My Aunt Frances Finley let me review old Georgetown documents in her possession. Most of the documents are deeds which follow the transactions of the Jacob Poeproperty. The earliest deed is dated 1804. In that deed Samuel Lyon sold Georgetown Lot No 21 to John Christmas for $30. Lot 21 is “The Poe House“. In 1850 Jacob Poe bought Lot 21 for $350; in 1873 he sold it to his son George WE Poe for $3,500.
Another interesting factoid is that Jacob Poe bought “Poe Wood” (Patent Book b page 334 in 1786 and Deed Book G page 204 in 1825). In 1850, Jacob Poe bought Poe Wood from the heirs of Andrew Poe, the famed Indian fighter. “Poe Wood”, as the story goes, was granted to Andrew Poe in 1786 by the Commonwealth of VA. His brother and partner in the famous battle, Adam, was also granted a Patent named “Poesville”. The disposition of that property is unknown.
Another interesting document is a Debt Judgment. In 1811 Thomas Smith won a judgment against William Carneagy for a sum of $47.18. Samuel Power was the High Sheriff of Beaver County at the time.
The old Georgetown documents are catalogued in an Excel spreadsheet for your review. The link to the data is called GeorgetownDocuments. Some of the Lot No 21 deeds have also been scanned and loaded.
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