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Benjamin Rush 1717–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1717

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1763

Death Location: Prince William, Virginia, USA

Father: William Rush

Mother: Elizabeth Rush

Spouse(s): Rachel* Simpson, Alice Grigsby

Children(s): James Rush, Benjamin Rush, Absolem Rush, Ailsa Rush, Amy Rush, Benjamin Rush, Elizabeth Rush, Frances Rush, Grace Rush, James Rush, Jane Rush, Jemima Rush, Jeptha Rush, John Rush, Jude Rush, Judith Rush, Nancy Rush, Ruth Rush, Spencer Rush, Susannah Rush, William Rush, William Rush, Alice Rush, Mary Rush, Mary Rush, Ruth Rush

The story of Benjamin Rush began in 1717 in Westmoreland, Virginia, USA. Benjamin Rush married Alice Grigsby, Rachel Amy Simpson, and had children including Absolem Rush, Ailsa Alice Rush, Alice Rush, Amy Rush, Benjamin Rush, Elizabeth Martin Rush, Frances Rush, Grace Rush, James Henry Rush, James Rush, Jane Rush, Jemima Rush, Jeptha Rush, John Rush, Jude Rush, Judith Rush, Mary Molly Rush, Mary Rush, Nancy Ann Rush, Ruth Rush, Spencer Rush, Susannah Rush, William Benjamin Rush, William Rush. Benjamin Rush passed away in 1763 in Prince William, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Rush began in 1717 in Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.
  • Benjamin Rush married Alice Grigsby, Rachel Amy Simpson, and had children including Absolem Rush, Ailsa Alice Rush, Alice Rush, Amy Rush, Benjamin Rush, Elizabeth Martin Rush, Frances Rush, Grace Rush, James Henry Rush, James Rush, Jane Rush, Jemima Rush, Jeptha Rush, John Rush, Jude Rush, Judith Rush, Mary Molly Rush, Mary Rush, Nancy Ann Rush, Ruth Rush, Spencer Rush, Susannah Rush, William Benjamin Rush, William Rush.
  • Benjamin Rush passed away in 1763 in Prince William, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rush
1690–1706
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Rush
1683–1730
Birth Location: Colony of Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel* Simpson
1720–1767
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
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Alice Grigsby
1721–1815
Birth Location: Stafford, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James Rush
1760–1830
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Rush
1717–1801
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Absolem Rush
1756–
Birth Location: Culpeper, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Ailsa Rush
1745–1845
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Amy Rush
1747–1826
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Rush
1754–1831
Birth Location: Culpeper, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Rush
1751–1815
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Frances Rush
1755–1845
Birth Location: Northumberland, VA, Virginia, USA
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Grace Rush
1758–
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
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James Rush
1760–
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Jane Rush
1759–1781
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Jemima Rush
1769–
Birth Location: Culpeper, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Jeptha Rush
1775–1814
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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John Rush
1776–1857
Birth Location: Virginia, British America, Virginia, USA
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Jude Rush
1769–
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Judith Rush
1763–
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Rush
1746–1801
Birth Location: Stafford, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Ruth Rush
1761–
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Spencer Rush
1746–1778
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
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Susannah Rush
1757–1838
Birth Location: , Stafford, Virginia, USA
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William Rush
1755–1827
Birth Location: Virginia, British America, Virginia, USA
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William Rush
1764–
Birth Location: Culpeper Co, VA, Virginia, USA
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Alice Rush
1745–1815
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Mary Rush
1756–1818
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Mary Rush
1761–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Ruth Rush
1780–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Rush's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Rush
1717–1763
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Rush
1690–1706
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Rush
1683–1730
Colony of Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Rush's Descendants

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Benjamin Rush (3 February 1717–1763) m. Rachel* (Amy) Simpson (Abt. 1720–1767) m. Alice Grigsby (1721–4 December 1815)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Rush 1760–1830 m. Mary ("Mollie") Simpson 1762–1850
    1. 1. Benjamin Rush 1782–1843 m. Rachel Springer 1786–1874
      1. 1. William (S) Rush 1811–1880 m. Parthenia (Thenia) Stevens 1816–1880
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Rush 1842–1928 m. Nancy (Jane "Nan") Hood 1850–1900
        2. 2. Thomas (J.) Rush 1852–1897
        3. 3. Mary Qualls 1856–1944
    2. 2. Rachel Rush 1782–1843
    3. 3. Sarah Rush 1784–1853
    4. 4. Grace (Ruth) Rush 1787–1872
    5. 5. Liddia Rush 1791–1806
    6. 6. James (Craig Rush ~) II 1793–1874
    7. 7. William Rush 1794–1880
    8. 8. James (Rush ~) II 1799–1880
    9. 9. Joshua Rush 1799–1880
  2. 2. Benjamin Rush 1717–1801
  3. 3. Absolem Rush 1756–
  4. 4. Ailsa (Alice) Rush 1745–1845
  5. 5. Amy Rush 1747–1826
  6. 6. Benjamin Rush 1754–1831
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Martin) Rush 1751–1815
  8. 8. Frances Rush 1755–1845
  9. 9. Grace Rush 1758–
  10. 10. James Rush 1760–
  11. 11. Jane Rush 1759–1781
  12. 12. Jemima Rush 1769–
  13. 13. Jeptha Rush 1775–1814
  14. 14. John Rush 1776–1857
  15. 15. Jude Rush 1769–
  16. 16. Judith Rush 1763–
  17. 17. Nancy (Ann) Rush 1746–1801
  18. 18. Ruth Rush 1761–
  19. 19. Spencer Rush 1746–1778
  20. 20. Susannah Rush 1757–1838
  21. 21. William (Benjamin) Rush 1755–1827 m. Dorcas (Earkes) Vickery 1755–1830 m. Abigail Terrell 1760–1835 m. Ann Boyd 1759–1804 m. Phoebe Haskett 1776–
    1. 1. Francis (Marcus) Rose 1772–1856
    2. 2. Mary Rush 1773–1846
    3. 3. Elizabeth Rush 1775–1850
    4. 4. Michael Rush 1776–1855
    5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Rush 1776–1860
    6. 6. Noah Rush 1778–1870
    7. 7. Azel (A) Rush 1780–1859
    8. 8. Annie Rush 1799–1909
    9. 9. Sarah Rush 1778–1858
    10. 10. Mary (Mollie) Rush 1781–1837
    11. 11. Isaac Rush 1782–1846
    12. 12. Grigsby Rush 1784–1845
    13. 13. Amelia ("Amy") Rush 1785–1836
    14. 14. Rebecca Rush 1787–1872
    15. 15. Terrell Rush 1789–1808
    16. 16. William (Benjamin (Willie)) Rush 1792–1810
    17. 17. Martin (Rush) Sr 1794–1883
    18. 18. Nancy (Terrell) Rush 1799–1876
    19. 19. Alice ((Alley)) Rush 1801–1877
    20. 20. William Rush 1801–
    21. 21. Sarah Cheairs 1778–1858
    22. 22. Grigsby Rush 1784–1845
    23. 23. Rebecca Rush 1787–1872
  22. 22. William Rush 1764–
  23. 23. Alice Rush 1745–1815
  24. 24. Mary Rush 1756–1818
  25. 25. Mary (Molly) Rush 1761–1850
  26. 26. Ruth Rush 1780–1850

Benjamin Rush's Timeline

2 Records

1717
3 February 1717
Birth of Benjamin Rush in Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1763
1763
Age 46
Death of Benjamin Rush in Prince William, Virginia, USA
Prince William, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1717
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Prince William, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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