Robert Poage was born Abt. 1703 in Northern Ireland, Ulster Section873, and died Abt. 1773 in Augusta County, Virginia873. He married Elizabeth Preston on 1722873.
Notes for Robert Poage: [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #3763, Date of Import: Apr 12, 1997]
According to a letter from Ronald C. Poage, Robert was an immigrant from Ireland.
On May 22, 1740 sixteen heads of families appeared at Orange Country Court and proved their importation at their own expense and right to obtain lands from the King's bounty; among them Alexander Brakenridge with seven children and Robert Poage with his wife Elizabeth Preston and their nine children, (Thomas Poage was born in Virginia) from Ireland.
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #3763, Date of Import: Apr 12, 1997]
Abstraction of WILL of ROBERT POAGE (Poack). For original handwritten will and hard copy, refer to will section in genealogy or the Augusta Co., VA clerk's records.
Dated: 20 October 1773 Executors: Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis and son, John Bequests: 260 acres of real estate, lying upon a branch of Linvil Creek, to sons John and Thomas to be divided equally. To daughter, Martha Woods, and to sons Robert, George and William, and to daughters Elizabeth Crawford and Margaret Robertson, one pistole as a token of remembrance and love. Witnesses: John Craig, Isabella Helena Craig and Charles Baskin Probated: Augusta Co., VA, 18 March 1774
NOTE: Handwritten will contains signature: Robert Poack/Poock Unknown as to why name is not spelled Poage; clerk may have misunderstood spelling or misread original copy.
Robert Poage was of Scottish descent.
More About Robert Poage and Elizabeth Preston: Marriage: 1722873
Children of Robert Poage and Elizabeth Preston are:
Robert Poage (b. Abt. 1703, d. Abt. 1773)
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