diff --git a/rococoa/rococoa-core/src/main/java/org/rococoa/Rococoa.java b/rococoa/rococoa-core/src/main/java/org/rococoa/Rococoa.java
index 861c5e6..e7281b9 100644
--- a/rococoa/rococoa-core/src/main/java/org/rococoa/Rococoa.java
+++ b/rococoa/rococoa-core/src/main/java/org/rococoa/Rococoa.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  
 package org.rococoa;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
 
 import net.bytebuddy.ByteBuddy;
@@ -53,13 +54,17 @@ public abstract class Rococoa  {
     public static <T extends ObjCClass> T createClass(String ocClassName, Class<T> type) {
         return wrap(Foundation.getClass(ocClassName), type, false);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Create a Java NSObject representing an instance of the Objective-C class
      * ocClassName. The Objective-C instance is created by calling the static 
      * factory method named ocMethodName, passing args.
      */
     public static <T extends ObjCObject> T create(String ocClassName, Class<T> javaClass, String ocMethodName, Object... args) {
+        return create(ocClassName, javaClass, null, ocMethodName, args);
+    }
+
+    public static <T extends ObjCObject> T create(String ocClassName, Class<T> javaClass, Method method, String ocMethodName, Object... args) {
         boolean weOwnObject = Foundation.selectorNameMeansWeOwnReturnedObject(ocMethodName);
         
         // If we don't own the object we know that it has been autorelease'd
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ public static <T extends ObjCObject> T create(String ocClassName, Class<T> javaC
         // Objects that we own (because they were created with 'alloc' or 'new')
         // have not been autorelease'd, so we don't retain them.
         boolean retain = !weOwnObject;
-        return create(ocClassName, javaClass, ocMethodName, retain, args);
+        return create(ocClassName, javaClass, method, ocMethodName, retain, args);
     }
     
     /**
@@ -79,8 +84,8 @@ public static <T extends ObjCObject> T create(String ocClassName, Class<T> javaC
         return create(ocClassName, javaClass, "new");
     }
 
-    private static <T extends ObjCObject> T create(String ocClassName, Class<T> javaClass,
-            String ocFactoryName, 
+    private static <T extends ObjCObject> T create(String ocClassName, Class<T> javaClass, Method method,
+            String ocFactoryName,
             boolean retain,
             Object... args) {
         if (logging.isLoggable(Level.FINEST)) {
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ private static <T extends ObjCObject> T create(String ocClassName, Class<T> java
                     ocClassName, javaClass.getName(), ocFactoryName, new VarArgsUnpacker(args)));
         }
         ID ocClass = Foundation.getClass(ocClassName);
-        ID ocInstance = Foundation.send(ocClass, ocFactoryName, ID.class, args);
+        ID ocInstance = Foundation.send(ocClass, ocFactoryName, ID.class, method, args);
         CFIndex initialRetainCount = Foundation.cfGetRetainCount(ocInstance);
         T result = wrap(ocInstance, javaClass, retain);
         checkRetainCount(ocInstance, retain ? initialRetainCount.intValue() + 1 : initialRetainCount.intValue());
diff --git a/rococoa/rococoa-core/src/main/java/org/rococoa/cocoa/foundation/NSArray.java b/rococoa/rococoa-core/src/main/java/org/rococoa/cocoa/foundation/NSArray.java
index f61fbed..d58f80a 100755
--- a/rococoa/rococoa-core/src/main/java/org/rococoa/cocoa/foundation/NSArray.java
+++ b/rococoa/rococoa-core/src/main/java/org/rococoa/cocoa/foundation/NSArray.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public abstract class NSArray extends NSObject {
     
     public static final _Class CLASS = Rococoa.createClass("NSArray", _Class.class);  //$NON-NLS-1$
     public interface _Class extends ObjCClass {
+        NSArray arrayWithObject(NSObject anObject);
         /**
          * @param objects Contents and then a trailing null
          */
diff --git a/rococoa/rococoa-core/src/test/java/org/rococoa/RococoaObjectOwnershipTest.java b/rococoa/rococoa-core/src/test/java/org/rococoa/RococoaObjectOwnershipTest.java
index 8a672d0..2f4258d 100644
--- a/rococoa/rococoa-core/src/test/java/org/rococoa/RococoaObjectOwnershipTest.java
+++ b/rococoa/rococoa-core/src/test/java/org/rococoa/RococoaObjectOwnershipTest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 package org.rococoa;
 
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.rococoa.cocoa.foundation.*;
 import org.rococoa.test.RococoaTestCase;
@@ -34,17 +33,26 @@ public class RococoaObjectOwnershipTest extends RococoaTestCase {
     public static boolean shouldNotBeInPool = false;
 
     @Test
-    public void directFactoryMethodsReturnsYieldsPooledObject() {
+    public void directFactoryMethodsReturnsYieldsPooledObject() throws Exception {
         check(shouldBeInPool,
                 new Factory() {
-                    public NSArray create() {
-                        return Rococoa.create("NSArray", NSArray.class, "arrayWithObjects:", NSNumber.CLASS.numberWithInt(0));
+                    public NSArray create() throws Exception {
+                        return Rococoa.create("NSArray", NSArray.class,
+                                NSArray._Class.class.getMethod("arrayWithObjects", NSObject[].class),
+                                "arrayWithObjects:", NSNumber.CLASS.numberWithInt(0));
+                    }
+                });
+        check(shouldBeInPool,
+                new Factory() {
+                    public NSArray create() throws Exception {
+                        return Rococoa.create("NSArray", NSArray.class,
+                                "arrayWithObject:", NSNumber.CLASS.numberWithInt(0));
                     }
                 });
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void factoryMethodOnClassYieldsPooledObject() {
+    public void factoryMethodOnClassYieldsPooledObject() throws Exception {
         check(shouldBeInPool,
                 new Factory() {
                     public NSArray create() {
@@ -54,8 +62,7 @@ public NSArray create() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @Ignore
-    public void createYieldsNonPooledObject() {
+    public void createYieldsNonPooledObject() throws Exception {
         check(shouldNotBeInPool,
                 new Factory() {
                     public NSDate create() {
@@ -65,8 +72,7 @@ public NSDate create() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @Ignore
-    public void newYieldsNonPooledObject() {
+    public void newYieldsNonPooledObject() throws Exception {
         // calling new on an NSClass results in a NOT autorelease'd object
         check(shouldNotBeInPool,
                 new Factory() {
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ public NSArray create() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void allocYieldsNonPooledObject() {
+    public void allocYieldsNonPooledObject() throws Exception {
         // calling alloc on an NSClass results in a NOT autorelease'd object
         check(shouldNotBeInPool,
                 new Factory() {
@@ -89,10 +95,10 @@ public NSObject create() {
     }
 
     private interface Factory {
-        NSObject create();
+        NSObject create() throws Exception;
     }
 
-    private void check(boolean expectedAutorelease, Factory factory) {
+    private void check(boolean expectedAutorelease, Factory factory) throws Exception {
         int expectedInitialRetainCount = expectedAutorelease ? 2 : 1;
         // that will decrease the count IF it was pooled
         int expectedFinalRetainCount = expectedAutorelease ?