Yep-he would be pretty virile at 78. My records for Benjamin Busby, born 1699, wife Susannah, show 11 children: George, Micajah, Nathaniel, Benjamin, Jr.(b. 1730), Thomas, Henry, John, another Benjamin (born 1738), Needham, Jeremiah, and Zachariah. Does any of this match your records? I also have a note/reference to an Edgefield, SC obit book that states that Benjamin Busby was 116 years old when he died.-- I have a Wheeler marriage list for Mobile county if that would help??? Thanks, Jabe Fincher -----Original Message----- From: HBusby@aol.com [mailto:HBusby@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 3:09 PM To: BUSBY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: surnames I'm searching Jabe, We are related, since I am from the same line of Zachariah BUSBY. I am descended from Zachariah's oldest son, Jeremiah, b. 1795 SC. d. 1855, MS. I find it hard to believe that Benjamin is Zachariah's father, because old Ben would have been 78 years old when Zach was born. I happen to have a copy of a Benjamin BUSBY's will and it does not mention Zachariah. Only names in the will were his wife, Susannah, sons: Benjamin, William Reese and Miles. This does not disprove that Zach was a son of Benjamin, as sometimes the older son has grown and left home, possibly with some inheritance already given or land granted. Or perhaps because of a dispute. Zachariah left SC very close to the time Benjamin died, as he is found in the MS census of 1820. Let's keep in touch and exchange information. Incidentally, I noted you were searching ancestors around the Wheelerville, AL area. My great great grandmother was Elizabeth Wheeler from that area. Best regards, Howard ==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== Busby Family Homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~busby/index.htm Listowner: Barbara Peddicord mailto:nashoba@cdsnet.net