I did a little research on the Posey family since my great great grandfather, William Bishop, was a witness, to the will of James Posey on 28 March 1906, (Fayette County Will Book B, pg. 43) >From census records and the death certificate of a son, James' wife was Elizabeth Gray. Could this be the daughter of Abraham Gray 1790-1856? According to his will, Abraham had 5 children, only three of them were named. I have the names of four of his children: Lydia Gray Lynch, Nancy Gray Sampson, Hosea Gray and Benjamin Gray. I thought Elizabeth Gray Posey might be the fifth child for the following reasons: 1. She's the right age. According to the 1840 census, Abraham had a daughter between the ages of 15 and 20. 2. She was born in South Carolina. The Grays moved from South Carolina to Georgia about 1828. 3. She and her husband James are buried in the Countyline Cemetery of the Christian Church. Abraham and all of his other children are buried there. 4. William Bishop was a witness to her husband's will. The Gray family and the Bishop family were close. There are several marriages between the two families. 5. She and James had a son named Benjamin. If this Elizabeth is the daughter of Abraham, she had a brother named Benjamin. If anyone has any information to prove or disprove this theory, please let me know. Carol Hoyt Neodesha, KS choyt@terraworld.net