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William Poston 1721–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 9 March 1777

Death Location: Goodwill Plantation, Charles, Maryland, USA

Father: John Poston

Mother: Susanna Holmes

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Children(s):

The story of William Poston began in 1721 in Charles County, Maryland, USA. William Poston passed away in 1777 in Goodwill Plantation, Charles, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Poston began in 1721 in Charles County, Maryland, USA.
  • William Poston passed away in 1777 in Goodwill Plantation, Charles, Maryland, USA.

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William Poston's Ancestors

Self
William Poston
1721–1777
Birth Place: Charles County, Maryland, USA
Parents
John I Poston
1681–1744
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Susanna Holmes
1694–1739
Coleraine, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Johannes ('John') Poston
1650–1747
Richards Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Martha Browne
1664–1705
Laysters, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Poston's Timeline

2 Records

1721
1721
Birth of William Poston in Charles County, Maryland, USA
Charles County, Maryland, USA
1777
9 March 1777
Age 56
Death of William Poston in Goodwill Plantation, Charles, Maryland, USA
Goodwill Plantation, Charles, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Charles County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 March 1777
    Event Place: Goodwill Plantation, Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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