Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-02

incs, one other buildings, thirteen.
Allison rosey. Halifax County
Whites, eight dwellings. one. other
buildings, one.
Muddy Creek Corks.
December g. i.l2.
Dear Doctor.
Your letter received a few days ago.
In reply will say my fathers nam"
was MicaJ;h Born In Chester Comfy.
~ 1910 Son of Mi,ajah Poscy Who
VAS q Revolu,iuuary soldier who rou-li,
under Colonel ,;rier ;,',d Captain suil
Was taken prisoner ana confined IN III.
prison ships at rhladclpn:s for time.
Whether my grandfather had Il brother
William, or not, cannot positively say,
but il appears 10 mo I used to hear my
father speak of his Uncle William. My
father had . brother William. who was
older than father. who had two sons.
John and Mordecai. The last ! heard OF
them John Was about Pittsburgh, and
Mordccai in Missouri. Where my grand
Gather came from when he migrated to
Chester County do not know My
grandmother was Rachel Peck She
died III Chester County about forty-fivc
years ago at The age OF 10. wears. She
helped provid" bread and cakes. etc.
for The soldiers al l'randywme and re :
mcmbered seeing Washington.
ours with respect.
WILLIAM !, PCSET
rms MtcaJnh Posey appeared ia CEes
GER County about the same time as my
ancestor William Poscy. and WAS
DOUBTLESS brother on cousin
~ c. T.
Doyiestown. Pa.
March -. 1910.
Dear Dr Soscy:
Reached home late Friday nieht from
Virginia. having spent live DAYS there.
on the Eastern shore OF Maryland aud
I.lll lt.Ns Of
your Posey ancestors. Have not co,icd
data collected as yet. but Will endeavor
TO give YOU a synopsis OF it,
John foscy who we have heard of
bei"le as as Sociat,d with George Wash
inston, appears in Truro Parish. Fair
iaN county, Va, residing very near
NJ vernon. in fact. owning land Tint
was afterwards. Incorporated into
Washington's Mount Vernon EARNS ="
rs early. Mt least, as 1854. He married.
ABOUT 100. Martha Harrison. widow of
George Harrison, of Truro Paris who.
by will dated November %. l-lS and
probatcd March II, 1889, devised 10
MS wile, Martha. all his personal and
feal estate for life. then the real estate
TO pass 10 his nephew John West. son
OF iE@h West. The real estate CON
SISTED OF SIS acres of lnni in Eli-fa Y
county. Va, which for some reason did
not pas" TO the residunry leeatcc. but
10 VIC daughters OF William Harrison
OF Stahoid County. deceased brother of
'eorGe. AS early as 1854. John n0sev
d - ;..:..- bis Wig, began 10 disposc
or Inc lie intercs; Of Martha in the
HARRISON lands, and in 1888. thny Sc.
cured n large loan on II number OF
sHiNeS ana o'hei personal estate by
bill! Of sale given to Daniel French.
In i7"9, Charles WASHINGTON. of Spot.
sNIvanta County Va. and Mildred. his
Wile, conveyed to John poscy. of Truro
Parish, Va. two tracts of land i'm that
parish. one OF l46 acres and on. of zoo
acres Tho l45 acres John and Mar.
ina conveyed to Daniel French In 1860
What became OF the 200 acres | cannot
learn. except that they later mort
gagged IL. and. suppose. il was lost
l" them by foreclosure. Another small
tract was conveyed to captain John
Poseyh. OF Truro Parish. planter" by
THOMAS Marshall. OF Charlie, County.
Nd. June is. l755. which he soon after
conveys.
was mistaken about the 2OU acres
thal tract YVES convc..ed to George
washington. to whom no had executed
bill of sale i'm 1895, covering twenty.
hre slaves, forty cattle. twenty horses
fortN sheep. eighty hogs, and large lot
OIL household goods. including silver.
ware or various descriptions: given TO
secure Washington against loss by rna
son OF his gone security for said Posey
or loan from George Mason.
In 1851 John and Martha poscy re.