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William Poston 1721–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: Goodwill, Charles, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 9 Mar 1777

Death Location: Charles, Maryland, United States

Father: John Poston

Mother: Susanna Holmes

Spouse(s): Priscilla Noe

Children(s): Elias Poston, Jeremiah Poston, Alexander Poston, Richard Poston, Catherine Poston, Judith Poston, William Poston, Ann Poston

The story of William Poston began in 1721 in Goodwill, Charles, Maryland, United States. In 1778, William Poston resided in Oath of Fidelity, Charles County, MD. William Poston married Priscilla Noe, and had children including Alexander Poston, Ann A Poston, Catherine Poston, Elias Poston, Jeremiah Poston, Judith Poston, Richard Poston, William Poston. William Poston passed away in 1777 in Charles, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Poston began in 1721 in Goodwill, Charles, Maryland, United States.
  • In 1778, William Poston resided in Oath of Fidelity, Charles County, MD.
  • William Poston married Priscilla Noe, and had children including Alexander Poston, Ann A Poston, Catherine Poston, Elias Poston, Jeremiah Poston, Judith Poston, Richard Poston, William Poston.
  • William Poston passed away in 1777 in Charles, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Poston
1686–1744
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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Susanna Holmes
1694–1736
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Noe
1724–1797
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Elias Poston
1747–1802
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Jeremiah Poston
1745–1797
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Alexander Poston
1750–1777
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Richard Poston
1752–1809
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Catherine Poston
1755–1773
Birth Location: Trinity Par, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Judith Poston
1758–1814
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland, United States
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William Poston
1760–1823
Birth Location: Trinity, Charles, Maryland, United States
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Ann Poston
1760–1796
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles, Maryland, United States
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William Poston's Ancestors

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William Poston
1721–1777
Birth Place: Goodwill, Charles, Maryland, United States
Parents
John Poston
1686–1744
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Susanna Holmes
1694–1736
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Johannes Poston
1662–1747
Shopshire, England
Maria Price
1660–
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Poston's Descendants

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William Poston (1721–9 Mar 1777) m. Priscilla Noe (1724–14 Feb 1797)
  1. 1. Elias Poston 1747–1802 m. Rebecca Cheshire 1751–1832
    1. 1. Samuel (John) Poston 1775–1823 m. Jane (Anne) Slane 1778–1851
      1. 1. Nancy Poston 1800–1866 m. William Stephenson 1800–1865
        1. 1. Eliza (Jane Polly Mullins) Stephenson 1820–1895
      2. 2. Hugh (Alexander) Poston 1809–1898 m. Delilah (M) French 1812–1910
        1. 1. Melissa Poston 1849–1924
        2. 2. Electa (M) Poston 1847–1928
        3. 3. Simeon (W) Poston 1844–1918
        4. 4. Hugh (Alexander "Haynes") Poston 1850–1925
        5. 5. Ambrose (J) Poston 1842–1917
        6. 6. Isaac (French) Poston 1836–1902
        7. 7. Samuel (J) Poston 1834–1903
        8. 8. William (Granville) Poston 1841–1921
        9. 9. Jane Poston 1838–1931 m. Newman Mathews 1832–1890
        10. 10. James Poston 1839–1841
      3. 3. Malinda (J.) Poston 1802–1873 m. Alexander Poston 1783–1852
      4. 4. Elias (C) Poston 1804–1876 m. Amanda Harrold 1813–1898
        1. 1. Josephine (Cathcart) Poston 1860–1937
        2. 2. William Poston 1837–1923
        3. 3. Mary (Jane) Poston 1836–1917
        4. 4. John (W) Poston 1833–1911
        5. 5. Henry (Harrison) Poston 1841–1911
        6. 6. Samuel (Vinton) Poston 1846–1930
        7. 7. Emma (Eugena) Poston 1851–
      5. 5. William (Wesley) Poston 1806–1864
      6. 6. Rebecca Poston 1798–1823 m. John (B.) Miller 1789–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Poston 1815–
      8. 8. John (M) Poston 1813–1870 m. Mary (Augusta) Herrold 1817–1909
        1. 1. Emma (Virginia) Poston 1863–1940
        2. 2. James (W) Poston 1860–1861
        3. 3. Arminta (Jane) Poston 1856–1915 m. Thomas (Jackson) Baxter 1851–1923
        4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Poston 1851–1910
        5. 5. Mary (Sophia) Poston 1851–1928
        6. 6. David (Harrold) Poston 1849–1924 m. Catherine (E.) Jenkins 1857–1936
        7. 7. Martha (Amanda) Poston 1846–1920
        8. 8. Charles (M) Poston 1843–1881
        9. 9. Elias (B) Poston 1841–1921
        10. 10. Christopher Poston 1839–1912
        11. 11. John (A) Poston 1837–1919 m. Mary (J) Kester 1844–
    2. 2. Alexander Poston 1783–1852 m. Malinda (J.) Poston 1802–1873 m. Nancy (Green) Stephenson 1792–1823 m. Martha Green 1783–1809
      1. 1. Nimrod (Asbury) Poston 1826–1898 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Mathews 1854–1927 m. Catherine Gilliland 1825–1868
        1. 1. Emma Poston 1859–
        2. 2. Ida Poston 1863–
        3. 3. Rufus (Caldearon) Poston 1855–
        4. 4. Genora Poston 1852–
        5. 5. Hershel (C.) Poston 1857–
        6. 6. Clara (Belle "Sarah") Poston 1871–1934
        7. 7. Francis (Joseph Wellington) Poston 1875–1943
        8. 8. Stanley (Mathis) Poston 1878–1954
        9. 9. Rosa (Lee) Poston 1882–1941
        10. 10. Ray Poston 1885–
        11. 11. Mary (Josephine) Poston 1880–1934
        12. 12. Webster (Wesley) Poston 1889–1919
      2. 2. Alexander (S.) Poston 1825–1889 m. Dicey Paulk 1822–1901
        1. 1. Emma (Belle) Poston 1865–1954
        2. 2. Sarah Posten 1856–1904
        3. 3. Malinda (J) Poston 1848–1944
        4. 4. Rachel Poston 1850–1860
        5. 5. Laura (Anne) Poston 1850–1929
        6. 6. Cathlene (Cueresia "Kate") Poston 1852–1930
      3. 3. William Poston 1823–1895
      4. 4. Sarah Poston 1835–1865
      5. 5. Malinda (S.) Poston 1842–1887 m. John Lewis 1828–
        1. 1. Rathal Lewis 1870–
        2. 2. Emma Lewis 1872–
        3. 3. Della Lewis 1875–
        4. 4. Newton (J.) Lewis 1862–
        5. 5. John Lewis 1865–
        6. 6. Alexander Lewis 1867–
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Poston 1832–1849
      7. 7. Newton (J) Poston 1838–1864
      8. 8. Lora (A) Poston 1821–1890 m. Peter Kurtz 1816–1911
        1. 1. Peter (Kurtz) Jr. 1848–1848
        2. 2. Hulda Kurtz 1863–1899
        3. 3. Martha (J.) Kurtz 1856–1856
        4. 4. Martin (Van Buren) Kurtz 1840–1840
        5. 5. Alexander Kurtz 1841–1841
        6. 6. Samuel Kurtz 1844–1844
        7. 7. John (C.) Kurtz 1850–
        8. 8. Frederick (Gideon) Kurtz 1853–1936 m. Virginia (Maime) McGee 1861–1894
        9. 9. Nimrod (Franklin) Kurtz 1861– m. Gertrude 1894– m. Elvira 1871–1928
        10. 10. Esther Kurtz 1862–
        11. 11. Delilah Kurtz 1845–
        12. 12. William Kurtz 1846–1852
      9. 9. Rebecca (Jane) Poston 1839–1908 m. William (Barton) Waddle 1834–1917
        1. 1. Mary (Ida) Waddle 1878–1958
        2. 2. James (Andrew) Waddle 1874–1948
        3. 3. Ada Waddle 1883–1973
        4. 4. Sylvia (Anne) Waddle 1881–
        5. 5. Henry (Clinton) Waddle 1869–1924
        6. 6. Clement (Allen) Waddle 1864–
        7. 7. Dorcas (Malinda) Waddle 1859–1936
        8. 8. Lucretia (Elmira) Waddle 1872–1974
        9. 9. Hulda (Ora) Waddle 1867–1935
      10. 10. Eliza (Jane) Poston 1828–
      11. 11. Hulda Poston 1817–
      12. 12. Samuel Poston 1816–1886
      13. 13. Lucinda Poston 1820–
      14. 14. Elias (Samuel) Poston 1812–1883 m. Susannah Miller 1820–1852 m. Eliza (Howard) Conner 1819–1875 m. Mary 1842–
        1. 1. Samuel (Newton) Poston 1839–1921 m. Mary (Ann) Brodt 1834–1868 m. Cora Reynolds 1847–1912
      15. 15. Wesley (W) Poston 1810–1875
      16. 16. John Poston 1814–1854 m. Sara Dew 1820–1864
      17. 17. Lorenzo (Dow) Poston 1812–1875
      18. 18. Delilah Poston 1805–1840
      19. 19. Branson Poston 1807–1833
    3. 3. Mary Poston 1775–1834
    4. 4. Catherine Poston 1777–1845
    5. 5. John (F) Poston 1783–1879
    6. 6. Delilah Poston 1783–1850
    7. 7. William Poston 1784–1850
    8. 8. Nancy Poston 1786–1840
    9. 9. Elias Poston 1787–1866
    10. 10. Richard Poston 1790–1863
    11. 11. Rebecca Poston 1793–1857
    12. 12. Jeremiah Poston 1797–
    13. 13. John (Ashford) Poston 1802–1879
  2. 2. Jeremiah Poston 1745–1797
  3. 3. Alexander Poston 1750–1777
  4. 4. Richard Poston 1752–1809
  5. 5. Catherine Poston 1755–1773
  6. 6. Judith Poston 1758–1814
  7. 7. William Poston 1760–1823
  8. 8. Ann (A) Poston 1760–1796

William Poston's Timeline

3 Records

1721
1721
Birth of William Poston in Goodwill, Charles, Maryland, United States
Goodwill, Charles, Maryland, United States
1777
9 Mar 1777
Age 56
Death of William Poston in Charles, Maryland, United States
Charles, Maryland, United States
1778
1778
Age 57
William Poston resided here in Oath of Fidelity, Charles County, MD
Oath of Fidelity, Charles County, MD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Goodwill, Charles, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1721; Birth city: Charles; Birth state: MD
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 21186.016; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 77.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LHS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Oath of Fidelity, Charles County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1777
    Event Place: Charles, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1721; Birth city: Charles; Birth state: MD
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