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MY KINFOLKS OF KY AND BEYOND
POSEY SURNAMES



Below are the first fourteen generations. Only my direct line is listed, however, the individuals with numbers next to their name to have additional information. Please feel free to contact me if these are of interest to you.

DESCENDANTS OF JOSEPH EUSTACHE POSCHET

Generation No. 1
1. JOSEPH EUSTACHE POSCHET was born 1391 in France. He married MATHILDE de FOELEIMBERG.

Child of JOSEPH POSCHET and MATHILDE de FOELEIMBERG is:

2. i. PHILLIPE POSCHET, b. 1431, France. He married REINELDE ELEANORE de MONTECUCULLI.

Generation No. 2
2. PHILLIPE POSCHET (JOSEPH EUSTACHE) was born 1431 in France. He married REINELDE ELEANORE de MONTECUCULLI.

Child of PHILLIPE POSCHET and REINELDE ELEANORE de MONTECUCULLI is:

3. i. PHILLIPE THEODORE POSCHET, b. 1472. He married ALYDE RECHADS deLONGUEVILLE.

Generation No. 3
3. PHILLIPE THEODORE POSCHET (PHILLIPE, JOSEPH EUSTACHE) was born 1472. He married ALYDE RECHADS deLONGUEVILLE.

Child of PHILLIPE POSCHET and ALYDE deLONGUEVILLE is:

4. i. JOSEPH POSCHET, b. 1494. He married JEANNE MARGUERITA de la LAING.

Generation No. 4
4. JOSEPH POSCHET (PHILLIPE THEODORE, PHILLIPE, JOSEPH EUSTACHE) was born 1494. He married JEANNE MARGUERITA de la LAING.

Child of JOSEPH POSCHET and JEANNE MARGUERITA de la LAING is:

5. i. MATHIEU POSCHET. He married ALY DePALAYNDRE.

Generation No. 5
5. MATHIEU POSCHET (JOSEPH, PHILLIPE THEODORE, PHILLIPE, JOSEPH EUSTACHE). He married ALY DePALAYNDRE.

Child of MATHIEU POSCHET and ALY DePALAYNDRE is:

6. i. GILLES POSCHET, b. 1538, France. He married JEANNE DeCHOZEE 1551.

Generation No. 6
6. GILLES POSCHET (MATHIEU, JOSEPH, PHILLIPE THEODORE, PHILLIPE, JOSEPH EUSTACHE) was born 1538 in France. He married JEANNE DeCHOZEE 1551.

Child of GILLES POSCHET and JEANNE DeCHOZEE is:

7. i. MARTIN POSCHET, b. 1562, France. He married ANNE DeCOLNET.

Generation No. 7
7. MARTIN POSCHET (GILLES, MATHIEU, JOSEPH, PHILLIPE THEODORE, PHILLIPE, JOSEPH EUSTACHE) was born 1562 in France. He married ANNE DeCOLNET.

Children of MARTIN POSCHET and ANNE DeCOLNET are:

i. MARTYN POSCHET, b. 1605, France.

8. ii. FRANCIS POSCHET, b. 1615, France; d. 1654, Charles Co., MD. He married ELIZABETH HYMPHREY.

Generation No. 8
8. FRANCIS POSCHET (MARTIN, GILLES, MATHIEU, JOSEPH, PHILLIPE THEODORE, PHILLIPE, JOSEPH EUSTACHE) was born 1615 in France, and died 1654 in Charles Co., MD. He married ELIZABETH HYMPHREY.

More About FRANCIS POSCHET - 1647, Came to America. It seems that the name changed from POSCHET to POSEY when Francis came to America.

Children of FRANCIS POSCHET and ELIZABETH HYMPHREY are:

9. i. BENJAMIN POSEY, b. 1648; d. 1715. He married MARY BELAINE.

ii. ANNE POSEY, b. 1650, MD; m. JOHN MOULD.

iii. JOHN POSEY, b. July 30, 1652.

iv. MICAJAH POSEY, b. 1654.

Generation No. 9
9. BENJAMIN POSEY (FRANCIS POSCHET, MARTIN, GILLES, MATHIEU5, JOSEPH, PHILLIPE THEODORE, PHILLIPE, JOSEPH EUSTACHE) was born 1648, and died 1715. He married MARY BELAINE.

Children of BENJAMIN POSEY and MARY BELAINE are:

i. JOHN POSEY, b. 1682; d. April 28, 1717.

ii. ELIZABETH POSEY, b. 1687; d. 1724; m. JOHN COLE.

iii. BELAINE POSEY, b. 1688; d. 1750; m. MARY WILKINSON.

10. iv. BENJAMIN POSEY, b. 1689; d. July 28, 1750. He married PATIENCE BATEMAN.

v. SUSANNA POSEY, b. June 1, 1691.

vi. MARY ELIZABETH POSEY, b. 1693; d. 1724.

11. vii. FRANCIS POSEY, b. May 1, 1702; d. 1774. He married ANNE POSEY.

Generation No. 10
10. BENJAMIN POSEY (BENJAMIN, FRANCIS POSCHET, MARTIN, GILLES, MATHIEU, JOSEPH, PHILLIPE THEODORE, PHILLIPE, JOSEPH EUSTACHE) was born 1689, and died July 28, 1750. He married PATIENCE BATEMAN.

Children of BENJAMIN POSEY and PATIENCE BATEMAN are:

12. i. BENNETT POSEY, b. 1731; d. 1762. He married ELIZABETH HOBART 1758.

ii. UZZIAH POSEY, b. 1737.

iii. RHODUM POSEY, b. 1739.

iv. CHARITY POSEY, b. 1743.

v. ALLISON POSEY, b. 1744; d. 1786.

vi. MARY POSEY.

vii. JEMIMA POSEY.

viii. LYDIA POSEY.

ix. BENJAMIN POSEY, JR.

Generation No. 11
12. BENNETT POSEY (BENJAMIN, BENJAMIN, FRANCIS POSCHET, MARTIN, GILLES, MATHIEU, JOSEPH, PHILLIPE THEODORE, PHILLIPE, JOSEPH EUSTACHE) was born 1731, and died 1762. He married ELIZABETH HOBART 1758.

Children of BENNETT POSEY and ELIZABETH HOBART are:

13. i. BENJAMIN POSEY, b. 1760, Charles Co., MD; d. 1820, Clairborne Co., TN. He married SUSANNAH CHADWELL, daughter of DAVID CHADWELL and ELIZABETH TURNER.

ii. BENNETT POSEY, b. 1762, Charles Co., MD.

Generation No. 12
13. BENJAMIN POSEY (BENNETT, BENJAMIN, BENJAMIN, FRANCIS POSCHET, MARTIN, GILLES, MATHIEU, JOSEPH, PHILLIPE THEODORE, PHILLIPE, JOSEPH EUSTACHE) was born 1760 in Charles Co., MD, and died 1820 in Clairborne Co., TN. He married SUSANNAH CHADWELL, daughter of DAVID CHADWELL and ELIZABETH TURNER.

Children of BENJAMIN POSEY and SUSANNAH CHADWELL are:

i. ELIZABETH POSEY, m. WILLIAM MADDY.

ii. BETHANY POSEY, b. 1783.

14. iii. DAVID C. POSEY, b. 1785, GA. He married SUSAN ?.

iv. BENNETT POSEY, b. 1789.

15. v. LEANDER P. POSEY, b. May 16, 1792, Green Co., GA; d. October 30, 1865, Hopkins Co., TX. He married (1) POLLY BANKSON June 25, 1815 in St. Clair Co., IL. He married (2) SARAH CAMPBELL March 30, 1838 in Gasconade Co., MO.

16. vi. SUSAN ANNE POSEY, b. 1795, GA. She married JAMES SAMUEL BALL August 15, 1814 in TN.

17. vii. NANCY POSEY, b. 1796; d. 1881. She married GEORGE BRITTAIN 1815, son of NATHANIEL BRITTAIN and ELIZABETH PARKS.

viii. WILLIAM POSEY, b. 1797; m. ELIZABETH HUNLEY.

18. ix. TEMPERANCE POSEY, b. 1805; d. March 6, 1877, KY. She married BENJAMIN LANKFORD.

19. x. BENJAMIN POSEY, JR., b. 1807. He married LUCY BAILEY 1830 in TN.

xi. GEORGE W. POSEY, b. 1814; d. December 25, 1852.

Generation No. 13
18. TEMPERANCE POSEY (BENJAMIN, BENNETT, BENJAMIN, BENJAMIN, FRANCIS POSCHET, MARTIN, GILLES, MATHIEU, JOSEPH, PHILLIPE THEODORE, PHILLIPE, JOSEPH EUSTACHE) was born 1805, and died March 6, 1877 in KY. She married BENJAMIN LANKFORD.

Children of TEMPERANCE POSEY and BENJAMIN LANKFORD are:

20. i. ELIZA ANN LANKFORD, b. 1820, TN. She married AMBROSE NOE.

21. ii. JOHN CALHOUN LANKFORD, b. 1824. He married RUTH ROWLAND January 26, 1844.

22. iii. NANCY LANKFORD, b. 1825. She married BENJAMIN IRVING.

23. iv. BENJAMIN BERRY LANKFORD, b. 1827, TN. He married JULIE ANNE BRITTAIN 1851, daughter of CARR BRITTAIN and CAROLINE McGEORGE.

24. v. MARY LANKFORD, b. 1829. She married JOHN STURDEVANT.

25. vi. ROBERT B. LANKFORD, b. 1832; d. December 1863, Camp Neslon, KY. He married NANCY OSBORNE June 1, 1855, daughter of ENOCH OSBORNE and MALINDA FARMER.

26. vii. WILLIAM G. LANKFORD, b. March 14, 1834, TN; d. April 1, 1914, Harlan Co., KY. He married MARY LYTTLE.

viii. JANE LANKFORD, b. 1839; m. ED BAILEY, April 3, 1861.

27. ix. DAVID LANKFORD, b. 1846, NC. He married MARIAM HOWARD MIDDLETON October 23, 1869.

28. x. SUSAN LANKFORD, b. 1847, KY. She married JOHN L. JONES July 29, 1865.

Generation No. 14
25. ROBERT B. LANKFORD (BENJAMIN, ROBERT, WILLIAM) was born 1832, and died December 1863 in Camp Neslon, KY. He married NANCY OSBORNE June 1, 1855, daughter of ENOCH OSBORNE and MALINDA FARMER.

Please see Lankford page for information on ROBERT B. LANKFORD and NANCY OSBORNE.