From bruceberryhill@yahoo.com Wed Nov 18 17:13:40 1998 Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:53:30 -0800 (PST) From: bruce berryhill To: David Morgan Subject: Berryhill Family Info. Enjoyed reading the Berryhill home page and finding that there are other relatives looking for family information. I am a direct descendant of John Dallas Berryhill. Would enjoy comparing notes, I have found quite a lot of inf. Here are the answers to the questions you posed in the home page. I have other pages if you are interested. You can reach me at bberryhil@pen.k12.va.us or Bruce Berryhill at netscape or yahoo. TULSA ANNALS, VOL. XXIII, No. 2, Winter, 1988 103 STATEMENTS FOR CITIZENSHIP INTO THE CREEK (MUSCOGEE) NATION TGS member Thelma NOLEN CORNFELD has copied several documents from the film "Creeks West 1826-1836" from the National Archives, of which the following statements were taken which she has supplied to us for publication. Virginia A. "Jennie" POSEY JOHNSON, daughter of Eli POSEY, son of Benjamin POSEY and Eliza (Berryhill,) POSEY. Jennie JOHNSON et al Vs the Creek Nation - #461 p. 43. Indian Territory -- - - Northern Judicial Division Now on this 27th day of July 1896, personally appeared before me, W. J. WATTS, a Notary Public for and within the Indian Territory, Nathaniel BERRYHILL, who being duly sworn, upon his oath states that he is a Creek Indian by blood and a member of that Tribe, and was well acquainted with Banjamin POSEY for fifty years in the state of Georgia and Alabama and also in Texas. Affiant further states that Benjamin POSEY was a son of Nancy POSEY, whose maiden name was Nancy BERRYHILL; that Nancy POSEY, nee BERRYHILL, was a daughter of John BERRYHILL, who was half blood Creek or Muscogee Indian. Affiant further states that the following named persons were the uncles and aunts of the said Benjamin POSEY: John D. BERRYHILL, Alexander BERRYHILL, Pleasant BERRYHILL, Patsy McGEHEE, nee BERRYHILL, Katy SELF, nee BERRYHILL,: Susan SELF, nee BERRYHILL, Betsy BERRYHILL, all of whom were emigrants from Georgia to the Creek or Muscogee, Nation - about year 1832; that the afore mentioned persons are the sons and daughters of John BERRYHILL, who was a Creek or Muscogee Indian by blood and descent. He also states that Eliza POSEY, wife of Benjamin POSEY, was h daughter of Thomas BERRYHILL, who was brother of the above mentioned persons and a son of John BERRYHILL. Affiant further states that to the best of his knowledge that the said Eliza POSEY was a half-blood Creek or Muscogee Indian. Affiant further states that the following named persons are the sons and daughters of Benjamin POSEY and Eliza POSEY: Sarah A. BARBER, whose maiden name was Sarah A. POSEY, and Thomas B.. POSEY, Benjamin B. POSEY, Martha A. POSEY, Nancy POSEY, Uriah POSEY, Eli POSEY, Tinsley E. BARBER, nee POSEY, James M. POSEY, William A. J. POSEY, Eliza ALLEN, nee POSEY, and knows them to be the lineal descendants of John BERRYHILL. Nathan . BERRYHILL Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 27th day of July 1896 W. J. WATTS Notary Public (Next Page) TULSA ANNALS, Vol. XX III, No. 2, Winter, 1988 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- S. and Sarah (DEACLE) BERRYHILL. of John Dallas BERRYHILL. Nathan BERRYHILL was the son of William BERRYHILL. Lucinda SMITH was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah "Sally" (POSEY) HOPWOOD. Sarah POSEY HOPWOOD was the daughter of NANCY BERRYHILL POSEY and was a sister to Benjamin POSEY. Nancy BERRYHILL POSEY, Thomas S. BERRYHILL, William BERRYHILL and John Dallas BERRYHILL were all children of John and ^ÓMartha" Elizabeth DERRISAW BERRYHILL. Samuel HOPWOOD was a red head. All of these went to the Western Creek Lands with the McIntosh Party (1828) except Thomas BERRYHILL, Benjamin POSEY (and wife) and William BERRYHILL, who stayed in the Eastern Creek Land (GA) and are in the 1832 Creek Census there. Benjamin POSEY enver went to the Western Creek Lands but took his family to Texas ca 1846.) Testimony of Thomas BARBER What is your name--? Tom BARBER. Where do you live? 25 miles west of here in this Dist. Are you a citizen of M. N.? Yes sir. Did you know Ben POSEY? Yes sir. Do, you know how old he was when he died? No not exactly. What kind of a looking man was he? He was always considered a Creek Indian and that he got his Creek from the BERRYHILLS. He was a very dark skinned with black hair and eyes. He was crippled in his right knee. His leg was bent in shape so as you could not tell it when he was sitting down and he had a wooden leg made to f it his knee and used in walking. How old are you? I am 49 yrs. old. How old were you when you knew Ben POSEY? So far as I can remember anything. Was he born cripple? No it was my understanding that he crippled himself accidentally. was he crippled after he grew to be a man. I don't know I have never heard him say. Testimony of JOHN BARBER What is your name? John BARBER. Where do you live? At Wagoner. Are you a citizen of M.N.? Yes sir. Mrs. ALLEN is my aunt, she proved her right in the Nation before I did and has been recognized as such. Do you know Benj. POSEY? Yes he was a Creek Indian and had black hair. He looked to be about a half breed Indian. He was a crippled man and had a wooden leg made to fit his knee. How old are you? I am 42 yrs. old. When did you know Ben POSEY? I knew him ever since I was a small boy. You said Ben POSEY was cripple, how old was he? I couldn't exactly say, I don't remember. Was he born lame? He told me he became crippled after he was grown. He did not tell me how old he was when he became crippled. Did Ben POSEY live in the M. N.? I never saw him after he came here. Who were her witnesses before Reed? I was not here at that time and don't know but my understanding that she made application before REED about two years before I came here. Do you know that she is an Indian by blood? (this was all of this. tc.) (NOTE: Tom and John BARBER were sons of Benjamin POSEY's daughter.) _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com