burson 19. ann burson, youngest dau. of james and sarah (price) burson, was born about 1760in springfield twp. bucks co.. she married jacob posten and moved to lower smithfield, monroe co. rev. war--pensions postens, jacob, wf ann, pa. line, W3296, soldier was born in n.j. and at the age of 5 or 6 he moved to bucks co., pa with his parent and lived there at enlistment and in the spring of 1787 he moved to northampton co., pa, the part that became monroe co.. soldier married ann burson 12 aug 1780 in bucks co. soldier died 11 or 12 aug 1832 in northampton co. and his widow applied 22 july 1847 in monroe co.,aged 83 on jan 10, 1847 however her date of birth was shown as 26 dec 1765 in bucks co.. widow died 19 oct. 1847, leaving children;charles, edward, and william postens, sally henry, jane brown and james postens. Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: Arndt, Ron Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 3:04 PM To: gerifelker@webtv.net Subject: rootsweb inquiry for John B. Smiley In your posting regarding John B. Smiley you mention my g-g-grandfather Benjamin Franklin Arndt and his wife Mary (Posten) Arndt and describe them as among the first settlers of Bartonsville. I have been trying to find information about BF Arndt. I know he and Mary are buried in Shaffer School House Cemetery with their child Jesse and that BFA was on the original church board for Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, which used to be on route 611 near Wigwam Park Road. I have his birth and death dates, but am trying to find any other information, especially if I can confirm that he is the son of Benjamin Franklin Arndt (Sr.) from Easton. This info is on the data base for the Mormon Church, but is not conclusive. Also Doneva Shepard has the two BFA listed as father and son, but without any census data or other hard info. Hope you can help. Any information, even anecdotal, will be valuable to me. I grew up in the Bartonsville area and am familiar with many of the local surnames. Ronald J. Arndt Senior Technical Manager Advanced Product Development Bio-defense and Emerging Infections Resources American Type Culture Collection, Inc. PO Box 4137 10801 University Blvd. Manassas, VA 20108-4137 703-365-2700 ext. 2018 703-365-2825 fax