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Richard Bush 1725–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1725

Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Feb 18 1803

Death Location: , Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

Father: Richard Bush\Roberts

Mother: Janice Roberts

Spouse(s): MARY (6GGM), Mary Prescott, Charity Jones

Children(s): Prescott Bush, Phereby Bush, william bush, John Bush, Richard IV, Mary Bush, Andrew Bush, Son Bush, Bibby Bush, Francis Walker, Nancy Bush, Andrew Bush\Duke

The story of Richard Bush began in 1725 in Essex, Virginia, United States. Richard Bush married Charity Naomi Jones, Mary Jane Prescott, Mary Jane Prescott 6Ggm, and had children including Andrew Bush, Andrew Jeremiah Bush Duke, Bibby Bush, Francis Walker, John Pendleton Bush, Mary Bush, Nancy Elizabeth Bush, Phereby Bush, Prescott Bush, Richard Bush Iv, Son Bush, William Martin Bush. Richard Bush passed away in 1803 in , Edgefield, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Bush began in 1725 in Essex, Virginia, United States.
  • Richard Bush married Charity Naomi Jones, Mary Jane Prescott, Mary Jane Prescott 6Ggm, and had children including Andrew Bush, Andrew Jeremiah Bush Duke, Bibby Bush, Francis Walker, John Pendleton Bush, Mary Bush, Nancy Elizabeth Bush, Phereby Bush, Prescott Bush, Richard Bush Iv, Son Bush, William Martin Bush.
  • Richard Bush passed away in 1803 in , Edgefield, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Bush's Ancestors

Self
Richard Bush
1725–1803
Birth Place: Essex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard 2 Bush\Roberts
1675–1736
Rappahannock, Va.
Janice (Elizabeth) Roberts
1675–1745
Rappahanock, Essex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Bush's Descendants

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Richard Bush (2 Jun 1725–Feb 18 1803) m. MARY (JANE PRESCOTT) (6GGM) (01 Jun 1734–21 Nov 1795) m. Mary (Jane) Prescott (1 June 1740–1 June 1800) m. Charity (Naomi) Jones (02 JUN 1735–1 Jun 1815)
  1. 1. Prescott Bush 1758–1846 m. Susannah (May) Hinds\Bush 1769–1848
    1. 1. John (Prescott) Bush 1787–1849 m. Mary (Frances) Johnson 1801–1867
      1. 1. John (Bush) Jr 1827–1911 m. Lucinda Winzer 1834–1883 m. Mary (Ann) Travis 1852–1917
        1. 1. Samuel Bush 1865–1912 m. Mary ((Mollie) Frances) Shanks 1866–1941 m. Amanda Givens 1871–
  2. 2. Phereby Bush 1769–1845
  3. 3. william (martin) bush 1750–1801
  4. 4. John (Pendleton) Bush 1784–1850
  5. 5. Richard (Bush) IV 1767–1823
  6. 6. Mary Bush 1760–1835
  7. 7. Andrew Bush 1762–1839
  8. 8. Son Bush 1754–1754
  9. 9. Bibby Bush 1752–1812 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Herrin 1752–1828
    1. 1. Susannah Bush 1778–1828
    2. 2. William (B.) Bush 1781–1837
    3. 3. Polly Bush 1794–1842
  10. 10. Francis Walker 1771–1829
  11. 11. Nancy (Elizabeth) Bush 1760–1829
  12. 12. Andrew (Jeremiah) Bush\Duke 1762–1839

Richard Bush's Timeline

9 Records

1706
1706
Richard Bush was married in Old Rappahannoch and Essex Counties
Old Rappahannoch and Essex Counties
1725
2 Jun 1725
Birth of Richard Bush in Essex, Virginia, United States
Essex, Virginia, United States
1750
6 April 1750
Age 25
Richard Bush was married in NC
NC
1769
1769
Age 44
Richard Bush resided here in No Township Listed, Dobbs County, NC
No Township Listed, Dobbs County, NC
1787
1787
Age 62
Richard Bush resided here in No Township Listed, Edgefield County, SC
No Township Listed, Edgefield County, SC
1790
1790
Age 65
Richard Bush resided here in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 75
Richard Bush resided here in Hillsborough, Chatham, North Carolina
Hillsborough, Chatham, North Carolina
1803
Feb 18 1803
Age 78
Death of Richard Bush in , Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1803
18 Feb 1803
Age 78
Richard Bush - Probate in Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1725
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Old Rappahannoch and Essex Counties
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 April 1750
    Event Place: NC

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Dobbs County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Edgefield County, SC
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Edgefield, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 512; Image: 330; Family History Library Film: 0568151

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsborough, Chatham, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 31; Page: 189; Image: 209; Family History Library Film: 337907

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Anson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 18 1803
    Event Place: , Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1803
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1785-1868; Indexes to Records, 1785-1957; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Edgefield County); Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina

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