William POAGE

HAIRSTON.org ID#4862, b. about 1735
Father*Robert POAGE1
Mother*Elizabeth PRESTON1
Birth*William POAGE was born about 1735.1 
He was the son of Robert POAGE and Elizabeth PRESTON.1 
Military*1758 - William Poage was in the Albemarle Company of Militia.
VII, 203.2,3 
MilitaryIn a letter during Dunmore's War dated 13 Oct. 1774, Major Arthur Campbell states writes to Col. William Preston, "You will see by the inclosed your Old acquaintance Wm. Poage wants a Commission. He now acts as Serjeant at Fort Preston I believe he is a fit Man enough on many account for to be an officer; which I would be glad you could gratify him with if it don't interfere with others already appointed.....". page 250. William's mother was Elizabeth Preston, relationship to Col. William Preston is unknown..4 

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3050] Woodworth, R. Bell. (1954). The Descendants of Robert And John Poage, Pioneer Settlers In Augusta County, Va.: a Genealogy Based On the Manuscript Collections of Prof. Andrew Woods Williamson, Henry Martyn Williamson, And John Guy Bishop. Staunton, Va.: Priv. print. by the McClure Print. Co., 1954. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89067449405, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  2. [S146] Woods, Edgar. Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account of What It Was by Nature, of What It Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made It. Charlottesville, Va.: Michie Co., printers, 1901. Print. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044019921394, Personal Collection - printed book.
  3. [S3038] Hening, William Waller - The Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia from the First Session of the Legislature in the year 1619. Richmond, 1810-1823. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31210002606166, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  4. [S3555] Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913, Louise Phelps Kellogg, Sons of the American Revolution. Wisconsin Society, and State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Documentary History of Dunmore's War, 1774. Madison: Wisconsin historical society, 1905. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015003691055, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
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