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John Posey 1685–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 July 1685

Birth Location: Port Tobacco, Wicomico Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 15 October 1759

Death Location: Port Tabacco, Charles, Maryland, USA

Father: John I

Mother: Susanna Belaine

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Shuttleworth

Children(s): Humphrey Posey

John Posey was born in 1685 in Port Tobacco, Wicomico Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA, the child of John Humphrey Posey I And Susanna Belaine. John Posey married Elizabeth Lydia Shuttleworth, and had children including Humphrey Posey. John Posey passed away in 1759 in Port Tabacco, Charles, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • John Posey was born in 1685 in Port Tobacco, Wicomico Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA, the child of John Humphrey Posey I And Susanna Belaine.
  • John Posey married Elizabeth Lydia Shuttleworth, and had children including Humphrey Posey.
  • John Posey passed away in 1759 in Port Tabacco, Charles, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

John Posey's Ancestors

Self
John Posey
1685–1759
Birth Place: Port Tobacco, Wicomico Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA
Parents
John Humphrey Posey I
1652–1689
Charles County, Maryland, United States of America
Susanna Belaine
1652–1716
Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Francois Posey Posche) Poschet
1615–1654
Cambria, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Elizabeth Humphrey
1620–1676
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Marteyn 9GGF
1552–1617
Ann deColnet
1580–1618
Lt. Humphrey
1588–1648
Susanna Shewers
1585–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Posey's Descendants

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John Posey (30 July 1685–15 October 1759) m. Elizabeth (Lydia) Shuttleworth (16 April 1682–1744)
  1. 1. Humphrey Posey 1718–1784 m. Mary Maddox 1728–1790
    1. 1. William (Bartlett) Posey 1775–1865
      1. 1. Bartlett ("Bartley") Posey 1818–1880
        1. 1. Abraham (B) Posey 1870–1943

John Posey's Timeline

3 Records

1685
30 July 1685
Birth of John Posey in Port Tobacco, Wicomico Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA
Port Tobacco, Wicomico Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA
1759
6 January 1759
Age 74
Death of John Posey in Port Tabacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
Port Tabacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
1759
15 October 1759
Age 74
Death of John Posey in Port Tabacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
Port Tabacco, Charles, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 July 1685
    Event Place: Port Tobacco, Wicomico Hundred, Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1759
    Event Place: Port Tabacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1759
    Event Place: Port Tabacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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