Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-07-22

9tn. Ann, capt. billy Robinson, fatner Of
Mrs. Chas. A. Stewart.
John Poague, first Surveyor
William, OF Pocahontas county, father Of
Davis.
George, who married Ann Allen, of James
and settled Greenup county, Ky.
Robert, who settled Greenup county KY.
James, to Ripley, Ohio.
Ann, to Ripley, Ohio.
John, (second Surveyor.)
Elizabeth, who married Rev. Moses Hoge,
d d., and grandmother of Rev. NJ. d. H., o1
Richmond. This clergyman says he had gath
cred up the names of 700 of his connexion. No
doubt the Poagues of Rockbridge, and Monon-
gala, w. Va, are of the same stock. The
Poagues of Pike, Monroe and Rails counties,
Missouri, are all descendants of Robert and
William of Robert, Sen'r.
RANKIN FAMILY.
Rankin was perhaps one of the earliest emf
grants to the lower end of Augusta, and settled
at the mouth of Naked Greek, and owned tbs
said, 1900 acres of land. AS his name is not
among the Orange county transfers, he may
have come from Pennsylvania, as a great many
did. He built saw-mill and grist-mil at a
very early day. He raised large family, OF
whom Richard was, perhaps, the oldest. He
married -- Mathews, daughter OF -
Mathews, who lived where Enos Sillings lately
died on Mofett's Branch, and who. perhaps,
built that stone house, one of the oldest 10 the
county. Richard owned large body of land
ON Jennings Branch, and in and below the
Gap. Jas. A. Frazier, VIM. Gulford Dudley,
Gabriel [. Hite and Reuben d. Hill, married
bis four daughters.
Isaac married Ann Searight, and left two
sons, James and George. P NJ. Dice married
a daughter of James, and perhaps occupies the
old homestead.
Joseph married Elizabeth Cline, and lived
near the mouth of Naked Greek, and raised a
large family. Nancy married Harshbarger
Abner g., died single David married Hord !;
Hord first. and then Harshbarger William
was in the Mexican war. and not heard from
since; Abram married Doherty and Harper,
and Sarah married Wm. SCISSOR. of Ohio
Rachel married Richard Gibson, and re-
moved to Kentucky.
Polly married of Thomas Johnston, of West
Virginia.
Armstrong married Polly Ralston, and was
drowned In Naked Creek in attempting to save
some saw-logs at his MILL His wife, with her
only child. of few months old in her arms, saw
bin drown powerless to help This was the
late Col. Armstrong Rankin, who married a
daughter of the old Methodist Preacher. Wright
Burgess, aud who left large family. He IRAN
kim yet lives in the West
Samuel married Jane Reagan, and left sops,
Joseph, John, Robert and Newton, and daugh-
ters, Eliza, Jane, Nadia, and Dilly, married to
John Van Pelt.
James married - Bell, and had several
sons. Richard married to Ellen Ralston, John; !;
Nancy married to Ed. Mooney Rachel to Jno.
Harshbarger; Polly married to VIM. Sillings,
Jr James Rankin was wagouer iu the Rev
oution.
JOHN PERCY Sometimes called Psercy
came from Pennsylvania about 100 years ago,
from Bucks county, % miles from Philadelphia,
where he married granddaughter of John
Chrisman. Percy's father is believed to have
been regular descendant of Lord Percy, who
figured in Cromwes time John Percy set
tied on the north fork of Thorny Branch, where
Hy Phillips now hves-a half mile north of
Sangersvilie He raised large family. His
son, Jacob. removed to Nicholas county, KY,
and Joseph to Bourbon county, KY, then
Monroe, lad. Christian and John to Green
brier, In the Meadows, and near the Blue Sui
phur; Elizabeth married John Boggs, and
went to Kentucky; Hannah married John
Gregg, and went to Green county Tennessee,
and two of their soLs became Presbyterian min
listers; Sarah, became the second wife of Ed
ward Erwin, Sr., on Messy creek-father of
Mrs. Hanna and Jno Erwin, of Lima, Ohio ;
and Mrs. HIS home was the old place, on
which large family was raised-to be men
toned under the Erwin name.