Volume 11 , Issue 11

Capt. John Robert Warwick Family Photo

Michelle says, "I have a picture of Captain John R. Warwick and his wife and daughter. That is what it says on the back. Someone gave this to us last year. They actually picked it up at an auction (sound familiar) and gave it to us. The original picture totally fell apart, but ... I had it remade.

Jacob Warwick Homestead in Bath, Co., VA

Michelle also says, "I am so sorry to hear that the sketches of Jacob & Mary Warwick are already with another Warwick descendant.

"My son just won 1st prize in the Social Studies fair this week on the settlement of Jacob Warwick in Bath County, Virginia. The property that we now have was from the original tract owned by Jacob Warwick, son of William Warwick and Elizabeth Dunlap. My husband's family had great records of history, but only until approximately the 1800's. "The property has been in my husband's family now for 245 years. They talk about it being burned by Indians. It is said that this house is the third to stand on this foundation.

The Gay, Dunlap and Warwicks were all in a wagon train heading west. Some scouts had been sent ahead to ensure safe passage. The scouts were killed by the Indians and left naked and dead in their path. They all turned around and headed back to Clover Lick (WV/VA).

"Mary Vance, Jacob's wife, was so horrified by the sight that she refused to leave Pocahontas Co. The others went ahead. She and Jacob stayed and built the first house and lived there for sometime before returning to Monterey, Virginia.

Before we got the house, it had not been lived in since the 60s, so the grounds are pretty much undisturbed. Clover Lick also has a cemetary where many Warwicks are buried. It seems I saw the name Gwin up there, so I will doublecheck. It is definitely God#&39:s country and a step back in time. Back Mountain Road actually runs in front of the House on the Hill (that is what we call the Jacob Warwick property and house).

The property was located in what was originally Orange County, Virginia. In 1737, Orange County became Augusta County, Virginia. In 1745, Augusta County became Bath County, Virginia. In 1821 Bath County became Pocahontas County, Virginia. In 1863 West Virginia separated from Virginia, and Pocahontas County, Virginia, became Pocahontas, West Virginia.
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