Later on I will transcribe these peititions out in full, but basically they don't tell us anything new about Ned. They don't describe Ned either, which is a pity. They do give us one real piece of information: Benjamin Busbee had a daughter who married Lewis Sawyer. This means that Benjamin did not name each of his children in his will only the three boys that lived at home with him. Possibly as the children married or left home, Benjamin gave them a share and then he did not name them in his will. Can anyone name the wife of Lewis Sawyer? Ansel Sawyer must be related to Lewis. Ansel was one of the executors to the will with Nathan Norris. As far as I can tell Nathan Norris was not related to Benjamin via his wife, so Nathan could have been a neighbor or friend. One of the petitions to the South Carolina Assembly was taken by Sussanah, Reese and Benjamin Jr and Lewis Sawyer. Another by Nathan Norris It is very busy at work & home with long hours at the moment. So if I haven't answered an email, please give me a bit more time. Hopefully this weekend things will calm down a bit before the run up to Christmas. Gaila