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Stephen Post 1604–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 June 1604

Birth Location: Otham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 16 August 1659

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Abraham Post

Mother: Anne Hunte

Spouse(s): Elinor Post

Children(s): john Post, Katherine Hill, Abraham Sr

The story of Stephen Post began in 1604 in Otham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England. Stephen Post married Elinor Post, Hester Hide, and had children including Abraham Post Sr, John Post 2 Post, Joseph Post, Katherine Chalker Hill. Stephen Post passed away in 1659 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Stephen Post began in 1604 in Otham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.
  • Stephen Post married Elinor Post, Hester Hide, and had children including Abraham Post Sr, John Post 2 Post, Joseph Post, Katherine Chalker Hill.
  • Stephen Post passed away in 1659 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Stephen Post's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Post
1604–1659
Birth Place: Otham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Abraham Post
1566–1639
Hollingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Anne Hunte
1568–1626
Hollingbourne, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas Poste
1525–1571
Hollingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Thomzin (Van) Gelder
1525–1583
Hollingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom
John (Hunte) Hunter
1542–1570
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Bennett) Webe
1544–1646
St Mary Woolnoth, London, Middlesex, Olde, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Peter VanDerPoest
1500–1558
Marragrietje Bogert
1503–1547
George Thompson
1500–1554
Lady Machetes
1504–1531
Jone Hyllard
1524–1577
George Webbe
1526–1631
Elizabeth Pritchell
1531–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Annalie Suydan
1475–1500
Lady GGM)
1505–1558

Stephen Post's Descendants

1.
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Stephen Post (24 June 1604–16 August 1659) m. Elinor Post (1605–13 November 1670)
  1. 1. john (post 2) Post 1629–1711 m. Hester Hyde 1631–1703 m. Mary (Andrews) (nb) 1621–1661 m. Rebecca (Bruen) (nb) 1643–1721 m. Mary (Chalker Jordan) (9ggm) 1653–1683
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Post) 10X 1655–1715
      1. 1. Hannah (Sperry) 9X 1685–1758 m. Stephen ((Deacon)) Hotchkiss 1681–1755 m. Thomas Douglas 1679–1724
        1. 1. Mary (Hotchkiss) 8X 1708–1764
    2. 2. Margaret Post 1653–1700
    3. 3. Abigail Post 1664–1676
    4. 4. Hannah Post 1671–
    5. 5. John Post 1657–1690
    6. 6. Lydia Post 1674–1753
    7. 7. Mary Post 1662–1705
    8. 8. Samuel Post 1668–1735
    9. 9. Sarah Post 1659–
  2. 2. Katherine (Chalker) Hill 1627–1693
  3. 3. Abraham (Post) Sr 1640–1694

Stephen Post's Timeline

6 Records

1604
24 June 1604
Birth of Stephen Post in Otham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Otham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
1643
1643-1850
Age 39
Stephen Post resided here in Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1649
1649
Age 45
Stephen Post resided here in Saybrook
Saybrook
1659
16 August 1659
Age 55
Death of Stephen Post in Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
1659
1659
Age 55
Stephen Post - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1663
1663-1866
Age 59
Stephen Post resided here in New London, Connecticut, USA
New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 June 1604
    Event Place: Otham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 139
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6144.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Descendants of William Arnold of Hingham, Mass , & Providence, Rhode Island; also Descendants of Jo
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1630; Page Number: 55

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1643-1850
    Event Place: Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Town and miscellaneous records of Saybrook, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Saybrook
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1663-1866
    Event Place: New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: History of Norwich, Connecticut : from its possession by the Indians to the year 1866

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: A Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hollingbourne
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Post family

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1659
    Event Place: Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Company; Baltimore, MD, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 38
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 349
    [4] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Descendants of William Arnold of Hingham, Mass , & Providence, Rhode Island; also Descendants of Jo
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1659
    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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