John
William
Rush
Born about in Culpepper, Culpepper, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Crawford John Rush
and Mary (Broyles) Rush
Brother of
Elizabeth (Rush) Robbins, Benjamin Crawford Rush, Isaac Rush Sr., William Rush, Rebecca (Rush) Millikan, Mary Rush, Crawford Rush and Margaret Rush
Husband of
Nancy (Wilhoit) Rush
— married
1798 in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Shirley Rush, Mary Elizabeth (Rush) Tyler, Martha Jane (Rush) Vertrees, John A. Rush, James Edward Rush, Lewis Rush, James Craig Rush and Joseph Rush
Died about
at about age 83
in Meade County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jun 2014
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Research Notes
- Marriage to Elizabeth Brandenburg is shown on the ancestry.com profile listed below. I have reason to doubt this since John A. Rush (1808-1899) is shown as the child of both Nancy Wilhoit and Elizabeth Brandenburg. It should also be noted that the child of Elizabeth was born while Nancy was still having children. No other record has been found authenticating the marriage to Elizabeth Brandenburg.
Biography
John Rush was a Virginia colonist.
When John Rush was born in 1755 in Virginia, his father, Crawford John Rush, was 35 and his mother, Mary (Broyles) Rush, was 21.
He married Nancy Welhoit in Shelby County, Kentucky, in about 1798.[1] He moved to Kentucky in about 1810.[2] They relocated to Meade County, Kentucky, (probably to Buck Grove) before 1801, and they had seven children, all born in Meade County.[3][4][5] It is believed that he was a soldier in the War of 1812.[6] He died in 1838 in Meade County, Kentucky, having lived a long life of 83 years.
John was born in 1784. He passed away in 1839.
Sources
- ↑ Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 6 November 2017), John Rush in entry for Lewis Vertrees and Patsey Rush, 13 Jan 1831; citing Meade, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 390,313 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZF-S85)
- ↑ Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, The Broyles Family, c. 1940, typescript, p. 49
- ↑ United States Census, 1810 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYK-3JP6?i=9&cc=1803765)
- ↑ United States Census, 1820 (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1389737)
- ↑ United States Census, 1830 (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=1880738)
- ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch : 11 March 2016), John Rush, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 180; FHL microfilm 882,698 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-5W44)
- The Germanna Record, No. 13 - The Blankenbaker, Weaver, and Wilhoit Families, The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc., Publishers, 2006 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1940945100/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1940945100&linkCode=as2&tag=germanfounda-20)
- Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey
- England Rush Genealogy and Rush Papers compiled by Michele Varian
- Vital Information from FamilySearch.com
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 August 2022, 16:10), entry for John William Rush (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH54-S43 ); contributed by various users.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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Rush-4851 and Rush-999 appear to represent the same person because: Same person
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