Susannah Poe Morgan
I am not seeing a lot of postings regarding the Susannah Poe that married Henry Morgan.There is always less interest in the females of the family.
For some reason Susannah has stuck in my mind like I should be able to connect the dots.Well I think I have,I believe that she is the daughter of William Poe and Elizabeth Bray Poe(another theory) I think this because there were no other Poes in the area where Henry Morgan lived in Montgomery Co Va.According to his rev war papers he was born in Guilford or Rowan Co.NC I am guessing Guilford until he entered the service in 1779 the eastern portion of Randolph Co NCwas Guilford.This is the same area as that of William Poe and Elizabeth Bray Poe.This however is not the point. beginning in the 1790's William Poe and Elizabeth Bray Poe are in Surry Co.NC however records for them in Chatham ,or Randolph Co are missing from about 1775.This tells me that they are somewhere else.I finally found a William in 1782 in Greenbrier co
WV.This is or could be very near the spot that Henry Morgan migrated to in Montgomery Co about 1780 (during which time he was in the rev. It seems he came out of the war and had moved to Montgomery Co Va.It appears from his rev war records that he was age 27 and that Susannah was only 14 when the married in 1785.She had to be living very near him.I am guessing that Susannah born 1771 was the daughter of William and Elizabeth.The only other Poe in this area ,that was of an age to have a daughter born in 1771 was the John Poe that lived in Wilkes.He seems to have stayed in the area around Ronda NC from the early 1780's until I am guessing he died.His sons William and Lindsey are to young to have a daughter born in 1771.Susanna Morgan fits as the daughter of William Poe and Elizabeth Bray Poe.her age is in line with the other children,the location is right ,I notice that she namesa son Edmund.I wonder if after her brother Edmund.For what it is worth I see that Hannah Poe a woman I believe is Susannahs sister (Married Peter Hart).I see that Peter Hart Sr also is a resident of Montgomery Co Va.Must be where both sisters met husbands.This is only a theory just thought I woould throw it out there in case someone is looking for this family
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Re: Susannah Poe Morgan
patricia perkins 6/17/09