Poindexter "Decker" Toney, II

1818 -

• Name	Poindexter "Decker" Toney
  Suffix	II
  Birth	Mar 1818	Boone Co., (West) VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	Racine, Boone Co., WV
  Person ID	I0157	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Poindexter (twin) Toney, I,   b. 3 Oct 1763, Buckingham Co., VA d. 5 Jun 1832, Kanawha Co., (West) VA; burial: Old Toney Cem.,Toney's Branch, on Coal River, WV (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Jane "Polly" Lilly,   b. ABT. 1778, Montgomery Co., VA d. ABT. 1845, Kanawha Co., (West) VA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1797	Montgomery Co., VA
  Family ID	F0045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Jarrett,   b. 1824, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 1864 (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1850	Boone Co., (West) VA
  Children	1. John Edward Toney,   b. 21 Jun 1851, Big Coal, Boone Co., (West) VA d. 24 Jan 1933, Colusa Co., CA; burial: Colusa Community Cem., Colusa, Colusa Co., CA (Age 81 years)   2. William Toney,   b. 16 Feb 1853, Big Coal, Boone Co., (West) VA d. 14 Jan 1856, Big Coal, Boone Co., (West) VA (Age 2 years)   3. Nancy Toney,   b. 29 Aug 1855, Big Coal, Boone Co., (West) VA
  Family ID	F1463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Margaret Gillespie,   b. 26 Dec 1821, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 25 Apr 1902, Racine, Sherman Dist., Boone Co., WV (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1865	Boone Co., WV
  Family ID	F1465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  ******** Source: Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter's notes: "Robert Toney, Sr. and his brother Poindexter Toney were the first settlers on the Big Coal River, then Virginia, now WV. When the land west of the Allegheny Mountains was opened for settlement, Congress gave large land grants to soldiers who wanted to settle there. Robert Toney received a land grant on Big Coal River extending from Joe's Creek along Big Coal River for five or six miles, including all of Toney's Branch. At the same time, his brother Poindexter Toney received a large land grant farther down the river, including Peytona. Robert, Toney, Sr. and Poindexter Toney came to Big Coal River, staked their claim, planted a crop, then went back east for their families. When they returned they found that Indians had burned their cabins and bears had destroyed their crops. Robert Toney, Sr. had a son Robert Toney, Jr. He was born on the new land and lived there all his life. He was active in politics and served in the Virginia Legislature which met in Williamsburg, VA. He rode horseback from Big Coal Creek to Williamsburg to attend. Robert Toney, Sr. had a stroke and was paralyzed the last ten years of his life. After his death, his daughter Nancy and husband John Armstrong Porter moved into the home which now belonged to their son Andrew. The family graveyard is in the corner of the garden near the house. When Andrew sold the home in 1911, he deeded the grave to the dead. I believe it is one half acre. The deed is on record in the courthouse in Madison, WV. Information regarding the Toneys and the Porters was given to me by my grandparents, Nancy and John Armstrong Porter and my father Andrew Crocket Porter. Information regarding the children of Robert Toney, Jr. was given to me by his daughter Izora Toney Thomas who is now deceased." Signed: Margaret Lillian Porter on June 28, 1988 ******** Source: SEE THE KANAWHA COUNTY FAMILY TREE PROJECT SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maudenna/index.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maudenna/f1507.htm#f11783 Poindexter Toney & Elizabeth Ferrell (Name cited as Ferrell or Jarrett): Noted events in Poindexter Toney were: • Occupation, 1850 - Miller • Occupation, 1860 - Tending Grist Mill • Occupation, 1870 - Miller • Occupation, 1880 - Farmer & Miller • Census, 1850 - Boone Co. VA #43-43 • Census, 1860 - Boone Co, VA #524 • Census, 1870 - Boone Co, WV Sherman Dist. #108 • Census, 1880 - Boone Co, WV Sherman Dist. Pg6 ******** Source: Boone, (W)VA 1850 Federal Census ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/boone/1850/ (File 1 of 5) This Census was transcribed by Vickie Moore and proofread by Marsha Thompson for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright 2004 by Vickie Moore USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project File Manager, Marsha Thompson All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. Census_Year 1850 Microfilm # M432-936 State (W)VA County Boone 15 43 43 Toney Poindexter 32 M . Miller 1,500 Virg'a X . . . . 16 43 43 Toney Elizabeth 26 F . . . Virg'a X . . . . ******** Source: SEE DOROTHY JANE AYERS BUCKLEY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/u/c/Dorothy-J-Buckley/ Dorothy Jane Ayers Buckley: Poindexter Toney, Jr. b: March 1818 in Boone County, West Virginia d: Unknown in Racine, Boone County, West Virginia ....... +Elizabeth Jarrett b: 1824 in Kanawha County, West Virginia m: 14 February 1850 in Boone County, Virginia d: Unknown ******** Source: Lynn Weaver: 1880 Federal Census for Sherman, Boone Co., WV: Household: Name Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Poindexter TONEY M Male 63 WV Farmer & Miller Margaret TONEY M Female 58 WV Keeping House Letty GILASPIE S Female 38 WV Rebecca BELCHER S Female 12 WV ******** Source: Lynn Weaver: MARRIAGE RECORD OF POINDEXTER TONEY AND MARY M. GILLESPIE, DAUGHTER OF SAMUEL AND JANE GILLESPIE. MARRIAGE RECORD GROOM NAME Poindexter Tony Or Toney GROOM AGE 48 years GROOM ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR 1817 BRIDE NAME Mary M. Gillespie BRIDE AGE 40 years BRIDE ESITAMATED BIRTH YEAR 1825 EVENT TYPE Marriage MARRIAGE DATE 28 Sep 1865 MARRIAGE PLACE Boone, West Virginia FATHER OF GROOM NAME Poindexter Tony MOTHER OF GROOM NAME Jane Tony FATHER OF BRIDE NAME Samuel Gillespie MOTHER OF BRIDE NAME Jane Gillespie FILM NUMBER 571247 DIGITAL GS NUMBER 4228483 IMAGE NUMBER 23 REFERENCE NLUMBER p 10 SOURCE County Records ********* Source: SEE JOEL HAGER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I213539 Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research: Joel Hager: (Note below was submitted by JANET BARKER HAGER): ID: I213539 Name: Poindexter Toney Given Name: Poindexter Surname: Toney Sex: M Birth: 3 Oct 1763 in Buckingham County, Virginia Death: 5 Jul 1832 in Kanawha (Boone) County, (West) Virginia Burial: Old Toney Cemetery, Boone County, West Virginia Occupation: Farmer/Lumber/Salt Mines _UID: D93B97427E33479B8DC82F64D54BF58E0B8E Change Date: 13 Jan 2008 at 18:18 Note: From the Boone County West Virginia History, 1990 Boone County Genealogical Society, Inc. Moved to Cole [sic] River in 1810 around Racine, West Virginia. POINDEXTER TONEY was born in 1763 son of William and Margaret (Sutherland) Toney of Franklin County, Virginia. He died about 1835 and is buried near Toneys Branch in Boone County. He may have served in the Revolutionary War because it is known that his twin brother, Carey, served. He may have been with other members of the Toney family when their ginseng camp on Toneys Branch was raided by Indians in the early 1790's. We know that his brother, John Toney, owned land there at that time. He married lst Mary Rawson of Franklin County, Virginia in 1788 and 2nd Jane Lilly, daughter of Robert, in 1797 in Montgomery County, Virginia. Some people have the theory that his lst wife and children may have been killed in the raid on the "Rooting Camp", but there doesn't seem to be a tradition in this area of such deaths. Children of Poindexter and Jane were: Frances who m. Edley Elkins; Mary; James who m. Nancy Gillispie; Carey who m. lst a dau. of Nathan Turley, 2nd Telitha V. Bailey; Robert who m. lst Penedomonia Foster and 2nd Ellen Lavette, a schoolteacher; Margaret who m. lst John G. Jarrell, 2nd her cousin, William Toney; Harvey who m. Maria Fauber; Jane who m. Van Rensellar Curtis as his 2nd wife; Poindexter who m. lst Elizabeth Jarrett, 2nd Mary M. Gillespie; Adam who m. Julia Ann Abbott; Jesse who m. Amanda Jarrell; Nancy who m. John Smith; and Susan who m. Madison Jarrell. SUBMITTED BY: JANET BARKER HAGER Father: William Toney b: 28 Jun 1737 in St. Peter's Parish, James River, New Kent County, Virginia Mother: Margaret Sutherland b: Abt 1739 in Albemarle (Bedford) County, Virginia Marriage 1 Mary Rawson b: Abt 1765 in Virginia Married: 28 Apr 1788 in Franklin County, Virginia Change Date: 25 Sep 2005 Marriage 2 Jane Lilly b: Abt 1780 in Montgomery County, Virginia Married: 1 Nov 1797 in Montgomery County, Virginia Change Date: 25 Sep 2005 Children Frances Toney b: Abt 1798 in Bloomingrose, Kanawha (Boone) County, (West) Virginia Mary Toney b: Abt 1799 in Bloomingrose, Kanawha (Boone) County, (West) Virginia Jesse Toney b: 1 Jun 1803 in Bloomingrose, Kanawha (Boone) County, (West) Virginia James Toney b: Abt 1804 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Margaret 'Peggy' Toney b: Abt 1808 in Kanawha (Boone) County, (West) Virginia Carey Toney b: Abt 1809 in Kanawha (Boone) County, (West) Virginia Robert Lee Toney b: 19 Oct 1810 in Kanawha (Boone) County, (West) Virginia John Harvey Toney b: Abt 1814 in Kanawha (Boone) County, (West) Virginia Jane Toney b: Abt 1815 in Kanawha (Boone) County, (West) Virginia Susan Minerva Toney b: Abt 1816 in Kanawha (Boone) County, (West) Virginia Poindexter 'Decker' Toney b: May 1818 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Adam Toney b: Abt 1819 in Kanawha (Logan) County, (West) Virginia Nancy Toney b: Abt 1820 in Virginia ********