Benjamin Posey

1699 - 1750  (~ 55 years)

• Name	Benjamin Posey
  Born	Between 1695 and 1699	Charles County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Jul 1750	William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland - Inventory
  Person ID	I2953	Tree1
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Posey,   b. Bef 1669, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. 1715, Charles County, Maryland  (Age > 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary MNU Belaine,   b. 1659, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. Bef 1730, Charles County, Maryland  (Age < 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1689	Charles County, Maryland
  Family ID	F2320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Patience Bateman,   b. Abt 1709, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. 14 Jan 1781, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland - Probate  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	1724	Charles County, Maryland
  Children	1. Jemima Elizabeth Posey,   b. Abt 1728, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland  [natural]   2. Mary Posey,   b. Between 1729 and 1734, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. Bef 1776, Montgomery County, Maryland  (Age ~ 46 years)  [natural]   3. Bennett Posey,   b. 8 Jun 1731, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. 24 May 1762, Charles County, Maryland - inventory  (Age 30 years)  [natural]   4. Lydia Posey,   b. 1732, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. Aft 1800, Charles County, Maryland  (Age > 69 years)  [natural]   5. Benjamin Posey,   b. 1734, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. 11 Oct 1774, Charles County, Maryland - inventory  (Age 40 years)  [natural]   6. Uzziah Posey,   b. 9 Jan 1736, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. 6 Jan 1801, Charles County, Maryland  (Age 64 years)  [natural]   7. Rhodum Posey,   b. 4 Apr 1739, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. Aft 1792, Charles County, Maryland  (Age > 54 years)  [natural]   8. Charity Posey,   b. 2 Jun 1743, Charles County, Maryland  [natural]   9. Allison Posey,   b. 4 Sep 1744, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. 19 Jan 1786, Halifax County, Virginia - Probate  (Age 41 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F2335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sources Documenting Benjamin's Group Sheet (from Robert Henry Posey's bio, The Descendants of Francis Posey (1715), pub Posey International) Benjamin (1685) Testate Pedgs Bk-Charles Co MD, Vol 33, p 193. 5/26/1750 Inventory Bk 43-461 (7/28/1750). Posey Family by Emison, Page 218 Dtr: Mary, Marriage Source, Charles County, Maryland Admin Accts Liber 36 folio 493, land office Annapolis. Dtr: Lydia, Marriage Source, Wills Liber AF No.7 folio 390. Rodam Adams Will, Charles Co MD Will Bk 11, p614. Son: Uzziah also called Asye. === Benjamin Posey 43.461 CH £71.8.0 Jul 28 1750 Appraisers: Charles Musgrove, George Ellginn, Creditors: Gustavus Brown., George Briscoe. Next of kin: Francis Posey, Thomas Posey. Administratrix: Patience Posey. === Benjamin Posey 30.116 A CH £71.8.0 £15.0.2 Apr 13 1751 Sureties: Moses Hubbard, Henry Biggs. Received from: William Cooke, Robert Horner. Payments to: Anne Posey, Peter Harrant, George Clark, William Gibson, Jane Mankin, Ely Pain, George Briscoe, Daniel Dulany, Esq., Walter Hanson. Representatives: widow (unnamed), 9 children: Mary Biggs (at age), Jemima Posey at age), Lidia Posey (at age), Bennet Posey (aged 19), Benjamin Posey (aged 6), Osye Posey (aged 14), Rhodan Posey (aged 12). Charity Posey (aged 6), Allison Posey (aged 5). Administratrix: Patience Posey. 121) 11 May 1754 - Charles County Patience POSEY, Admx of Benjamin POSEY Sureties - Moses HUBBARD & Henry BIGGS Widow - Patience POSEY 9 Children: Mary BIGGS, Jemima, Bennett, Lydia & Benjamin POSEY all of age GREY POSEY aged 18 yrs Jan next Rhodam POSEY aged 15 yrs last April Charity POSEY aged 10 yrs last June Alison POSEY aged 9 yrs last Sept. === Benjamin Posey 36.493 A CH £3.10.11 May 11 1754 Sureties: Moses Hubbard, Henry Bigg. Payments to: Dr. Gustavus Brown, John Kinsman, Danied Jenifer. Representatives: widow (unnamed), children: Mary Biggs (at age), Jemima Posey (at age), Bennet Posey (at age), Lidia Posey (at age), Benjamin Posey (at age), Ofey Posey (aged 17), Rhodman Posey (aged 15), Charity Posey (aged 10), Alison Posey (aged 7). Administratrix: Patience Posey. === Mary Bateman 15.253 A CH £43.7.5 £48.3.5 Dec 13 1736 Sureties: Francis Posey, Benjamin Posey. Payments to: John Jenkins, Col. Dent, Samuel Hanson, John Guy, Richard Barker. Distribution to (children): accountant, 5 brothers (unnamed) & sisters (unnamed). Administrator: Benjamin Bateman. ===Research Notes from Thena Jones Mary by her first husband Nicholas BELAINE had two children whose births were recorded in the court records, Jemima 15 Mar. 1686 and Elizabeth 25 Feb. 1688. After her marriage to Benjamin POSEY, they had recorded the births of Susanna on 1 June 1691 and Mary on 10 Oct. 1693. It was about this time that births stopped being recorded in the court records. Most likely John, Benjamin, and Belaine were born in the period from ca. 1695 to 1699." === Contributed by: James Hughes URL: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/00000 1/000028/html/am28--546.html URL title: Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1732:1753Volume 28, Page 546 Note: Schedule No 2. Charles County. At a Meeting of the Vestry of William and Mary Parish in the County aforesaid on the 8th Day of June 1752 at the said Parish Church were present - Page 483 The Reverend Vestrymen: Mr Saml Clagett, Mr Thomas Cottrell, Mr Richard Smith, Mr Edward Ford, Mr Nathan Harris, Mr Charles Bruce Church warden:Mr John Marshall Who unanimously proceeded to regulate and assign the Pews in the sd Parish Church to the several Persons hereafter put down in the following Manner, the Numbers of the Pews to the respective Names put down, having Relation to the Numbers in the Platt hereunto annexed Viz. Pew To the honourable Richard Lee Esqr 1 Mr Benjamin Fendall & his Son John 2 Mr Wm Courts, Elizabeth Courts & Wm Penn 3 Col George Dent and his Son George 4 Richard Smith his Sons, and Thomas Cottrell 5 Barton Warren and Edward Ford 6 Charles Yates John Wilder & his Son John 7 The Ministers Family for the time being 8 James Latimore, Philip Jenkins, Jno Jenkins & Benj. Douglass. 9 Atwick Fearson, Jno Farr, Geo. Scroggin & Benjn Thomas. 10 Notley Maddox, Sarah Maddox, Anne Smoot & Edwd Smoot 14 Joseph Joy, Judith Penn, and Notley Dutton 15 Thomas Bates, John Douglass, John Hamil & Jane Penn 16 Francis Posey, Harrison Musgrove, Charles John & Benj. Philpot. 18 Authur Lee, Rebecca Howard, Jno Marshall & Richd Marshall 23 Joseph Douglass, Nathan Harris, Mary Brandt 24 Joseph Gwynn and Benjamin 25 Mary Marshall, Henry Thompson, Posthumus Groves & Jas Plant. 26 William Dent & Walter Hanson for their Tenants 27 Moses Hubbart, John Cavin, Jno Wakefield & Saml Chunn 28 Robert Yates, Charles Bruce & Robert Yates junr 29 Barton Hungerford & his Sons 30 Robt Mastin, Tyre Thomas, Widow Thomas & Richard Ratcliff. 31 Thomas Hatton, William Cage Samuel Gody and John Chun 32 Geo: Elgin Patience Posey, Jacob Andrew Minitree Wm Guy & Sarah Martin. 33 No 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22 left in common for Tenants Others not being Freeholders. No 17 .....for such young Persons that may sing. === Posey, Mary, Charles Co,, 5th Feb., 1725; 23rd Feb., 1724-5 To bros. Francis, ex., Benjamin and Belaine, godson John Coe, Beane Griggs, god-daus. Elizabeth Coale and Mary Penn., mother Mary Miller,, Mary Caretts, 2 sisters (unnamed)., Jemina Coale, Susannah Phillpott and Elizabeth Musgrave, personalty (some of which described as in Virginia at Richard Rollins's). Test: John Phillpott., Charles Phillpott. 18,342. === Cleborn Lomax 10.237 A CH £69.7.9 £25.14.11 Feb 20 1729 sureties: Francis Posey, Tubman Martin, Received from: Joseph Ward, Joseph Crisman, John Cox, Richard Tubman, Thomas Reed, Charles Courts, Thomas Birch, Anthony Semmes, Benjamin Posey, Alexander Adair, Edward Gilpin, Daniel Lawless, Thomas Morriss, John Brown, Samuel Chunn, Matthew Stone, Thomas Marshall, George Thomas. John Clements, Archibald Johnson, Bes: ux, David Wade, Belane Posey, Francis Brown, Lawrance Bateman, Justinian Cooksey, Edward Morpley, Ellictius Simmes, Daniel Morpley, Benedict Boarman, Joseph Allen, Richard Smoot, Allexander Mcferson, Samuel Sympson, William Munroe, William Cage, William Colven, William Compton. Payments to: Francis Posey, Dr. Brown, William Addison, Thomas Lomax, George Scroggen, Mary Miller, John Manning, Richard Edelen. Administratrix: Susanna McNeal, wife of John McNeal. === Charles County Court and Land Records, Liber H#2, page 126; 17 Feb. 1717/8 Deed of gift from Mary Posey, widow, to son Benjamin Posey, one gelding, two cows, two yearlings and one heifer; to son Francis Posey, one sorril gelding and a heifer, to son Belayne Posey one gelding and one yearling heifer. /s/ Mary Posey her mark. "MB," witness: Cleborne Lomax and Susanna (+ her mark) Lomax. === Charles County Maryland Circuit Court Records, Liber H#2, Page 375 18 Aug 1720; Recorded at request of Benjamin Posey, planter: 17 Jun 1720; Indenture from William David, planter, and Priscilla his wife, to Benjamin Posey, planter; for 3,000* tobacco; a parcel called Burloyned Hill laid out for Richard Trew, father of Priscilla; lying on the north side of the Potomac and west side of Wicomico; near land of John Courts; laid out for 100 acres; /s/ William David, Priscilla David (mark); wit. W. Hoskins, Jno. Mellor; 17 Jun ack. by William David and Priscilla his wife === Charles County Liber L#2 Page 361. At the request of John Magrah of CC, the following conveyance was recorded this Jun 19, 1727. Jun 13, 1727 from John Hamil of CC, schoolmaster, to John Magrah of CC, planter, for 1600 lbs of tobacco, all that tract of land (in his actual possession now being) called the Wilderness, situated in CC, formerly belonging to George Gore, bounded by the side of a hill near a tract of land called Starr Cross, formerly belonging to John Dawson, containing and laid out for about 50 acres. Signed - John Hamill. Wit - John Wilder, Benja Posey. This deed was acknowledged by John Hamill and Sarah, his wife, before S Hanson, Clk. === Charles County Liber M No. 2 Page 190. At the request of Susanah Lomax, the following power of attorney was recorded Mar 7, 1729. We, James Cashe and Mary, his wife, of Westmoreland County, Virginia, for sundry good causes, appointed our trusty friend Benjamin Posey of CC, our true and lawful attorney, to lease unto Susanah Lomax all that part of that tract of land in CC called Promise that has not been formerly sold to John Ralley, during the term until Thomas Ashman, son to sd Mary Cash, arrives to the age of 21 years. The yearly rent is 3 ears of Indian corn. Signed Feb 7, 1729 - James (X his mark) Cash, Marys (X her mark) Cash. Wit - John Hamill, Jno McNeill, Gust Brown*, Benja Fendall*. === Charles County Liber M No. 2 Page 190. Feb 12, 1729 from Benjamin Posey of CC, carpenter, to Susanah Lomax of CC, spinster, for divers good causes and by virtue of a power of attorney to him directed from James Cash and Mary, his wife, of Westmoreland County, Virginia, the lease of all that part of that tract'of land called Promise that has not been sold to John Railey. The land is at the head of Popes Cr in CC. To have and to hold, from today until Thomas Ashman, son to the above mentioned Mary Cash arrives at the age of 21 years, paying a yearly rent of 3 ears of Indian corn. Signed - Benja (B his mark) Posey. Wit - John Hamill, Jno McNeill, Gusta Brown*, Benjamin Fendall*. === Charles County Land Records, Liber M#2 Page 241. At the request of Benjamin Posey of CC, carpenter, the following [power of attorney] was recorded Jan 28, 1730. I, Jno Millor in Stafford County, Virginia, tailor, have appointed my two sons-in-law, Benjamin & Francis Posey of CC, carpenters, my true and lawful attorneys, in my name, but to their own use, to sue for, of anyone indebted to me which has arisen due or became payable to my late wife Mary Miller of CC decd. Signed Jan 9, 1730 - Jno Millor. Wit - Courts Keech, James (X his mark) Mankin, Gust. Brown. === Charles County Land Records, Liber M#2 Page 242. At the request of Benjamin Posey of CC, carpenter, the following deed was recorded Jan 28, 1730. I, Jno Millor in Stafford County, Virginia, tailor, for and in consideration that Benja Posey and Francis Posey of CC, carpenters, have obliged themselves to pay all the debts that were contracted by my late wife, Mary Millor decd, and at all times hereafter to save and keep me, sd Jno Millor, harmless and indemnified therefrom, and for divers other good causes, I have sold all the goods and chattels that sd Mary Millor had in use or possession at the time of her death, to sd Benjamin and Francis Posey. Signed Jan 9, 1730 - Jno Millor. Wit - Courts Keech, James (X his mark) Mankin. Jan 7, 1730/31. Then came Courts Keech and James Mankin and made oath that they saw Jno Millor sign the above document in Stafford County, Virginia before Gustavus Brown. === 1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Piccawaxen or Wm&Mary: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 295-53: BELAINES HILL: 300 acres; Possession of - 200 Acres - Musgrove, Charles : 100 Acres - Posey, Mary Surveyed 24 Aug 1654 for Richard True on the West side of Wicomico River near the fresh of the River and near the land of John Courts: Other Tracts Mentioned: Holt's Divising; Conveyance notes - (also noted as Burlans Hill and Burlains Hill) , 100 acres – Charles Musgrove from John Cole, 25 April 1710,214 Acres – Charles Musgrove from William Davis & Priscilla, 27 May 1720, 100 Acres – Benjamin Posey from William Davis, 7 June 1720, , ,