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Leonard Poe, Sr. (b. April 26, 1563, d. April 04, 1631)
Leonard Poe, Sr. (son of James Poe) was born April 26, 1563 in ENGLAND, and died April 04, 1631. He married Dionisia Boone.
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Note: Leonard's will long and involved, most went to favored son James, to his nephew, Robert Poe, the testator gave 10 to be paid to him at the end of his apprenticeship (being then an apprentice unto one Mr. Harris, a shoe- maker in London). He gave 5 to his sister Beverley, or if she died to her eldest daughter. He also gave to brother Anthony Poe, 10 and to testator's cousin William Poe, dwelling with one Richard Holman, gent., the sum of 10 Dr. Leonard Poe died in February or March 1630-1, buried at Christ Church, London. Dr. Leonard Poe's sons seem to have died without male heir. See Hening's Statutes at Large Vol. I (1619-1660) p.82: The 2nd charter of the Treasurer and Co. for Virginia, erecting them into a Corp. and Body Politic, etc. said Co. and 1st Colony of VA dated May 23, 1609 etc. James I etc to beloved subjects (long list) ...Dr. Turner, Dr. Poe... In " The Dictionary of Nat. Biography Earliest Times", Vol XVI Founded 1882 by George Smith, Edited by Sir Leslie Stephen & Sir Sidney Lee Pocock of Oxford Univ. Press, Pub since 1917 I found an article about Leonard Poe of England. Essentially it said: Leonard Poe died 4-4-1631, a physician from Rhenish Palatinate 1590 he served Earl of Essex who got a license (MD) for Leonard 7-13-1596. this is also found in Hist. MSS.comm. 8th Rep. pt i.p.228. 1598, June 30, Leonard was imprisioned and lost licence but retained his reputation with his patients and community. 1606, Dec. 11--License was returned with no restrictions due to Earls of South & North Hampton and Salisbury. 1609, Jan 12 Leonard was made the dr. of the Kings household. 1609, July 7th was elected to College of Physicians 1615, July, 22 was mandated to be Created Medical Dr and obtained a degree at Cambridge. 1621 April Was one of three attended Lord Treasurer of Salisbury and attended to his death. 1625, June 6th..Attended the death/post mortem of Orlando Gibbins, Music composer. 1631, April 4, died when Sir Edward Alston took his place. also had listed a son Theophilus of Oxford 1623(or 24).. There is no mention of any Leonard or Leonard Jr as a son or relative In the Broderbund Family Tree Maker there is a Leonard Poe listed as the father of Samuel Poe. They are found in the CD #5. . Broderbunds Leonard on Archives CD #5 had the younger Leonards dates as follows: born 1624 (25) or 1653 in England and died between 1678 and 1738 and Married Mary (no maiden name given) It lists as a son, Samuel born 1675 in Nottingham Derbyshine England and died 8-17-1775 Essex VA. and that Samuel married a Mary (no maiden name given) about 1695 The origin and early history of the family of Po orPoe, with full pedigrees of the Irish branch of the family and a discussion of the true ancestry of Edgar Allan Poe, the American poet; by Sir Edmund Thomas Bewley. Imprint Dublin, Printed for the author by Ponsonby & Gibbs, I obtained a copy from the NewEngland Historic Genealogical Society, 101 Newbury Street Boston Ma02116-3087, phone 617 536 5740 or fax 617 536 7307. This version ismissing a copy of the three genealogical charts which were part of theoriginal and I have also obtained copies of two of those from elsewhere. It is a short book - 82 pages - but a slow read! Full of useful information but not an exhaustive account. He does mention Dr Leonard Poe, though not the fact that Dr Poe was part of the charter of James I setting up the Virginia Company in 1609. That Charter gave 'Dr Poe' (Leonard is not mentioned, but it is reasonable to assume it was him) an interest in the colony which he would have been able to bequeath to his successors. Dr Poe's will, in Bewely's book, makes no mention of this interest and further implies that although Dr Poe's son was inherited his estate on his death in 1631 that son James did not have any heirs. Dr Poe's presumed 'kinsman' whom Bewely believes to be a nephew of Dr Poe's uncle may have inherited the estate. Bewely concentrates on three brothers (possible cousins of Dr Poe) who went to Ireland from England and also comments extensively on the possible origin on Edgar Allan Poe's family. Dr Poe's grandfather and his family were all from Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in England. From Bewley's book it is clear that Dr Poe had several uncles and many cousins whom we know nothing of any of whom could have taken up Dr Poe's inheritance in Virginia and or could have been the ancestors of Samuel Po(w)e. The fact seems to be that we don't have direct evidence that Samuel came to take up family land, he might have or Dr Poe could have sold his interest before his death.
More About Leonard Poe, Sr.:
Burial: CHRIST CHURCH LONDON.
Children of Leonard Poe, Sr. and Dionisia Boone are:
- +Leonard Poe, Jr., b. Abt. 1640, ENGLAND, d. Abt. 1664.

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