Orange County Indexed
The Posey surname
The Posey name in Orange County Indexed: 15 historical records.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1770
most named in the 1760s
- Tax lists 1755
- Deeds 1762–1770
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Island Creek (2), Deep River (2), Indian Creek (1), Rocky River (1)
- Often named with
- Harson 2, Landrop 2
- Spellings to try
- Povey
- Search beyond these records
- Posey in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Posey there)
- Posey in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the historical records 15 records
9 deeds, 5 court minutes and 1 tax list entries, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Benjamin Posey
1760s
- 1762DeedsGranville to John Posey, 17 December 1762
- 1763DeedsEarl Granville to John Posey, November 1763
- 1764DeedsJohn Posey to James Temple, February 1764
- 1767DeedsDorman Harson to Francis Posey, August 1767
- 1767DeedsDorman Harson to Francis Posey, August 1767
- 1768DeedsJames McDonnel to John Posey, 9 March 1768
- 1768DeedsRobert Wilkins to Francis Posey, 17 February 1768
- 1768DeedsFrancis Posey to William Lindley, July 1768
1770s
Undated
- Court minutesBenjamin Posey brought an original attachment proceeding against Thomas Landrop.
- Court minutesBenjamin Posey brought an original attachment proceeding against Thomas Landrop.
- Court minutesBenjamin Posey brought an original attachment proceeding against Thomas Lambiss (?).
- Court minutesPeter Watkins brought an action on the case against Francis Posey.
- Court minutesHamilton and company petitioned against Benjamin Posey.
