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William Francis Posey 1760–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Jul 1807

Death Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Posey

Mother: Elizabeth Ratcliff

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The story of William Francis Posey began in 1760 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States. William Francis Posey passed away in 1807 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Francis Posey began in 1760 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.
  • William Francis Posey passed away in 1807 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.

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William Posey's Ancestors

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William Posey
1760–1807
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Posey
1714–1800
Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Ratcliff
1714–1784
Charles, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
John (Posey) III
1685–1759
Charles City, Charles, Maryland, United States
Lydia Shuttleworth
1680–1744
St Charles, Charles, Maryland
Joseph Ratcliff
1674–1778
Charles, Maryland, United States
Ann Dunnington
1706–1784
Charles, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Posey
1652–1715
Susannah Belaine
1652–1716
Francis Sr.
1665–1734
Margaret Beck
1674–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis (Poschet)
1615–1654
Elizabeth Inkfordby
1620–1676
John Belaine
1625–1663
Elizabeth Humphrey
1620–1676
George Dunnington
1640–1687
Elizabeth Key
1640–1713

William Posey's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of William Francis Posey in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
1807
Jul 1807
Age 47
Death of William Francis Posey in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1807
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

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