Person:William Rushing (9)

Research of David Donahue^[1]

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Rushings in Anson County, North Carolina

The Rushings in Anson County, North Carolina, seem to be very closely related, but working out the relationships between them is extremely difficult. I propose the following hypothesis.

To attempt to clarify the relationships I plotted probable locations of Rushing land grants and deeds. When this is done the Rushings 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. A contemporary John Rushing lived on Thompson's Creek in the Chesterfield District of South Carolina.

Rushings of Browns Creek

The Rushings of Browns Creek is associated with the elder and younger Joseph Whites in land grant and deed records. This group includes two Williams, Richard, Phillip, Soloman, and a John. Except for living near the southern [Thompsons Creek] Rushing group, Abraham is most closely tied to Richard, Solomon, and others in the northern [Browns Creek] group.

William Rushing of Browns Creek

William Rushing Born, circa 1720. He is probably a grandson of Mathew Rushing and a first cousin of the William Rushing who lived near Thompsons Creek. Most likely name for his father would be William.

This William Rushing seems to have lived on Brown's Creek near Black Jack Branch, near the present community of White Store in Anson County. He may have been the one who received land grant No. 6531 dated 19 April 1763 for 150 acres on both sides of Deep Creek--including his own improvement. He is mentioned in land grant No. 3092 dated 18 April 1771 to Josiah Herndon, Jr., for 200 Acres in Anson County on Black Jack Branch of Browns Creek, joining William Rushing.

William married an unknown woman. Children:
i. Abraham Rushing.
ii. Phillip Rushing.
iii. Richard Rushing.
iv. William Rushing.
v. Jacob Rushing.
vi. Solomon Rushing.
vii. John Rushing

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Part 1, Generations 1-8, in Donahue, David, compiler. Rushing Family (Decatur and Henderson Cos., TN), 15 Nov 1997 (David Donahue's Rushing Family Research, Tennessee GenWeb).
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 North Carolina, United States. North Carolina Land Grant Images and Data: images and associated data provided by State Archives of North Carolina. (David M. McCorkle, 2014).

   File No. 0496, William Rushing, 235 acres On both sides of great Brown Creek [Between his other Survey and the Plantation whereon Jacob Paul once lived (see Ancestry.com)]
   Entered: 20 Apr 1763 *Entry no.: 328; *Warrant: 328 [no image - Warrant no. was entered in Entry field]
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   File No. 1593, William Rushing, 150 acres Beg. at a red oak on N. bank of Deep Creek
   Issued: 19 Apr 1763, Book: 13 pg: 404, Grant no.: 60; Entered: (no date)
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   File No. 2103, William Rushing, 150 acres Beg. at a Red Oak on the North Bank of Deep Creek [including his own improvement]
   Issued: 19 Apr 1763, Book: 15 pg: 498, Grant no.: 60; Entered: (no date)

3. ↑ Find A Grave.

   William Rushing, Memorial 191737041, Created by: Family Historian 28 Jul 2018, accessed 10 Mar 2021
   
   William Rushing
   Birth 1720 Anson County, North Carolina, USA
   Death 1790 (aged 69–70), Union County, North Carolina, USA
   Burial: Rushing Cemetery, Union County, North Carolina, USA
   [No photograph, no documentation, known incorrect informtion]
   
   Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Paul Rushing 1725 – unknown
   Children: Rachel Rushing Renfroe 1745–1791
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   William Rushing, Memorial 48347757, Created by: jaybee 19 Feb 2010, accessed 10 Mar 2021
   
   William Rushing
   Birth 1723, Anson County, North Carolina, USAAnson County, North Carolina, USA
   Death 1781 (aged 57–58), Anson County, North Carolina, USA
   Burial Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: in family cemetery
   [No photograph, no documentation, known incorrect informtion]
   
   Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Paul Rushing 1723–1790
   Children: Abraham Rushing 1742–1805; Richard Rushing 1749–1841
   
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   CONSTRUCTION SITE
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   Birth: 1723 in Anson County, North Carolina
   Death: 1781 in Drowning Creek, Anson County, North Carolina in skirmish with Tories
   Event: Wit: R. Williams, Wm Rushing, John Paull. Witnessed the Will of William Paul 09 May 1744 Northampton County, North Carolina
   
   
Father: MATTHEW M. RUSHING b: abt 1684 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
   
Mother: ELIZABETH b: 1684 in Anson County, North Carolina


   Marriage 1 MARY PAUL b: 1723 in North Carolina 48347815
   Married: 1741
   Children
   Peter Rushing
   Abraham R. Rushing b: 1742 in Anson County, North Carolina
   Phillip J. Rushing b: 1745 in Anson County, North Carolina
   RICHARD Sr. RUSHING b: 1749 in On the Roanoke, Virginia
   John Paul Sr. Rushing b: 1754 in Anson County, North Carolina
   Robert Mark Rushing b: bef 1755 in Anson County, North Carolina
   William D. Rushing b: abt 1755 in Anson County, North Carolina
   Solomon Rushing b: 1757 in Anson County, North Carolina
   Jacob Rushing b: 1765 in Anson County, North Carolina
   
Sources:

4. ↑ North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., ,2016).

   Anson County, File No. 496
   William Rushing
   Issue Date 20 Apr 1763, Anson, North Carolina, USA
   235 acres On both sides of great Brown Creek between his other Survey and the Plantation whereon Jacob Paul once lived
   Chain bearers for survey: William Johnson, Edward Bush