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Prescott Bush Sr. (abt. 1760 - 1846)

Prescott Bush Sr.
Born about in Edgefield, South Carolinamap
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Brother of , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at about age 86 in Stewart, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Prescott was born in 1755. He passed away in 1846.

Prescott Bush was a Revolutionary War Soldier in the Georgia Militia and the source ancestor for several members of DAR and SAR. For source, see pp. 409, 450, Knight's Revolutionary Records of Georgia; and p. 225, McCall's Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers


Death

Name: Prescott Bush
Birth Year: abt 1756
Event: Death (Age 90 years)
Death Date: 23 Jun 1846
Death Place: Stewart, Georgia
Age at Death: 90
Newspaper: New York Evening Post[1]
Publication Date: 25 July 1846, Saturday
Publication Place: New York, USA

Probate

Name: Prescott Bush Sr[2]
Probate Date: (Date the Will was written) 1 Jun 1846
Probate Place: Stewart, Georgia, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1846
Inferred Death Place: Georgia, USA
Names:
Wife: Susan, left all property to be divided among children at her death or remarriage.
Sons (as executors): Hardy and Mason
Charles Butler (son-in-law?) $1.00
Witnessed by:
Rowland Moore
Aquila Felder
Hyram Bush

Research Notes

Another son of Richard III Bush (1727-1803) and Mary Prescott (see B-022) was:

  1. Prescott Bush, b 1761 in NC, d 1846 in Stewart Co, GA, m bef 1785 in SC to Susannah Hinds, d 1848. This couple are the ancestors of B-033, B-014 and B-025. B-033 is a 3g grandson of this couple through their son:
    1. Harrison Bush, b 1791, d 1870.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. amb 16 September 2018
  2. ↑ Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Stewart County); Probate Place: Stewart, Georgia. amb 16 September 2018
  3. ↑ Bush Surname DNA Project; Entered by Michelle Brooks.

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Acknowledgements

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Mauldin-688 Ed Mauldin III
Prescott Bush was a Revolutionary War Soldier. He is the source ancestor of my Mother's acceptance to DAR and for my acceptance to SAR.
posted by Ed Mauldin III
Downey-1809 Teresa Downey
Bush-5426 and Bush-1701 appear to represent the same person because: same find a grave on both profiles
posted by Teresa Downey
Kathryn (Kennedy) Roberts
Bush-5648 and Bush-1701 appear to represent the same person because: information the same except for date of birth, new information supports the date c1763
posted by Kathryn (Kennedy) Roberts
Hannah Smith
Bush-2993 and Bush-1701 appear to represent the same person because: I have created a more complete page for Prescott Bush Sr.
posted by Hannah Smith
Hannah Smith
I have some information on the Bush family. We connect to Richard Bush III through Prescott Bush Sr and have him as being born in 1758. Prescott Bush Jr is the sibling of Charity Elizabeth Bush in addition to six other children whose names and birthdays I have.

Best, Hannah Smith

posted by Hannah Smith

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