Zephaniah Posey (abt. 1800 - aft. 1860)

Born about 1800 in South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Biography

Zephaniah was born about 1800. He was the son of Thomas Posey and Polly Unknown. He passed away after 1860.

He inherited slaves and property from his father, and was mentioned in the Narrative of Anne Rice.

Slaves

1850 Census Slave Schedule:
Man, age 40
Boy, age 3
Woman, age 75
Girl, age 10
Girl, age 8
Boy, age 6
Boy, age 4
(If still alive by 1850, perhaps five of these people were named Milly, Anthony, Caroline, Malinda(?) and Julian.)^{[1] [2]}

1860 Census Slave Schedule
60 yo woman, black
(Perhaps the Milly left by Thomas Posey to Polly Posey?)^[3]
31 yo woman, black
31 yo woman, black
13 yo boy, black
13 yo boy, black
13 yo boy, black
11 yo boy, black
9 yo boy, black
6 yo girl, black
6 yo girl, black
12 yo girl, black

Anne Rice's Narrative:
Green Foster
Mary Posey Foster
Anne Rice

Sources

1. ↑ "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-FXZS-M?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-HWG%3A210905501%2C211288001 : 21 May 2014), Spartanburg > Wills book, 1840-1858, Vol. D > image 105 of 272; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
2. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWZ-KY6Z : 15 February 2020), Zeph Posey in entry for MM9.1.1/MV8S-9ZQ:, 1850.
3. ↑ "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-FXZS-M?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-HWG%3A210905501%2C211288001 : 21 May 2014), Spartanburg > Wills book, 1840-1858, Vol. D > image 105 of 272; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.

• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BS6-S8G?cc=1473181&wc=7QMS-C27%3A1589435701%2C1589435926%2C1589422235 : 24 March 2017), South Carolina > Spartanburg > Southern Division > image 49 of 226; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).