Good Morning, Busby list. I decided to re-subscribe after a long absence. I lost a great deal of my Busby research after a computer crash some time back and have decided now to try and continue with the data I have left. A lot I know by heart. Working by lap top is much slower to me but hopefully I'll have the desk top fixed soon. This posting may be a little lengthy but 'm still trying to sort out the Matthew and Robert Busbys from VA & KY. My Matthew Busby was married to Saluda Tinsley in 1803 in Amherst Co, VA. Later moved his family to Adair Co KY ca 1815. Did he go straight to Adair Co after leaving VA or was he one of several Matthew/Mathew Busby(s) living in other KY counties until about 1815? Was he the Mathew Busby whose parents were John Busby and Margaret Patterson? Mr. Harry E. Rice of Washington DC, wrote, "BUSBY FAMILY GENEALOGY," detailing the family of John and Margaret. He wrote that their son, Matthew Busbey, died in VA and had at least one child, George, located in Marion, OH. If this is true, then my Matthew is not the s/o John and Margaret. I found a Matthew Busby, born ca 1818 KY residing in 1870 in Ironton, Lawrence Co, OH with a son named George, age 18. Could this be the Matthew that Mr. Rice referred to? Was this Matthew actually the son of John & Margaret? John Busby supposedly came to America with brothers James, Robert & William. They fought in the Rev War. There was a Robert Busby, born ca 1759, living in Adair Co KY in 1834 who was receiving a pension for his service to VA in that war. Was this John Busby's brother? Was this my Matthew's uncle living near him in Adair Co? Supposedly Robert's daughter, Mary W. P. Busby, married Lewis Harmon in Adair Co in 1826. This Robert had a brother named James who lived in Macoupin or Morgan Co Illinois in 1839 and Robert supposedly was living with him in 1839. In 1840, Lewis Harmon (his supposed son-in-law) was living in Macoupin County and that census shows a Robert Busby living in his home. Robert is thought to have died after 1840 in Macoupin Co. Mary W P Busby Harmon probably had died prior to that. Apparently, there was more than one Lewis Harmon in KY, so again it's difficult to know just which Lewis this was. One Matthew/Mathew Busby I found was listed in, "THE BATTLE OF THE THAMES," in which many Kentuckians defeated the British, French and Indians in 1813. He was shown as being part of Throckmorton's Company. Which Matthew Busby was he? When my Matthew died ca 1843 in Adair Co KY, some of the names listed in his papers for the distribution of his estate were Jordan Owen, John Massie/Massey, Chapman Dohoney, William Hardwick, Basil A Wheat, Phillip Winfrey and John Guy. I'm familiar with all except Owen, Massie, Dohoney and Wheat. Can anyone help me identify these 4 men and how they were connected to Matthew? If all of this is as confusing to the list as it is to me, then I've done my job. Any and all help would be appreciated. Paula