William C Rush 1, 2, 3

Personal Data

Born 1727 New Jersey 4, 5, 6

Died 20 OCT 1800 Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset Co., PA. 5, 6

Burial

Parents

Father William Rush

Mother Elizabeth Lewis

Marriage

Children

Hulda Rush	1755	Somerset Co. PA 1
Jacob Rush 2, 1, 3	19 MAR 1755	New Jersey 4, 5, 7, 6, 1
Benjamin Rush 8, 2, 4, 5, 6, 1	1760	LwrTrkyft Twnshp, Somerset, PA 4, 9
Mary Rush 4, 5, 7, 6, 1	1760
Martha Rush 2, 4, 5, 7, 6, 1	1761	Turkeyfoot, Somerset, PA 4
Sarah Rush 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 6	1762	Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA. 5, 7, 6
James Rush 4, 5, 7, 6, 1	ABT 1763	Ursina Township, Somerset Co., PA. 5, 7, 6
Henry Rush 5, 6, 1	ABT 1765	Ursina Township, Somerset Co., PA. 5, 7, 6
Peter Rush 1, 5, 7, 6	1767	Ursina, Somerset Co., PA. 5, 6

Notes

[v27t2460.ged]
located above Ursina - Minder Farm
[v55t2482.FTW]
Wife = Elizabeth Ream - 9 kids.
[v55t2482.FTW]
Emmigrated from New Jersey in 1773 to Bedford county, PA.
[v11t4631.ged]
William Rush moved from New Jersey to Turkeyfoot Township, PA. in 1770. Helped found the Jersey Baptist Church, 1775.
This William is supposedly a close relative of Dr. Benjamin Rush who signed the Declaration of Independence. "Tradition says, an uncle."
Was called a "renegade" by one writer.

Sources

1 v27t2460.ged, Date of Import: Feb 10, 2002
2 v55t2482.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 1, 2002
3 v71t0778.ged, Date of Import: Feb 10, 2002
4 v11t4631.ged, Date of Import: Feb 3, 2002
5 v20t1981.ged, Date of Import: Feb 3, 2002
6 v22t2857.ged, Date of Import: Feb 8, 2002
7 v20t1981.ged, Date of Import: Feb 4, 2002
8 Charlie Moore, Moore.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 16, 2002
9 Luther Olson Web Site

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Born	1727	New Jersey 4, 5, 6
Died	20 OCT 1800	Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset Co., PA. 5, 6
Burial