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Descendants of Thomas Poore (III)

4. ROBERT 'ROBIN'² POOR (THOMAS POORE¹ (III)) was born Abt. 1723 in Hanover Co., Virginia Colony, and died 1797 in Goochland Co., Virginia ¹³². He married JUDITH WALKER 05 Jan 1762 in St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia, daughter of DAVID WALKER and MARY. She was born Abt. 1725 ¹³³.

Notes for ROBERT 'ROBIN' POOR:
Robert contributed to the Revolutionary War effort with goods & sundries to the State Militia and Continental Line. The publication Virginia 'Publick' Claims: Goochland County, Transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie & Richard Slatten from the original Revolutionary Claims at the Library of Virginia & published by Iberian Publishing Co. of Athens, GA reports the following:
Pg. 2, A Court of Publick Claims held for Goochland County 19 March 1782...the Continent & the State of
Virginia are made Dr. to Sundry persons for the following articles Viz: Robert Poor for 1570# beef L8-
1-6 State. [value of 8 pounds-1shilling-6 pence to State Militia]
Pg. 20: 70 bu oats per. cert. Robt. Poor L7 [value of 7 pounds].
Pg. 37, Goochland Lists III, Return of cattle received by Jolly Parrish D. Com. Gooch. Co. for March &
April 1781: Robert Poore 2.

In the 1773 Will of David Walker (Sr.), father-in-law of Robert, Robert is named as one of the Executors to the Estate. He and wife Judith, daughter of David Walker (Sr.), are given:
"I give to my daughter Judith Poor, twenty pounds, allowed to her out of the thirty pounds already paid to her husband Robert Poor, ye remaining balance of ten pounds, I give to ye said Robert Poor, in consideratio[sic] of trouble he may be at as one of my executors."

From 1755-1784 Robert served St. James Parish, Goochland, Virginia as a processioner of land boundaries. Found in the St. James Northam Parish Vestry Book 1744-1850 are the following entries:
Vestry Entry: 13 Oct 1755, Pg. 23: "Robert Poor and Constant Perkins, Jr. ..Begin at Small Road called Harris' Road, to three Chopt Road, to the County Line, to Meadey Creek and to Curds Bridge."
Vestry Entry: 22 Oct 1759, Pg. 34: "Landi Richardson and John Curd lands that Robert Poor and Constant Perkins did in 1755."
Vestry Entry: 26 Feb 1764, Pg. 41: "Richard Oglesby and Robert Poor ... to Curd's Bridge."
Vestry Entry: 31 Aug 1767, Pg. 47: "Richard Curd and William Isbell where Richard Oglesby and Robert Poor did in 1764."
Vestry Entry: 30 Nov 1775 Processioners for 1775/1776, Pg. 63: "Robert Poor and John Lewis."
Vestry Entry: 16 Feb 1784, Pg. 78: "Robert Poor and Nathaniel Raine land last done by James Maddox and James George."
Source: [L-06]\\
Side Note: When I found these records I had no idea what a 'processioner' was. The following was found at thinkexist.com/dictionary:
Processioner, 3. (n.) An officer appointed to procession lands
Procession, 6. (v.t.) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as lands
Source: [MI-02]\\

Robert was elected as a Vestryman for St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia on 28 Mar 1785. He is on the listed of vestryman from 28 Mar 1785 until the election of vestryman on 16 Jul 1787. Source: [L-07]\\

More About ROBERT 'ROBIN' POOR:
Elected: Bet. 28 Mar 1785 - 16 Jul 1787, Elected as a Vestryman for St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia. Served until 16 Jul 1787 ¹³⁴
Military service: Bet. 1775 - 1781, Revolutionary War: Contribution of goods & sundries to the State Militia & Continental Line ¹³⁵

Notes for JUDITH WALKER:
Judith is named as Judith Poor, wife of Robert, in the 1773 Will of David Walker (Sr.), her father. Judith and husband Robert Poor are given:
"I give to my daughter Judith Poor, twenty pounds, allowed to her out of the thirty pounds already paid to her husband Robert Poor, ye remaining balance of ten pounds, I give to ye said Robert Poor, in consideratio[sic] of trouble he may be at as one of my executors."

More About ROBERT POOR and JUDITH WALKER:
Marriage: 05 Jan 1762, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia

Children of ROBERT POOR and JUDITH WALKER are:

	i.		HOPE³ POOR, b. Bet. 1762 - 1765.
	ii.		MARY POOR, b. 05 Jun 1763.
	iii.		ANN POOR, b. 31 Aug 1765, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia ¹³⁶; d. 25 Aug 1834, Vine Grove, Hardin, Kentucky.

More About ANN POOR:
Baptism: 16 Dec 1765, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia¹³⁶

iv.

THOMAS POOR, b. 05 Jan 1762, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia¹³⁶; d. Woodford Co., Kentucky.

More About THOMAS POOR:
Baptism: 20 Feb 1762, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia¹³⁶

JOHN JAMES POOR, b. Bef. 1770; d. 1803; m. JANE STRATTON, 21 Oct 1788, Goochland Co., Virginia.

More About JOHN POOR and JANE STRATTON:
Marriage: 21 Oct 1788, Goochland Co., Virginia

vi.

SUSANNAH POOR, b. 11 May 1769, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia¹³⁶.

More About SUSANNAH POOR:
Baptism: 11 Jun 1769, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia¹³⁶

vii.

ROBIN POOR, b. 19 Feb 1772, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia¹³⁶.

More About ROBIN POOR:
Baptism: 1772, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia¹³⁶

viii.

SARAH 'SALLY' POOR, b. 17 Feb 1774, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia¹³⁶.

More About SARAH 'SALLY' POOR:
Baptism: 01 Apr 1774, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Virginia¹³⁶

	ix.		WILLIAM POOR.
	x.		ELIZABETH POOR.

5. MARY² POOR (THOMAS POORE¹ (III))¹³⁷ was born Bet. 1721 - 1736 in St. Stephen's Parish, King & Queen, Virginia, and died 1795 in Goochland Co., Virginia. She married ZACHARIAH WILLIAMS¹³⁷ 20 Nov 1755 in Goochland Co., Virginia, son of WILLIAM WILLIAMS and MARY WOMACK. He was born Abt. 1732 in Goochland Co., Virginia Colony, and died Abt. 1766 in Goochland Co., Virginia.

More About ZACHARIAH WILLIAMS and MARY POOR:
Marriage: 20 Nov 1755, Goochland Co., Virginia

Children of MARY POOR and ZACHARIAH WILLIAMS are:

16.	i.	MARY MARTHA³ WILLIAMS, b. 01 Jan 1760, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia; d. Bourbon Co., Kentucky.
	ii.	SALLY WILLIAMS, b. 24 Dec 1765, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia.
	iii.	FRANCES (FANNY) WILLIAMS, b. 25 Nov 1763, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia.
	iv.	JOHN A. WILLIAMS, b. 31 Oct 1756, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia.
	v.	ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, b. 13 Jan 1758, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia.
	vi.	JOANNA WILLIAMS, b. 14 Dec 1761, St. James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia.

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