Richard Poston

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Richard Poston BIRTH 1790 USA DEATH 30 Jan 1843 (aged 52–53) BURIAL Unknown MEMORIAL ID 83776830 · View Source

State of Tennessee ) Overton County ) SS

On this 24th day of February AD One thousand eight Hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me a Justus of the Peace within and for this County and State aforesaid Amelia Poston aged fifty nine years a resident of Overton County in the State of Tennessee who being duly Sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Richard Poston deceased who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain David Williams --- in the 3rd Regiment of Tennessee Militia commanded by Colonel Stephen Copeland in the war against The hostile Creek Indians that her said husband was drafted in Overton County, State of Tennessee on or about the 20th day of January AD 1814 for the term of three months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of three months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of three months and was honerable discharged at Fayete Ville Tennessee which facts will appear upon the records of said Regiment and Muster Rolls of said Company. She states that her said husband received a certificate of discharge which is lost or misplaced so that she cannot command it. She further states that she was married to the said Richard Poston in Overton County, State of Tennessee on or about the 15th day of December AD 1809 by one Stephen Copeland a Justus of Peace for said County of Overton and that her name before her said marriage was Amelia Copeland that her said husband died in Pulaski County in the State of Missouri on the 30th day of January AD 1843 And that she is still a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled.

She states that there is no public or private record of her said marriage as she knows of and there fore relies upon the testimony of disinterested persons who knew her in the life time of her husband. her Amelia X Poston Mark

Legend has it that Richard Poston went west possibly to Missouri. He never came back to Overton County.

Family Members Parents Richard Poston 1752–1809

Spouse Amelia Elizabeth Copeland Poston 1790–1860

Siblings Elizabeth Poston Tate 1780–1860

Anna Poston Reagan 1781–1836

Photo Mary Polly Poston Cawood 1790–1823

Children Agnes Poston Matthews 1809–1904

Photo Hiram Poston 1812–1902

Photo Elizabeth Poston Phillips 1813–1887

Photo John Townsend Poston 1814–1905

Photo Campbell Poston 1815–1865

Solomon Poston 1817–1885

Photo Isaac Newton Poston 1826–1907

Photo Decatur Denton Poston 1837–1905

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