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Deacon Thomas Post 1702–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1702

Birth Location: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 2 Dec 1782

Death Location: Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Stephen Post

Mother: Hannah Hosmer

Spouse(s): Dinah Brown

Children(s): Joel Post, Peter Post, Eldad Post

Deacon Thomas Post was born in 1702 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, the child of Stephen Post And Hannah Hosmer. In 1782, Deacon Thomas Post resided in Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut. Deacon Thomas Post married Dinah Brown, Elizabeth Post, and had children including Eldad Post, Joel Post, Peter Post, Thomas Post. Deacon Thomas Post passed away in 1782 in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Deacon Thomas Post was born in 1702 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, the child of Stephen Post And Hannah Hosmer.
  • In 1782, Deacon Thomas Post resided in Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut.
  • Deacon Thomas Post married Dinah Brown, Elizabeth Post, and had children including Eldad Post, Joel Post, Peter Post, Thomas Post.
  • Deacon Thomas Post passed away in 1782 in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Post
1664–1752
Birth Location: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
SP
Hannah Hosmer
1671–1751
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
HH

Spouses(s)

Dinah Brown
1702–1775
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
DB

Children(s)

Joel Post
1743–1813
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
JP
Peter Post
1736–1811
Birth Location: Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
PP
Eldad Post
1733–1799
Birth Location: North
EP

Deacon Post's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Post
1702–1782
Birth Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Stephen Post
1664–1752
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Hosmer
1671–1751
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Abraham (Post) Sr
1640–1694
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Mary Jordan
1643–1683
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Stephen Hosmer
1645–1693
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hannah Bushnell
1645–1689
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Post
1596–1659
Ellen Panton
1605–1670
John Jordan
1618–1655
Ann Bishop
1622–1672
Thomas Hosmer
1604–1687
Frances Hosmer
1602–1675
Thomas Bushnell
1602–1687
Frances Bushnell
1602–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Post
1573–1639
Francis Bushnell
1580–1646
Ferris Quenell
1587–1627

Deacon Post's Descendants

1.
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Deacon (Thomas) Post (10 Feb 1702–2 Dec 1782) m. Dinah Brown (4 January 1702–28 Oct 1775)
  1. 1. Joel Post 1743–1813 m. Lucy Rockwell 1747–1825 m. Sarah Bushnell 1742–1783
    1. 1. Hannah Nelson 1773–1855 m. James Nelson 1773–1863 m. David Webster 1771–1867
      1. 1. James (A) Nelson 1801–1877 m. Mary (Ann) Swegles 1818–1877 m. Mary (Ann) Nelson 1805–1848 m. Samanth (Mc) Serby 1828–1860
        1. 1. Seymour (I) Nelson 1840–1915 m. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Jarvis 1847–1876 m. Cora (B) Nichols 1854–
        2. 2. Hiram Nelson 1862–1918 m. Anna (Maud) Acre 1865–1953
        3. 3. Marinda Nelson 1840–1920 m. John Beamer 1833–1897
        4. 4. Levi Nelson 1853–1930 m. Alice Phelps 1855–1921 m. Cynthie Watson 1840–
        5. 5. Andrew (J.) Nelson 1824–1860
        6. 6. Elijah Nelson 1851–1906
        7. 7. John (Mark) Nelson 1859–1916 m. Mary (A) Bradley 1872–
        8. 8. Caroline Nelson 1844–1902 m. Sylvanus (Abraham) Buck 1829–1904
        9. 9. Mary (V) Nelson 1857–1924 m. Frank Jarvis 1853–
      2. 2. William (Wilcox) Webster 1808–1856
      3. 3. Betsey DeWolf 1796–1879
      4. 4. Russell (Bidwell) Webster 1799–1881
      5. 5. Oliver Webster 1805–1871
      6. 6. Mary (Roxana) Hamlin 1811–1899
      7. 7. Elijah Nelson 1815–1894
    2. 2. Sarah Rose 1765–1820
    3. 3. Clarissa Post 1782–1853 m. Neziah Brown 1782–1856
    4. 4. Joel Post 1778–1824
    5. 5. Esther Post 1774–1786
    6. 6. Lucy Bissell 1767–1849
    7. 7. Clarissa Post 1770–1775
    8. 8. Joel Post 1772–1775
  2. 2. Peter Post 1736–1811 m. Ruth Post 1737–1821
    1. 1. Anna Mann 1768–1822
    2. 2. Joseph (Otis) Post 1766–1812
  3. 3. Eldad Post 1733–1799

Deacon Post's Timeline

4 Records

1702
10 Feb 1702
Birth of Deacon Thomas Post in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1782
Abt 1782
Age 80
Deacon Thomas Post resided here in Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut
Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut
1782
2 Dec 1782
Age 80
Death of Deacon Thomas Post in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
1782
1782
Age 80
Deacon Thomas Post - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1702
    Event Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1782
    Event Place: Hebron, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1782
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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