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Catherine POE
 1744 - 1835

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  1. Catherine POE b. 8 Apr 1744, Frederick Co., Maryland; d. 23 Sep 1835, Mahoning Co., Ohio; bur. Frederick, Mahoning, Ohio.

    Notes:
    Washington Co, MD came from Frederick Co which came from Prince George Co; so Washington is the present day county. Her birth was Washington Co, Maryland. There is no known indication that any of the children other than George, Jr. was not born in Maryland. Catherine's religion was German Reformed.

    Moved to Washington/Beaver Co. area of PA c1765. Moved to Ohio c.
    1800. Is buried in Ohio, possibly Mahoning County. Some say she died near Burgettstown, PA. Religion is German Reformed.

    Moved to western PA with brother Adam. Account by Andrew Poe Sr. mentions children & grandchildren. Reportdly buried near Burgettstown, PA by one account. By another account, died September 23, 1835 in Mahoning Co. OH

    50-2 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.
    1-3 Stated that Catharine Poe was born in Washington Co., MD.
    HBG 1776 Washington Co., MD, was formed from Frederick Co., MD.
    1748 Frederick Co., MD, was formed from Prince George Co., MD.
    50-2 Shildknecht states that Isaac and Catharine had 4 sons, born probably
    in Frederick Co., MD.
    1-1 Has only Kate married a Mr. Miller and is buried at Burgettstown, PA.
    Atlas Burgettstown is in the northern part of today's Washington Co., PA.
    1-1-1 McIntosh claimed that Kate was the third child of George Jacob Poe, Sr.
    1763 She married Isaac Miller at Frederick Co., MD, before 1763.
    LCW 1780 The Tax List can be used for a census. I do not have the info on Isaac Miller.
    HBG 1781 Washington Co., PA, was created from Westmoreland Co., PA.
    1-1-1 1786 They moved to Washington Co., OH c1786 and took up land in Smith T.
    (later Hanover T.) adjoining Adam Poe's "Poe-town." Washington Co., PA, Survey Book 1p393 and
    Book 2p149 list plat of Long Forgotten in Hanover T. This piece belonged to Isaac Miller and then his son, Andrew, and then Andrew's heirs.
    95 1787 08 Feb Isaac Miller sold his land in Creagerstown, probably Frederick Co., MD,
    to Lutheran and Presbyterian trustees. WR 7187 Frederick Co. Courthouse.
    1787 09 Feb Isaac Miller of Washington Co., PA, sold Lot 69 in Creagerstown to John Creager.
    CE 1790 PA (Washington)
    Isaac Miller M 16+=2 F=2
    16- =1
    CE 1800 PA - I never looked for it in a census book.
    1-1-1 c1809 Supposedly they left PA and moved to OH c1809. Both are buried in Mahoning Co., OH.
    CE 1810 OH - I never looked for it in a census book.
    95 Isaac and Catharine had a grandson named Isaac Miller.
    Isaac Miller, Sr., was never in Columbiana Co., OH.
    1830 Catharine Miller lived in Wayne Co., OH. Both Isaac and Catharine lived near Adam Poe during their later years.
    42-2 Christrian Miller may have been in the Revolution. (Figure me this out!)
    Maybe Abraham had a brother named Christian. LCW
    50-2 Both Isaac and Catharine are buried in a German Reformed Cemetery.
    They had sons Isaac, Jr., Adam Poe, Andrew, Henry, John Hackathorn, George, and David.
    LCW Adam Poe died in 1838 and is buried in #16 Cemetery near Massillon, OH.
    Massillon is in Stark Co. and not far from Mahoning Co. I know that other Poe family members are buried in # 16 Cemetery.

    Catherine m. Isaac MILLER Btw 1760 to 29 Jun 1763, Frederick Co., Maryland. Isaac b. 1730; bur. Mahoning Co., Ohio. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Andrew MILLER b. EST 1764.
    2. Christian MILLER b. EST 1766.
    3. Esther MILLER b. EST 1768.
    4. Baby Boy MILLER b. EST 1770.

Generation: 2
  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.
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    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. 1. Catherine POE b. 8 Apr 1744, Frederick Co., Maryland; d. 23 Sep 1835, Mahoning Co., Ohio; bur. Frederick, Mahoning, Ohio.
    5. 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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