Person:Abraham Rushing (4)

10 [October] 1771
Ord. Abraham Rushing, Thomas Creet[?], Job Meadows, Lewis Meadows, Joel Chivers, Wm. Johnson, Wm. Rushing, James ___, Charles Booth, Thomas Huntley, John Jackson, ___ Bales lay out road from Province line at the end of Cheraw road.
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(16 Oct 1772)
Ord. road to be laid out from Province line bet. head of Brown Cr. and Hills Cr. to the County line, directly towards Salisbury. Wm. Johnson, Wm. Rorey, Joseph White, Jr., Thomas Chivers, Nathl. Holly, Wm. Holley, Wm. Rushing, Wm. Wilson, Job Meadows, Lewis Meadows, James Lowery, Willis Smith, Stephen Jackson, Thos. Lacey, Jesse Ball, John Pelham, Chas. Booth, Abraham Rushing, Thos. Shelton, to lay out same.

Heirs of Jason Meador Dec'd to Mal Watts
Indenture 10 June 1776
Between Lewis Meador, Job Meador, Elizabeth Meador wife of Jason Meador Sr. Dec'd and Abraham Rushing of Anson County and Province of North Carolina of the one part
and
Malachi Wats of said county and province of the other part
who paid 20 pounds proc money
for land in Anson County on the middle prong of Jones Creek [metes and bounds] containing 200 acres granted to Jason Meador D'ced on 24 Dec 1770
Signed Lewis Meador, Jason Meador, Job Meador, Elizabeth x her mark Meador, Abraham x his mark Rushing
Witnesses William Rorie, John Miller, Reuben Rorie
Recorded Oct 1784

Abraham Rushing, 2 males under 16 (Peter, Thomas), 3 males 16+ (Abraham, 2 unknown), 3 females (Sarah, 2 unknown)
NOTE: This is most likely a blended family, including Abraham's children and unknown children of his second wife Sarah)

NOTE: No photograph, no documentation, information seems confused: Date of birth is wrong, date of death is wrong, no evidence of burial and location of burial seems uncertain based on comments.

p. 61, Image 60, FamilySearch.org, Oct 1771
p. 98, Image 97, FamilySearch.org, Oct 1772

Abraham Rushing Sr of Anson County, North Carolina
- Lend to my wife Sarah Rushing, the land and plantation where I now live, one black mare and one colt, bridle and saddle [and a long list of household furnishings and items, stock, grains, and farm equipment] to keep during her natural life and after her death to be sold and equally divided between my children hereinafter mentioned.
- my son Phillip Rushing, the land and plantation whereon he now lives and all the rest of the property I have lent him
- my daughter Elizabeth Morgan $20 and all the property that I have lent her
- my son William Rushing the land and plantation he now lives on with all the rest of the property I have lent him
- my son Jason Rushing all the property I have lent him
- my son Abraham Rushing all the property I have lent him
- my daughter Sarah English $20 and all the rest of the property I have lent her
- my son Peter Rushing all the property I have lent him
- my son Thomas Rushing all the property I have lent him
- The rest of my estate consisting of Negros [not named] lands horses cattle and all the remainder of my estate to be sold by my Executors and the money arising after paying the above mentioned sums to be equally divided between my eight children above named
- Executors my son Jason Rushing and Lemuel Bell
Signed 20 May 1805, Abraham AR his mark Rushing
Witnesses: Wm Plant, John ø his mark Autry
Entered into probate July 1806

Rushing Abraham, Ancestor #: A100039
Service: North Carolina, Patriotic Service [not military]
Birth: circa 1739, Bertie County, North Carolina
Death: post 20 May 1805, Anson County, North Carolina
Service Source: NC Rev War Pay Vouchers, #73, ROLL #S.115.122

Wife: Sarah
Children whose descendants have applied for membership:
Jason, married Alice
Phillip J wrong Phillip married Peninah Penini Gaddy
Abraham married Elizabeth
Peter
Thomas

Land Grant issued 15 Nov 1762
Land Grant issued 25 Jul 1774 (entered 24 May 1773)
Indenture 10 Jan 1789 to William Rushing
Indenture 10 Jan 1789 to Phillip Rushing
Land Grant issued 16 Nov 1790 (entered 2 Aug 1784)
Indenture 18 Nov 1790, Jacob Rushing to Abraham Rushing
Indenture 13 Apr 1792 to William Rorie
Land Grant issued 10 Jul 1797
Indenture 28 Dec 1798 to Jonathan Doster
Indenture 29 Apr 1802 to John Phillips
Indenture 10 Jul 1805 to John Little
Indenture 17 Dec 1805 to Miles Harrell
Land Grant issued 21 Dec 1805 (entered 1 Jan 1799)
Indenture 15 Jan 1819, Samuel [sic] Bell and Jason Rushing Exers of Abraham Rushing to Elijah Huntley
Indenture 23 Dec 1812, William Rushing to Harmon King, 340 acres from 1797 grant to Abraham Rushing

No. 57[3?]
Countys [sic] of Anson, Montgomery, richmond
4 Sep 1782
Abraham Rushing exhibited his claim and was allowed Seven pound seven shillings (£7-7-0)

Abraham Rushing. Born, circa 1742. Died, 1805, in Anson Co., NC.
Land grant records indicate a probably birth date of 1740-1745.

Abraham Rushing received land grant No. 6314 dated 15 November 1762 for
300 acres in Anson County on the North Fork of Thompson's Creek joining above
John Jackson.
Abraham Rushing received Land Grant No. 8814 dated July 25, 1774....for 150 acres in Anson County on the branches of Thompson's Creek, joining Thomas Creek and Rushing's own survey, between the two prongs of Thompson's Creek.

A summary of the pension claim of Richard Rushing written in a letter dated July 31, 1930, by B. W. Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Pensions, to Miss Edna Rushing, Sacramento, California.
"You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, [S. or 8.] 21457, that Richard Rushing was born in 1849 in Virginia 'on [the] Roanoke'."
He mentions his brother William was wounded in 1776 and soon after died and his brother Philip who served with him most of the time.

Abraham Rushing, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 45+, 1 female 45+, 5 slaves