Hi Rick, You wrote, Benjamin died 5 June 1798 (I notice you list 1791); Did you mean Belaine died 5 Jun 1798, or were you thinking of Benjamin L. Corry son of Dr. John and Elizabeth? Thanks, Shirley -----Original Message----- From: Fredric Z. Saunders <fzsaund@ix.netcom.com> To: POSEY-L@rootsweb.com <POSEY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, May 27, 2000 1:58 PM Subject: [POSEY-L] Re: Belaine POSEY and Margaret CORRY >The ancestry of Belaine POSEY that I can verify is: >Francis POSEY (b. ca. 1701) and wife Ann >Benjamin POSEY (b. ca. 1668) and wife Mary (widow of Nicholas BELAINE) >John POSEY and wife Susannah >Francis POSEY and wife Elizabeth > >Information that I have not verified from James Wade EMISON's book is that Belaine POSEY married 11 Nov. 1777 Margaret CORRY (4 June 1756-1 Dec. 1841), daughter of Dr. John CORRY and wife Elizabeth; sister of Ann (CORRY) MIDDLETON; Benjamin died 5 June 1798 (I notice you list 1791); Margaret Rev. War Pension W9238; Belaine and Margaret had children: >1. Clarissa Louisa POSEY 11 Aug.1778; m. 3 Dec. 1799 William HOLMES, of John & Eleanor (NEALE) HOLMES >2. Capt. Lawrence POSEY 25 July 1779-17 Jan. 1827; m. Elizabeth MIDDLETON of James and Catherine >3. Harriet 4 Nov. 1780 >4. Somerset G. POSEY 16 Mar. 1782-20 Mar. 1818; m. 18 Nov. 1805 Elizabeth KNOTT >5. Walter Belaine POSEY 17 Apr. 1783-2 Sep. 1818; m.1. 16 May 1807 Susanna COATS; m.2. Sarah E. BOARMAN of Joseph and Sarah (JAMESON) BOARMAN >6. Matilda POSEY 14 Aug. 1784 >7. Alexander POSEY 17 Oct. 1786-8 Mar. 1808 >8. Elizabeth Attaway POSEY 30 Sep. 1787- 29 Mar. 1873; m. 2 Feb. 1807 Francis MIDDLTON of James and Catherine >9. Valentine POSEY 27 Jan. 1789-8 June 1821 >10. John Madison POSEY 10 Feb. 1790-13 Dec. 1829 >11. Adrian POSEY 16 Apr. 1791-19 Apr. 1854; m.1. 15 Aug. 1815 Margaret Ann BRYNE; m.2nd 13 July 1839 Louisa BURNHAM > >Rick Saunders >http://pweb.netcom.com/~fzsaund/posey.html > >