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• BIRT	Abt 1747	Prince Georges Co., Maryland
  Birth	3 Mar 1746/1747	Frederick Co., Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Sep 1838	Dalton, Wayne, Ohio
  Buried	16th Reformed Cem., Massillon, Stark, Ohio
  Person ID	I105682	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2005 00:00:00
  Father	George Jacob PFAU, b. Abt 1715, Rhine River area, Lower Palatinate, Germany
  Mother	Catherine or Elizabeth, b. Abt 1715
  Family ID	F44628	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Anna Maria GEFRONIN, b. EST 1751
  Married	EST 1772	Pennsylvania
  Notes	Married before Apr 1774.
  Children	1. Barbara POE, b. 27 Apr 1774, Frederick Co., Maryland
  Family ID	F44742	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Elizabeth MATTHEWS, b. 10 Feb 1758, Down Co., Ulster Province, Irleand
  Married	12 Oct 1777	In a fort, Washington Co., Pennsylvania
  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 > 2. Andrew Jackson POE, b. 12 Nov 1780, Washington Co., Pennsylvania   3. Adam POE, b. Abt 1781, Ohio > 4. Thomas Washington POE, b. 8 Mar 1783, Washington Co., Pennsylvania > 5. Isaac POE, b. Abt 1784, Washinton Co., Pennsylvania > 6. John Daniel POE, b. Abt 1785, Ohio   7. Barney POE, b. Abt 1787, Washinton Co., Pennsylvania > 8. Catherine Lillie POE, b. Abt 1788, Washington Co., Pennsylvania > 9. Sarah Sally POE, b. 15 Jul 1791, Washington Co., Pennsylvania > 10. David Williamson POE, b. 16 Apr 1799, , Beaver, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F44741	Group Sheet

• 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. ------------ 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.