City Directories and History: The historic Poag house is one of Chester’s very fine examples of early 19th century construction. The architectural details of the house are outstanding and should be preserved and the home restored to its earliest period of construction, circa 1790-1820. It is unfortunate that the original windows in much of the home have been replaced with mid 20th century plat glass but most of the house is historically intact and well worth restoration efforts.

One of the handsome mantels found in the Poag home. Courtesy of AFLLC
Local historian, Mr. Tom Mayhugh states, “it was granted to James McClure originally, then it went to Edward Martin, somehow related, maybe his son-in-law and from the heirs of Edward Martin it was sold to John Poag in 1819.”
“John Poag came to America about 1790 with his parents James Poag and Lady Mary Hogg Poag. They settled in the Bethesda Community of York County, South Carolina. John married Hannah McClure and their children were: James Harrison; Sarah, married William Lewis; Hugh McClure, married Hannah Rowell; William Robinson, married in Texas; John, married in Texas; Joseph, b. 1826, d. 1849, buried at Fishing Creek Churchyard, Chester County, South Carolina, unmarried; Kisia E. , b. 1816, d. 1826; and Samuel, married a Mrs. Brown.
(Information in part from: Chester County Heritage Book, Vol. I, Edt. by Collins – Knox, Published by the Chester Co Hist. Society – Jostens Printing, 1982)
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