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John William Poston 1712–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1712

Birth Location: , Charles, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1744

Death Location: , , North Carolina, USA

Father: John Poston

Mother: Susanna Holmes

Spouse(s): Priscilla Poston

Children(s): John POSTON, Jeremiah Poston, Samuel Poston

John William Poston was born in 1712 in , Charles, Maryland, USA, the child of John Stone Poston And Susanna Holmes. John William Poston married Priscilla Chershire Poston, and had children including Jeremiah Poston, John Poston, Samuel Poston. John William Poston passed away in 1744 in , , North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John William Poston was born in 1712 in , Charles, Maryland, USA, the child of John Stone Poston And Susanna Holmes.
  • John William Poston married Priscilla Chershire Poston, and had children including Jeremiah Poston, John Poston, Samuel Poston.
  • John William Poston passed away in 1744 in , , North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Poston
1686–1744
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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Susanna Holmes
1694–1765
Birth Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Poston
1725–1797
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, United States of America
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Children(s)

John POSTON
1750–1819
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jeremiah Poston
1745–1797
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Samuel Poston
–1819
Birth Location: –
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John Poston's Ancestors

Self
John Poston
1712–1744
Birth Place: , Charles, Maryland, USA
Parents
John Stone Poston
1686–1744
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Susanna Holmes
1694–1765
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Abraham Post
1669–1747
Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Elizabeth Stephens
1668–1738
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Sarah O'Riley
1658–
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Poston's Descendants

1.
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John (William) Poston (1712–1744) m. Priscilla (Chershire) Poston (9 November 1725–18 October 1797)
  1. 1. John POSTON 1750–1819 m. Rebekah Boldrige 1764–1851 m. Mary (Polly) Lynn 1745–
    1. 1. Jane POSTON 1785–1873 m. John (W) BRYSON 1769–1851
      1. 1. Robert Bryson 1813–1887 m. Mary (Jane (Polly)) Cunningham 1815–1869 m. Judith (C) Ensley 1840–1922 m. Martha 1811–1856
        1. 1. Francis (Marion) Bryson 1841–1918
        2. 2. Samuel (Hillman) Bryson 1843–1909
        3. 3. Margaret (Jane) Bryson 1853–1931
        4. 4. William Bryson 1833–1860
        5. 5. Martha (Louis) Bryson 1835–
        6. 6. John (Shannon) Bryson 1845–1901
        7. 7. Coleman (Alexander) Bryson 1847–1926
        8. 8. George (Hamilton) Bryson 1859–1861
        9. 9. Margaret (Jane) Snyder 1853–1931
        10. 10. Theodore (Davidson) Bryson 1875–1962
        11. 11. Amos (Beamon) Bryson 1871–1952
        12. 12. Hebron (Lee) Bryson 1872–1953
        13. 13. Fannie (Josephine) Bryson 1878–1944
        14. 14. Mary (Melissa) Bryson 1852–1920
        15. 15. David Bryson 1842–1915
        16. 16. Thaddeus (Grant) Bryson 1849–1931 m. Hannah (T) Ensley 1851–1924
      2. 2. Rebecca (Merimon) Bryson 1818–1899
      3. 3. Isabella Bryson 1812–1902
      4. 4. James (Holmes) Bryson 1808–1864
      5. 5. M. (Coleman) Bryson 1828–1866
      6. 6. Milton (M) Bryson 1824–1865
      7. 7. Sarah Bryson 1806–1870
      8. 8. Andrew Bryson 1809–1890
      9. 9. Samuel Bryson 1822–1849
      10. 10. Ely Bryson 1819–1884
      11. 11. George (Hamilton) Bryson 1832–1842
      12. 12. Major (William) Bryson 1798–1894
      13. 13. Coleman (M) Bryson 1832–1842
      14. 14. Rebecca (Merimon) Bryson 1818–
      15. 15. Ewell (G) Bryson 1819–1884
      16. 16. Rebecca Caler 1892–1868
      17. 17. Sarah Bryson 1806–1891
      18. 18. Henderson Bryson 1819–1887
      19. 19. Sarah Bryson 1807–1870
      20. 20. Thomas (J) Bryson 1814–
      21. 21. Uel (G) Bryson 1819–1880
      22. 22. Daniel (J) BRYSON 1816–
    2. 2. William Poston 1809–1844
    3. 3. Sarah (Sally) Poston 1787–
    4. 4. Margaret (Peggy) Poston 1782–1850
    5. 5. Thomas Poston 1781–1850
    6. 6. John (Alexander Baldridge) Poston 1794–1840
    7. 7. Daughter Poston 1786–
    8. 8. Lucinda (Cindy) Poston 1807–
    9. 9. Nancy (Susan) Poston 1797–
    10. 10. Robert Poston 1789–1870
    11. 11. Samuel Poston 1765–1819
    12. 12. Francis Poston 1790–
    13. 13. Mary (Polly) Poston 1789–1883
    14. 14. John (Jack) Poston 1784–1850
    15. 15. Rachel Poston 1789–
    16. 16. Elizabeth Poston 1786–
    17. 17. Rebecca Poston 1783–
  2. 2. Jeremiah Poston 1745–1797
  3. 3. Samuel Poston –1819

John Poston's Timeline

2 Records

1712
1712
Birth of John William Poston in , Charles, Maryland, USA
, Charles, Maryland, USA
1744
1744
Age 32
Death of John William Poston in , , North Carolina, USA
, , North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: , Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 155.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LHS
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1729; Page Number: 91

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: , , North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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