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Gwinu Harris. witnesses.
! Will OF Alexander Posey. dated Jan
uary 90, and probated March IS, 1905.
gives lesacies To Rev. Henry Pile:
mother. Margaret Posey; brother. Lau-
renee rosey. quadrant, Sea Boo!; and
ccutor.
VIII OF Elizabeth Posey. dated An
eust 20. 1901, probated March u, 1903,
deri6es all her estate TO Charity Lam
| caster; son-in law. Thomas Lancaster.
and their children, John Francis. pa
in"iia Elizabeth. Cilis,us. Elcxis and
Thomas Lancaster. including a tract Of
land wilicd by her father, William
simpson. to Charity Simpson
She was evidently widow or Francis
son of Benjamin. ar we have record OF
birth Of Charity Posey, daughter Of
FRANCIS and Elizabeth. in Trinity
Parish. Charles County, Nav II. l763
There is also will OF waibert BeIian
rose! In 1915. which mentions mother.
sarah T. PoEey. and daughter Sarah
J!iia Posey. a minor left TO care OF
ms brothers, Captain Laurence Posey
ana Johh y Posey. who are named As
executors.
Also will OF Vincent Po.ey
Posey. from the French Pous.et
!. n" BARRIERS British family names
page rs
! The following list OF the person.
e'ectcn 70 the restry in Fairfax Parish
and Truro Parish is coined from ;,
paper in George Washington's hand
writing. and shows that he was chosen
EestrEman IN each of the parishes The
/ place OF worship for Fairfax was Alex
/ andria, ana for Truro, Pohick. the for
/ iner ten miles and the latter seven
miles from Mount Vernon.
NeStry chosen for Fairfax Parish
March IS, 1865. and number OF votes
cast for each:
! John West $40. Charles Alexander.
5"e; William Payne, 3o4. John Dalton.
:sl George Washington. c74: Charles
! hroa iwater, $50: George Johnston. 20:
Iowhshcnd bade. 30: Richard sand
! Tori, "a; William Adams. Pa; John
i'osey. 90; Daniel French, On
( NeStry for Truro Parish. IuIy 90.
/ 49,, with number Of votes cast for
each.
I George Mason, oso: Edward PAYNE
Posey. .59: Alexander Henderson, DAN
lei McCarty. George NJ Fairfax, viii.
liam Gardner. william Lynton. Tom
son Eiiery. Thomas ". Golfer, Thomas
Fore
Mcades early church. families and
ministers OF Virginia page 20
The parish At Alexandria was or
snnized In 1864. mrs; vestry selected in
l't" There We're then two churches
within the limits OF the new parish.
one ~ the Falls. called Little Falls
Church; tho other. location unknown.
was probably at Alexandria.
The first rector was Townshend
Dade. ordained for that position by the
! Bishop OF London, in 1865.
win OF Nicholas Kellar. OF Coventry
, township. Chester County. Pennsyl.
vania. dated November Is 1889 proved
| November IA. 1872, mentions sons. John
and Anthony. TO whom he bcqucathcd
; pounds each: son. Peter and daughter.
Mary Law. have already received their
| share: daughter. Elizabeth Dowvcr-
man. tract of land in Coventry. for life.
then 10 her children. Residue OF estate
TO daughter Susannah Posey. Names
as executor son n-law, William posey.
Witnesses. Peter kellar Michael Lower,
Henry Acker
General Thomas Posey, horn on banks
Of Potomac. Ills father was John
Poscy a captain OF volunteers In French
and Indian War-died early and left a
widow. General Posey's first wife was
Miss Mathews-only one child. Captain
John Posey. OF Henderson County. Ky
moved there in 1890 and lived there
all his life. Ills first wife died and he
married Mrs. George Washington
Thornton, and she was Miss Alexander.
Thornton was nephew Of George Wash
! ington. or second marriage oldest son
was Fayette Posey, born in 1884 in
Virginia, and sons and daughters to
number of twelve, viz: Lloyd Poscy.
Mary Posey, Thomas, William. Wash
ington. Thornton, Alexander, Eliza beth.
Sarah
Lloyd Posey was grandfather OF
Thomas Posey. from whom | got this
information tmarried Miss Collins and
had four chldren-Eliza. who married
Offntt. Lloyd 7. Poscy, John &. Poscy
and Thomas Addison Poscy-childrcn
OF Lloyd Posey).
inI
Thornton Posey and Thomas Posey is
only child.
John G.. Poscy lived at opeiausas,
La. and died in 1881 leaving a large
family. TO Wit william. Lloyd. Theo.
dore. Leonard. Mary, Frank Lucille
Charley and twins. all living except
Mary
Thomas Addison Posey died a hachc-
1or.
William Posey, son Of John G.-iiv-
ing in New Orleans: is n druggist and
has large family-eight children.
Lloyd lives in New Orleans: is a
lawyer. office in Masonic Tcmplc-a
prominent lawyer.
Theodore lives in New Orleans and
has large family.
IN. Leonard rosey is q widower with
one daughter named Alice.
Frank rosey is not married and
lives ut Baton Rouge.
Lucille Is married and lives near
Baton Rouge
Mother OF Thomas Posey was second
cousin, half removed OF her husband,
Lloyd Fossy, and her fathers name
was Thomas Lloyd posey and his
mother was Miss Thornton
General Thomas Posey was born In
Fairfax. Va. July, 1853; mothers
maiden name supposed to have boon !
Lloyd as In La, he called himself
Thomas Lloyd Posey. Served in battle
against Indians In 1874. and seven years
In Revolutions; then a year against tho
Indians.
Lived in Botetourt after l770; set
tied In Spotsylsania after war; re
moved to Kentucky In 1876 Eve sup
poas)i removed to Louisiana In 1910;