Christening Place ST JAMES NORTHAM PARISH,GOOCHLAND,VIRGINIA
Birth Date 03 Apr 1769
Father's Name Shadrach Mims
Mother's Name Elizabeth Woodson
Marriage to Robert Poor:
Entered by D.j. Hogan Jr., Sunday, October 13, 2013.
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRZD-8MG : 11 February 2018), Robert Poor and Elizabeth Mims, 07 Feb 1787; citing Goochland County, Virginia, reference 277; FHL microfilm 31,650.
James Family File, Repository: Logan County Archives, Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, First page Titled: "The Poor Family" - From Goochland Co. Va., Reproduced in DAR Magazines, December, 1920, Page 2, refers to Goochland County, Virginia Deed Book 25, Page 448.
The following Power of Attorney was copied below exactly as written (except for a few corrected typos), quotes and all:
From DAR Magazine: February, 1921:
id.25,p.448. Deed. “Drury W. Poor, James Poor, John James, Henry G. Bibb & Benjamin A. King, of Logan Co., Ky., appointed Robert Poor, of said Co.,& State, their attorney in fact to sign their names to any bond, receipt or any other instrument that may be necessary for the purpose of removing any property owned or in possession of Elizabeth Hodges, of G. Co., VA., to State of Kentucky, whether sd property be received from her 1st husband, Robert Poor, decd., or from her last husband, Wm. Hodges, dec or otherwise.” *** “We also authorize sd Robert to convey to Jesse Hodges of G. Co., Va., all our interest in a certain tract of land formerly owned by Abram Poor, now deceased, & sold by Exers. Of sd Abram to the sd Jesse lying in sd Co. of G., Va., o waters of Little Bird cr.” Deed contains a clause about sale of negro from her 1st hus. To do so, if necessary, “on account of their being unwilling to leave their wives, or husbands, he is authorized to do it by exchange or sale, &c.” Deed is dated Feb. 17, 1823. Signed: “D.W.Poor(seal), James Poor(seal),” Henry G. Bibb(seal), Jno.James certified by Spencer Curd, Clk. Of Logan Co., Ky., March 4, 1823. Note: the power of atty was not indexed.
Logan County Circuit Court; Repository: Logan County Archives, Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky; Case file 3367; filed 25 Jun and 3 Sep 1877; JA Herndon et al Pet-Answer & Cross Petition of Thos W Herndon, John B Herndon, and Harriet E. P. Vaughn gives much genealogical (including his will and deeds) info about the family of John Britt Herndon, deceased: "...petitioners Thos W. John B Herndon & Harriet EP Vaughn state that their father John B Herndon Dec'd married three wives. That his first wife was Louisa Ann Hodges. daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Hodges who is now decd. & that said Louisa Ann is the mother of these petitioners....Elizabeth Hoges...had three heirs Lilborn W Hodges Charlotte wife of ____Joiner & the said Louisa Ann..." Transcribed by Couch-3906
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