Capt. John Post, III

1700 - 1792  (92 years)

• Name	John Post  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Suffix	III
  Birth	1700	Southampton, Suffolk County, New York   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jan 1792	Quogue, Southampton, Suffolk, NY   [1, 2]
  	[Borthwick recorded that he was a resident of Fireplace (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY at the time of his death. However, the 1790 census did not appear to place him in either Fire Place or South Haven hamlets. There were three John Post's in
  Burial	Quogue, Southampton, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  Person ID	I372	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Capt. John Post,   b. Abt 1674, Southampton, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 3 Mar 1741, Southampton, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Halsey, >,   b. 1678, Southampton, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 1722, New York, New York, USA (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1695	Southampton, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  Family ID	F187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Halsey, >,   b. 1705, Southampton, Suffolk, NY d. 17 Mar 1772, Quogue, Southampton, Suffolk, NY (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Southampton, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America
  Children	1. John Post, Jr.,   b. 1732   d. 1799 (Age 67 years)   2. Abraham Post,   b. 1738   d. 8 Dec 1815 (Age 77 years)   3. James Post, >,   b. 1741, Southampton, Suffolk, Colony of New York, British Colonial America d. 24 Aug 1813, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 72 years)   4. Abigail Post,   b. Abt 1744, Hempstead, Queens, New York d. Yes, date unknown   5. Esther Post,   b. 3 Mar 1743   d. 3 Nov 1822, Quogue, Suffolk, New York, USA (Age 79 years)   6. Phebe Post,   b. New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S221] . [S228] Chart A. Appendix D. [S6664] Capt. John Post. [S6665] Capt. John Post. [S242] http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dhanke&id=I21635.