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William John Poston 1721–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1721

Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 9 March 1777

Death Location: Charles, Maryland, USA

Father: John Poston

Mother: Susannah Baldridge

Spouse(s): Priscilla Burch

Children(s): Jeremiah Poston, (Colonel) Poston, Judith Posten, Alexander Poston, Anne Poston, Catherine Poston, Richard Poston, William Poston

The story of William John Poston began in 1721 in Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA. William John Poston married Priscilla Noe Burch, and had children including Alexander Poston, Anne Indet Poston, Catherine Poston, Colonel Elias Poston, Jeremiah W Poston, Judith Ann Posten, Richard William Poston, William Poston. William John Poston passed away in 1777 in Charles, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William John Poston began in 1721 in Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA.
  • William John Poston married Priscilla Noe Burch, and had children including Alexander Poston, Anne Indet Poston, Catherine Poston, Colonel Elias Poston, Jeremiah W Poston, Judith Ann Posten, Richard William Poston, William Poston.
  • William John Poston passed away in 1777 in Charles, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Poston
1681–1744
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Susannah Baldridge
1694–1735
Birth Location: Coleraine, Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
SB

Spouses(s)

Priscilla Burch
1725–1797
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
PB

Children(s)

Jeremiah Poston
1745–1797
Birth Location: Newport, Charles, Maryland
JP
(Colonel) Poston
1747–1802
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA
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Judith Posten
1758–1814
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA
JP
Alexander Poston
1750–
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA
AP
Anne Poston
1760–1796
Birth Location: Goodwill Plantation, Charles County, Maryland, USA
AP
Catherine Poston
1755–1773
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA
CP
Richard Poston
1752–1809
Birth Location: Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA
RP
William Poston
1760–1823
Birth Location: Goodwill Plantation, Charles County, Maryland, USA
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William Poston's Ancestors

Self
William Poston
1721–1777
Birth Place: Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA
Parents
John Stone Poston
1681–1744
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Susannah (Mary) Baldridge
1694–1735
Coleraine, Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
# (Johannes POSTON ^^1650 edit) wives
1650–1747
Shropshire, England
Martha Browne
1667–1705
Blisland, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Posten
1630–1723
# dates
1633–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Poston
1603–1685
Margaretta Poston
1603–1700

William Poston's Descendants

1.
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William (John) Poston (6 August 1721–9 March 1777) m. Priscilla (Noe) Burch (09 Nov 1725–14 Feb 1797)
  1. 1. Jeremiah (W) Poston 1745–1797 m. Elizabeth Warson 1745–1803
    1. 1. Jeremiah (Washington) Poston 1795–1836 m. Selenah Henderson 1804–1860
      1. 1. Joshua (Morrison) Poston 1835–
    2. 2. Anna (D) Poston 1792–1841
    3. 3. Elizabeth ('Betsey') Poston 1782–1865
    4. 4. Francis Poston 1793–1799
    5. 5. Henry Poston 1786–1840
    6. 6. Mary ('Polly') Poston 1786–
    7. 7. Priscilla Poston 1780–1857
    8. 8. Richard (Cavonet) Poston 1790–1862
    9. 9. William Poston 1779–1852
  2. 2. (Colonel) (Elias) Poston 1747–1802
  3. 3. Judith (Ann) Posten 1758–1814
  4. 4. Alexander Poston 1750–
  5. 5. Anne (Indet) Poston 1760–1796
  6. 6. Catherine Poston 1755–1773
  7. 7. Richard (William) Poston 1752–1809
  8. 8. William Poston 1760–1823

William Poston's Timeline

3 Records

1721
6 August 1721
Birth of William John Poston in Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA
Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA
1743
1743
Age 22
William John Poston was married in Charles, Maryland, USA
Charles, Maryland, USA
1777
9 March 1777
Age 56
Death of William John Poston in Charles, Maryland, USA
Charles, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1721
    Event Place: Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 March 1777
    Event Place: Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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