Abraham POOR

1742 - 1792  (50 years)

• Name	Abraham POOR  [1]
  Birth	23 Feb 1742	Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Not the same family!	[2]
  	Not the same family!
  Name	Abraham Poore  [3]
  _FSFTID	LHGG-Q99
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHGG-Q99
  _UID	49DD326ED3424E208563B9798EFBC81CD020
  Death	18 Jun 1792	Lil Byrd Creek, Goochland, Virginia   [1]
  Person ID	I594761495	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas POORE,   b. Abt 1721, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1 Feb 1788, Goochland, Virginia (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth MOSELEY,   b. 14 Jul 1725, Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1801, St James Northam Parish, Goochland Cnty, Virginia (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1740	St James Northam Parish, Goochland Cnty, Virginia
  Family ID	F536727770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judith GARDIEN, Gardner,   b. 10 May 1725, Spitfields, London, England d. 1822, Goochland, Virginia (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1756	Goochland, Goochland, Virginia
  Children	1. Mildred POOR,   b. 1746, Lil Byrd Creek, Goochland, Virginia d. 1752 (Age 6 years)   2. John POOR,   b. 1752, Lil Byrd Creek, Goochland, Virginia d. 1 Mar 1834, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia (Age 82 years)   3. Mary POOR,   b. Abt 1753, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1790, Goochland, Virginia (Age ~ 37 years)   4. Thomas POORE,   b. 20 Mar 1755, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Bef 21 Oct 1837, Goochland, Virginia (Age 82 years)   5. Keziah POOR,   b. 29 Sep 1758, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia d. 1806, Goochland, Virginia (Age 47 years)   6. Sarah POOR,   b. 20 Feb 1761   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Robert POOR,   b. 18 Jun 1763, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia d. 21 Sep 1801, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia (Age 38 years)   8. James POOR,   b. 30 Oct 1765, St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia d. 11 Apr 1843, Madison, Alabama (Age 77 years)   9. Willam Gardener POORE,   b. 18 Dec 1768, St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Goochland, Goochland, Virginia   10. Mary Lucille "Lucy" POOR,   b. 13 Jan 1772, Lil Byrd Creek, Goochland, Virginia d. 23 Jul 1867, Calico Rock, Izard County, Arkansas (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F536727727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Poore Birth: 23 Feb 1742 Death: 1791 NOTE: 2nd Great Grandfather of Frank and Jesse James. Sources Will WILL OF ABRAHAM POORE, 1786 Goochland County, Virginia Deed Book 16, p 43. In the name of God amen I Abraham Poore of Goochland County Planter doe make this my last will & Testament in manner and form following - Inprimes I return my Soul to Allmighty God who gave it me hoping through the merits of my Redeemer Christ Jesus to obtain pardon & remission for my sins and my Body to the Earth to be decently Burryed without any hint of Funeral pomp or Solemnity other than the prayers of the Nationel Church of which I have been always a member. Item I lend to my well beloved wife Judith Poore for and during her natural Life the Plantation whereon I now live with all the appertunances thereunto belonging Containing Two hundred Acres of Land be the same more or less also two negro men Slaves one named Cupid the other Named Dick Together with all my Stocks of Horses Cattle Hogs Livery other kind whatever as also all my Household Furniture of every kind and sort whatever and what crops of Grain and Tobacco may be on the said plantation for the Support of my said wife & unmarried Children Item my will & desire is that at the Death of my said Wife Judith Poore that all my said lands Negros Stocks of every Kind & sort as also all my Household furniture of every sort & kind then may be sold by my Executors hereafter named and the money to be equally divided amongst all my children or their legal representatives hereafter named Mary Barker John Poore Mildred Poore Thomas Poore - Kessiah Hood Salley Poore Robert Poore James Poore Gardner Poore & Lucy Poore Item my will & desire is that all my Just Debts be first paid by my Executors and that John Poore be charged with the sum of Fifty shillings out of his part of the said Estate Mary Barker & Kessiah Whood each the sum of three pounds out of there parts of said Estate Thomas Poore fifty Shillings out of his part of said Estate Item I do hereby constitute and appoint my Two Sons John & Robert Poores sole Executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made by word or writing & do hereby publish and declare this my Last will & Testement Witness my Hand & Seal this 18th day of September 1786 Seald & Published in presence of J. Hopkins, Charles Kerr his Abraham X Poore Seal mark At a Court held for Goochland County the 18 day of July 1791 This writing was presented in Court and proved by the Oath of John Hopkins, Gent to be the last will and Testament of Abraham Poore Deceased which was continued for furthur proof teste WMiller CC At a Court held for Goochland County the 16th day of January 1792 This writing was farther and fully proved by the Oath of Charles Kerr to be the last will and Testament of Abraham Poor Deceased which was ordered to be recorded Teste WMiller Clk At a Court of Quarter Sessions held for Goochland County at the Courthouse on Monday the 19th of March 1792 - On the motion of Robert Poor (one of the Executors of the last will and Testament of Abraham Poor dec'd) who made Oath according to Law and entered into Bond with John Hopkins Gent't his Security in penalty of one thousand pounds probate thereof was granted him on due form with leave for the other executor to come in hereafter Teste WMiller Clk Goochland Co Court March 19 1792 John Britt, William H. Miller, John Perkins & Archibald [sic-Archelaus] Perkins or any three to appraise slaves and personal estate of Abraham Poor. Appraisement includes: Negro man Dick; Negro man Cupid Plantation tools, 12 head cattle, one horse, pewter, furniture, misc. Just over 161£ total. Returned to court and ordered recorded 18 Jun 1792. Source: S-1246417496 Repository: #R-1547172712 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/19155350/family Repository: R-1547172712 Name: Ancestry.com Source: S-1246417496 Repository: #R-1547172712 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree; Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/19155350/family Repository: R-1547172712 Name: Ancestry.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 4 Dec 2021), entry for Mary Lucille "Lucy" Poor, person ID LHGG-QH8. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Dec 2021), entry for Abraham Poor, person ID LHGG-Q99. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Sep 2024), entry for Abraham POOR, person ID LHGG-Q99. (Reliability: 3).