Well, he's not "mine" but I collected a lot of records and printed material before I was able to distinguish between the two Arthur Forbis. For those wanting more of the legend of Arthur Forbis, hero of Guilford Courthouse, you might want to find: "The Guilford Genealogist," Spring 1982, Vol. 9, No. 3, November 17, p. pp. 17-21. This one deals with the Shoemaker legend. "The Guilford Genealogist," Winter 1984, Vol. 8, No. 2, November 13, pp. 5-7. This one deals mainly with, Elizabeth, the widow of Arthur Forbis. For what it's worth I don't find either of the above two articles to be particularly factual, but they do add to the legend. Now, getting back to the more serious business of whether the two Arthur Forbis were related, I found the following record to be particularly thought-provoking. A William Forbis left a will dated 8 Dec 1771, proved in 1772 in which he names his sister Ann Forbis, and BROTHERS John and Arthur. Executors were BROTHERS John and Arthur Forbis. I didn't think that a legatee could also be an executor, but that seems to have occurred in this case. But which Arthur Forbis was the brother of William? If I had to guess, I'd guess that this Arthur was the one of Guilford Courthouse fame. Interestingly, from the wills of both Arthur Forbis, only the one who died at the battle of Guilford Courthouse had sons John and Arthur. But the other, non-military, Arthur Forbis did have a daughter named Anne (he apparently had no sons as none were named, though his two step-sons -- sons of Lydia Rankin, widow of George Rankin -- were). The more I study these two men, and even though I now know that they were different men, I keep finding little clues that suggest they were probably related. I keep wondering if Arthur, the non-military man, was the uncle (or even the father) of the one who was killed at Guilford Courthouse. Lou Poole