William Gosney was born April 9, 1788 in Frederic, Virginia. He married Mary "Polly" Elsberry on May 30, 1816 in Clermont, Ohio. They had children:
2. Isaac Newton Gosney
3. Richard Thomas Gosney Sr.
4. John Elsworth Gosney
5. William Gosney, Jr.
6. Michael S Gosney
7. Francis "Frank" Marion Gosney
8. Agnes Agatha Gosney
He fought in the War of 1812.
He died June 19, 1848 in Pendleton, Kentucky.