Ed Albert wrote: Lets have a bit of a Roll Call and post those Fair/Fehr families we are researching. Ed, here is what I have on the Fair name. Looking for a KY connection between the Fair, Busby and Bingaman (name could also be spelled as Bingham/Bingman??) families of KY, probably Lincoln, Adair and neighboring counties. My ggg gfather was Matthew Busby of Adair Co, KY. Settled there early 1800's with first wife, Seluda Tinsley Busby and children after leaving Amherst Co, VA. After Seluda's death ca 1820, Matthew married Sarah/Sally Drake Winfrey, widow of Elisha T. Winfrey. Sally apparently died before 1843 as Matthew is deceased by this time and his widow is named as Polly Busby. I believe this Polly Busby to be Mary/Margaret? "Polly" Fair of Lincoln Co, KY. She is believed to be the daughter of James M. Fair and Mary Elizabeth May Fair of Lincoln Co. Brother believed to be William M (Montgomery??) Fair and sister thought to be Jane Fair. According to information I have, "Polly" was born in 1800 and died in 1888 according to headstone in McKinney Cemetery in Lincoln Co. Most likely she had been married at least once before her marriage to Matthew. The only Busby marriage record I can find in Lincoln County is between a Margaret Bingaman on 5-17-1841 and a Matthew Busby. I can find none in Adair County. Need to prove this was my Matthew who married Margaret Bingaman and that this Margaret Bingaman/Bingman/Bingham was the same person as Polly Fair. Deeds and Busby records found in Adair County court records list Polly Busby as widow of Matthew. Also shown is infant Elizabeth "Betsy" Ann Busby, born March of 1843. Below is information found in court records. All of these records are from the Court Order/Minute Books in the Adair County Court Clerks office. These 3 are from Order Book G, page 100. The date of the court session at the top of the page is Monday, Nov 6, 1843. 1. The widow of Matthew Busby, deceased, this day in proper person relinquished her right of administering upon the estate of her deceased husband and on the motion of Jordan Owen, the administration of the estate of said Matthew Busby, deceased, is granted him by having taken the oath required by law and executed and acknowledged bond in the penal sum of six thousand dollars with John Massie and Chapman Doheney his securities conditioned as the law directs. 2. On the motion of the administration of the estate of Matthew Busby, deceased, ordered that William Hardwick, Basil A.Wheat, Philip Winfrey, and John Guy be and they are hereby appointed, commissioners who and any three of them being first duly sworn, do appraise the slaves, if any, and personal estate of said decedent hereforth. 3. On the motion of Polly Busby, she is appointed guardian to Betsey Ann Busby, infant daughter of Matthew Busby, deceased, she having executed and acknowledged bond in the penal sum of eight hundred dollars with ***William M. Fair*** her security conditioned as the law directs." Nothing found in the Will Book. In the Marriage Book is one marriage to Sally Winfrey, Book 1, page 72, on Sunday, the 7th of August, 1821 by Henry Winfrey. I received information from another researcher that a bible lists the birthday of an Elizabeth Ann Busby as 3-16-1843 and probably pertains to the infant, Betsey Ann Busby, shown in item #3, above. If these two are one and the same, then by using Betsey's birthday for estimation, Matthew would have been alive in June/July of 1842. If he didn't die while Polly was carrying this child, then Matthew could have died between March 1843 and November 6, 1843, the date of the above motions filed in the county clerk's office. This information indicates to me and hopefully to others, that the above Polly Busby is the d/o James M. Fair and the same Polly Busby found on the 1850 Lincoln Co, KY census. Polly is buried in McKinney Cemetery in Lincoln County, KY but a burial site for Matthew has not been found there. I think they were still living in Adair County when Matthew died and he is most likely buried in the same cemetery as my ggg grandmother, Seluda Tinsley Busby. So far I have not been able to find the location of this cemetery. I believe that after Matthew's death, Polly and child, Elizabeth "Betsey" Busby, moved back to Lincoln County as she had family there. I believe that James M. Fair, (born in Bedford Co, VA) and Mary Elizabeth May Fair of Lincoln County were her parents and that the Betsy Busby, age 7 years and the Jane Fair, age 46, shown on the 1850 Lincoln Co, KY census was her daughter and her sister. It is thought that the Elizabeth Fair, age 79 also shown on that census, was her step-mother as her father had married a second time to Elizabeth Porter. I believe the William M. Fair mentioned in above court records, item #3, was her brother. Some of the information above is proven and a lot is simply theory. I'm sure there are probably mistakes in the above information but I would love to hear from anyone who could provide me with help on any of the above mentioned people. I'm open to any corrections and suggestions. I'm really stumped on this one! Thanks for any and all help, Paula