Bennett Posey was born in 1810, in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States. He married Martha Willis about 1836, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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1810– Male
1819–1844 Female
1837–1887 Female
English: apparently a late variant of either Poser or Posse, which has various possible origins including Middle English pose ‘bag, wallet’, or an etymologically related Old English personal name Pusa, Possa, or Middle English pose ‘head cold, catarrh’.
Americanized form of German Poser .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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