Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23

+, ince about seven years since" FOR
| which Francis poscy Demands nifty
J acres Of land in right of himself and
his now wife. aforesaid" This was
i evidently In 1850. as on July Ii. 1850.
i Il warrant Is granted him under this
application. which also includes NIFTY
acres for a servant he had TRANSPORT :
oil into the province about five years
. hence" This land was laid out on
/ Swami Point upon the Potomac River.
on the fur,herpst side OF Ncars Creek.
I from Mr. Walcs'a plantation.
Francis had 80 sons. Benjamin and
! john both Of ~nom we find in Charles
County. Md. about 1850. With Rcnja
MN. whilc we have detailed account OF
his children. we are not Interested |
think.
John Posey, with wife. Susanna. wax
considerable land owner near III.
mead of the Wicomico River. in Charles
county, Md. The date of his death
! We do not have. but his widow re-
married to nn Ashton and died In lTIG.
Thcy had two sons. ilumphrcv. born
/ IN 1850 and John. born 1854
Humphrey died prior to MAY -
,'i', on which date letters of admin
.s'ration were granted to his estate
IN i'oa benjamin Posey. of Prince Will
nam county. planter. son and heir"
on Humphrey i'osey. late OF Charles
county. Nd. sells land called Well
! iord' part Of tract taken up by
J. r'iciS Poscy. the first.
John Posey, born 1854, died i15? was
'he oiher son of John and Susanna. lie
WAS twice married: first wife Iy,li,
second wife, Elizabeth. who survived
nm. We had abstract of his Will. rs
you may remember. Sous Humphrey
,."ward. Walter. Thomas and John;
aaus htcrs. Mary. LYDIA stewart. Wini-
,tcd ana Frances. lie had a deed from
ms rather for Ardlington Hall. in
Nh..rieS county, and acquired Hone
VII IN ii3o. several deeds from him
.'re on record: one to his son. John
december I. 1851. for part Of Ardliu,,
."h nan. Is Of special Importance. ne
~ l'"o. this John. Jr.. with wife Mar,
'ohNcN the "irhtE.four acres for love
n" ahectlon they hear. etc. 10 Rich
ara Poscy.' son Of Thomas. ana ncnbow
OF the crantor This Richard yr.. ~,
! ing IN llcnrico County. Va October
"hch he gave a power of attor
, ~! 20 Harrison roscy to sell this I,nd
! IN charles County, Md
N"'i'soh was son of Vincent posey
49, "le" IN Charles County. Md. 1870
~" ~, never found ont who he was
ms hichard. OF Hcnrico Comfy
PLANTER. in 1874. was y bro,ho,. ~ ~
i,hain Posey. who was wiIled hv h;u
/ ,".her one shilling and no more,
1o"n received q devise or Tho s,,no
h'hu nut We find lie had rec,i,oJ :,
uech from his father several Years nyo,
,at,, ana william may have also re
John Price p0sev u.ho 49,
.'SH Tor burning the courthouse So,
ncen a magistrate ami ma,
~ ~ Legislature from Henry Coun,,.
hay" made the search in Rjebno,,
disappointing 10 me- ~
rms search is not as unsotisr,.,o
rs trip TO New Kent COUNTY ".
was mat l made about ciyh, non,h.
,s o. Only TO ma that all records had
bcen destroyed previous 10 1865 49,,
a walk from the railroad "a"
New Kent Courthouse OF eight milos.
curing TINS trip met three negroes ana
saw two houscs-aIl the way ,bro,,,h
Il dehse pine forest or extremely moor
land. poor
searched every record or source .,
information in Richmond The failpra
IS solely on account OF the posev fam
ny making no more record I viii
give some of the records that
searched. 10 little satisfaction and
could
Patents. from 623 10 1874. forty-,hree
volumes. After :his date. or after tho
Revolution they were called grants
from ltti to the present l47 volumes
Northern Neck grants. Lord Fairfax
patents. surveys ard warrants, ninety
seven volumes
Northern Neck surveys. 1886 to 1879.
mostly OF the earlier dates
Military records Of lands in Ken
tucky and Ohio. i779-l-a2 Those
lands then being part OF Virginia.
wcr" granted to soldiers for scrvices
The original records OF lIcnrico
county now in the courthouse in Rich