Henry Rust (abt. 1730 - aft. 1800)

Descendants

Died after 1800 after about age 70 in Butler, PA

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Biography

Wife was Anne Marie UNKNOWN (~1736- Feb 1796). Assume Henry was of similar age.

1794 (Dec) - Henry and approx 20 others in court, charged with ignoramous riot (unlawful assembly). Charges dropped. May be associated with Whiskey Rebellion. Court papers are at Westmoreland County courthouse.

1795 (Aug) - Henry ordered to pay $10 per month for his wife’s care. She was probably sick. Court papers are at Westmoreland County courthouse.

1796 (Feb) - Anna Marie Rust died, per her headstone in the Bash-Somers cemetery. It can still be read very clearly.

1798 - Henry buys land and immediately sells it to his son Mathias, because he (Henry) is moving

1800 - Henry is in Butler Co, living close to daughter Catherine Whitmire.

THEORIES:

IDENTITY

• Rust is an Anglicanized version of a name, perhaps Rauch or Rausch
  • Henry Rust was Henry Rauch, living in Hereford, Berks Co, in 1790, with 1 other male over age 16, 1 male under age 16 and 2 females.
  • Henry Rust was Henry Rausch, living in Windsor, Berks Co. in 1790, with 2 other males over age 16, 5 males under age 16 and 3 females.

FAMILY

• daughter: Anna Catharina Rost, born 01 Sep 1767, christened 20 Dec 1767 at HOST REFORMED CH,TULPEHOCKEN TWP,BERKS,PENNSYLVANIA
• Possible son George (1758)?
• Henry Rust had at least one other daughter whose married name might have been Premire, or phonetically similar. They had a daughter, "Goredy" who was willed some items by Francis (his neice).

Sources

Special thanks to Barbara Mertz and Carol Rush for research!

See also:

• "United States Census, 1790," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-1RY : accessed 24 May 2015), Henry Rauch, Hereford, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1790," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-1HT : accessed 24 May 2015), Henry Raush, Windsor, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1800," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHR4-327 : accessed 05 Aug 2014), Henry Rust, Middlesex, Butler, Pennsylvania; citing "1800 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com; p. 323, NARA microfilm publication M32, roll 36, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 363339.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 April 2019), memorial page for Ann Maria Rust (1733–Feb 1796), Find A Grave Memorial no. 28735470, citing Bash-Somers Cemetery, Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Kim Frye (contributor 47034099) .