poe
... She often played the husband of the actor and dancer David Poe Jr. ... The two married in 1806 and Eliza now appeared as "Mrs Poe", they played Philadelphia and New York and finally settled in Boston where they stayed for three years. ... On the way he stopped at Stockerton Pennsylvania to visit George Poe Jr who had married well and was prospering, George did not meet David and David wrote him a letter asking for financial support which George refused him and stated that he never wished to hear from David again. ... John opposed her, but after he had sent a letter to David Poe Jrs relatives who had taken the oldest son William Henry Leonard, and could not afford another child, he gave in to Fannys wishes. ... John Allan promised David Poe Jrs relatives that he would give Edgar a good education, an education he himself had not had the opportunity to receive. ... As second-in-command he was reviewed by the popular Marquis de Lafayette whom two weeks earlier had praised Edgars grandfather, General David Poe, for his good work. Edgar was, when he returned to Richmond, known as Edgar Poe rather than Edgar Allan, to emphasize that he was not formally adopted by the Allans. ... He came to her when he felt unhappy at home and she somewhat resembled both Fanny Allan and Eliza Poe.