Any truth in the rumour?

In the movie "forrest gump" the protagonist is at every major event that someone could possibly turn up to. I feel a bit like that when I start working on the family legends of our family of Nesbitts. I have spent a lot of time on research to see if they in fact are related but as yet all unsubstantiated. (I use "He" as a term for a generic Nesbitt) You might be able to add to the list:

• He was in the American Civil War.
• He worked on the Panama Canal.
• He was awarded a medal for rescuing someone in the Bay of Biscay (possibly William Jr)
• He rode with Captain Moonlite (an Australian bushranger, and yes there was a Nesbitt)
• He was shipwrecked off Ireland and then married a villager (apparently William Sr)
• Kathleen Nesbitt the actress was related (born in Chester near Liverpool in 1890s)
• He was awarded a Victoria Cross in South Africa (yes, Randolph Nesbitt, great reading)
• He was a great explorer with Stanley and Livingstone (Nesbitt I presume? Yes there was one there)