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 > ************************************