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Benjamin Rush 1686–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1686

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Oct 1765

Death Location: Bute, North Carolina, USA

Father: William III

Mother: Elizabeth Perry

Spouse(s): Amy Harrison

Children(s): Martha Rush

Benjamin Rush was born in 1686 in Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, the child of William Rush Iii And Elizabeth Perry. Benjamin Rush married Amy Matilda Harrison, and had children including Martha Elizabeth Mattie Rush. Benjamin Rush passed away in 1765 in Bute, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Rush was born in 1686 in Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, the child of William Rush Iii And Elizabeth Perry.
  • Benjamin Rush married Amy Matilda Harrison, and had children including Martha Elizabeth Mattie Rush.
  • Benjamin Rush passed away in 1765 in Bute, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William III
1665–1709
Birth Location: Westmoreland County , Virginia Colony, Colonial America
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Elizabeth Perry
1659–1746
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Amy Harrison
1689–1767
Birth Location: Brunswick Parish, King George, VA, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Rush
1723–1798
Birth Location: King George, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Rush's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Rush
1686–1765
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Rush III
1665–1709
Westmoreland County , Virginia Colony, Colonial America
Elizabeth Perry
1659–1746
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Rush) II
1636–1692
Ann Gray
1639–1686
St. Mary's Hundred, Maryland City, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
William Rush
1637–1707
Hornton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann Gray
1639–1686
Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Rush
1615–
Dorothy Thomas
1619–1703
Frances Gray
1615–1667
Alice Moorman
1622–1667
William Rush
1615–1691
Susannah 10gg
1619–1706
JOHN IV
1615–1711
Elizabeth Cranefield
1620–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Baker
1596–1662
Ida Brading
1593–1657
John Rush
1589–1661
Elizabeth JOHNSON
1590–1664
John Lucas
1590–1637
Ann Lucas
1592–1637

Benjamin Rush's Descendants

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Benjamin Rush (16 Apr 1686–13 Oct 1765) m. Amy (Matilda) Harrison (1689–1767)
  1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth “Mattie”) Rush 1723–1798 m. Finley (John) McAlister 1720–1771
    1. 1. Mary McAlister 1755–1822 m. Patrick Daugherty 1748–1822
      1. 1. John Dougherty 1778–1826 m. Sarah Morris 1786–1831
        1. 1. Hamilton (Jefferson) Daugherty 1816–1891 m. Nancy (Ann Elizabeth) McBee 1817–1898

Benjamin Rush's Timeline

2 Records

1686
16 Apr 1686
Birth of Benjamin Rush in Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1765
13 Oct 1765
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Rush in Bute, North Carolina, USA
Bute, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1686
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: --, Rappahannock
    Record Source: American Revolutionary War Rejected Pensions

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1765
    Event Place: Bute, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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