Well, from all the data I have read on the Busbee males, I would say he more than likely did father a child at 75. <VBG> Barbie At 10:44 PM 6/23/99 +1000, you wrote: >Someone sent me this obit for Benjamin Busby. My ancestor Reese Busby b >circa 1775 was supposed to be his son. Named in Benjamin's will, the >problem is that if the Obit is true Benjamin would have been born in 1700 >and Reese was born in 1775, is it likely for a 75 year old man to father an >infant? Of course, if he lived to be 115 years old - then he may have been >virile til at least 80. >He was also supposed to be in the Revolutionary War...at 76? How accurate >would a newspaperman have been?? >Thanks >Gaila > > >Benjamin Busby: >Found a obit notice for a Benjamin Busby in the Edgefield, SC obit book. >Here >is what is printed. > >Issue of October 29, 1815 > >Died on the 6th inst. in Edgefield District, Benjamin Busby, a native of >Maryland, aged 116 years; he resided in this state 70 years, was perfectly >healthy unitl a few days before his death. > > > >==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== >RootsWeb Resource Cluster >http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames >Listowner: Barbara Peddicord mailto:nashoba@cdsnet.net >