Hmmmm....found this this morning and find it fascinating...may explain a few things. >From freeafricanamericans.com/Campbell_Charity.htm See "Carter Family" 5. "Couzens" Bib & Bush may have been related to Bibby Bush, a 1769 Dobbs County taxable who may have been the husband of Edward Carter's daughter, Rachel. There was a Bibby Bush who was a surveyor of roads in Essex County in 1742 [Orders 1742-3, 39] and a Bush Beebe who was head of a Rhode Island household of 5 "other free" in 1790 [RI:20]. Also see: freeafricanamericans.com/introduction.htm More later..... Brownie