Affidavit of Benjamin Posey - Limestone Co, TX Submitted by David W. Morgan dmorgan@efn.org ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. *************************************************************************** Affidavit of Benjamin Posey State of Texas ) Limestone County ) Before me the undersigned authority 15 September 1882 ) this day personally appeared appeared Benjamin on file at Indian ) Posey to me well known who after being by me Archives, Oklahoma ) first sworn says that he is now seventy six Historical Society ) years old, and that he is the father of the Library, Oklahoma City ) following named children to wit. No. 24964 ) 1st) Sarah A. Posey who was born May 10th 1825 and married Silas H. Barber and died leaving ____ Children. 2nd) Thomas B. Posey was born Sept. 14 1826 now living. 3rd) Piety Jane Posey who was born Aug 13th 1828 now living. 4th) Benjamin Bell Posey was born Dec 9th 1829 and died leaving Children. 5th) John Deacle Posey who was born May 2nd 1831 now living. 6th) Martha Elmira Posey was born Oct 3rd 1832, now living and married Mayfield. 7th) Narcissa Posey August 2nd 1834 died without issue. 8th) Uriah Posey was born Febr 6th 1836 and died leaving five children. 9th) Nancy Green Posey was born Aug 29, 1837 and married Oswalt and died leaving two children. 10th) Eli Posey born Mar 20 1839 and now dead leaving four children. 11th) Tinsey Elizabeth Posey was born Jan 31st 1841 and married John Stinson and died leaving one child by Stinson. 12th) James Marion Posey was born June 30th 1842 and died leaving two children. 13th) George Washington Posey who was born Sept 6th 1844 and died without issue. 14th) William Andrew Jackson Posey was born June 16th 1846 and died leaving 3 or 4 children. 15th) Eliza Huldah Posey was born Oct 9th 1849 married Joe Allen, now living. his Benjamin X Posey mark Sworn to an subscribed before me this the 15th day of September A. D. 1882 (seal) S. D. Walker Co. Clk. Limestone County, Texas I certify that this is a true copy of a document used by Mrs. Allen and others as evidence in their application for citizenship in the MN (Muscogee Nation) before the Citizenship Commission of the M. N. in Sept 1895. J. H. Lynch Clerk, Commission