Susannah Busby

Biography

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Susannah Busby (born Grey) 1642 - 1671

Birth: 1642 Surry, Surry County, Virginia

The fourth known or probable child of Francis and Grace Gray was probab ly the wife of Thomas Busby of Surry County, whose name was Susannah. On J uly 22, 1671, Thomas Busby made a deed of gift to his daughter, Grace Busb y, of a mare filly, to come to Grace when she was ten years old, and menti on is made in this document of 150 pounds of tobacco, which Thomas ow ed to Capt. Gray, deceased .Another daughter of Thomas Busby was Jane Busby, whose mark for cattle was handed in along with that of her fath er in 1674 (Bk.2, p.55). A son was Jeffrey Busby, who appears as a tithab le in his father's family in 1687, so born ca 1670-1671.

On April 20,1680 Thomas Busby and Susannah his wife deeded 100 acres to Da niel Roome,George Foster and Thomas Flood being witnesses (Book 2, p.273 ), and they made a deed Oct.20,1681 to Edward Greene In t he latter deed the husband is called Thomas Busby Sr., indicating that he had a son named Thomas, as well as a son Jeffrey. Thom as Busby Sr. was b. ca 1632 as he gave his age as 59 in a deposition in 1691

He was Interpreter to the Southern Indians 1682-16 91 (Journal of the House of Burgesses) He seems to have had two other da ughters, Mary and Sarah, who as Mazy Malone and Sarah Jones, "daughte rs of Thomas Busby, decd." made a deed in Prince George County in the 1720 's (Prince George D. & W. 1713-28, p.595). The records regarding Thomas Bu sby and his family, above, show that Capt. Francis Gray died 1671 or earlier.

References

1. Boddie, J.B. (1954). Virginia Historical Genealogies, (pp. 312). Redwood City, CA: Pacific Coast Publishers. Hathitrust. Page 311-312 < Hathitrust > Susannah Gray is not listed as a daughter of Capt. Francis Gray (d. 1679).
2. WikiTree contributors, "Susannah (Grey) Busby (abt.1645-abt.1671)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Grey-924 : accessed 26 January 2025). cites
3. Davis, Eliza Timberlane. Surry County Records, 1652-1684 < PDF >