Person:John Bushong (1)

Information on John Bushong

From FamilyTreeMaker site of John Fahey:

2. JOHN2 BUSHONG (ANDREAS1) was born Aug 17, 1760 in Wilmington, Delaware1, and died Oct 24, 1825 in Chillicothe, Ohio1. He married (1) JANNET YOUNG/SUMMERS Apr 06, 1784 in Lincoln County, Kentucky1, daughter of PATRICK YOUNG and ISABELLA TODD. She was born Abt. 1761, and died Abt. 1821 in Ohio. He married (2) ELIZABETH BREEDLOVE Nov 14, 1822 in Ross County, Ohio

Notes for JOHN BUSHONG: Census Records: 1820 Census - OH, Ross County, Franklin Township, Roll 92, Page 270, line 17

Proving the children of John Bushong and Jannet Young/Summers: George - law suite listed below, land transactions in Ross County, Ohio dated 10-8-1824 and 4-19-1834 Nancy - law suite listed below James - law suite listed below, land transactions in Logan County, Ohio dated 6-25-1821 and 10-5-1821 Sally - law suite listed below John - law suite listed below, land transactions in Logan County, Ohio dated 6-25-1821 and 10-5-1821

A law suite filed by John Mitchel vs Baylies Breedlove (son of John's second wife) filed Apr 17, 1826, recorded Oct 13, 1827 has the following text ".. Your orator further states that some time after the conveyance made as aforesaid the said John Bushong. Nancy Young wife of James Young of age and your orator Jacob Bushong, Jemima Bushong, and Delilah Bushong infants and children & heirs of James Bushong son of John the older and then lately deceased that your orator John Mitchel for a valuable consideration since the decease of the ancestor has purchased all the right and title of the heirs John & George Bushong and James Young and Nancy his wife and has received full release in the law sufficient for the releasing and conveying to him all their right as heirs aforesaid in and to said .."

From a book "A Branch in the Bushong Family Tree" written by Rick Busho "During the Revolutionary War, John and his brother, Jacob were members of John Martin's and James Ray's Company of the Lincoln County Militia, in Kentucky. Under the command of Colonel Stephen Trigg, they participated in Brigadier General George Rogers Clark's expeditions in 1781 and 1782, and fought in battle against the Shawnee indians that were employed by the British." __________

John and his family moved to Ross County, Ohio sometime in the 1790's.

John's wife Jannet is the daughter of Patrick Young and Isabella Todd, but used the last name of the only father she knew, Isabella's second husband John Summers. Patrick Yound died when Jannet was just an infant.

More About JOHN BUSHONG and JANNET YOUNG/SUMMERS: Marriage: Apr 06, 1784, Lincoln County, Kentucky3

More About JOHN BUSHONG and ELIZABETH BREEDLOVE: Marriage: Nov 14, 1822, Ross County, Ohio4

Children of JOHN BUSHONG and JANNET YOUNG/SUMMERS are:

5. i. GEORGE3 BUSHONG, b. Abt. Jan 31, 1787, Kentucky; d. Dec 11, 1880, Putnam County, Ohio.

6. ii. NANCY BUSHONG, b. Jan 10, 1789.

7. iii. JAMES BUSHONG, b. Abt. 1790; d. Bet. Jan - Sep 1824, Logan County, Ohio.

iv. SALLY BUSHONG, b. Abt. 1790; m. JOHN MITCHELL, Dec 28, 1815, Ross County, Ohio4.

 Notes for SALLY BUSHONG:

Census Records: 1820 Census - OH, Ross County, Franklin Township, Roll 92, Page 269, line 15?

Proving the children of John Mitchell and Sarah Bushong:

 More About JOHN MITCHELL and SALLY BUSHONG:

Marriage: Dec 28, 1815, Ross County, Ohio4

8. v. JOHN BUSHONG, b. Oct 16, 1797, Kentucky; d. Apr 20, 1885.