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Posey Family Crest
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Where did the English Posey family come from? What is the English Posey family crest and coat of arms? When did the Posey family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Posey family history?

The Posey surname is a habitational name, taken on from Pusey in present-day Oxfordshire, but formerly in Berkshire. The place name comes from the Old English "peose", or "piosu" meaning "pea" "island." The surname may also have evolved from the village of Pewsey in Wiltshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Pevesie.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Pusey, Powsey, Pusie and others.

First found in Berkshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Posey research. Another 291 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1650, 1710, and 1727 are included under the topic Early Posey History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 33 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Posey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Posey Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Francis Posey, who arrived in Maryland in 1640

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  • John Posey (b. 1957), American actor
  • Buford Posey, American Civil rights worker
  • Francis Blackburn Posey (1848-1915), Indiana lawyer and politician
  • James Mikely Mantell Posey (b. 1977), American professional basketball player
  • John Adams Posey (1889-1963), Indiana lawyer and politician


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  • The Posey Family in America by Lloyd Franklin Posey.
  • The History of the Posey Family in Europe and the United States by R.H. Posey.
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  5. Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
  6. MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
  7. Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  8. Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
  9. Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
  10. Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
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The Posey Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Posey Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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