Carl, I received the following from the CAUSBY mailing list: >> >>Does anyone have any information listing the family of DABNEY COSBY the >>master builder in Va & N.C. ???????????? He was a brickmason in >>Staunton Va when hired by Thomas Jefferson to make or lay bricks at the >>University. >> >>He built several courthouses and churches in Va 1830-1840. He was in >>Halifax Va before moving to NC in the 1840's. Had active career in >>Raleight N.C. and died there after the civil war. >> >>What relation was a FRANCES COSBY to him?? Wife, sister or other??? >> >>THANKS FOR ANY HELP ON THE LISTINGS OF THIS COSBY FAMILY. ------------------------------------------------------ - Dabney (7) COSBY, b. 11 Aug 1779, the only son of - Zacheus (6) COSBY, b. 1753; m. (1) ca. 1778, Susan DABNEY. Zacheus (6) the son of David and ____ COSBY, b. ca. 1728. - David(5) was the son of David and Mary (Overton) COSBY, m. ???. - David (4), b. 1703; d. 1770, was the son of Charles and Jane (Meriwether) COSBY. - Charles (3) prob. b. ca. 1670-80, was the son of John (2) COSBY. Jane the dau. of David Meriwether, the immigrant. - John (2) COSBY, the son of Charles and Mary (LOFTUS) COSBY, was b. 1623, Stradbally Abbey, IRE. - Charles (1) COSBY, b. Sep 1585, Stradbally Abbey, IRE. Charles immigrated with his infant son to VA ca. 1628, shortly after his wife, Mary died. - Charles (1) was the son of Alexander and Dorcas (SYDNEY) COSBY. Dabney (7) COSBY had a son, Dabney Minor COSBY and a dau. Frances Jane COSBY. NOTE: The numbers within the parentheses represent the number of generations from the immigrant, Charles. Hope this helps in some way. I'm not sure if this is the Dabney to whom you refer. Best wishes, Dave