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Abraham Post

Male Abt 1640 - Abt 1691  (~ 51 years)


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  • Name Abraham Post  [1
    Born Abt 1640  Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    _UID F95474A8519945249C1AACB27B0E49CF7140 
    Died Abt 1691  Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I234  Bradley - Post
    Last Modified 24 Dec 1993 

    Father Stephen Post,   b. 1596, Hollingbourne, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1659, Oyster River, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Elinor Langley,   b. Abt 1606, Hollingbourne, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1670, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 1625  Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Jordan,   b. Abt 1640,   d. 23 Mar 1684, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Married Abt 1663 
    Children 
     1. Stephen Post,   b. 3 Dec 1664, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1752, Hebron, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Ann Post,   b. 4 May 1667, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1691  (Age < 23 years)
     3. Abraham Post,   b. 7 Jun 1669, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1748, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     4. James Post,   b. 14 Mar 1671, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1727, Westbrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     5. Hester Post,   b. 14 Dec 1672, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1673, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Daniel Post,   b. 28 Nov 1673, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1741  (Age > 69 years)
     7. Jordan Post,   b. 27 May 1676, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1748, Hebron, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     8. Joseph Post,   b. 6 Feb 1678, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1728, Westbrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     9. Mary Post,   b. 24 Feb 1679, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Elinor Post,   b. 10 Feb 1682, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1740, Saybrook, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2021 
    Family ID F133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lydia Buckland,   d. Bef 1701 
    Married Y  [2
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2021 
    Family ID F134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ||||He was made a freeman in 1665, an ensign two years later, and became a lieutenant of the Saybrook Fort in 1680. He served quite often in various town positions and committees, mostly thoseconcerned with land surveying and dealing with the Indians (most notably, Uncas, Sachem of the Mohegans).
      He left real estate valued at over 487 pounds. His eldest son Stephen received 121 pounds, the other children 52 pounds each. NEHGR 7/92

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Story of Connecticut, 974.6., , Vol. III, p. 341.

    2. [S50] NEHGR, Jul 92.

    3. [S21] Post Family Bible.

    4. [S51] Dustin Donahue.

    5. [S60] Major, C.W. Post.