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- John Poillon is the 6th child & 4th son of Francoise Billaou Married 1709 & 2nd. Judith Bodine & Ensign Jaques Poillon, b 1681 Richmond, Staten Island.
. On the 1 Dec. 1775 Paul Micheau, one of the Deputies from Richmond Co. inn the first Provincial Congress ...replied the next, in a letter address to John Poillon, John Jensen & Lambent Merrill, of the Committee for Richmond Co., urging them to elect Deputies to represent them without delay spectators?, & rest assured, gentlemen that spectators? the neighbouring Colonies will not remain inactive spectators if you show a disposition to depart from the Continental Union. We beg, gentlemen, you will consider this matter with that seriousness which the peace, good order & liberties of your country require.
The answer of the committee is given before their reply to the Congress, date of the 15 December, 1775. Congress passed several resolutions, censuring Richmond count for its delinquency.
. Richmond Co., Dec. 1775, Mr President: We agreeable to your request, have cause by advertisement, the freeholder & inhabitants in our county to be convened on this day...a regular poll was opened; at the conclusion of which it appeared that a majority was, for the present, for sending no Deputies .... encouraging hopes of having, a reconciliation with Great Britain.
Your most obt. & most humble servants. Seven signatures including John Poillon.
. There after, on Jan. 19, 1776, Richard Lawrence & Adrian Bancker were elected to the Prov. Congress, Ten signatures, inc. Henry Perine.
Ref: Annals of Staten Island, by J J Clute.
. On the 6th of May, Gen. Washington wrote to the Committee of Safety, informing them that Peter Poillon, of Richmond county, had been arrested for supplying the king's ships with provisions. On the 8th, Poillon was brought before the Committee & examined. He did not deny the charge, but pleaded in extenuation that the regulations for preventing intercourse with the king's ships had not been published in Richmond County until the 2d or 3d of that month, & that therefore he was ignorant of them; he stated further, that he left home with a considerable sum of money to discharge a debt in Kings County, together with some articles of provision for New York market, of the value of about £3; that while passing the ship of war Asia, at as great a distance as he safely could, he was fired at, & could not escape ; he proved further, by reputable witnesses, that he was a respectable man, & had always been esteemed & friend to the liberties of his country. He was discharged, with a caution hereafter to keep at a safe distance from the king's ship, & to warn his fellow citizens of Richmond County to do the same.
Record for further research:
. 1739 Den den Decemb, Barent du Puy X Elsje Poillon.
. A 1734 den 1 en Septemb. Marie, David la Tourette X Catherine Poillon Wit: Judith Bodin.
. 1736 den 4 en April, Daniel Stilwell X Maria Poillon. Wit Judith Bodin * and again:1738 den 26 en Maart Jaques.
. 1737 July 31, Catharina, Daniel Stilwell X Catherine Lazelier. Wit: Jda Stillwell {is this the same John who married Marie Poillon the year before?? - PJA.]
Ref: Dutch Church Records, Staten Island.
. 1802 Mar 16 WILL of John Pollen Sr, Southfield, yeoman
- To wife Margaret Poillon, interest £500, choice of a negro womanfrommaongst the slaves & 2 milch cows, 1 horse & ring chair; select furniture for a room.
All left of £500 at her death shall be deified into 8 equal parts:
- 6 to dau. Mary, Mararet, Anne, Elizabeth,Sarah & Catharine;
- one part of sonPeter Poillon
- one part to grandchildren: Israel & Mark Dissosway to Richard & John Poillon sons of my son James, dec.
- to son John, I give my sword; divid wearing apparel among my sons
- John already rec. his are of my estate, he shall be allowed to buy the estate for £3,000, or nine equal parts to go five to 3 days. Mary, Margaret & Sarah, 1 part boson Peter, 1 to grandchildren all from deceased son John, John& Richard Poillon,
- one part interest dau. Anne,
- one part interest for dau. Elizabeth but she not having acted with my will & pleasure, I order her she to be divided into 5 equal parts for granddaughter, Elizabeth, wife of John Beaty; one for grandson John Lake, son of Wm Lake, dec, & the other 3 for her children by Lewis Dubies, dec, & no division until after her decease.
- One equal 9th share divided as follows:
dau. Catharine having children by a former husband, her share to be divided among 5 of her former husband's children & herself & children of there present husband Wm. Drake; the first children are Harriet, wife of Aaron Simonson, Wm., Sarah, Catharine & Alexander G Prichett?
- other equal ninth are divided: between 2 grandchildren Isreal & Mark Dissosway (children of deceased dau. Judith), six to be added to daus. share & onto grandsons Richard & John, & shyer grandsons Isreal & Mark Dissosway.
Executors: Sons John & Peter Jr. Poillon, son-in-law, Alexander Cairns.
Wit: Jonathan Lewis, weaver, John Taylor, Sen. & jun. yeomen.
Died Feb 14 1803.
Ref: NY Wills & Probate Records, File 89, Liber Apr 251. [p189]
. 1813 Jan 7 - A Far for Sale: The subscriber offers for sale a handsome situation, containing 28 acres of clear land, well adapted for grass or grain, lying on LongIsland, 11 miles from Brooklyn, fronting on the turnpike road that leads to Jamaica & Far Rockaway. On said farm is a good house & kitchen, adjoining the same a good well of water at the door, a good garden & large yard before the door. Also a number of fruit tree sets. For terms of same apply to Peter Poillon [Junior].
Ref: NY Evening Post newspaper, published 1813 Jan 6 - Apr 5.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you.- - -
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1723 - 1802 (78 years)