Ernie, At the present moment the Zachariah you are refering to is (John) Zachariah Busby born SC died Mobile Co., AL. SC>TN>MS>AL was his migration trail. There were two or three Zachariahs in the 1700' to 1800's and it has been hard to pry them apart. Records are scare and conjectures are plentiful. With the present DNA testing it muddies the water even more. One Zachariah has been noted to be the older son of Benjamin BUSBY but this does not mean it is the father of "Mobile" Zachaiah. "Mobile" Zachariah's father could be John or another Zachariah. No proof has been forth coming. Now that I have muddied the waters even more I think it is courthouse hopping time once more. Sorry I couldn"t help. Michael Lee Busby Ohatchee, AL Ernie wrote: Subj: [Busbee Busby] Re: BUSBY-D Digest V03 #159 Date: 10/22/2003 9:51:45 PM EST From: [email protected] Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> To: [email protected] i have a Caroline and Christian Busby in my line from mississippi that married into the Lane Family. I thnk their father was named Zachariah. I sthis the same Zachariah you guys are talking about on the list? Ernie Smith Charleston,SC