"The Rushings in Anson County, North Carolina, seem to be very closely related, but working out the relationships between them is extremely difficult....[(There was also] a contemporary John Rushing [who] lived on Thompson's Creek in the Chesterfield District of South Carolina.) To attempt to clarify the relationships I plotted probable locations of Rushing land grants and deeds. When this is done the Rushings [of Anson County] fall into two subgoups. One group lived on Browns Creek near the present community of White Store, near Black Jack Creek....The other group is found 5-10 miles farther south on Thompson's Creek, on the headwaters of Browns Creek, and on Little Browns Creek."
The first group, on Browns Creek, includes: two Williams, Richard, Phillip, Soloman, and a John and is associated with the elder and younger Joseph Whites in land grant and deed records.
The second group, on Thompsons Creek includes: two or more Williams, two or more Johns, a Mathew, Robert, Noah, and Abraham and is associated with Benjamin Jackson and John Jackson in land grant and deed records. Except for living near the southern Rushing group, Abraham is most closely tied to Richard, Solomon, and others in the northern group.
The Family for the Browns Creek appears to be:
William Rushing, born circa 1720, name of wife unknown
Children:
1 Abraham Rushing
2 Phillip Rushing
3 Richard Rushing
4 William Rushing
5 Jacob Rushing
6 Solomon Rushing
7 John Rushing
[NOTE: Donahue's disclaimer: "Treat information as unproven. Verify before DAR or LDS submission."]
