"My" Posey boys, Benjamin and Bennett, served in the Revolutionary War as teenagers. Benjamin (1760-1820) enlisted in the continental Army on March 9, 1777 and served for three years until his discharge on March 7, 1780. (Continental Maryland Militia, number S36238). His brother Bennett (1762-1832) enlisted as a private on June 5, 1778, about the time of his 16th birthday (Records of Maryland Troops in the Continental Sevice, p. 32). The Muster Rolls of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution 1778-1783 list Bennett as having been discharged on April 5, 1779. (Archives of MD, vol 18, pp150, 331). The two eventually moved on to Georgia and both were listed in the land rights lotteries. Bennett was noted a "Rev soldier". (Index to Headright and Bounty Grants of GA Bk BBBB p. 174). I don't know why they aren't listed in DAR records, but it looks to me like they were rebel soldiers! It should be noted that their cousin Belain Posey, also of Charles County, captained a troop of Maryland militia members which had at least five cousins involved as soldiers. As to the continued mystery of Francis Posey's origins, has anyone checked the LDS records for anything about a Francis Posey in England at the pertinent time? Michelle Ule Robertule@aol.com Ukiah, CA