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    1. [BUSBY] NEED TO CONTACT EXPERT ON WILLIAM MONTGOMERY FAIR FAMILY/POLLY BUSBY IN LINCOLN CO KY 1800's
    2. TOM F DUNKLIN
    3. At the risk of becoming annoying because of my frequents posts, I need to contact someone who has a comprehensive William M. Fair or Naomi Jones family tree. I'm having a little difficulty documenting a connection between the Fair family, the Jones family and my Busby family. My most urgent need is the complete/correct names for the children of James M Fair and Elizabeth May. Here is where I'm stuck: Did William Montgomery Fair have a sister named Mary or Margaret or Polly? Was this sister ever married or connected to the Bingaman(?) surname? Was William's wife, Naomi Jones, ever connected to a Belle Jones or a Major or Samuel Jones? I'm not sure if Major was a given name or a military title. My ggg gfather was Matthew Busby from Adair Co KY. He came to KY from somewhere in VA, most likely from Amherst or Hampshire Co, VA. The Kentucky Marriage Record shows that in 1841, he (or perhaps it could have been a different Matthew??) supposedly married a Margaret Bingaman in Lincoln county. Was this Margaret really Mary or Margaret Fair? I've been told that Polly Busby is buried in McKinney Cemetery but I can't find her listed there. Can anyone verify that she is really there? Matthew is not there but I feel that he was probably buried on his farm land. According to estate records, Matthew and Polly Busby had a daughter in 1843 named Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Busby. Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) later lived with Polly Busby, Jane Fair and Elizabeth (Porter?) Fair in Hustonville, Lincoln Co KY. They are on the 1850 census there and William Montgomery lives next door. William and Naomi lived close to Betsy on suceeding census records, as well. Betsy married a Major Samuel Jones ca 1860. They named a daughter Naomi, and another daughter, Nancy B Jones. Mary (Polly) Busby lived with Elizabeth "Betsy" and Major S Jones for many years. On some records, Elizabeth Ann was referred to as Betty, Bettie, Bette, etc. Names connected to the Fair and Jones families in various ways are: Garrett David McCarty; Winford Bailey Hill; Benedict Spaulding Hill; Thomas Pickney Hill; Fannie (Frances??) Peyton; Wilson Jones, and Nancy Johnson, among others. Hope someone can help, Paula

    08/28/2008 06:40:12