Family:Thomas Posey and Mary Alexander (1)

Parents: John Posey and Elizabeth Lloyd Gov. Thomas Lloyd Posey, of the Indiana Territory b. 9 Jul 1750 Virginia, United States d. 19 Mar 1818 Old Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States	Parents: John Alexander and Lucy Thornton Mary Alexander b. Abt 1763 Virginia, United States

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Marriage^? 1783 Virginia, United States[2nd wife - she is the widow Thornton]

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Fayette Posey	Abt 1784 Virginia, United States
2.	Lloyd T Posey	16 Jun 1786 Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States	6 Aug 1821 St. Landry, Louisiana, United States
3.	William Posey	Abt 1788 Virginia, United States
4.	Thornton Posey	Abt 1790 Virginia, United States
5.	Thomas Posey	Abt 1792 Virginia, United States
6.	Maria Posey	Abt 1794 Virginia, United States
7.	Alexander Posey	Abt 1796 Virginia, United States
8.	Washington Posey	Abt 1798 Virginia, United States
9.	Sara Ann Posey	Abt 1800 Virginia, United States

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Husband: Gov. Thomas Posey

References

Family Recorded, in Arnett, Maralea. The annals and scandals of Henderson County, Kentucky, 1775-1975. (Corydon, Kentucky: Fremar Pub. Co., c1976)
pp 55-57.

... During the Revolution, General POSEY’S first wife died and he was married a second time, in 1783, to Mrs. Mary ALEXANDER Thornton, the widow of Major George THORNTON, a relative of the WASHINGTON family. Captain John POSEY (born 19 Sep 1774 VA), the son of General POSEY’S first marriage, also moved to Henderson County and married his step-sister on 25 Jan 1798 in Virginia (Lucy Frances THORNTON), making for a closely-knit family.
Thomas and Mary Alexander POSEY were the parents of ten children: Fayette, Lloyd, William, Thornton, Thomas, Maria, Alexander, Washington and Sara Ann. ...