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Joseph Miles POE
 1828 - 1912

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Generation: 1
  1. Joseph Miles POE b. 5 Dec 1828, Ohio, probably Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; d. 10 Apr 1912, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio; bur. Apr 1912, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

    Notes:
    A. 1880 US census Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, p 60:

    Joseph M. POE Self M Male W 51 OH Farmer OH PA
    Carrie M. POE Wife M Female W 49 MA Keeping House MA MA
    John C. WITHINGTON BroL W Male W 44 MA Farmer MA MA
    Sarah J. WITHINGTON SisterL S Female W 46 MA MA MA

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Source Information:
    Census Place Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Family History Library Film 1255009
    NA Film Number T9-1009
    Page Number 60D

    B. 42-11 1853 15 Mar W. A. Poe has Joseph marry Lucy on this date.
    40 1853 07 Mar D. W. Poe to Isaac Poe - Isaac Kerns has boughten Joseph Poe's assets.
    1855 D. W. Poe to Isaac Poe - Joseph's wife, Lucy, died Sunday of typhoid fever. His little boy is hale and hearty.
    1856 04 Nov Joseph moved to Minnesota.
    40 1856 Joseph Poe wrote home from Minnesota about an article he read in the Galena, IL, newspaper about the deaths of David Williamson Poe and David Jackson Poe. They were caught in a blizzard while searching for a homestead near Nebraska City, Otoe Co., NE. Their arms and legs were frozen and they died when these were amputated. Adam Poe, who was in Nebraska City at the time, also wrote home about their deaths.
    CE 1860
    40 1860 27 Oct Joseph is living in Brooklyn, OH.
    He cannot live as a lawyer so has taken another job. His son's leg is bad and will probably never be well.
    1861 11 Mar Carrie and Elizabeth Poe to Isaace - Joseph told Carrie she should never have borrowed money. (Evidently Joseph & Elizabeth & Catharine were in Brooklyn on this date.)
    1862 05 May Elizabeth Babcock to Marion Poe - Joseph has enlisted in the Ohio Militia.
    1863 03 Mar Carrie Poe to Polly Poe - Joseph is getting a discharge for Isaac. The govenor gave him a pass and he is probably on the Mississippi now. Isaac was left with $1 whenMary Ann left camp.
    1863 21 Jun A Sunday. Carrie Poe to Polly Poe - Martha has a son born on the 1st of April. (This would be Arthur Conant Poe.) Joseph has spent a lot of money on Charlie's knee.
    1864 25 Jan Joseph has gone into the army. He is in a quartermaster department at Baltimore. Carrie is living in Brooklyn.
    44-4 1902 15 Jan Eighty year old Joseph M. Poe, 4107 Denisen Ave., is the man who started the custom of providing hotel rooms with ropes from which guests are supposed to dangle and to slide down if the hotel catches fire.
    1909 10 Mar Nettie Keyser to Dear Cousin - Carrie (Mrs. Joseph M. Poe) was deaf and blind the last years of her life
    OBIT 1912 Joseph Miles Poe, a member of the Ohio House and Senate for three terms, died 10 April 1912 at the home of a grandson, Joseph R. Poe, 1458 Lakewood Ave., age 82.
    Joseph had sold some of his land to the City of Cleveland. It became the Cleveland Zoo, part of Brookside Park.

    Joseph m. Lucy Pierce DURFEE 25 Mar 1853, Dunkirk, Chautauqua Co., New York. Lucy b. 1834, New York; d. 1855. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Joseph Charles POE b. 31 Jan 1854, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 1907; bur. 1907, Riverside Cem., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

    Joseph m. Carrie M. WITHINGTON EST 1856/1866, Of Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. Carrie b. CAL 1831, Massachusetts; d. Aft 1906. [Group Sheet]

    Notes:
    Another record said Joseph and Carrie married Aft 1854

Generation: 2
  1. David Williamson POE b. 16 Apr 1799, , Beaver, Pennsylvania; d. Abt Dec 1856, Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska; bur. Apr 1857, Brookmere Cem., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

    Notes:
    DEATH: After exposure to snow storm.

    CENSUS: 1850 25 Jul OH (Cuyahoga) Brooklyn T., p59/117 D. W. Poe 50 MW Landlord $2500 OH (s/b PA) Mary A. 48 FW PA David 09 MW OH Rosina Harman 17 FW GER Jane Ceyne 12 FW OH Polly Gray 12 FW NY David Mathews 22 MW Laborer OH Catharine Cunan 19 FW OH Mary Poe 14 FW OH

    1. David was named after father Adam's best friend, Col. David Williamson, father's associate in Indian wars. Had flour mills in Brooklyn Center, Cuyahoga Co., OH. Went to Nebraska to locate more mill sites. Was returned to Brooklyn Center for burial. David W. Poe was a Justice of the Peace in Medina County at one time. 9 1843 David W. Poe moved to Cleveland where he opened a tavern east of Brooklyn near the Brighton Bridge. Died with his son David Jackson Poe in a blizzard on the prairie. Died from exposure after snowstorm.

    2. One source lists birth year as 1789 and another 1799; 1850 census lists DW Poe as 50, so I will use 1799.

    3. Residences: New Lisbon, Columbiana Co., Ohio; Brooklyn, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio

    4. - 1819 26 Aug IGI-OH- has David W. Poe marry Mary Ann Nead on this date. The entry is a document.
    - 1833 DOCU-514 - Ephilet & Sibble Austin of Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., OH, granted to David W. Poe of (left blank) Lot 1, 16th Range, Western Reserve - Harrisville.
    -1834 27 oct DOCU-353 - Joseph & Sarah Battell of Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT, granted to David W. Poe of Harrisville, Medina Co., OH, the west part of Lot#81, 61 24/100 acres, Harrisville.
    -1835 DOCU-I-508 - Erastus Johnson of Harrisville, Medina Co., oh, granted to David W. Poe of (left blank) Lot #1, 16th Range, Western Reserve, known as par of Lot 113, 124 94/100 acres; David & Mary Ann Poe of Harrisville, Medina Co., OH, granted to James Klack of Harrisville, #1, 16th Range, Western Reserve, part of ....
    -1841 13 Dec DOCU-T-360 to 363 - David W. & Mary Ann Poe purchased 100 acres from Christopher & Sophrana Whiting. They then sold the land to Isaac Poe. They later sold the land to John Poe. (Did Isaac back out on the purchase?)
    - 1856 Joseph Poe wrote home about an article he read in the Galena, IL, newspaper about the deaths of David Williamson Poe and David Jackson Poe. They were caught in
    a blizzard while searching for a homestead near Nebraska City, Otoe Co., NE. Their arms and legs were frozen and they died when these were amputated. Adam Poe, who was in Nebraska City at the time, also wrote home about their deaths.
    -1857 09 Apr These DOD on the tombstones of David Williamson Poe and David Jackson Poe in the Brookmere Cemetery at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio are incorrect. This is likely the dates their bodies were buried.

    5. 1850 25 Jul OH (Cuyahoga) Brooklyn T., p59/117
    D. W. Poe 50 MW Landlord $2500 OH (s/b PA)
    Mary A. 48 FW PA
    David 09 MW OH
    Rosina Harman 17 FW GER
    Jane Ceyne 12 FW OH
    Polly Gray 12 FW NY
    David Mathews 22 MW Laborer OH
    Catharine Cunan 19 FW OH
    Mary Poe 14 FW OH
    ( LCW - I suspect David was the son of Jacob and Catharine (Poe) Matthews. The other surnames aren't familiar and aren't in my index at this time. I would guess they are either boarders or servants at the tavern.

  2. David m. Mary Ann NEED, (or Mead) 26 Aug 1818 or 1819, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio. Mary b. 5 Dec 1801, Pennsylvania, probably Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; d. 6 Aug 1866, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

  3. Mary Ann NEED, (or Mead) b. 5 Dec 1801, Pennsylvania, probably Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; d. 6 Aug 1866, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

    Notes:
    Last name may be Meade or Mead.

    Notes:


    SOURCES: VR

    VR Marriage Volume #2p3, Wayne Co., OH

    Children:
    1. John POE b. 26 Oct 1820, Wayne Co., Ohio; d. Abt 1895.
    2. Isaac POE b. 25 Jun 1822, Wayne Co., Ohio; d. 6 Mar 1863, Helena, Phillips, Arkansas; bur. 1863, Holcomb Cem., Concord Twp., Jefferson Co., Wisconsin.
    3. Adam Williamson POE b. 29 Jul 1824, , Wayne, Ohio; d. 28 Nov 1908, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; bur. 1908, Brookmere Cem., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    4. Elizabeth POE b. 13 Mar 1826, Ohio, probably Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; d. Aft 1908.
    5. 1. Joseph Miles POE b. 5 Dec 1828, Ohio, probably Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; d. 10 Apr 1912, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio; bur. Apr 1912, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    6. Catharine POE b. 29 May 1831, Ohio, probably Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Aft Nov 1902, Ohio.
    7. Mary Ann POE b. 25 May 1836, Harrisville, Medina, Ohio; d. Aft Nov 1902, Ohio.
    8. David Jackson POE b. 11 Oct 1841, Ohio, probably Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; d. Dec 1856, Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska; bur. 9 Apr 1857, Brookmere Cem., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Generation: 3
  1. Adam POE b. 3 Mar 1746/1747, Frederick Co., Maryland; d. 23 Sep 1838, Dalton, Wayne, Ohio; bur. 16th Reformed Cem., Massillon, Stark, Ohio.

    Notes:
    1 _MILT
    2 PLAC See RW Pension R.8292
    2 SOUR POE29-1
    2 SOUR S01764

    4 TEXT Date of Import: Mar 8, 2000


    May have been born at sea in 1745 and birth not recorded until arrival in America. Marion Yost of the 16th Reformed Church, Massillon, OH wrote this to A. McIntosh.

    Came to Washington Co., PA 1773-75; Georgetown, PA in 1777.

    Children born before 1782 are born in PA, after 1783 in OH, except Sarah, b. in PA.

    1764-74 member of Mills Creek Presbyterian Church, Wayne Co., OH.

    Fought in War Of Independence 1775-1783. Volunteered in 1776, served as PVT in Capt. G. McCormick Co., PVT in Capt. T. Bass (Bay's) Co., elected Capt. under Col. Marshall to defend the frontier and served under Col. Baird & D. Williamson. Served in War of 1812 as a Capt. Pension applied 31 Aug 1832.

    Buried in Cemetery #16, (German) Reform Church Cemetery, Tuscarawas Twp., Stark Co., OH.

    Place of death also listed as Massillon, Stark Co., OH.

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    Surnames: KOFFEL, MATTHEWS, POE
    Researcher: Margie Bell
    Email: margiebell@centuryinter.net
    Date posted: Sunday, June 15, 1997

    POE, MATTHEWS, KOFFEL I am a direct descendant of Adam POE b. 1745 or
    1747 in Frederick Co, MD and died on either Sept. 23, 1838 or 1840 in Stark Co.,
    OH. He married Betsey MATTHEWS, b. in Feb. 1756 in Down, North Ireland
    (Ulster). She came to America in 1768 and died in Stark Co., Ohio. Adam and Betsey were the parents of Sarah Poe, b. July 15, 1791 in Washington Co., PA and died in Congress, Congress Twp, Wayne Co., Ohio. Sarah married Adam Koffel, b. April 15, 1788 in Rockhill Twp, Bucks Co, PA and died in Congress, Congress Twp., Wayne Co. Ohio on March 14, 1868. Sarah and Adam KOFFEL were the parents of Catherine Koffel, b. Oct. 26, 1813 in Columbiana Co., Ohio and married Lewis T. Kelly (probably somewhere in Ohio, date unknown), b. Oct. 1, 1806 in Jefferson Co., Ohio. I would like to hear from anyone with information on siblings or parents of this lineage. Thanks



    Sources: VR,POE1-1,1-2,1-3,3MD-PA-OH,16-2,20-2,21-1,25-3,29-1,29-6,34-5,42-11,88,95
    29 Adam was born during the summer of 1747 (or 1745) "at sea" or more likely Prince Georges Co., MD.
    20-2 1762 George Jacob Poe, Sr., was murdered and George Jacob Poe, Jr., inherited most of the estate by right of primature. His son, Andrew, went west soon afterward, first apprenticing
    his brother, Adam, to a shoemaker. His daughter, Kate, married Isaac Miller, a neighbor.
    29-1 1773 Andrew returned from PA and urged Adam to come west with him. Adam moved from Frederick, MD, to Ft. Pitt (recently Ft. Duquesne belonging to the French) where he joined the militia. Some accounts have Andrew and Adam moving west in 1772 or 1774. Adam's portrait was painted in 1774; where?
    42-8 Adam and Kate went through Bedford Co., PA, the area where Sophronia (Poe) Shanor lived, while en route to Ft. Pitt. They traveled to the Ohio Valley with the Wetzel brothers.
    42-5 1774 William Cochran, Elizabeth's first husband, was killed by Indians somewhere across the river from East Liverpool, OH.
    81 1775 17 May Barbara Pfo, Daughter of Adam Pfo and Anna Maria Gefronin, was baptized at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Frederick Co., MD. C504181-0103
    81 1775 21 May Barbara Pfo, daugher of Adam Pfo and Anna Maria Gesronin, was baptized at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Middletown, Frederick Co., MD. C507701-1412.
    LCW Who was this Adam Pfo?
    29-1 1775 Adam left Ft. Pitt. Both he and Andrew lived with the John Christ family during the Revolutionary War. C. Brown, in a letter to Rolland Pohe, claimed that Adam and Elizabeth lived with the Christ family.
    1776 Summer Adam volunteered for service as a private in Captain George McCormick's Company (militia), Colonel Cannon's PA Regiment for 14 days.
    1777 Adam enlisted in Captain Bay's/Base's Company, Colonel Cannon's and Colonel James Marshall's PA Regiments where he served as a private for not less than seven months.
    1777 12 Oct Adam Poe married Elizabeth, widow of the slain William Cochran.
    3 1777 02 Oct Has Adam & Elizabeth marry this date. This is a patron entry.
    42-5 1777 Has Adam Poe and Elizabeth Cochran marry this year.
    42 C. Brown, 24 Mar 76, claimed that HISTORY OF BEAVER CO., PA
    (Crumrine or Bausman?) states that Adam and his wife lived with the Christ family, a Mononghela River family, for a year.
    29-1 1778 Adam enlisted in Captain Thomas Base's Company, Colonel James Marshall's Regiment, for not less than six months.
    1779 Adam enlisted in Captain Thomas Base's Company, Colonel James Marshall's Regiment, for not less than seven months.
    1780 24 Jun Adam homesteaded a 378 acre tract on Harmon's Creek, Westmoreland Co., PA, that he named "Poeville." It was between Andrew's tract and Isaac Miller's tract.
    1780 Adam enlisted in Captain Thomas Base's Company, Colonel James Marshall's Regiment, for not less than six months.
    1781 Adam enlisted in Captain Thomas Base's Company, Colonel James Marshall's Regiment, for not less than seven months. It was during this period that he and Andrew were in the Battle at Sheepsgate fighting Indians. Andrew was wounded.
    1781 Andrew and Adam had the fight with the Indian, Big Foot.
    2 1781 Washington Co., PA, formed from Westmoreland Co., PA
    29-1 1781-1783 Adam was a private in the 7th Company (Captain Kidd's Company), 4th Battalion, Pennsylvania Militia.
    1782 02 Apr Adam Poe was paid 12 pounds, 10 shillings for one Indian scalp.
    PA Colonial Records, Vol. 13p248)
    1783 Adam enlisted in Captain Thomas Base's Company, Colonel James Marshall's Regiment, for not less than three months.
    1784 Adam Poe saw service against the Indians in Washington Co., PA.
    1785-1794 Adam Poe was elected Captain of a company under Colonel Marshall to defend the frontier of western Pennsylvania against Indians and served at various times under Colonel Baird and Colonel David Williamson. The latter was greatly admired by Adam Poe and he named his youngest son, David Williamson Poe.
    50-11:8:8 1786 13 Jan The tract of land that Adam Poe selected in Washington Co. area, PA, was surveyed January 13, 1786, and was named "Poeville." It contained 377 acres adjoining lands of Matthew Ritchie, Isaac Miller*, and John Comly. He and Andrew had come to PA from New England (Maryland-LCW) at the same time as did Philip Jackson and Robert Wallace. Adam later sold this land and moved to Ohio.
    They also owned a tract of land prior to 1786 in Smith T., Washington Co. Area, PA, probably Westmoreland Co. at the time, where they lived at the time of the burining of Wallace's cabin. That tract was sold to Arthur Campbell.
    2 1788 Allegheny Co., PA, formed from Westmoreland Co.,PA, and Washington Co., PA.
    42 1789 19 Dec Rolland claimed that Adam and Elizabeth had a son named John who was born 19 Dec 1789, died 13 Sep 1843, buried Strumpt Center, Salt Lake T., Pickaway Co., OH. (not likely-LCW)
    99 Had Adam born 1793, died 1840.
    1800 Beaver Co., PA, formed from Allegheny Co., PA, and Washington Co., PA
    42-2 1800+ Adam Poe lived at Gavers, a little crossroad southwest of Lisbon, Columbiana Co., OH. It was named for his son-in-law, Rideon Gavers (connection yet to be discovered.)
    Columbiana Co., in Adam's time, included land just west of what is known as Stark Co., OH. Adam & Elizabeth are buried only a mile or so west of what is now Stark Co., OH.
    29 1840 28 Apr Adam Kuffle, David W. Poe, and David Kuffle testified that they had seen a page from the Poe family Bible listing the children born to Adam and Elizabeth Poe and it was written in German.
    20-2 Daisy Poe Pratt listed Adam's children in a slightly different order but she gave no DOB for any of them.
    16-2 1939 Sally (Poe) Kuffle claimed that Adam was married twice. He had, by his first marriage in PA, one daughter born. She claimed that Adam married twice, his daughter by his first marriage was Barbara who married a Mr. Cochran of PA. Adam's second marriage was to Betsey Matthews, widow of William Cochran. Betsey was an immigrant from Ireland. She came to this country when she was 12, the sister of a Presbyterian minister named William Matthews. Sally claimed that his brother, Andrew, born 1742, was six years older than Adam.
    1-3 Bergevin: Adam POE can be found in the DAR Lineage Books, Vol. 106p126; Vol. 109p127; Vol. 121p36; and Vol. 132p95.
    42-11 William A. Poe claimed that there were three Poe reunions held each year:
    one each in Michigan, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.

  2. Adam m. Elizabeth MATTHEWS 12 Oct 1777, In a fort, Washington Co., Pennsylvania. Elizabeth b. 10 Feb 1758, Down Co., Ulster Province, Irleand; d. 27 Dec 1844, Massillon, Stark, Ohio; bur. Bur. #16 Cem., Massillon, Stark, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

  3. Elizabeth MATTHEWS b. 10 Feb 1758, Down Co., Ulster Province, Irleand; d. 27 Dec 1844, Massillon, Stark, Ohio; bur. Bur. #16 Cem., Massillon, Stark, Ohio.

    Notes:
    Elizabeth is sometimes listed as Elizabeth Cochran as she was first married to William Cochran.

    Elizabeth had a brother , William Matthews, who was a Presbyterian preacher and wed his sister Elizabteth to Adam Poe.

    Place of birth also listed as "Northwest Coast, Irleand".

    Elizabeth's first husband, William Cochran, died on the Ohio River while she was pregnant. This would have been 1774-75. This child was Rebecca, who eventually married John Hook.

    Her maiden name is also listed as Mathew.

    Some say birth year is 1756. Elizabeth came to America when she was 12 years old.

    Buried in Cemetery #16, (German) Reform Church Cemetery, Tuscarawas Twp., Stark Co., OH.[George Jacob Poe.FTW]


    Sources POE16-2,42-5,65
    LCW Ancestor of Lawrence C. Webb needing research.
    Elizabeth was the widow of a William Cochran who was killed by Indians
    in 1774. She was an immigrant from the NW coast of Ireland and her maiden name is unknown.
    Various guesses have her named Smith - Cadman - Matthews.
    42-5 1774 Elizabeth was pregnant with Rebecca when William Cochran was killed.
    William had no other children recorded in the WV Collection.
    42-5 Glen Hook stated that his great-great-grandfather was John Hook
    (1747-1836), son of Mathias Hook who was founder of Hooksville, PA. John Hook married Rebecca Cochran (1775- ), daughter of William Cochran and Elizabeth Cadman.
    16-2 1939 Sally (Poe) Kuffle claimed that Adam was married twice. He had, by his first marriage in PA, one daughter born. She said that Adam's daughter by his first marriage was Barbara who married a Mr. Cochran of PA. Adam's second marriage was to Betsey Matthews, widow of William Cochran. Betsey was an immigrant from Ireland. She came to this country when she was 12, the sister of a Presbyterian minister named William Matthews. Sally claimed that his brother, Andrew, born 1742, was six years older than Adam.
    120C 1999 01 Jan Gave Betsy the maiden surname MATTHEWS
    65 William A. Poe believed Elizabeth's maiden name to be Cadman.
    Claimed three Poe reunions were held every year in MI, Kentucky, and PA. (LCW-Those in MI are held every five years.)

    Notes:
    1 _FA1
    2 PLAC some list as Washington Co., OH, but it was a fort in western PA, per wife

    Children:
    1. George Washington POE b. 18 Sep 1778, Washington Co., Pennsylvania; d. 3 Aug 1851, Casopolis, Newberg Twp., Cass Co., Michigan; bur. Aug 1851, Bur. Poe Cem., Newburg T., Cass Co., Michigan.
    2. Andrew Jackson POE b. 12 Nov 1780, Washington Co., Pennsylvania; d. 12 Aug 1851, Massilon, Tuscawaras Twp., Stark Co., Ohio; bur. Aug 1851, 16th Reformed Cem., Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio.
    3. Adam POE b. Abt 1781, Ohio; d. Jul 1840.
    4. Thomas Washington POE b. 8 Mar 1783, Washington Co., Pennsylvania; d. 13 Mar 1859, Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania; bur. 1859, Local Cem., Georgetown, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
    5. Isaac POE b. Abt 1784, Washinton Co., Pennsylvania; d. Bef 1854, American Bottom (near Saint Louis, Missouri), Illinois.
    6. John Daniel POE b. Abt 1785, Ohio; d. Abt 1831, Near Alexander, Columbiana Co., Ohio.
    7. Barney POE b. Abt 1787, Washinton Co., Pennsylvania; d. Bef 1854.
    8. Catherine Lillie POE b. Abt 1788, Washington Co., Pennsylvania; d. 8 Apr 1830, Congress, Wayne, Ohio; bur. Apr 1830, Congress T., Wayne Co., Ohio.
    9. Sarah Sally POE b. 15 Jul 1791, Washington Co., Pennsylvania; d. 14 Feb 1888, Town Of Congress, Congress Twp., Wayne Co., Ohio; bur. 1888, Congress, Wayne, Ohio.
    10. 2. David Williamson POE b. 16 Apr 1799, , Beaver, Pennsylvania; d. Abt Dec 1856, Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska; bur. Apr 1857, Brookmere Cem., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Generation: 4
  1. George Jacob PFAU b. Abt 1715, Rhine River area, Lower Palatinate, Germany; d. 26 Jul 1762, Lewistown, Frederick, Maryland.

    Notes:
    Surname was Pfau "Peacock" in Germany. It has been transliterated as Pow and Poe, settling on Poe. The famous writer Edgar Allen Poe was Irish, and had no children. Olive Glendora Poe always swore we were related to him (though that could be wishful thinking), but we are German Poes. Now the writer E. A. Poe said he was only Irish for a few generations and German before that, so we are may after all not related to him, but that would be buried back in time in Europe centuries ago with a branch of our German Poe's moving to Ireland and changing their name to Poe also . A signature of his shows name was originally Pfau.

    This family was apparently wealthy and well-connected as they quickly amassed large tracts of land soon after arriving in America. They owned over 1300 acres and used indentured servants to work the land.[Lockhart.ftw]

    [EARLBAKE.FBK]
    George Poe's origin is not well documented. Legends in our family indicated that the ancestors were Scotch-Irish and traceable to a Dr. Leonard Poe of England. However,several accounts indicate he came from the Rhine River (Lower Palatinate) area of Germany.

    Since some residents of the British Islands searched for freedom on the continent before emigrating to America, Germany may have been a temporary residence. However, there was also a large emigration of Palatine reidents to America (Pennsylvania Dutch).

    One account indicates immigration from Germany in 1746, but that would have been after the birth of Andrew Poe. There is no known indication that any of the children other than George, Jr. was not born in Maryland.

    A family tree by Jeni Lyn Hunter shows an elder daughter, Sophronia Poe, born in 1730, Another accounts suggest she was from another family branch, but this unusual name was reportedly used for a great granddaughter. Other accounts mention both Catherine (Kate) and Sophronia (Fanny) as daughters but give no reliable information on birth dates.

    Notes...
    Reportedly had large land grants from king near Frederick,MD. Settled by 1742 & revoked 1763 (Daisy Poe Platt, March 30, 1942). Murdered by one of his teamsters, Michael Peck, who was hanged. Peck was a Dutch indentured servant. Two accounts (Tom T. Jones & Adam Poe, Sr.) cite immigration in 1746. Jones stated that George Poe's grandmother was said to be Irish. By an account byJeni Lyn Hunter, was born in Rhine area, Germany, abt. 1715. Operated flouring mills for Baltimore market. Account by Randy Lee Everette shows last name Pfau & origin in Lower Palatinate. Most accounts cite emigration from Rhine Valley, Germany. There seems to be no reliable record of date of arrival in MD.[George Jacob Poe.FTW]

    Murdered by one of his indentured servants, Michael Peck, a Dutchman.

    Sources: 1-1,1-2,1-3,2,3,10,14-1,20-2,21-1,27-2,47,50-2...1-1-1,16-2,29,29-1,33,33- 1,34,34-5,42-2,42-8,50-5,55-8,63,64,65,66,67,76-3,81,88,101,119
    Poe aliases used: Pfau, Pow, Powe, Pau, Poh, Pfo....
    2 1695 Prince Georges Co. created from Charles Co. and Calvert Co., MD
    1748 Frederick Co. created from Prince Georges Co.
    1776 Washington Co. and Montgomery Co. created from Frederick Co., MD
    Did George Jacob Pfau and family come from Germany or from Switzerland? Is there a possibility he was born here in PA, MD, or NC? The preponderence of allegations have him emigrating here from Germany. I've never found him on any passenger list. Aproximately 1/3 of the passenger lists of ships arriving at Philadelphia during the early years have been lost.
    .......................................................................... .......................................................................... .....................

    10-2-2 1748 10 Feb A Patent - TI#4ff422-423 - for 100 acres named "Well-Taught" which bordered the antietam over and against the said Powe plantation was issued to G. J. Pow.
    Examine this statement carefully!
    MD Hist Mag 1757-8 A George Jacob Poe fought in the French and Indian War. Probably George, Jr., but this should be determined.
    119V14 1757 22 Aug Wilson, Samuel, age c17 - killed about three weeks ago by Indians near house of George POW, not far from Antitem. Annapolis dispatch of Aug. 4 (8/22) - 1757
    From Genealogical Data from The New York Post-Boy, 1743 - 1773 by Kenneth Scott, 1970p265
    20-2 1762 George Jacob Poe, Sr., was murdered and George Jacob Poe, Jr., inherited most of the estate by right of primature. His son, Andrew, went west soon afterward, first apprenticing his brother, Adam, to a shoemaker. His daughter, Kate, married Isaac Miller, a neighbor.

    81 1749 28 Jun Andreas Pfau, son of George Jacob Pfau, was baptized at the Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick, Frederick Co., MD. C504181

  2. George m. Catherine or Elizabeth EST 1736, Of Rhine River area, Lower Palatinate, Germany. Catherine b. Abt 1715; d. 1772, Antietam, Washington, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

  3. Catherine or Elizabeth b. Abt 1715; d. 1772, Antietam, Washington, Maryland.

    Notes:
    Some list George Jacob Pfau's spouse as Elizabeth. So, he may have had 2 wives, but only one is known of. So, Randy L. Everette thinks her name was Catherine Elizabeth or Elizabeth Catherine.

    Children:
    1. George Jacob "Jung" Pfau or POE, II b. 1 Jan 1737, Lower Palatinate, Germany; d. 20 Aug 1823, near Salem, Montgomery, Ohio; bur. near Salem, Montgomery, Ohio.
    2. Sophronia Fanny POE b. 1739, Frederick Co., Maryland; d. 1804, Chippewa Twp., Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; bur. Chippewa Twp., Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
    3. Andrew POE b. 30 Sep 1742, Frederick Co., Maryland; d. 15 Jul 1823, Hookstown, Green Twp., Beaver Co., Pennsylvania; bur. Old Mill Creek Cem., Hookstown, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
    4. Catherine POE b. 8 Apr 1744, Frederick Co., Maryland; d. 23 Sep 1835, Mahoning Co., Ohio; bur. Frederick, Mahoning, Ohio.
    5. 4. Adam POE b. 3 Mar 1746/1747, Frederick Co., Maryland; d. 23 Sep 1838, Dalton, Wayne, Ohio; bur. 16th Reformed Cem., Massillon, Stark, Ohio.

  
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