This is what my cousin and I question even with Reese he would have been quite old when he fathered him, how can this be??? do you think someone got Benjamin`s age wrong somewhere?? Also Howard if you get answered privately would you please share what is said. Thanks Sandra >In a message dated 8/16/99 1:48:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, RESpeese@aol.com >writes: > ><< Hello, > Sandra and Wayne. I am descended from Zachariah, brother of Reece. sons of > Benjamin. > I have a GEDCOM on Zachariah, I will be willing to share. > Please contact me at RESpeese@aol.com. > Best, > Bob > RE Speese >> >==================== >Bob, >If this is the Zachariah, b. 1768, who had sons Jeremiah, b. 1795, John >Zachariah, b. 1797 and William H (?), b. 1805, then you and I are cousins, >indeed. However, I have >a copy of Benjamin Busby"s will, dated(probated) 23 October 1815. In it he >mentions heirs Benjamin, Reece and Miles, but there is no mentionat all of >Zachariah or Jeremiah as stated in the GEDCOM you cited. That has been one of >the troubling aspects of my search for Zachiarah's parents, and the fact that >someone else mentioned that his father was William BUSBY who purchased land >in Craven Co.,SC. Incidentally, that same GEDCOM mentions that Gabe was a son >of Zachariah's and that William was a son of John Zachariah's. I think those >are incorrect, inasmuch as John Zachiarah was only 10 years old when william >was born. But then again, it is said Benjamin lived to be 115 years old. If >this is true and if Zachariah was his son, Benjamin was 95 years old at the >time of Zachariah's birth. >Then again, looking at all those BUSBY progeny, I should not be surprised >about the virility and fecundity of them all. >Could you give me the source of your information? I emailed The Baygent >fellow who put up that GECOM on his webpage, asking for verification, but >have not heard back yet. I hope we can get some kind of proof and/or >clarification about those lineages. >Regards, >Howard R. BUSBY > > >==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== >RootsWeb Resource Cluster >http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames >Listowner: Barbara Peddicord mailto:nashoba@cdsnet.net