Dave here is something I found in my UK file. Not sure if it will help but maybe there are some clues in it. John BUSBY b 1743 in OF Over Norton ENG bur 18 Jun 1815 Chipping Norton Oxon ENG md 18 Aug 1766 Chipping Norton Oxon ENG to Mary HUCKVALE Children: 1)William b 1767 Priority Farm, Over Norton Oxon ENG 2)John b 17 Sep 1769 Priority Farm Over Norton Oxon ENG 3)Samuel b 27 Nov 1771 Over Norton Oxon ENG 4)Richard b 29 Nov 1773 Over Norton Oxon ENG d 10 Nov 1836 5)Mark b 31 Jul 1776 Over Norton Oxon ENG 6)Jonathan b 31 Oct 1778 Over Norton Oxon ENG 7)Mary b 8 Mar 1782 Dunthrop Heythrop Oxon ENG 8)Thomas b 5 Jul 1784 Dunthrop Heythrop Oxon ENG Samuel BUSBY b 27 Nov 1771 in Over Norton Oxon ENG md Letitia Clarkson. Children: 1)Matthew b 1788 Campbell Co KY 2)Balaam b 1790 SC d aft Jun 1855 in Jefferson Co KS md Nancy ALLPHIN 21 Jun 1816 3)John b 1792 Campbell Co KY 4)James b 1794 Campbell Co KY Balaam BUSBY b 1790 in SC d aft 1855 in Jefferson Co KS md Nancy ALLPHIN 21 Jun 1816 Children: 1)Mary (Polly) b 1817 Campbell Co KY md Edward FOX 15 Mar 1836 2)Lucinda b 1818 Campbell Co KY md Benjamin A CARPENTER 20 Jul 1837 3)Letitia b 1819 Campbell Co KY md Lewis DUNLAP 21 Dec 1838 4)Balaam Jacob b 1820 Marrow Marion Co IN? md Catherine BROMLEY 27 Jul 1848 5)Rebecca b 20 Dec 1823 Boone Co Ky md Jesse KINMAN 02 Aug 1840 6)Elizabeth b 02 Sep 1824 Boone Co KY md/1 John PILE 06 Mar 1843 md/2 Samuel Green 25 Aug 1846 7)Zebulon Shelton b 26 Feb 1826 Boone Co KY md Mary Ann LAIR 06 Feb 1850 8)Eliza Jane b 1827 Boone Co KY md Madison RIDGEWAY 21 Nov 1846 9)John R b 1831 Boone Co KY md Elizabeth WHITE 27 Apr 1856 10)Leonard b 1832 Boone Co KY md Emeline HIX 07 May 1857 11)Sarah b 1833 Schuyler Co IL md William CARPEMTER 18 Jan 1851 12)Charles b 1834 Schuyler Co IL md Elizabeth HOWARD 26 Sep 1865 13)Benjamin Franklin b 10 Jul 1836 md/1 Mary Matilda DRAKE 29 May 1864 md/2 Louisa SMITH 30 Jan 1913 14)George b 1837 md Ara Anna SHERWOOD 08 May 1863 Source: <lmiles@aros.net><santefe48@aol.com> At 03:59 PM 6/1/99 +0100, you wrote: >Barbie, > >Could you update my interests on the Busby Web site please. > >I have now been able to trace back to 1674, the approx date of birth of one >James Busby who held two yardlands, messauges and appurtenances in the >hamlet of Taston near Spelsbury Oxfordshire UK. > >I believe, but am currently unable to prove, that James is the son of >Nicholas Busby (gent) of Over Norton, Oxfordshire. Nicholas must have been >quite wealthy as he left £600 to his three youngest children (James was not >amongst these) this would be a small fortune in current funds. > >Any info, as always, gratefully received. > >All the best > >Dave Rossiter > > >==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== >Busby Family Homepage: >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~busby/index.htm >Listowner: Barbara Peddicord mailto:nashoba@cdsnet.net >