At 01:19 AM 12/21/1999 EST, Janff26450@aol.com wrote: >Hello, >I would love to get any information on the Busby family from Lawrence County. > Hi Jan and Howard, I don't know where, for sure, in NC this Busby family came from. The progenitor's given name is still unknown to me, but he was probably born about 1746, possibly in Scotland or Ireland. He had 8 children, but I have names for only 4 of them (Stephen, James, William, and Frances). Here's a brief family outline of what I have. Will share details if interested. (Jan - I think we have shared info before.) 1....___ BUSBY 2.......Stephen BUSBY b abt 1780 NC, d Lawrence Co, TN +sp (1) Sarah HAILE m 12 May 1810 Sumner Co, TN 3.............Jane BUSBY b 4 Oct 1812 Sumner Co, TN, d Barry Co, MO +sp James McCOY m abt 1830 TN 4...................William Mattison McCOY b 12 Jun 1831 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................John Wesley McCOY b 22 Nov 1833 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................Sarah Margaret McCOY b 31 Dec 1835 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................Eliza Jane McCOY b 23 Sep 1838 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................Elizabeth A. McCOY b 3 Apr 1841 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................Rufus Henderson McCOY b 27 Aug 1843 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................Cyntha Ann McCOY b 5 Aug 1846 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................Amanda Catherine McCOY b 3 Dec 1848 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................James Franklin McCOY b 3 May 1851 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................Stephen Samuel McCOY b 7 Jul 1854 Barry Co, MO? 3.............Stephanes BUSBY b 12 Feb 1812? Sumner Co, TN +sp Margaret Rebecca McLEAN m 18 Dec 1839 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................James J. BUSBY b 1841 Lawrence Co, TN +sp Sarah A. WASSON m 20 Dec 1864 4...................infant son BUSBY b & d 14 Dec 1843 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................Samuel S. BUSBY b 1844 Lawrence Co, TN +sp Annie SIMMS m 27 Jan 1876 +sp Mary J. VICKS m 8 May 1886 4...................John S. Chapman BUSBY b 1846 Lawrence Co, TN +sp Margaret CARRELL m 21 Mar 1865 +sp Frances WOOTEN m 1 Mar 1883 4...................Messoniah E. Chapman BUSBY b 11 Aug 1849 Lawrence Co, TN, d 1852 4...................William F. BUSBY b 1853 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................Thomas R. BUSBY b 1854 Lawrence Co, TN +sp Bettie E. KIDD m 13 Mar 1879 4...................Charles Lindsay BUSBY b 25 Oct 1857 Lawrence Co, TN +sp Viola May KEARNS m 5 Oct 1886 Lawrence Co, TN 4...................Margaret Augustia BUSBY b 1860/1 Lawrence Co, TN +sp (2) Verlinda THOMAS m 13 Feb 1820, Lawrence Co, TN 3.............Sarah Elizabeth BUSBY b 25 Nov 1820 TN +sp George Henry NIXON 4...................Adelia NIXON b 1843 4...................W. T. NIXON b 1845 4...................Henry NIXON b 1852 4...................Minnie B. NIXON b 1860 4...................Florence Busby NIXON 3.............Cynthia Ann BUSBY b 16 Oct 1825 Lawrence Co, TN +sp Cader BAUCOM m 18 Nov 1841 Lawrence Co, TN 3.............William M. BUSBY b 15 Oct 1827 Lawrence Co, TN +sp Nancy Caroline SPRINGER m 27 July 1854 TN 4...................Sarah Jane BUSBY b 10 Aug 1855 TN 4...................James Franklin BUSBY b 23 Sep 1857 TN 4...................Stephen Jacob BUSBY b 25 Dec 1859 TN, d 1944 4...................William A. BUSBY b 30 Mar 1862 TN, d 1946 4...................Samuel Thomas BUSBY b 12 Apr 1864 TN, d 1945 +sp Emma Rose STRIBLING 4...................John Springer BUSBY b 3 Dec 1866 TN 4...................Paul Jones BUSBY b 1869 TN, d 1942 +sp Alice EMMERT 4...................George H. BUSBY 3.............James W. BUSBY b 22 Jun 1832 Lawrence Co, TN 3.............Arena B. BUSBY +sp Augustine DISHOUGH m 4 July 1855 TN +sp Joseph ELDER 2.......James BUSBY d 1816 Sumner Co, TN +sp Dorothea _____ 3.............Polly BUSBY m ____ PITT 3.............Anderson BUSBY 3.............Levy BUSBY 3.............Henry BUSBY 3.............Betsy BUSBY 3.............Ann BUSBY 3.............Patsy BUSBY 3.............Howard BUSBY 3.............Susannah BUSBY 3.............Dorothea "Dolly" BUSBY 2.......William BUSBY 2.......Frances BUSBY +sp John MITCHELL m 23 Jul 1808 Sumner Co, TN 3.............John MITCHELL 3.............Major W. MITCHELL 3.............James MITCHELL 3.............Nancy MITCHELL m ____ SADLER 3.............Mary MITCHELL m ____ STROTHER 3.............Elizabeth MITCHELL m ____ DEMPSEY 3.............Sarah MITCHELL 3.............Caroline MITCHELL m ____ BARRETT 2.......Unknown BUSBY 2.......Unknown BUSBY 2.......Unknown BUSBY 2.......Unknown BUSBY - ---------------------------------- So many ancestors, so little time! - ---------------------------------- Home Page: http://members.home.net/jmccoy1/