/DNA/

 

Virginia Census 1785

Amherst County   white souls           dwellings              other building

Poe,  Benjamin    6                              1                             

Poe, John              2

Poe, Virgil              4

 

*** Not confirmed this is the same William. From email communication: William POE b) about 1824 (parents not known) married Nancy E. WISE b) about 1828

Daughter: Lucinda Mary POE b) 28 January 1850 at Peaks Mill, Franklin Co. KY.  She died 11 January 1935 in either Franklin or Owen Co. KY.

Lucinda married Joseph Ellis DEARINGER (DERRINGER) 15 May 1867 and they had 7 known children.

 

 

See: Virgil Poe Pension File

 

Virginia / West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records. Volumes 4 & 5 Compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col., U.S. Army Retired. 1996 Abbreviations: ae: age, aec: age about, AFF: affidavit, afp: applied for pension, BLW : bounty land warrant; ch: child, children, dd: died, esf: entered service from father; w: wife; mbnn: mentioned but not named, mvd: moved, PN: pension, res: resident, residence, RW: revolutionary war, wid: widow.

Poe, Virgil, esf Spotsylvania Co. VA, in 2nd VA Regiment; PN 1811 for disability from hip wound at Battle of Germantown; PN ae 62 Franklin Co, KY, 1820, occupation farmer, when only family was w. F-S35565 R1945

 

 

Virginia Soldiers of 1776. Compiled from Documents on File in the Virginia Land Office. Together with Material found in the Archives Department of the Virginia State Library, and other Reliable Sources. Compiled and Edited by Louis A. Burgess. Richmond Press, Inc. Richmond, VA 1927

 

Title:

Virginia soldiers of 1776 / compiled and edited by Louis A. Burgess

Author:

Burgess, Louis A.

Publisher:

Richmond VA : Richmond Press, 1927-29

Collation:

3 v. ; 23 cm.

Note:

Indexes in vols. 2-3.

Note:

Indexes of v. 2-3 ; v .3 POOR CONDITION inquire at desk.

Subject:

Virginia - Soldiers - Revolution.

 

 Jesse Poe*, Private

Jesse Poe of Franklin Co., Ken. heir at law of Jesse Poe, appointed Thomas Miller of Richmond, Va. his Atty. 21st July, 1819. Witness, Reuben Smothers. Acknowledged before O. G. Waggener, J. of P.

 

Council Chamber, June 12, 1821. Advised that the heirs of Jesse Poe be allowed Land Bounty for his services for three years as a Private in the Contl. line. Thos. M. Randolph, Gov.

 

25 June, 1821. Rec'd. of Register warrant 6460 for 100 acres issued in the name of Jesse Poe, dec'd. Thos. Miller, Atty. Forwarded to Nath'l. Sawyer, Frankfort, Ken. Captain William Taylor, of Louisville, Ken. a Captain in his company, that he enlisted to serve three years, but that he died in the service before the three years had expired. Signed William Taylor, Sr. formerly Captain Second Va. Regt., Late Major of the Ninth Va. Regt. Franklin Co., Tenn.

 

Virgil Poe, a soldier of Franklin Co., Tenn** declared that he was a soldier in the company of said Capt. William Taylor, and that he knew said Jesse Poe. That Poe marched to the North and died at Blackwater, New Jersey - that he (Virgil Poe) was raised near John Poe -- knew him all his life, and that he is a brother of Jesse Poe. That the latter never married. Sworn to before O. G. Waggener, J. of P. 31st July, 1819.

 

The claim for L. B. warrant was at first rejected, because not sufficiently authenticated, but was allowed upon this additional evidence, 12 June, 1821. Recorded, Book 3, page 90, Va. L. Off.

 

* See below Milley Dimsey married Jesse Poe 26 Sep 1810

** I believe this is an error and should be Kentucky. All other records refer to Franklin County, KY

 

Reported by Maureen M. Faiella faiella8@aol.com

Nancy Poe (1803-1844)

William MCANALLY (1798-1888) Born TN

William McAnally, married Nancy Poe (1803-1844) in Franklin County Kentucky (1823). They migrated to Highland Township, Franklin County, Indiana, where they raised ten children. William was a farmer and took an active interest in his community.

to Madison County, KY in abt 1814

to Frankfort, Franklin County, KY in bef 1823

to Highland Township, Franklin County, IN in abt 1826

to Brookville, Franklin County, IN in aft 1844

 

Title:

Repeat after me : marriage bonds 1795-1810 Franklin County, Kentucky / comp. by Susan Stephens Flint & Ann Holder Lee

Author:

Lee, Anne Holder.

Author:

Fint, Susan Stephens

Publisher:

Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1983.

Collation:

138 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:

Copy 2, A#73115 : duplicate

Subject:

Franklin Co., Kentucky - Marriage records

 

Robert Sacrey and Polly Poe

Robert Sacrey and Edmund Pannell signed the gon June 24, 1802

for the intended marriage of: no date was given

 

William Poe and Charity Rogers

William Poe and Edmund Pannell signed the bond

7 June 1802

consent was given by : John Rogers, father

Witnessed by: Edmund Pannell

 

Jesse Poe and Joel Phillips  signed the bond 26 September 1810 for the intended marriage of :

Jesse Poe and Milley Dempsey

No consent was given

 

Virgil Poe and Robert Sacrey signed the bond 9 April 1807 for the intended marriage of Virgil Poe and Kenrae Jane Taylor

consent was given by: Kenrae Jane Taylor, herself

Witnessed by Robert Sacrey