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- NOTE 1./ Genealogy of Posey Family of Charles County, Maryland <<http://pweb.netcom.com/~fzsaund/posey.html>>
Francis POSEY was transported to VA by 1637 when William FARRAR, son and heir of Wiliam FARRAR, deceased, received land for transportation of Fr. POSEY and 39 other persons.(1)Francis transported himself into MD in 1640, and a warrant was issued for land in what was Charles County.(2) In 1650 Francis POSEY demanded 50 acres "in right of his now wife whom he bought of Mr. Fenwick whose Servant she was being for her Transportation into this Province about 7 Years Since."(3)
(1). Virginia land office patents 1:537.
(2). MD Patents ABH:10, FHL microfilm 0,013,064.
(3). MD Patents ABH:42, FHL microfilm 0,013,064
Francis POSEY died between 3 Mar. 1653 and 23 May 1654 in Charles Co., MD. He married Elizabeth, who probably died before 1669. There are claims that her maiden name was "FOSTER" apparently because William FERRAR claimed land for transporting 40 persons at the same time he claimed land for transporting Francis POSEY to Virginia. One of these was Elizabeth FOSTER. There are no indications that they even knew each other, much less that were transported at the same time, only that William Ferrar claimed land for them at the same time he did for others. There are also no indications that she could be indentical to the Elizabeth, last name unknown, that Cuthbert FENWICK transported into MD 3 years after Francis was already in MD. The other claim to Elizabeth's maiden name is HUMPHREY, based on the fact that John named a son HUMPHREY. Humphrey was a common given name in this time period in MD, and to make an assumption that was Elizabeth's maiden name
without additional evidence is unwarranted.
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