William Poer's (1770-1830) Father (Connection to Jeremiah Poer 1754-1850)

 

William Poer 1770-1830

William Poer is reported to have been born in the year 1770 in Guilford County, North Carolina. And he is reported to have died in the year 1830 in Clark County, Kentucky.

We know William Poer was in Guilford County, NC at some point. Between the years of 1789 - 1790, William Poer is listed in a court case involving trespassing along with Jeremiah Poer (1754-1850) and James Hester. And he also married his Wife Hannah Lane in 1792 in Guilford, NC. 

See the connection between William Poer, Jeremiah Poer and James Hester here:

https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/80271116/person/162340328454/media/bfc86b59-d77c-4f35-a02f-73cce1cacdb3?_phsrc=lMc3476&usePUBJs=true&galleryindex=5&albums=pg&showGalleryAlbums=true&tab=0&pid=162340328454&sort=-created

William and Hannah's daughter Nancy was born in 1793 in North Carolina. She died in the year 1823 in Booneville, Cooper, Missouri. Nancy married John Chaney in 1814 in Clark County, KY. After he died, a William Poer is listed as the administrator of the estate on February 22, 1828 in a Cooper County, Missouri newspaper. Nancy is reported to have died in the year 1823 and John Chaney (her husband) is reported to have died in 1822 or 1823. 

I believe the William Poer listed is William Poer Jr. 1796-1871 (The brother of Nancy). He is on the Cooper County, Missouri census in 1830.

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2036204:8058?tid=&pid=&queryId=35c65a46-f4dd-45fc-aa6b-3f9e037232db&_phsrc=lMc3504&_phstart=successSource

Estate newspaper clipping:

https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/80271116/person/162346531491/media/7d323eb9-ff33-41da-96a9-1cb78fe79224?_phsrc=lMc3319&usePUBJs=true&galleryindex=1&albums=pg&showGalleryAlbums=true&tab=0&pid=162346531491&sort=-created

William Poer 1740-1810

In 1740 a William Poer is reported to have been born in Maryland. He is also reported to have died in Ashe County, North Carolina around 1810. Ashe county is in the north western edge of North Carolina.

He had a daughter named Lydia who was born in 1766 in Maryland. She married Richard Chaney in Fayette, Kentucky around 1779. Fayette, KY borders Clark County, KY (Where William Poer 1770-1830 lived)

Lydia and Richard Chaney had a son named John in the year 1780 in Fayette, Kentucky.

In the year 1814, John Chaney married Nancy Poer (1793-1823) in Winchester, Clark, Kentucky. Nancy is the daughter of William and Hannah Poer which would make John Chaney and Nancy Poer first cousins.

William Poer 1770-1830 and Lydia Poer 1766-1824 would be siblings. Lydia died in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, like her husband Richard.

Because of this strong family connection, I believe William Poer (1740-1810) is the father of William Poer (1770-1830).

There is a William Poer buried in the Sally Poer Cemetery in Cressy, Estill County, Kentucky. I believe the person buried here could be either William Poer (1740) or William Poer (1770) as there are no dates listed for this grave.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88620293/william-f.-poer

The son of William Poer and Hannah Lane is also buried in this cemetery. Benjamin Poer (1799-1890)

Priscilla Poor (1800-After 1870), Daughter Of Jesse Poore (1770-1860)?

Priscilla Poor was born in North Carolina around 1800. She married William Pence and lived in Sullivan County, Tennessee. On an 1850 land schedule in Sullivan County, TN, William Pence is listed on the same page as William Poor. This is more than likely Jesse Poore's (1770-1860) son William Robert Poore Sr. (1804-1880).

1850 Land Schedule:
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8160516:1276?tid=&pid=&queryId=78660749-af40-4fb6-9a51-eeb289d448e5&_phsrc=lMc1633&_phstart=successSource

William Robert Poore Sr. had a daughter named Nancy and on the 1850 census she is listed as living with her parents and siblings including her brother William R Poore Jr.

1850 Census:
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6849933:8054?tid=&pid=&queryId=0770d42d-0ba4-48c3-9229-11cc21c7719a&_phsrc=lMc1681&_phstart=successSource

In 1860 William Pence and his Wife Priscilla Pence (Poore) are listed as living with Nancy Poore.

1860 Census:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSX-9YQ8?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM8TR-MSR&action=view

William Pence, the husband of Priscilla died on June 21st, 1865 in Sullivan County, Tennessee.

In 1870 Priscilla Poor (aged 70) is listed as living with William R. Poore (Jesse Poore's grandson).

The 1870 census lists someone named Rigl Poor at 41 years old. I believe this is William R. Poore Jr. (Jesse's grandson). If you look at the actual census, his name is listed as Rigs. If you compare the wife and children listed to the Children of William Robert Poore Jr. the names match.

It appears that Priscilla Pence (Poore) moved in with her nephew William Robert Poore Jr. after her husband died in 1865.

1870 Census:
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/7485023:7163?tid=&pid=&queryId=24165991-8608-4a1b-9767-ea713581de56&_phsrc=lMc1601&_phstart=successSource

If you list Priscilla Poore in with the births of Jesse Poore's children from his first marriage, they are all nearly 3 years apart.

David Poore 1794–

Robert Poore 1797–1850

Priscilla Poore 1800–After 1870

William Robert Poore 1804–1880

Nancy Ann Poor 1807–1850

John Poore 1810–1879

 

Jeremiah Poore, David Poore & Jesse Poore (Census Records, Land Dispute & Probate)

We have already proven the direct Y-DNA (Male line) connection from Jesse Poore’s line to Jeremiah Poer’s line. You can see that in depth research at PooreFamilyHistory.com

The information below is circumstantial but documented to show the possible direct connections.

• Jeremiah Poer, Poor, Poore (1754-1850)
• David Poore, Poor, Power (?-?)
• Jesse Poore, Poor, Power (1770-1860)

Brief overview: 

In 1790 Jeremiah Poore, David Poore, Robert Hester (Jeremiah’s Father in-law) and William Moreland lived in Guilford County, North Carolina.

By 1800 David Poore, Robert Hester (Jeremiah’s Father in-law) and William Moreland lived in Stokes County, North Carolina.

In 1803, Robert Hester dies and leaves some items to David Poor, Jesse Poor, Joseph Moreland, Samuel Kerby and others.

In 1805 Jesse Poore was listed as a bordering property owner in a land dispute in Surry County between Samuel Kerby (Listed in Robert Hester's Probate) and William Moreland (Probably the father of Joseph Moreland listed in Robert Hester's Probate). John Hicks is also listed among the bordering property owners in the 1805 and is also listed in the Probate for Robert Hester.

I’m not sure who David is at this point yet but he has a connection to Jeremiah Poore who Jesse Poore’s line has a very strong Y-DNA connection to.

Robert Hester is the father of Elizabeth Hester. She married Jeremiah Poer in 1790 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Information about Robert Hester:

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/80271116/person/162534676790/facts

CENSUS RECORDS:

1784 State Census of North Carolina (Granville County, NC)

Robert Hester is in Granville County, NC (East of Stokes)

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3100:3005?ssrc=pt&tid=80271116&pid=162534676790

1790 Census - Guilford County, North Carolina

Robert Hester is in Guilford County, NC

Name Robert Hester

Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Guilford, North Carolina

Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 3

Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 4

Free White Persons - Females 2

Number of Household Members 9

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/171871:5058?tid=80271116&pid=162534676790&hid=1020070516975

Jeremiah Poore is in Guilford County, North Carolina

Name Jeremiah Poore

Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Guilford, North Carolina

Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 1

Free White Persons - Females 1

Number of Household Members 2

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/172238:5058?ssrc=pt&tid=80271116&pid=162340328454

David Poore is in Guilford County, North Carolina

Name David Poore

Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Guilford, North Carolina

Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 1

Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 1

Free White Persons - Females 1

Number of Household Members 3

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/172237:5058?tid=&pid=&queryId=8e0bb8ea-0924-4898-b92c-e6c77bfd1bdd&_phsrc=lMc442&_phstart=successSource

OF NOTE: Jeremiah Poore and David Poore are only 4 listings from one another on separate pages. This more than likely means there is a strong chance they are related. Brothers, Father Son?

William Moreland is in Guilford County, North Carolina

(This connection will be explained below)

Name William Moreland

Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Guilford, North Carolina

Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 2

Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 5

Free White Persons - Females 5

Number of Slaves 14

Number of Household Members

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/172167:5058

1794 Quaker Meeting Record (New Garden Monthly Meeting)

Birth of Francis Hester to Robert and Elisabeth.

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2189/images/40642_290982-00508?pId=33521112

New Garden Monthly Meeting established in 1754. They brought the name with them from the New Garden Meeting in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Map of the approximate location of the meeting house in North Carolina.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/E3ZQnzMtstgSDdhs8

1800 Stokes County, North Carolina:

David Poor is in Stokes County, North Carolina

Name David Poor

Home in 1800 (City, County, State) Salisbury, Stokes, North Carolina

Males:

under 10 years of age 1

of 10 years, but under 16 years 1

of 16 years, but under 26 years -

of 26 years, but under 45 years 1

45 years and upward -

Females

under 10 years of age 1

of 10 years, but under 16 years 1

of 16 years, but under 26 years -

of 26 years, but under 45 years  1

45 years and upward -

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7590/images/4440904_00615?usePUB=true&_phsrc=lMc450&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=336920

QUESTION: Is this the same David Poore that was listed in the 1790 census near Jeremiah Poore in Guilford County, NC?

Robert Hester is in Stokes County, North Carolina

Name Robert Hester

Home in 1800 (City, County, State) Salisbury, Stokes, North Carolina

Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15 1

Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 3

Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1

Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1

Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1

Number of Household Members Under 16 2

Number of Household Members Over 25 2

Number of Household Members 7

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/336920:7590?tid=&pid=&queryId=cf86f1d1-f163-46ce-8b2c-1c45370a775e&_phsrc=lMc450&_phstart=successSource

OF NOTE: Robert Hester is listed one page after David Poor in the 1800 census in Stokes County. The must have lived close to one another.

William Moreland is in Stokes County, North Carolina

(This connection will be explained below)

Name William Moreland

Home in 1800 (City, County, State) Salisbury, Surry, North Carolina

Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1

Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 3

Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1

Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 3

Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1

Number of Slaves 10

Number of Household Members Under 16 4

Number of Household Members Over 25 2

Number of Household Members 19

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7590/images/4440904_00681?pId=336200

1802 Will for Robert Hester

Robert Hester

Stokes County, NC

Lists his daughter Elizabeth (Who married Jeremiah Poer in 1790)

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2367011:9061?ssrc=pt&tid=80271116&pid=162534676790

1803 Probate for Robert Hester

Robert Hester

Stokes County, NC

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1495096:9061?ssrc=pt&tid=80271116&pid=162534676790

Among the names listed in the probate

David Poor (Was given Heifer)

David Power (Was given Parcel of Wheat straw, table & stove?)

Jesse Poor (Was given sack of Tops?)

Jesse Power (Was given cutting box and knife)

Pricilla Power (Spoon, Flax wheat, Bread) 

Also, among the listed: Samuel Kerby, Joseph Moreland, John Hicks

QUESTION: Is David Poor/Power the same person from Guilford County, NC listed near Jeremiah Poer? Robert Hester is Jeremiah Poer’s father-in-law, but I didn’t see his name listed in the probate.

1805 Land Dispute Connection 

In 1805 Jesse Poore was listed as a bordering property owner in a land dispute in Surry County, North Carolina between Samuel Kerby and William Moreland. John Hicks is also listed among the bordering property owners in the 1805 and is also listed in the Probate for Robert Hester.

Samuel Kerby (Listed in Robert Hester's Probate)

William Moreland is more than likely the father of Joseph Moreland (Listed in Robert Hester’s probate)

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/32378919/person/18412268979/facts

1800 census: Joseph Moreland & William Moreland are listed.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR82-V5B?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHRD-WVT&action=view

John Hicks

1830 Stokes County, NC Census

John W. Hicks is two names below David Powers. Is this the same John Hicks from the 1805 land dispute that Jesse Poore is mentioned in? Same David mentioned in Robert Hester’s probate and the 1790 census for Guilford County?

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/249310:8058?tid=&pid=&queryId=814cc2c9-51b4-44c7-8e1c-f209b36a8bd3&_phsrc=lMc535&_phstart=successSource

OF NOTE: Jesse Poore's daughter Elizabeth Jean Poore married Robert Hicks in Claiborne County, Tennessee. Possibly related to John Hicks.