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According to the Post mailing list, Donald Edward Poste's "50 year research of the English POST Family" says that the first 5 ancestors of Stephen Post remain in question as there appear to be a lack of documentation and references to back it up. 01. Goosen Post, the first Post ancestor on record was born before 1500. He married Jantje Van Zul and had 2 children, Peter and George.
02. Peter Post, son of Goosen and Jantje was born before 1500. He
married Annatie Snydom. |
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06. Stephen Post,
[1]
son of Abraham and Ann was
born on October 17, 1596 in Otham, Kent, England. He married
Eleanore Panton on October 17, 1625 in Hollingbourne, Kent,
England. Eleanore's last name is often listed as Langley, which is
probably a confusion with her place of birth. They came to America in the ship "Griffin"
arriving in Boston on September 4, 1633. Stephen was a carpenter. He
lived at Otham, Kent, England, where most of his children were born. He
was a follower and adjerent of the Rev. Thomas Hooker. His name appears on
the monument as one of the founders of Hartford, CT. He migrated monument
as one of the founders of Hartford, CT. He migrated first to Newtowne
(Cambridge), MA in 1634, then joined Rev. Hooker's group at Hartford, CT,
then to Saybrook, CT, where he purchased his first land in Oyster Rever in
1648. Stephen died on August 16, 1659 in
Saybrook, Middlesex, MA.
 The children of Stephen and Eleanore are:
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| 07. John Post,
[1]
son of Stephen and Eleanore
was born on September 16, 1629 in Otham, Kent, England. Was
in Hartford by 1636; to Saybrook 1649; to Norwich 1660. An original
proprietor of Norwich; accepted freeman 1663, townsman 1674. He
married Hester Hyde
in 1652 in Saybrook, Middlesex, MA, the daughter of William Hyde. John died on
November 27, 1711 in Norwich, New London, CT.
The 9 children of John and Hester are:
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GENERATION #8 |
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| 08. Margaret Post,
[1]
daughter of John and
Hester was born on February 21, 1653 in Saybrook, Middlesex, MA. She
married Caleb Abell in July 1669 in Norwich, New London, CT. Caleb
is the son of Robert Abell and Joanna and has a royal ancestry. They
had 9 children. Margaret died in November 1700.
I descend from
their daughter Joanna Abell who married
Zachariah Loomis.
U.S. President Grover Cleveland also descends
from Margaret and Caleb through their daughter Experience who married John
Hyde. |