Philip Rushing (abt. 1752 - aft. 1840)

Born about 1752 in Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 1840 after about age 88 in Perry, Tennessee, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Peter Rushen [send private message], Rebekah Mandina [send private message], and Daniel Rushing [send private message]

Biography

Origins

Phillip Rushing is said to be the son of the William Rushing who lived on Brown's Creek near the present community of White Store in Anson County.^[1]

There are various claims as to when and where Phillip was born. The claim that he was born about 1756 is apparently based on his statement in his pension application that he was 78 years old in 1834. As Donahue notes, however, "in the pension claim Phillip himself admits that his memory is failing", and Phillip's claim is not consistent with other records.^[1] An early membership application to the DAR suggests that Phillip was born about 1754.^[2] That date may have come from the 1800 US Census record for Anson County, where Phillip was listed as 45 and over.^[3] Donahue suggests that Phillip could have been born as early as 1745, but his reasoning is based on a mis-identification of Phillip's oldest son.^[1]

Phillip is known to have received a land grant on 23 July 1774, which he applied for on 21 May 1773.^[4] He would have had to be at least 21 years old at the time, meaning that he was born by 1752 or perhaps slightly earlier. Based on a statement made by his brother Richard, Phillip was probably born in Virginia, on the Roanoke River.^[5]

Marriage and Children

Phillip married not long after receiving his 1774 land grant, possibly in 1775 or 1776, based on the age of his oldest known child. His wife was named Hannah. On 23 February 1815 she co-signed a deed of sale with Phillip.^[6]
(Note: Undocumented claims that she was Hannah Burrell are disproven by documentation that shows Hannah Burrell married to another man and never having been in North Carolina.)

Based on Census records,^[7][3] Phillip and Hannah likely had at least 7 children, 5 sons and 2 daughters. Five of their children have been tentatively identified:
Phillip Rushing^[1]
Hannah Rushing^[1]
Elijah Rushing^[1]
Millie Rushing^[1]
Burrell Rusing^[2]

Phillip Rushing served as a volunteer, with the rank of Ensign, at various times between 1776 and 1781 in the American Revolution.^[2][1]

On 1 December 1819, Phillip sold his land, 5 different parcels, in Anson County, North Carolina.^[8] In 1820, he and family were living in Perry County, Tennessee.^[9]

In 1837, Phillip, applied for a Pension, based on his service in the Amercian Revolution. He is not found in any Census records after 1820, probaly living with one or another of his children or grandchildren.^[1]

Death

The exact date and place of Phillips death is unknown, other than that it was after 10 September 1841 in Perry County, Tennessee.^[1][2]

Pension Papers of Phillip Rushing

July 31, 1930 AWF:MLB Rev. and 1812 Wars Section Miss Edna Rushing
924 - 38th Street
Sacramento, California
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 21458, that Philip or Phillip Rushing was born in 1756 in Anson County, North Carolina.
From the research notes of Francis Thomas.
"On this 21st day of July 1834 personally appeared before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Perry Philip Rushing a resident of Rushings Creek in Perry County State of Tennessee aged 78 years who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated This declarent entered the service of the United States under Captain John Jackson the declarent being the Ensign of said Company in Anson County in the State of North Carolina from thence marched to Gilbert Town N. Carolina from thence to Pleasant Garden at the head of the Catawba from thence into the Indian Nation on the Hiwassee River from thence to the Vally Towns where some of our men were out fowling and the Indians came upon them and killed three of them [one of whose names was Turner he believes] from thence was marched home by way of Pleasant Garden declarent served this tour the term of three months as Ensign the declarent thinks this tour was performed in the latter end of the year 1776 but owing to old age he cannot recollect precisely his
Major's name was Davidson Col. David Lane his col. and General Rutherford was his general. This declarent again volunteered under Captain Stephen Jackson in the year 1777 and was employed on the frontiers guarding the property of the Whigs and their lives from the ruthless hands of the Torys and British Again in this he served this year seven months as a volunteer guarding the frontiers again in the year 1778 he volunteered under the same Captain and was employed on the same service that is ranging along the frontier and served this year nine months as a private in 1779 under the same Captain the declarent served eight months still protecting the frontiers in these several last tours he does not recollect particularly owing to old age and the consequent loss of memory the events of this period of his services as he did not crowd(?) his memory with minor events but in fact he nearly always was out in the service of his country from the year 1776 up to this time which was 1780 he recollects an anecdote of his Capt that is Capt Jackson that he the Capt usualy said that he had killed 19 Tories & that he must kill the 20th before he stoped that is with his own hand he killed the nineteen. The declarent in the year 1781 entered the service under Capt Bogan Col. Wade was his colonel declarent was marched from Anson County N. Carolina to Cape Fear where he was attached to Col Smith's Regiment & to Capt Smith's company this declarents own Capt & Col having left the Army this tour we had an engagement with the Tories on Cape Fear not far from Wilmington and defeated them after which we marched up and attacked the British in a large brick house some time not long after this we heard that Cornwallis was defeated at little York & went home This declarent states that on this tour he served two months He has no documentary evidence by which he can prove his services nor does he know of any person except Richard Rushing by whom he can prove the same he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written
Philip ( X ) Rushing (his mark)
W. F. Doherty who has undersigned the same is a resident in Perry County and is a credible person & that their statement is an attest to credit William Wright {LS} J. L. Houston {LS} J. Williams {LS} I Jesse Taylor Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Perry County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application Philip Rushing for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 21st day of July 1834 Jesse Taylor

Clerk of Perry County Court Questions by the Court
1st where and in what year were you born.
Ans I was born in Anson County N. Carolina in the year 1756. [Note: Perhaps an arithmetic error on the part of the court clerk in a conversion of age to birth year, this year may be off by 10. Birth circa 1746 fits census data better.] 2 have you any record of your age & if so where is it
Ans my Bro Richard Rushing has it at his house While residing in Anson County, North Carolina, he served with the North Carolina troops, as follows: In the latter part of 1776, three months as ensign in Captain John Jackson's Company; in 1777, seven months in Captain Stephen Jackson's Company; in 1778, nine months in the same company; in 1779, eight months in the same company; in 1781, two months in Captain Bogan's and Smith's Companies, under Colonels Wade and Smith's, and was in an engagement on Cape Fear near Wilmington. He also stated that part of the time he served in Colonel David Lane's Regiment. He was in skirmishes with the Tories at Thompson's Creek, Lynch's Creek, Hill's Creek, Richardson's Creek and Drowning Creek. He was allowed pension on his application executed July 21, 1834, at which time he was living at Rushing Creek, Perry County, Tennessee, having moved there from Anson County, North Carolina. He referred to his brother Richard as having served with him. There is no reference to wife or children.

Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Donahue, David L., compiler. RUSHING FAMILY (Decatur and Henderson counties, Tennessee, ts, 15 Nov 1997 (GenWeb, Decatur County, Families, Rushing) p. 7, 5. Phillip[3] Rushing (William, 2), accessed 4 Mar 2021
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Daughters of the American Revolution. Genealogical Research System. Ancestor A100047, accessed 2 Mar 2021
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Fayetteville, Anson County, North Carolina", in United States. 1800 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M32), p. 220.
   Philip Rushing, 2 males under 10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45+; 3 females 16-25, 1 female 45+
   Near neighbor: Abraham Rushing BC [Browns Creek?; son of Abraham Sr.]
   NOTE: There are three Philip Rushings in Fayetteville in 1800, this one is the oldest
   The one on p. 239, age 26-44, is the son of Abraham Rushing
   The one on p. 230, is for a male 16-25, and is often said to be the son of Abraham Rushing, but is too young.
4. ↑ North Carolina Land Grant Images and Data: images and associated data provided by State Archives of North Carolina. (David M. McCorkle, 2014).
   File No. 3520, Phillip Rushing, 400 acres On the So. Wt. side of Great Pee Dee River on Great Brown Creek
   Issued: 23 Jul 1774 Book: 26 pg: 57 Grant no.: 764, Entered: 21 May 1773 Entry no.: 388
   MARS: 12.14.27.3513
5. ↑ 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), Third Generation, p. 11, 6. Richard[3] Rushing.
   

   A summary of the pension claim of Richard Rushing written in a letter dated July 31, 1930, by B. W. Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Pensions, to Miss Edna Rushing, Sacramento, California.
   "You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, [S. or 8.] 21457, that Richard Rushing was born in 1749 in Virginia 'on [the] Roanoke'."

6. ↑ North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Anson County), and North Carolina. Superior Court (Anson County). Anson County deeds, 1749-1926; indexes, 1748-1962, 1749-1962. (Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1962). Vol. R, p. 59, (Image 339 FamilySearch)
7. ↑ Anson County, North Carolina, in United States. 1790 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M637), p. 188.
   Philip Rushing, 3 males under 16, 1 male 16+, 3 females
8. ↑ North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Anson County), and North Carolina. Superior Court (Anson County). Anson County deeds, 1749-1926; indexes, 1748-1962, 1749-1962. (Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1962). Vol. T, p. 12, (Image 305 FamilySearch)
9. ↑ "Perry County, Tennessee", in United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33), p. 2/270 (written).
   Phillip Rushing, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45+, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 45+
   4 slaves 1 male under 14, 1 male 45+, 1 female under 14, 1 female 14-25

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=est3739%2D2&id=I18412
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70541801/person/392341120444