Might note that the entire 1860 Coosa listing for Reaves Busby says he's in the Alabama Penitentiary: Re????, written over to say Reaves Busby 1855 70 M checkmark Farmer SC Murder Gaila & James Merrington wrote: > Hello Cathy > > Have you joined the Busby list, there are so many of us trying to find > answers about our Busby ancestors. > Barbara has Tenneesee Busbys. Barbara have you seen this record of a Reevs > Busby in the 2nd Regiment of Mounted Tenn Volunteers? > > I had never seen proof that Reese Busby of SC had been in the War of 1812. > We have all been working on the possibility that Reese Busby son of > Benjamin, who died in 1815 was a different person than William Reese Busby, > possibly William Reese's father. > > Your information on the possibility of of Reese being in the War of 1812 is > very interesting, because Nimrod Jackson, a son-in-law of William Reese > Busby was also in the War of 1812. We might see if he were in either of the > Regiments listed in your email. > It may be the Reevs Busby living in Tenn is the War of 1812 soldier. > > Barbara Grizzle also has heard that there is Indian Blood and we are not > discounting that but can't find the source either. DNA testing that is > available now called a DNA print test, can't pick up minority ancestry prior > to 1800 with any reliability. I was considering taking that test but the > Indian component of my DNA would probably have come in the mid 1750's, so > wouldn't show up. We on the Busby list are hoping that we will be able to > find a record which would indicate a maternal link to the Indians. Of the Y > DNA tests some of the Busby men have taken, there was no Indian DNA so it > must be from a maternal line. > > I am descended from Reese Busby 1830 Census Bibb County Georgia and he died > in Bibb County c 1845. It would be great to see if the other SC Reese Busbys > went to Tenn or if that Reevs migrated from North Carolina. > Come and join us > The Busby website also has some good information. > Best regards, > Gaila > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 4:48 AM > Subject: Buzbee Genealogy > > > Hello, > > I am working on my family history and noticed some of your Roots postings > while doing a search on > > Eli Buzbee. I have gone to the Roots list archives and have just started > browsing. I am sorry that > > I am not yet sure of your connection, but I hoped to briefly touch base. > > > > I descend from John Hancock Buzbee (LA to Miller, AR, to TX) from Eli > Buzbee (1817 SC). I have > > always heard that there was Cherokee blood in this line and that it may > come from a Reece or Reeves > > -- not sure of this. I have been looking and found some information on > Reece and Reeves Buzbees. > > > > War of 1812: > > Reves Busby 16 Regt. MS Militia > > Reeves Busby 2 Regt Mtd TN Vol > > > > 1820 Census: > > Fairfield, SC, Reevs Busby, M under 10, M 26-45, F 16-26 > > Lexington, SC, Reace Busbee, M under 10, M 26-45, several females > > > > 1830 Census: > > Bibb, GA, Reace Busby, M 10-15, M 50-60, F 40-50 > > Cocke, TN, Reeve Busbay, several males under 15, M 40-50 F 40-50, F under > 5 > > > > Alabama Land Records: > > 1 Sept 1849, Reeves Buzbee, Lebanon office, 40 acres. > > > > 1850 Census: > > Jackson, AL, Reeves Bizbay, 70 KY? > > > > 1860 Census: > > Coosa, AL, Reaves Busby, 70 SC > > > > Also on 1850 and 1860 Coosa is a Jeremiah Buzbee from SC, born about 1813. > > > > > > If you see any connection or if any of this looks familiar, I would enjoy > hearing from you. > > > > Cathy > > > > > > > > ==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb Resource Cluster > http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames > Listadmin: Gaila Merrington [email protected]