I only have a picture of the marker. It looks like it is placed in a rather rural area with a wire fence in the background. The marker is white lettering on a brown back ground and says, "Benjamin Poe 1749-1839 Revolutionary War Soldier Honored By Patrick Gillmore Chapter DAR Provided Through Macon County Historical Society" Thank you Melody >From: Yelowstone@aol.com >Reply-To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com >To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Benjamin Poe >Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 08:10:25 EST > >Good morning Melody, > >Could you tell me the location of the Historical Marker about Mr. Benjamin >Poe? > >Thanks, > > > >Stan. > >~~~~~ > >In a message dated 2/27/01 3:58:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, >oh_stop_it@hotmail.com writes: > > > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] Benjamin Poe > > Date: 2/27/01 3:58:30 PM Pacific Standard Time > > From: oh_stop_it@hotmail.com (Melody Carter) > > Reply-to: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > > To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Could someone tell me why the Macon County Tennessee Historical Society > > put > > an Historical Marker up for Benjamin Poe? Did he ever live in Macon >County? > > > > Does someone on the list know more of his history than I? > > > > Benjamin Poe was born August 14, 1749. His wife was Comfort Johnson > > (1751-1805). He died in 1839, I understand in Allen County, Kentucky. > > > > In 1833, at the age of 84 he gave a deposition that he entered the >service > > in the Revolutionary War in Dec. 1775 in NC and then moved to Randolph > > County NC. In Sept 1781 he served again in the company of horsemen >under > > Captain T. MARSH. He re-enlisted in Dec. 1781 again in the company of > > mounted infantry under Captain CHARLES GOULDSTON. "Having served this >tour > > he returned to Randolph County, NC and found his dwelling house reduced >to > > ashes. His property was destroyed, his wife and children driven away by >the > > Tories and cast upon the charity of the world for support." He >re-entered > > military service in March 1782, was in no major battle but in several > > skirmishes. > > > > He stated in his deposition that he "resided in the counties of >Chatham >and > > > > Wake in North Carolina and the counties of Barren, Monroe and Allen, KY > > where he now lives."(1833) > > > > > > He was involved with the early part Puncheon Camp Baptist Church, Allen >Co. > > Kentucky, being one of nine members who entered the constitution of the > > Puncheon Camp church in 1804. I know some of his descendants lived in > > Macon County, including my husband's great grandmother. Was the marker >set > > up because of them? > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > Melody > > _ > > >==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== >******Genealogy may not be digging up bones, but shur' 'nuf, every skeleton >in your family's closet will fall out!****** > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com