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Elizabeth (Posey) Awbrey (1762 - abt. 1817)

Elizabeth Awbrey formerly Posey aka Gordon
Born in Province of South Carolinamap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of — married before 1790 in South Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died about at about age 55 in Jackson County, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Elizabeth (Posey) Awbrey was a South Carolina colonist.
This profile is part of the Awbrey Name Study.

It is likely Elizabeth was born a Posey. She was later married to Revolutionary War veteran Captain William Gordon. One of their sons was named Posey Gordon. After his death (before November 7, 1782 in South Carolina),[1] she married Philip Awbrey. The Poseys and Gordons were neighbors of the Awbreys.[2]

The Georgia Express carried the announcement of Philip’s death in May of 1809, indicating that he had suffered through a painful illness of nine months "with Christian fortitude" and that his death was a significant loss for all who had "the honor of his acquaintance." His widow Elizabeth was still living in Jackson County, Georgia in 1817.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Feb. 13, 2017), "Record of Captain William Gordon", Ancestor # A046121.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Awbrey, Jon A. published Aubrey/Awbrey - Dominion and Decline in 2007




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Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
update: merge completed

Gordon-6907 and Posey-1187 appear to represent the same person because: Discussion in Posey-1187 supports Posey as last name at birth; she was widow of Gordon when she married Awbrey. As such, born 1762 (in SC) & married Awbrey 1780 (in Gordon-6907) seems unlikely. Posey-1187 has Awbrey marriage as "before 1790 in South Carolina".

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett

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