Descendants of Esquire Posey

 

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Generation No. 1

 

1.  ESQUIRE7 POSEY  (FRANCIS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, FRANCIS1 POSEY/POSCHET) was born 1785 in Probably Orangeburg, SC, and died October 06, 1876 in Walker Co. AL.  He married (1) JANE PATE about 1813, daughter of JAMES PATE and NANCY UNKNOWN.  She was born 1794 in SC, and died 1856 in Coosa Co. AL.  He married (2) MILLY CAGLE January 30, 1858 in Coosa Co. AL.  She died Unknown.

 

More About ESQUIRE POSEY and JANE PATE:

Marriage: about 1813

 

More About ESQUIRE POSEY and MILLY CAGLE:

Marriage: January 30, 1858, Coosa Co. AL

       

Children of ESQUIRE POSEY and JANE PATE are:

2.                i.       SEABORN8 POSEY, b. December 28, 1813, Jasper Co. GA; d. August 18, 1895, Posey Hollow, AR.

3.               ii.       FRANCIS MARION POSEY, b. 1814, Jasper Co. GA; d. 1890, Franklin Co. AL.

                 iii.       MARY 'POLLY' POSEY, b. 1817; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       MARTHA POSEY, b. 1820; d. Unknown.

                  v.       ALLEN POSEY, b. 1821; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       JAMES POSEY, b. 1823; d. Unknown; m. LUCIETIA BAXLEY; b. 1826; d. Unknown.

                vii.       GILBERT POSEY, b. 1826; d. Unknown; m. MARY COKES; d. Unknown.

4.            viii.       DRUCILLA POSEY, b. November 27, 1826, GA; d. May 07, 1856, Bibb Co. AL.

5.               ix.       SINGLETON POSEY, b. 1830, Autauga Co. AL; d. April 15, 1866, Coosa Co. AL.

                   x.       CHARLES POSEY, b. 1832; d. Unknown.

                  xi.       ELIJAH POSEY, b. 1835, Autauga Co. AL; d. July 07, 1862, Corinth, MS.

                 xii.       ANDREW POSEY, b. 1839, Coosa Co. AL; d. 1911.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  SEABORN8 POSEY (ESQUIRE7, FRANCIS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, FRANCIS1 POSEY/POSCHET) was born December 28, 1813 in Jasper Co. GA, and died August 18, 1895 in Posey Hollow, AR.  He married (1) SUSAN RUSHING about 1836.  She was born 1817 in GA, and died 1860 in AR.  He married (2) ANNA WEHUNT ABEE about 1871.  She was born 1829 in NC, and died 1911.

 

More About SEABORN POSEY and SUSAN RUSHING:

Marriage: about 1836

 

More About ANNA WEHUNT ABEE:

Nationality: Full-blooded German

 

More About SEABORN POSEY and ANNA ABEE:

Marriage: about 1871

       

Children of SEABORN POSEY and SUSAN RUSHING are:

                   i.       ADELINE9 POSEY, b. 1836; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       MARY ANN MATILIDA POSEY, b. October 01, 1836; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       ESQUIRE D. POSEY III, b. 1840, AL; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       DRUSCILLA POSEY, b. 1842, AL; d. Unknown.

                  v.       JESSIE POSEY, b. 1844, AL; d. Unknown.

6.              vi.       WILLIAM DEVANA POSEY, b. 1847, AL; d. Unknown.

                vii.       ISHAM POSEY, b. 1848, AL; d. Unknown.

               viii.       BEN POSEY, b. 1852, AL; d. Unknown.

                  ix.       SUSANNAH POSEY, b. January 09, 1856, AR (probably Posey Hollow); d. Unknown.

                   x.       SEABORN POSEY, JR., b. 1859, AR; d. Unknown.

 

       

Children of SEABORN POSEY and ANNA ABEE are:

7.               xi.       CHARLOCTER9 POSEY, b. January 20, 1872, Posey Hollow, AR; d. 1942, Posey Hollow, AR.

                 xii.       CHARLOTTE 'LOTTIE' POSEY, b. November 17, 1875; d. Unknown.

 

 

3.  FRANCIS MARION8 POSEY (ESQUIRE7, FRANCIS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, FRANCIS1 POSEY/POSCHET) was born 1814 in Jasper Co. GA, and died 1890 in Franklin Co. AL.  He married (1) SARAH 'SALLY' ANN WILMET WALDROP January 15, 1842 in Coosa Co. AL, daughter of DAVID WALDROP and HENRIETTA WALDROP.  She was born 1823 in Jasper Co. GA, and died 1873 in Winston Co. AL.  He married (2) ELIZA LOVETTE 1874 in Winston Co. AL.  She died Unknown.

 

More About FRANCIS MARION POSEY:

Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Franklin Co. AL

 

More About FRANCIS POSEY and SARAH WALDROP:

Marriage: January 15, 1842, Coosa Co. AL

 

More About FRANCIS POSEY and ELIZA LOVETTE:

Marriage: 1874, Winston Co. AL

       

Children of FRANCIS POSEY and SARAH WALDROP are:

                   i.       HENRY9 POSEY, b. 1841, AL; d. April 1859, Perry Co. AL.

8.               ii.       SQUIRE DAVID POSEY, REV., b. March 26, 1842, Coosa Co. AL; d. January 10, 1916, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

                 iii.       FRANCIS MARION POSEY1, b. about 1845; d. Unknown.

                 iv.       SEABORN BENJAMIN/P. POSEY1, b. November 08, 1847; d. December 23, 1916.

                  v.       WILLIAM POSEY1, b. about 1851.

                 vi.       HENRIETTA CAROLINE POSEY1, b. about 1855, Coosa Co. AL; d. Unknown; m. ENOCH LOVETTE; d. Unknown.

                vii.       ELLIGE ALLEN POSEY1, b. about 1856; d. about 1918.

               viii.       JOHN THOMAS POSEY1, b. January 01, 1861; d. December 31, 1933.

 

       

Children of FRANCIS POSEY and ELIZA LOVETTE are:

                  ix.       GEORGE WASHINGTON9 POSEY, b. about 1874, Winston Co. AL; d. October 05, 1933, Walker Co. AL.

                   x.       ROZILEE POSEY, b. about 1876.

 

 

4.  DRUCILLA8 POSEY (ESQUIRE7, FRANCIS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, FRANCIS1 POSEY/POSCHET) was born November 27, 1826 in GA, and died May 07, 1856 in Bibb Co. AL.  She married JAMES LEWIS WALDROP, SR. March 23, 1848 in Rockford Courthouse, Coosa Co. AL, son of DAVID WALDROP and HENRIETTA WALDROP.  He was born April 26, 1826 in Jasper Co. GA, and died August 21, 1906 in Chilton Co. AL.

 

More About DRUCILLA POSEY:

Burial: Waldrop Cemetery, Randolph, Chilton Co. AL

 

More About JAMES LEWIS WALDROP, SR.:

Address : Union Grove, Chilton Co. AL

Burial: Waldrop Cemetery, Randolph, Chilton Co. AL

Census 1: 1850, Coosa Co. AL, Household #376

Census 2: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 3, Benson

Census 3: 1900, Chilton Co. AL, Benson

Military 1: CSA, Pvt, Co. G, 31st Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Shelby Springs April 7, 18622

Military 2: Wounded March 21, 1865. Paroled Montgomery May 1865.2

Obituary: Obituary: 'Union' Jan 2, 19062

 

More About JAMES WALDROP and DRUCILLA POSEY:

Marriage: March 23, 1848, Rockford Courthouse, Coosa Co. AL

       

Children of DRUCILLA POSEY and JAMES WALDROP are:

                   i.       DAVID SOLOMAN9 WALDROP, b. January 17, 1849, Bibb Co. AL; d. November 09, 1856, Bibb Co. AL.

9.               ii.       MARY JANE WALDROP, b. June 24, 1850, Randolph, Bibb Co. AL; d. May 27, 1914, Chilton Co. AL.

10.            iii.       ASRIAH SQUIRE 'SYLVESTER' WALDROP, b. March 02, 1852, Bibb Co. AL; d. April 04, 1896, Franklin Co. AL.

11.            iv.       SQUIRE ELIJAH WALDROP, b. April 28, 1853, Randolph, Bibb Co. AL; d. April 29, 1929, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

12.             v.       JAMES LEWIS WALDROP, JR., b. May 01, 1856, Bibb Co. AL; d. June 03, 1933, Chilton Co. AL.

 

 

5.  SINGLETON8 POSEY (ESQUIRE7, FRANCIS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, FRANCIS1 POSEY/POSCHET) was born 1830 in Autauga Co. AL, and died April 15, 1866 in Coosa Co. AL.  He married MARTHA MARGARET MORRIS about 1851, daughter of JESSE MORRIS and MARY KUGLAR.  She was born February 10, 1832 in Henry Co. GA, and died May 01, 1917 in Franklin Co. AL.

 

More About SINGLETON POSEY and MARTHA MORRIS:

Marriage: about 1851

       

Children of SINGLETON POSEY and MARTHA MORRIS are:

13.              i.       APPLETON9 POSEY, b. May 20, 1854, Coosa Co. AL; d. October 28, 1906, Franklin Co. AL.

                  ii.       NATHANIEL POSEY, b. 1852, Coosa Co. AL; d. 1930; m. MARY JONES, about 1872; b. 1855; d. 1935, Heleyville, Winston Co. AL.

 

More About NATHANIEL POSEY:

Burial: Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Halleyville, Winston Co. AL

 

More About NATHANIEL POSEY and MARY JONES:

Marriage: about 1872

 

                 iii.       NALDER POSEY, b. 1856, AR/Coosa Co. AL; d. 1930, Franklin Co. AL; m. SUSAN ANN MELTON, about 1879, AL; b. October 10, 1863, Tallapoosa Co. AL; d. March 01, 1905.

 

More About NALDER POSEY and SUSAN MELTON:

Marriage: about 1879, AL

 

                 iv.       MARY JANE POSEY, b. 1860.

14.             v.       SINGLETON POSEY, JR., b. 1862; d. Unknown.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

6.  WILLIAM DEVANA9 POSEY (SEABORN8, ESQUIRE7, FRANCIS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, FRANCIS1 POSEY/POSCHET) was born 1847 in AL, and died Unknown.

       

Child of WILLIAM DEVANA POSEY is:

                   i.       LYDIA10 POSEY, b. about 1862; d. 1978, Died at 106 or 116 years old.

 

 

7.  CHARLOCTER9 POSEY (SEABORN8, ESQUIRE7, FRANCIS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, FRANCIS1 POSEY/POSCHET) was born January 20, 1872 in Posey Hollow, AR, and died 1942 in Posey Hollow, AR.  He married MARY IDA WARD December 22, 1895 in Posey Hollow, AR, daughter of WILLIAM WARD and FANNIE MEEDS.  She was born December 20, 1876 in Posey Hollow, AR, and died April 1961 in Mena, AR.

 

More About CHARLOCTER POSEY and MARY WARD:

Marriage: December 22, 1895, Posey Hollow, AR

       

Children of CHARLOCTER POSEY and MARY WARD are:

                   i.       EFFIE ETTA10 POSEY, b. June 04, 1898.

                  ii.       CHARLOTTE VAY POSEY.

                 iii.       ELLIS LLOYD POSEY.

                 iv.       KENNETH POSEY.

15.             v.       OTA THORNTON POSEY.

 

 

8.  SQUIRE DAVID9 POSEY, REV. (FRANCIS MARION8, ESQUIRE7, FRANCIS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, FRANCIS1 POSEY/POSCHET) was born March 26, 1842 in Coosa Co. AL, and died January 10, 1916 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL3.  He married TEMPERANCE A. 'TEMPY' MARTIN July 24, 1863 in Bibb Co. AL, Book E, Page 307, daughter of EPHRAIM MARTIN and ELIZABETH CRUMPTON.  She was born October 04, 1843 in Bibb Co. AL, and died July 12, 1911 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL3,4.

 

More About SQUIRE DAVID POSEY, REV.:

Burial: Martin-Posey Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Military 1: August 13, 1861, CSA, Pvt. Co K, 24th Ala. Inf.  Enlisted August 13, 1861 at Talladega.5

Military 2: April 26, 1865, Paroled at Augusta, April 26, 18655

Occupation: Minister

Religion: Baptist

 

More About TEMPERANCE A. 'TEMPY' MARTIN:

Burial: Martin-Posey Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1860, Bibb Co. AL, Household #1316, age 15

Obituary: Obituary: 'Union' July 27, 19115

 

More About SQUIRE POSEY and TEMPERANCE MARTIN:

Marriage: July 24, 1863, Bibb Co. AL, Book E, Page 307

       

Children of SQUIRE POSEY and TEMPERANCE MARTIN are:

16.              i.       JOHN M.10 POSEY, b. January 31, 1865, Coosa Co. AL; d. March 11, 1928, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

                  ii.       WITTINGTON F. POSEY, b. 1866, Coosa Co. AL; d. Unknown6.

 

More About WITTINGTON F. POSEY:

Burial: Martin-Posey Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

 

                 iii.       EBBERA UM POSEY, b. 1868, Baker Co. AL; d. Unknown.

17.            iv.       LEVI GAINES 'TOBE' POSEY, b. January 27, 1871, Chilton Co. AL; d. Unknown, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

18.             v.       NALDER BOONE POSEY, b. November 17, 1874, Chattanooga, TN; d. June 05, 1946, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

19.            vi.       SARAH/ALICE E. POSEY, b. 1875, Chilton Co. AL; d. 1931, Chilton Co. AL.

                vii.       DEVANE APPLETON POSEY, b. June 27, 1879, Chilton Co. AL; d. April 27, 1956, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL7; m. JANE UNKNOWN, December 27, 1900, Chilton Co. AL by J.P. Gentry Book 5, Page 462.; b. May 08, 1876; d. March 06, 19578.

 

More About DEVANE APPLETON POSEY:

Burial: Mars Hill Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

 

More About JANE UNKNOWN:

Burial: Mars Hill Baptist Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

 

More About DEVANE POSEY and JANE UNKNOWN:

Marriage: December 27, 1900, Chilton Co. AL by J.P. Gentry Book 5, Page 462.

 

               viii.       CHILDREN POSEY, b. 1881; d. 1881, Posey Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL.

20.             ix.       EMMER R. 'FINUS' POSEY, b. 1881, Chilton Co. AL; d. 1958, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

                   x.       TRUFENE 'TRUD' POSEY, b. January 24, 1883, Chilton Co. AL; d. July 22, 1953, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL9; m. JADIE W. COFER, August 29, 1914, Chilton Co. AL Book 8 Page 214 By JP Gentry; b. April 12, 1892; d. January 15, 19669.

 

More About TRUFENE 'TRUD' POSEY:

Burial: Martin-Posey Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

 

More About JADIE W. COFER:

Burial: Martin-Posey Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

 

More About JADIE COFER and TRUFENE POSEY:

Marriage: August 29, 1914, Chilton Co. AL Book 8 Page 214 By JP Gentry

 

 

9.  MARY JANE9 WALDROP (DRUCILLA8 POSEY, ESQUIRE7, FRANCIS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, FRANCIS1 POSEY/POSCHET) was born June 24, 1850 in Randolph, Bibb Co. AL10, and died May 27, 1914 in Chilton Co. AL11,12.  She married JAMES THOMAS NIX 1873 in Randolph, Bibb Co. AL, son of WILLIAM NIX and ELIZABETH GARDNER.  He was born October 07, 1849 in Randolph, Bibb Co. AL13, and died August 06, 1912 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL13,14,15.

 

More About MARY JANE WALDROP:

Burial: Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

 

More About JAMES THOMAS NIX:

Burial: Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

 

More About JAMES NIX and MARY WALDROP:

Marriage: 1873, Randolph, Bibb Co. AL

       

Children of MARY WALDROP and JAMES NIX are:

21.              i.       WILLIAM LOUIS 'BILLY'10 NIX, b. November 04, 1875, Randolph, Bibb Co. AL; d. March 10, 1966.

22.             ii.       JAMES THOMAS 'TOMMY' NIX, b. October 31, 1877, Randolph, Bibb Co. AL; d. November 25, 1968, Chilton Co. AL.

23.            iii.       BLAZONA BAMA NIX, b. October 13, 1879, Randolph, Bibb Co. AL; d. January 23, 1956.

                 iv.       RILEY/WILEY M. NIX, b. September 23, 188516; d. January 05, 191017.

 

More About RILEY/WILEY M. NIX:

Burial: Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

 

24.             v.       MINERVA RENA NIX, b. August 04, 1887, Randolph, Bibb Co. AL; d. Unknown.

25.            vi.       JAMES CHARLES NIX, b. March 31, 1892, Randolph, Bibb Co. AL.

                vii.       INFANT NIX, b. March 18, 191018; d. March 18, 191019.

 

More About INFANT NIX:

Burial: Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

 

 

10.  ASRIAH SQUIRE 'SYLVESTER'9 WALDROP (DRUCILLA8 POSEY, ESQUIRE7, FRANCIS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, FRANCIS1 POSEY/POSCHET) was born March 02, 1852 in Bibb Co. AL, and died April 04, 1896 in Franklin Co. AL.  He married MARTHA ROXANNE 'MATTIE' FANT/LONGCRY March 06, 1874 in Bibb Co. AL.  She was born December 03, 1858, and died November 24, 1905 in Lawrence Co. AL.

 

More About ASRIAH WALDROP and MARTHA FANT/LONGCRY:

Marriage: March 06, 1874, Bibb Co. AL

       

Children of ASRIAH WALDROP and MARTHA FANT/LONGCRY are:

26.              i.       DAVID LOUIS10 WALDROP, b. 1876; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       EMMA WALDROP, b. 1879; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       MARTHA B. WALDROP, b. April 1882.

                 iv.       JAMES Z. WALDROP, b. April 1884.

                  v.       JOSEPH S. WALDROP, b. August 1886.

                 vi.       BEVIE I. WALDROP, b. September 1888.

                vii.       THOMAS M. WALDROP, b. July 1891.

               viii.       CARIE J. WALDROP, b. April 1893.

 

 

11.  SQUIRE ELIJAH9 WALDROP (DRUCILLA8 POSEY, ESQUIRE7, FRANCIS6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, FRANCIS1 POSEY/POSCHET)20 was born April 28, 1853 in Randolph, Bibb Co. AL, and died April 29, 1929 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL21,22.  He married (1) MARGARETTE P. NIX23 December 06, 1874 in Clanton, Chilton Co. AL, Book 1, Page 374, daughter of WILLIAM NIX and ELIZABETH GARDNER.  She was born May 17, 1856 in Bibb Co. AL, and died October 18, 1892 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL24.  He married (2) SADERIE EMMA SMITH25 March 29, 1893 in Bibb Co. AL in Book I Page 204, daughter of JOSEPH SMITH and SARAH MARTIN.  She was born October 08, 1867 in Bibb Co. AL, and died November 22, 1955 in Jemison, Chilton Co. AL26.

 

More About SQUIRE ELIJAH WALDROP:

Address : Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

Burial: May 01, 1929, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

Census 1: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 3, Benson

Census 2: 1900, Chilton Co. AL, Benson

Information: Information obtained from family group sheet by U.V. Waldrop

Occupation: Farmer

Religion: Baptist

 

More About MARGARETTE P. NIX:

Address : Jemison, AL

Burial: October 19, 1892, Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

 

More About SQUIRE WALDROP and MARGARETTE NIX:

Marriage: December 06, 1874, Clanton, Chilton Co. AL, Book 1, Page 374

 

More About SADERIE EMMA SMITH:

Burial: November 24, 1955, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Co. Rd. 50, Chilton Co. AL

 

More About SQUIRE WALDROP and SADERIE SMITH:

Marriage: March 29, 1893, Bibb Co. AL in Book I Page 204

       

Children of SQUIRE WALDROP and MARGARETTE NIX are:

                   i.       SARAH ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE'10 WALDROP, b. May 07, 1876, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. May 29, 1941, Randolph, Chilton Co. AL.

 

More About SARAH ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE' WALDROP:

Burial: Waldrop Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

 

27.             ii.       MARTHA 'MATTIE' DRUCILLA WALDROP, b. September 27, 1879, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. January 27, 1918, Randolph, Chilton Co. AL.

28.            iii.       MARY DORTHULIA WALDROP, b. November 05, 1882, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. May 20, 1964, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

                 iv.       EZEKIEL PICKENS WALDROP, b. May 30, 1885, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. January 11, 1910, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

 

More About EZEKIEL PICKENS WALDROP:

Burial: Waldrop Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

 

29.             v.       EVIE ADELINE WALDROP, b. June 18, 1888, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. August 09, 1980, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

30.            vi.       ELIAH HUEY 'ELI' WALDROP, b. July 29, 1890, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. November 23, 1971, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

31.           vii.       MARGARET ADELIA WALDROP, b. October 01, 1892, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. March 15, 1976, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

 

       

Children of SQUIRE WALDROP and SADERIE SMITH are:

               viii.       MAGGIE MODENA10 WALDROP, b. February 19, 1894, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. March 05, 1984, Chilton Co. Hospital, Clanton, Chilton Co. AL; m. BENNETT SPINKS HICKS, November 1938; b. August 06, 1889; d. October 12, 194427,28,28.

 

More About MAGGIE MODENA WALDROP:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

 

More About BENNETT SPINKS HICKS:

Burial: Tabernacle Methodist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

 

More About BENNETT HICKS and MAGGIE WALDROP:

Marriage: November 1938

 

32.             ix.       LILLIE ALDONIA WALDROP, b. July 29, 1896, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. February 10, 1978, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL.

33.              x.       ISSAC NEWTON WALDROP, b. November 10, 1898, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. April 25, 1991.

                  xi.       MINERVA ANN WALDROP, b. March 18, 1901,