Thank you so much for your reply. Claiborn H. J "Clay". Busby the son of Nimrod B. Busby was my GG grandfather. He married Martha A. Cottrell in Texas. Nimrod B. shows up on the 1880 Vanzandt Co., TX census as (get this) "MINSOTT" living next door to his son Claborn. I was stuck forever on trying to find a "Minsott" in earlier census records, until I stumbled across Nimrod B. with the same wife and children. In 1860, Nimrod B. is in Macon County, Georgia, but by 1870 he is in Smith Co., Texas. I found a marriage record on the internet, (haven't seen an actual record yet) for Nimrod B. Busby and Elizabeth Cane, but it had the date as 1864 which I am concluding is a typo and should be 1854 as Claborn ( by census records) was born about 1855. The only clue to my knowing that Claborn is my GG grandfather is that my Great Aunt knew him as "Clay" Busby and that his wife was Martha Cotrell. I don't have birth or death dates (other than census info) for he or Martha, haven't made it that far in my research. So, are you trying to connect Sampson and Seaborn as possible brothers? Thanks for the info. I appreciate your sharing and the hard work you have already done. I am always so astounded at the info that dedicated geneologists find and are willing to share. Always Searchin" For New Cuz'ns, Leanna -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, October 09, 2003 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [Busbee Busby] Nimrod Busby and Sampson Busby >Leanna, >Nimrod and Sampson are not my ancestors (at least I don't think they are), >but I will tell you everything I have found out about them in my research for >parents of Seaborn Busbee b. 1826 in Ga. I first found old Nimrod b. ca. 1770 >in Twiggs County, Ga. in 1813. He came from South Carolina and could have been >here a little earlier than 1813, that's just the earliest record I have >found. Nimrod and son Sampson b. ca. 1790-1800 were also found in Houston County, >Crawford County and finally they settled in Macon County, Ga. Nimrod had >another male child listed with him on the 1830 Crawford County census b. 1810-15. >Sampson had a son Nimrod B. Busbee b. ca. 1825-30 who lived with him in Macon >County. This Nimrod's wife was Elizabeth and their children were: Clayborn >b. 1855, Rhoda A. b. 1857, and John F. b. 1859. Possibly others. I believe >this Nimrod went on west--he was last on the Macon County census in 1860. Old >Nimrod died in Macon County, Ga. ca. 1850-60 and Sampson settled his estate. >Sampson died 1863 in Macon County, Ga. also. Old Nimrod has been said to be >the son of THomas Busbee. >In your searching don't confuse Macon County, Ga. with Macon (city of), Ga. >which is in Bibb County. Hope this helps. > >Barbara > > >==== BUSBY Mailing List ==== >RootsWeb Resource Cluster >http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames >Listadmin: Gaila Merrington [email protected] >