Oh, I should have posted this link also. (in case some do not know of it) http://www.batbox.org/books/ Richard Busby has done a tremendous amount of work on the Busby families. Sue Wayne & Betsy Olsen wrote: >Very interesting post by Sue Ashby. I notice that under Robert's bio, the >Bobby Moss reference lists that "... Robert Busby was enrolled by his >father..." Anyone have any idea who his father was? Is that enrollment >document containing the father's name in Robert's Rev. War pension file on >microfilm? > >Wayne Olsen > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <busby-request@rootsweb.com> >To: <busby@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 12:00 AM >Subject: BUSBY Digest, Vol 3, Issue 63 > > > > >>Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Busby's at Battle of Cowpens (Sue Ashby) >> >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>Message: 1 >>Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:04:43 -0600 >>From: Sue Ashby <sueashby@earthlink.net> >>Subject: [BUSBY] Busby's at Battle of Cowpens >>To: busby@rootsweb.com >>Message-ID: <4935B0FB.7050601@earthlink.net> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed >> >>This is extracted from Bobby Gilmer Moss's "The Patriots at the >>Cowpens" (Rev. Battle of NC) >>Maybe it will help someone.. >> >>James Busby >>b. 2 May 1754/55 >>d. 18/20 July 1838 >>Marr. Elizabeth Shackleford (marriage bond - 4 May 1790) >> James Busby enlisted - 17 Mar 1776, while residing in Goochland Co. >>VA, served under Capts. Nathaniel Morrison, Tarleton Payne and Col. >>Davies, Burgess Ball. >>He was in the battles of Trenton, Brandywine, and Germantown. He >>wintered at Valley Forge and was in the battle at Monmouth. In the >>winter of 1779 he marched to SC, where he was taken prisoner in May >>1780. He escaped shortly afterwards. While on his way back to VA, he >>enlisted again in June 1780 and served as a dragoon in Capt. LaBruin's >>(?) company in Pulaski's Legion and Armand's Corps. He was in the >>battles at Camden, Kings Mountain, Cowpens (where he was wounded in the >>neck by a sword) at Guilford Courthouse (where he was wounded in the >>thigh by a ball) and the siege of Yorktown. He was allowed pension on >>his application executed 25 Ma 1818, while residing in Fayette Co. KY. >>Reference was made in 1820 to the following children: Cynthia, age 23, >>Gabriella, age 16, Sophia, age 14, George Ann, age 12, James age 8, >>Polly age 6 and Sarah Jane age 4. FPA W2995 >> >>Robert (Robart) Busby >>b. - July 1759 >>Robert Busby was enrolled by his father during Oct. 1776 at Hanover (or >>Goochland) Co. VA, under Capt. Dandridge and Maj. William Spottswood. >>Both men were recruiters and Busby remained with them to aid in >>enlistment, to guard their papers and baggage and to perform the duties >>of a bowman to them. He was eventually given up to Capt. Coffery and >>Maj. Richard Watts of Washington's Light Dragoons, Busby was in the >>engagement at Georgetown and was in the same unit in the battle at >>Cowpens. Shortly after the battle at Cowpens, he re-enlisted in >>Washington's Light Dragoons under Capt. Coffery, but was not in the >>Battle at Guilford Courthouse because he was guarding a foraging party. >>He was in the battle at Eutaw Springs and the siege of Yorktown. Busby >>went to Winchester, VA, to guard the prisoners and remained there until >>sometime in Mar. or April 1782. He was granted pension on his petition >>executed, 7 Jan 1833 while residing in Adair Co. KY. FPA S30904. >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------ >> >>To contact the BUSBY list administrator, send an email to >>BUSBY-admin@rootsweb.com. >> >>To post a message to the BUSBY mailing list, send an email to >>BUSBY@rootsweb.com. >> >>__________________________________________________________ >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>BUSBY-request@rootsweb.com >>with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body >>of the >>email with no additional text. >> >> >>End of BUSBY Digest, Vol 3, Issue 63 >>************************************ >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BUSBY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >