William David Posey (abt. 1796 - 1845)

Born about Jun 1796 in South Carolina, United States

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Died 5 Jun 1845 at about age 49 in Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois

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William was born about 1796 and he died about 1845. William is buried at the Posey Cemetery, Wayne, Illinois.

Buried Wayne County, Illinois, USA. ^[1]

Residence 1840 Wayne, Illinois, USA. ^[2] 1830 Wayne, Illinois, USA. ^[3] 1830 Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. ^[4] 1820 Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. ^[5] 1810 Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. ^[6]

Notes

1830 Census Wayne, Illinois 1830 , Wayne, Illinois Wm. Posey and his wife, Elizabeth Hendley, are enumerated on this census in the category "between 30 and under 40." The family included 2 boys under 5, 2 girls under 5, 1 boy between 5 and under 10, 1 girl between 5 and under 10 and 3 boys between 10 and under 15. This information fits with the information that we have from the birth records for the children found in the other census records, obiutaries, etc: Micajah (Cage) born 1815 Age 15 James 1817 Age 13 Leonard 1818 Age 12 Dennis 1821 Age 9 Edna 1822 Age 8 David 1825 Age 5 Elizabeth 1827 Age 3 Eliza Jane 1832 Missing: 1 girl under 5, 1 boy under 5, William Posey ancestry back to Francis Posey 1775 - 1845 , Maryland, Georgia, Illinois and Wisconsin If one compares these records with the first Micajah Posey 1802 sale of land to Benjamin Hollingsworth - and recognizes that Micajah is not named in Francis' will - then Micajah could only have acquired his 100 acres 'granted to FRANCIS POSEY Oct. 20, 1784' from Nehemiah. On this basis - and lacking any interim land record - Nehemiah can tentatively be identified as this Micajah's father.I believe the above Nehemiah, stated son of Benjamin, was b. abt 1748 prob in VA, m. Anna Trantham 7 Jun 1777 in Chatham Co., NC, and d. bef 25 Sep 1819 in Pulaski Co., GA. His sons included the above noted Micajah who d. bef 1 Aug 1820 also in Pulaski Co., GA, and who in turn had sons Micajah and Noah who moved to Wakulla Co., FL (that Micajah in turn having a son named Micajah b. 1847 according to the 1860 census). I also believe the Micajah who d. bef 1 Aug 1820 in Pulaski had a son named William who m. Elizabeth Hendley and named his first child Micajah 'Cage' Posey (b. abt 1814, d. aft 1 Jun 1880 in Crawford Co., WI).Most genealogies mistakenly identify the parents of the William Posey who m. Elizabeth Hendley, associating him with with the William Posey who in 1827 appointed Abraham Haynes of Rutherford Co., Tennessee as his attorney to recover his share of his father Benjamin Posey's estate in Pulaski Co. But that is clearly mistaken given the marriage record of William H. Posey to Barbara Roxanna Haynes 16 Dec 1819 in Rutherford Co., TN. The Abraham Haynes who assisted in obtaining a Posey inheritance was Barbara Roxana Hayne's uncle, and the William Posey of the inheritance lived near Rutherford Co., TN most of his life. Thus the William Posey who m. Elizabeth Hendley (and d. abt 1845 in Fairfield, Wayne Co., IL) was NOT the Posey who employed Abraham Haynes to secure his share of his father's estate having earlier m. Barbara Roxana Haynes.For those who are interested, I believe that the Benjamin Posey who left an estate in Pulaski Co., GA was also a son of the Nehemiah Posey who m. Anna Trantham and d. before 25 Sep 1819. This would seem to clarify some of the confusion about which William m. Elizabeth Hendley - Nehemiah's son Benjamin was father of the William who m. Barbara Haynes, Nehemiah's son Micajah was father of the William who m. Elizabeth Hendley (and named their 1st son Micajah).Any additional records or evidence which might clarify this line would be welcome. It is a very complicated line, with multiple different persons using the same names. It is further complicated because all GA census records before 1820 were destroyed. William Posey [Parents <pafg94.htm>] was born about 1796 in , , SC. He died about 1845 in Wayne Co., IL and was buried in Posey Cem., Wayne Co., IL. William married Elizabeth Hendley about 1813 in Pulaski or, Telfair Co., GA. Elizabeth Hendley [Parents <pafg05.htm>] was born Feb 1794 in , , GA. She died 30 Mar 1888 in Eastman Twp., Crawford, WI and was buried in Posey Grave Yard, Marrietta, Crawford, WI. Elizabeth married William Posey about 1813 in Pulaski or, Telfair Co., GA. They had the following children: M i James Posey <pafg07.htm> M ii Leonard Posey <pafg07.htm> M iii Dennis Posey <pafg05.htm> F iv Edna Ann Posey <pafg07.htm> M v Micajah Posey <pafg07.htm> M vi Zachariah Posey <pafg07.htm> F vii Lutitia Posey <pafg08.htm> M viii David Clark "Trapper" Posey <pafg07.htm> F ix Elizabeth Posey <pafg08.htm> M x Lane Posey was born about 1829. F xi Jane Eliza Posey <pafg07.htm> M xii William Posey was born 22 Oct 1833 in Wayne Co., IL. He died 13 Jun 1852 in Jo Daviess Co., IL. William Posey, 1840 US Census Illinois 1840 Federal Census , Illinois 1840 Census William PoseyMales<5 1 William under 5 yrs10<15 1 David under 15 yrs15<20 1 Dennis 18 yrs40<50 1 William b approx 1796 FEMALES<5 1 ?? missing further infomation on this child5<10 2 Eliza Jane b 1832 8 yrs, missing further information on the second child enumerated here 10<15 Elizabeth Posey b 1827 13 yrs40<50 1 Elizabeth Hendley b approx 1796 Micajah, Leonard and James are found in the 1840 Census for Illinois living close to their sisters, Eliza Jane Farris and Elizabeth Syverson. See newspaper article attached to this record. Two female children of William and Elizabeth (Hendley) Posey's aren't accounted for past the 1840 census. Name of Child Yr Born Age · · Micajah POSEY 1815 - Found in 1840 and 1850 Census living independently in Illinois with own family · · James POSEY 1817 Found in 1840 and 1850 Census living independently in Illinois with own family 1817 - 1896 · · Leonard POSEY 1818 Found in 1840 and 1850 Census living independently in Illinois with own family 1818 - 1855 · · Dennis POSEY 1821 in father’s household 1821 - 1901 · · Edna Ann POSEY 1822 " " 1822 - 1912 · · David POSEY 1825 1825 - 1910 · · Elizabe th POSEY 1827 1827 - 1909 · · Eliza Jane POSEY 1832 1832- 1912 Obit. and other records.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #37958982
2. ↑ Source: #S26 Year: 1840; Census Place: , Wayne, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: . Residence date: 1840 Residence place: Wayne, Illinois, United States
3. ↑ Source: #S27 Year: 1830; Census Place: , Wayne, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: . Residence date: 1830 Residence place: Wayne, Illinois, United States
4. ↑ Source: #S27 Year: 1830; Census Place: , Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: ; Page: . Residence date: 1830 Residence place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
5. ↑ Source: #S11 Year: 1820; Census Place: , Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M33_118; Page: ; Image: . Residence date: 1820 Residence place: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
6. ↑ Source: #S81 Year: 1810; Census Place: , Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 61; Page: 440; Family History Number: 0181420; Image: 00341. Residence date: 1810 Residence place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

• Find A Grave Index: Name: William David Posey, Burial Place: Wayne, Illinois, United States of America, Age (Estimated): 49, Cemetery: Posey Cemetery, Find A Grave: Memorial #37958982

• Source: S11 Ancestry.com 1820 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G;

• Source: S26 Ancestry.com 1840 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G;

• Source: S27 Ancestry.com 1830 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gr;

• Source: S81 Ancestry.com 1810 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Nationa;

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Posey-180 created through the import of Carp-1_2011-12-15.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Lyman Carpenter. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lyman and others.