War of 1812 pension app. of Squire Posey and widows application of Milly Posey Coosa Co., Walker Co., Winston Co., Alabama ******************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Project archivist with proof of this consent. File Manager - Carolyn Golowka, ******************************************************************* Submited by David Dennis, dddennis@concentric.net September 2000 War of 1812 Pension Application of Squire Posey. This is an abstract of the important genealogical details. It was found in the filesof the Ganrud Collection at the Hoole Special Collections Library,Uni. of Alabama.The documents are copies from the NARA files. This transcription is from those copies of the oridginal files and NOT from any of Mrs. Ganrud's work. A paper from the Treasury Dept., 3rd Auditors Office dated March 8, 1872 states that the rolls of Capt. G. D. Green's Company of Georgia Militia shows that Squire Posey served from 7 August, 1814 to 7 Febuary, 1815. 1812 Declaration of Soldier for Pension State of Alabama, County of Coosa. 13 July, 1871, Squire Posey appeared in Probate Courtand swore he was 86 years old, a resident of Coosa County, his wifes name was Mrs. Milly Kagle and that they were married in Coosa County, 31 January, 1858. He stated he was the same Squire Posey who served in Captain Gilbert Gr[?ea's] Company, Wooten's Battallion, in Jasper Co., Georgia and enlisted August 1814 and was discharged at Fort Mitchell on about 1 Febuary 1815. He stated that he was staioned at Fort Mitchell and was engaged in guarding supply trains from Fort Mitchell to Fort Williams, the Indians threatened Fort Mitchell a short time after the battle of [?Ce]alebee Swamp - was a private drew land - never received a written discharge He assigned Horatio King of Washington his attorney Signed Squire [his mark] Posey witnesses Robert Taylor, J McClendon His widows pension application. Alabama, Winston County, 12 July 1878, personally appeared before the Judge of Probate, Milly Posey aged 76 a resident of Walker County, Alabama who being sworn by law declares she is the widow of Esquire Posey who is the Esquire Posey who served under the name Esquire Posey, (lines for the unit and officers are blank) in the war of 1812. that he voluntered in Georgia for 6 months, and whose service ended by expiration of service. She stated his description at time of service was fair complextion, dark hair, grey eyes and about 5 ft & 10 inches high. They were married 30 January 1858 by B H Bazemone, Minister of the Gospel and that her name before the marriage was Milly Cagle. He was formerly married to Jenna Pate who died in Coosa Co., Al 1856 and that Esquire Posey died in Walker County Al on 6 October 1876. She stated that their residence since his discharge was Coosa County, Al 1858 to 1872, in Winston Co., Ala from 1872 to 1874 + then in Walker County to present time. (note from compiler; he was likely in Jasper County,Ga and Autuaga Co.,Al some of the time before that). She appointed Thos. C. Fullerton of Washington,D.C. her atty. and stated that her residense was Larrisa, Winston County, Alabama. signed Milly (her mark) Posey and F. M. Posey Also personally appeared Francis M Posey aged 61 residing in Winston County, Ala and Thomas C. Dunlop aged 74 residing at Houston