From Wikipedia.
I came across his name researching Alney McLean. It is interesting how researching in one area can lead to so many other areas. Again, as with these others, I had never heard of him.
U.S. Congressman, territorial governor and last governor of Indiana Territory before it became a state in 1816.
Rumors persist that he was the illegitimate son of George Washington. Posey was born on the banks of the Potomac River on a farm adjacent to Mount Vernon. George Washington, born in 1732, would have been 18 when Thomas Posey was born.
It Is Possible, But Never Proved. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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