We all seem to have a George Poff in our linage, mine goes as follows: (I am descended from George's daughter, Mary, who married Zadoc Stewart.) 1820 Clinton Co., Ohio Census has George Poff : Males under 10 (1),  16-26 (2),  45+ (1)    Females under 10 (1), 10-16 (1), 16-26 (2), 45+ (1) 1830 Delaware Co., Indiana Census has George Poff neighbor to Zadoc Stewart with Samuel Poff and Henry Poff living almost as close (one family in between) Males under 5 (1), 15-20 (1), 60-70 (1) Females 15-20 (1), 40-50 (1) The disparity between George's wife age of 45+ in 1820 and 40-50 in 1830 and the apparent birth of a son between 1825-1830, leads to the conclusion his first wife died and he re-married (a George Poff is recorded marrying a Elizabeth Davis Nov 22, 1823 in Clinton Co., Ohio) This is the story of George's mother. (as told by Susan Stewart Canoyer 1835-1935) "Piracy or Robbery on the high seas was common in the early ages of 1700-1800's. A Pirate vessel had no national flag, and would attack vessels of all nations. By 1825 most piracy was wiped out. Captain Allen was the captain of one of these pirate ships. He came ashore and anchored at a port in Germany. He enticed seven young German girls to go aboard to look at his goods. Which consisted of jewelry, silks, anything young girls would be interested in buying. Before they could get to shore, he set sail for America. These girls never saw their parents or their homeland again. The last time they saw their parents they were standing on the shore, screaming and weeping, as the distance between them increased. When they reached America, Captain Allen sold these girls to well to do Settlers for their passage to America. They were to work for a given number of years to obtain their freedom. One of these girls was …. (Mary Poff's grandmother). She did housework and chores for the family to whom she was sold . One morning very early, she was at the barn doing the milking. She heard horrible screams coming from the house. The Indians often raided whole Settlements, driving off livestock, killing all members of the family, and setting fire to anything they left. She was so frightened, instead of trying to reach the house, where she too would have been murdered or worse, she ran into the woods. Trying to get out of sight she crawled into a hollow log. When the noise and confusion quieted down, she knew the Indians had left. She tried to get out of the log, but found she could not. She was trapped in this log for three days. A neighbor with his dog was out looking for his livestock, which the Indians had stolen or driven away, when the little dog found her in the log. The man freed her and took her to his home."

Hi Robert: The below is a very interesting story. I have never heard that before and I thank you for sharing it with everyone. I don't know if you know this, but it is said that Frederich Pfaff is the father to George. Thanks again for sharing the story. Nicolle ----- > We all seem to have a George Poff in our linage, mine goes as follows: > (I am descended from George's daughter, Mary, who married Zadoc Stewart.) > > 1820 Clinton Co., Ohio Census has George Poff : > Males under 10 (1), 16-26 (2), 45+ (1) Females under 10 (1), 10-16 (1), > 16-26 (2), 45+ (1) > > 1830 Delaware Co., Indiana Census has George Poff neighbor to Zadoc Stewart > with Samuel Poff and Henry Poff living almost as close (one family in > between) Males under 5 (1), 15-20 (1), 60-70 (1) Females 15-20 (1), > 40-50 (1) > > The disparity between George's wife age of 45+ in 1820 and 40-50 in 1830 and > the apparent birth of a son between 1825-1830, leads to the conclusion his > first wife died and he re-married (a George Poff is recorded marrying a > Elizabeth Davis Nov 22, 1823 in Clinton Co., Ohio) > > This is the story of George's mother. (as told by Susan Stewart Canoyer > 1835-1935) > "Piracy or Robbery on the high seas was common in the early ages of > 1700-1800's. A Pirate vessel had no national flag, and would attack vessels > of all nations. By 1825 most piracy was wiped out. > Captain Allen was the captain of one of these pirate ships. He came ashore > and anchored at a port in Germany. > He enticed seven young German girls to go aboard to look at his goods. Which > consisted of jewelry, silks, anything young girls would be interested in > buying. > Before they could get to shore, he set sail for America. These girls never > saw their parents or their homeland again. The last time they saw their > parents they were standing on the shore, screaming and weeping, as the > distance between them increased. > When they reached America, Captain Allen sold these girls to well to do > Settlers for their passage to America. > They were to work for a given number of years to obtain their freedom. > One of these girls was .. (Mary Poff's grandmother). She did housework and > chores for the family to whom she was sold . > One morning very early, she was at the barn doing the milking. She heard > horrible screams coming from the house. The Indians often raided whole > Settlements, driving off livestock, killing all members of the family, and > setting fire to anything they left. She was so frightened, instead of trying > to reach the house, where she too would have been murdered or worse, she ran > into the woods. Trying to get out of sight she crawled into a hollow log. > When the noise and confusion quieted down, she knew the Indians had left. > She tried to get out of the log, but found she could not. She was trapped in > this log for three days. > A neighbor with his dog was out looking for his livestock, which the Indians > had stolen or driven away, when the little dog found her in the log. The > man freed her and took her to his home." > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >