Poague

 

Based on the sources provided, here is information about the Poage family:

• The Poage family of Pocahontas County descends from the Poage family of Augusta County, Virginia. Early settlers in the Greenbrier Valley from this family settled in what was then Pocahontas County, Virginia.
• Two brothers, Robert and John Poage, are noted as having proved their importation at Orange Courthouse in 1740. The Pocahontas Poages are descendants of Robert Poage, who settled between Staunton and Fort Defiance. His wife was Elizabeth Preston.
• An account of the Poages is found in "Price's Historical Sketches-of Pocahontas County," and additional information is provided from a Staunton Newspaper.
• The name is sometimes spelled as Poague.
• The Poage family is associated with the Presbyterians in the old Stone Church area. Presbyterians began gathering for worship in that area around 1737, possibly in homes. An organized church is mentioned in 1740 when Dr. Craig assumed the pastorate, and a stone edifice was authorized. Old Stone Church was completed in 1747, dedicated in 1749, with present wings added in 1922.
• Cemeteries at Fort Defiance are associated with Old Stone Presbyterian Church, and readable stones for Poage family members were sought there.
• In an older cemetery with a sturdy stone wall enclosure and well-kept grass, several stones bear the name Poage or Poague. Inscriptions include:
  • Our father, Major William Poage, born March 18, 1781, died September 23, 1855.
  • Thomas Poage, Captain, Anderson's Company, Virginia, 1740-1803.
  • John Poage, member of Captain Doyle's Company, Fifth Virginia Regiment, wounded March 23, 1862, in the Battle of Cross Keys, VA, and died in May.
  • James Poage, died April 21, 1774; faithfully discharged his duties to the time. He died at the age of 71 years, 7 months, and 12 days.
  • Elizabeth Poage, died September 15, 1826, died at the age of 71 years, 7 months, and 12 days.
  • Nancy S., wife of James Poage, died January 8, 1870, aged 57 years, 6 months, and 22 days.
  • Poage, baby son of W. N. and M. V. Wilson, with no dates.
• The original 480 acres for the Andrew Lewis survey made in 1753, which became the site of the present county seat of Marlinton, was acquired by Jacob Warwick and settled by his daughter Nancy and her husband Major William T. Poage about 1790.
• George Washington Poague gave the ground for both the
  Oak Grove Church in Hillsboro and the cemetery.
• A stone dwelling about twelve miles northwest of Old Stone Church is said to be the original Poage residence in the Valley of Virginia and is currently occupied by Mrs. Margaret Carroll, a descendant of the Poages.
• A series on the Poage family and its associations in the Valley of Virginia and in Southern Ohio is mentioned as concluding.
• Wm. Poage, Jr. and George Poage were among the Justices designated to act when Pocahontas County was formed in 1822.
• Poages Chapel is listed in the index of one of the sources.
• The name "Poage" is included in "The Alphabet of School-mates," which may be associated with Marlinton High School.