I found these in Genforum under the POSEY surname list. Rev. Humphrey Posey's childrens names - Hannah Bailey Foust 2/17/00 Does anyone have the names a birthdates of Humphrey and Lettie Jolly Posey's children ten children? I had a nice article on Humphrey and his life with all of the information included but I have mis-placed it. Thanks in advance. Hannah Bailey Foust tnnonnie@webtv.net Re: Rev. Humphrey Posey's childrens names - jack 4/09/00 iknow one girl cecila victoria posey born 1814 in nc married george crone moved to ala then ark then tex if you have anything more email me thanks jack --- Winnie Brooks <wab@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > Posted on: Posey Queries > From: "Catherine Drevas" <WildHorse002@webtv.net> > Reply Here: > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Posey/164 > > Surname: Posey, Davis > ------------------------- > > > > Hello, I'm Hoping to find the decendents of Rev. > Humphrey Posey and his > wife Lettice Jolly. Why? I am looking for my > grandmother Freida Or Frederica > Posey, She married Joseph Davis and had 8 children, > My Mother Martha Davis > was the oldest girl and She MArried George Drevas. I > hope someone will > help me for i am limited on what I can do with webtv > and funds. > Thank You!!!!! > > > > > ===== Joe Crouse jwcnky@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/

The various articles that I've seen on the life of the Rev. Humphrey Posey have all been based on a biography published in 1852 by the Western Baptist Association of Georgia, about six years after the time of his death, 28 Dec 1846, in Newnan, Georgia. The book is entitled "Sketch of the Life of Elder Humphrey Posey", by Robert Fleming of Newnan, Georgia. There is copy of this book in the special collections the Woodruff Library at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. The book does not name any of Posey's ten children. It does report the date and place of his birth -- 12 Jan 1780, in Henry County, Virginia -- and the date and place of his marriage to Lettice Jolly -- 28 Jan 1800, in Union District, South Carolina. From various sources, I had gleaned the names of seven of those children, though I cannot say that I have found positive documentation for any of them. The daughter Cecilia Victoria Posey named by Joe Crouse is new to me, so that would bring the number to eight. I believe that the first child was a daughter her died young, perhaps in infancy, and who may not have been given a name. The names of the other seven probable children are as follows: 1. Sarah Posey, b. abt. 1804, prob. in Buncombe County, NC; m. Joseph Edgar Early, in NC; he was b. 1803, NC. They had eight children, and lived in Floyd County, GA (bef. 1841) and Itawamba County, MS (bef. 1851). Several of their children removed to TX. 2. Mary Posey, b. 12 Jun 1806, prob. in Buncombe County, NC; d. 15 Jan 1807. 3. Margaret A Posey, b. abt 1808, prob. in Buncombe County, NC; m. Pleasant Hearst. 4. Humphrey Posey, Jr, b. abt. 1810, prob. in Buncombe County, NC; d. bet. 1843 - 1857, prob. in Henderson County, NC; believed m. Sarah Ann Edney, daughter of the Rev. Asa Quincy Edney and Sarah Mills, of Henderson County, NC; she was b. abt. 1816, in Edneyville, Buncombe (later Henderson) County, NC, and d. 1840, in Henderson County, NC. Documents relating to the estate of her father Asa Quincy Edney name her husband Humphrey Posey, and also name Benjamin F. Posey (probably the uncle of Humphrey Posey, Jr, who lived in Buncombe County, NC) as the guardian of their three minor children, also named, viz., John, William, and Benjamin Columbus. 5. Rebecca Posey, b. 1812, prob. in Buncombe County, NC; m. Robert Caler, in 1832, prob. in GA. 6. James D Posey, b. 15 Mar 1813, prob. in Buncombe County, NC; d. 28 Mar 1903, prob. in Fayette County, GA; bur. Brooks, GA in County Line Christian Church cemetery (near Fayette & Spalding County Line); m. Elizabeth Ann ?, b. 3 Nov 1822, d. 4 Apr 1822, also bur. Brooks, GA in County Line Christian Church cemetery. He was identified as son of the Rev. Humphrey Posey by 2nd great grandson John Spencer Posey Woods, in "Posey Family in America" by Lloyd Franklin Posey and Betty Sue Drake Posey. They had three known children, two of whom are also buried in same cemetery as their parents. 7. William Kimsey Posey, b. 1815, prob. in Buncombe County, NC; m. (1) 1840, prob. in GA, to Mary Quinn, and (2) abt. 1849, also prob. in GA, to Elizabeth Ann ?, b. 1818. William and Mary Quinn had three known children; unknown whether he and Elizabeth Ann had any children. He was listed as a tutor on the first faculty of Mercer University, Macon, Georgia; he was kept a hotel. Lettice Jolly Posey died 22 Jun 1842, in Walker County, GA, after which the Rev. Humphrey Posey married Mrs. Jane Stokes, widow of William M. Stokes, 28 Jul 1844, in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia; some sources have reported that her maiden name was Strong. They had no children. The Rev. Humphrey Posey died 28 Dec 1846, in Newnan, Coweta County, GA, and is buried near there. I would be very much interested to learn any additional information about any of the descendants of the Rev. Humphrey Posey. I would be especially interested to learn whether anyone has confirming documentation about any of the children listed above. Rev. Richard M. Rodgers Decatur, GA -----Original Message----- From: Joe Crouse [mailto:jwcnky@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 1:23 AM To: POSEY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [POSEY-L] Fw: Looking for decendents of Rev.Humphrey Posey,Wife Lettice Jolly. I found these in Genforum under the POSEY surname list. Rev. Humphrey Posey's childrens names - Hannah Bailey Foust 2/17/00 Does anyone have the names a birthdates of Humphrey and Lettie Jolly Posey's children ten children? I had a nice article on Humphrey and his life with all of the information included but I have mis-placed it. Thanks in advance. Hannah Bailey Foust tnnonnie@webtv.net Re: Rev. Humphrey Posey's childrens names - jack 4/09/00 iknow one girl cecila victoria posey born 1814 in nc married george crone moved to ala then ark then tex if you have anything more email me thanks jack --- Winnie Brooks <wab@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > Posted on: Posey Queries > From: "Catherine Drevas" <WildHorse002@webtv.net> > Reply Here: > http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Posey/164 > > Surname: Posey, Davis > ------------------------- > > > > Hello, I'm Hoping to find the decendents of Rev. > Humphrey Posey and his > wife Lettice Jolly. Why? I am looking for my > grandmother Freida Or Frederica > Posey, She married Joseph Davis and had 8 children, > My Mother Martha Davis > was the oldest girl and She MArried George Drevas. I > hope someone will > help me for i am limited on what I can do with webtv > and funds. > Thank You!!!!! > > > > > ===== Joe Crouse jwcnky@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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