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William Poe was born by 1732 probably in Caroline County, Virginia (in the part formed from Essex County in 1728). He served in the military on 30 July 1779 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.1 He lived in Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina, United States in 1800.2 William died about 1812 at the age of 80 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States.
Research Notes
See the disambiguation page for William Poes of eighteenth century Virginia and North Carolina for more analysis.
The lack of vital records for William, his parents, siblings, or children, and the lack of a Will for either William, his wife, or his parents, make it very difficult to identify his family group. Further complication is created by the seeming migration of William to Chatham County, North Carolina, where other men named William Poe also lived who were probably not part of his nuclear family group. At one point, almost the entirety of this bio was taken up by a discussion between two unknown individuals about the identity of William's parents. That text has been moved to the disambiguation page for William Poes mentioned above.
Sources
1. "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-YJ4Z : 1 March 2021), William Poe, 30 Jul 1779; citing Military Service, Chatham, North Carolina, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229235.
2. "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-FR1 : accessed 22 September 2022), William Poe, Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 85, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.