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Facts and Events
| Name |
Edward Buss |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Abt 1671 |
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| Marriage |
Bef 1713 |
not married
to Margaret Redley |
Notes
- From "Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina", Volume 1 by Paul Heinegg, pg. 235:
- 1. Edward Buss, born say 1671, was called a "Mullatto slave or servt. to Mr. James Vaulx" when the Westmoreland County court ordered Vaulx to appear in court to answer his complaint. On 30 September 1702 Edward testified that he was the son of an "English or white woman". He was free by 24 February 1708/9 when he brought a successful suit for 402 pounds of tobacco against the estate of Philip Brown in Westmoreland County court. On 28 June 1710 he was presented by the court for failing to attend his parish church, and on 24 June 1713 he and Margaret Redley were convicted of fornication and cohabitating together [Orders 1698-1705, 169a, 172a; 1705-1721, 116, 145a, 217]. On 28 June 1721, he won a suit for 1,600 pounds of tobacco against the estate of Nathaniel Pope [Orders 1721-1723, 4]. He may have been the ancestor of:
- i. Edward Bush, born say 1713, called "Edward Bush alias Ridley, carpenter, born on the body of Margaret Ridly" on 25 October 1742 when he sold (signing) 80 acres in Westmoreland County at the head of Pope's Creek while residing at St. Mark's Parish, Orange County. [Westmoreland D&W 1738-44, 256].
- ii. William Bush, born say 1731, a "Melato" with two years to serve on 28 August 1750 when he was listed in the inventory of the Westmoreland County estate of William Strother [Records & Inventories 1746-52, 134b].
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