Jason Rushing (abt. 1770 - bef. 1840)

Born about 1770 in Anson, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Gulledge) Rushing — married about 1796 in Anson, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died before 1840 before about age 70 in Anson, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Origins

Jason Rushing was the son of Abraham Rushing and his wife Mariah (Meador) Rushing. Jason is named, as the 4th child, in Abraham's will.^[1] Based on Census records, Jason was born sometime between 1766 and 1774.^[2][3][4][5] (He was not born in 1775.) Based on his birth order as indicated in his father's will, Jason was probably born about 1770, in Anson County, North Carolina, where his parents were living.

Jason is possibly living with his brother Phillip in the 1790 US Census for Anson County.^[6]

Marriages and Children

Jason seems to have married twice. His first marriage was to a woman named Alice.^[7] She is commonly said, without documentation, to be Alice Gulledge, daughter of William Gulledge and Bathsheba.(Documentation needed)

Jason and wife, with two young children, appear in the 1800 US Census for Anson County, North Carolina, suggesting that they married about 1796.^[2]

According to his grandson, John Bateman Rushing, Jason and Alice's children were:^[7] (information in parentheses is from David Donahue. )^[8]
•Malachi Rushing, 5 June 1798
•Lucie Rushing , 3 March 1800.
•Asa Rushing, 25 December 1801.
•Nancy Rushing, 8 October 1803.
•Joel Rushing, 5 September 1805.
•Mary Rushing, 7 February 1808.
•Matilda Rushing, 14 December 1809.
•Barsheba Rushing, 3 March 1812.
•W. G. (William Gulledge) Rushing, 18 January 1814.
•Abel Rushing, 6 February 1816.
•G. B. (Green Berry) Rushing, 5 August 1818.
•Elijah (James) Rushing, 8 September 1820.

Jason and family continued to live in Anson County, North Carolina. They are in the 1810 Census, Jason, a wife, and their children.^[3] In 1820, Jason and his younger children are in the Census for Anson County, but there is no wife in the household.^[4] In 1830 Jason, now in his 60s, is still in Anson County, and appears to have remarried.^[5]

There is currently no information regarding the name of Jason's second wife, nor any indication of what happened to her.

Land Transactions

Jason had been named as co-executor, along with Lemuel Bell, in his father Abraham's will in 1805.^[1] On 15 January 1819 Jason and Lemuel sold, at public auction, 169 acres of land that had belonged to Abraham and presumably set aside for Abraham's widow during her natural life.^[9] Previously, on 23 December 1812, Jason's brother William had sold 340 acres of land that had belonged to Abraham,^[10] although there is no record of the transfer of ownership from Abraham or his executors to Willilam.

Jason engaged in relatively few land transactions for himself. On 26 February 1800, about four years after his marriage, Jason purchased 150 acres from Jason Benton,^[11] 5 acres of which he sold to Malachi Gulledge on 6 December 1814.^[12]
In 1824, Jason received a land grant for 14.5 acres.^[13]
On 29 October 1829, Jason gave his son Joel, "for love and affection" 100 acres of land said to have come from a land grant surveyed in 1802.^[14]
On 16 November 1834, Jason, now well into his 60s, sold most if not all of his remaining property to Lewis Meador.^[15]

Death

Jason, who would have been about 70 years old, does not appear in the 1840 Census Record for Anson County, nor is he obvious in any other Census records for 1840. Give his age, he most likely died sometime between 1835 and 1840.

Research Notes

Questions for future research: What is the documentation that shows Alice's last name as Gulledge?

What is the name of Jason's second wife?

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Anson County, Wills 1802-1812", in North Carolina, United States. Probate Records, 1735-1970: Images. (FamilySearch: County courthouses, North Carolina, 14 June 2016), Vol. 2, p. 141 Image 104 of 136, FamilySearch.org
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Anson County, North Carolina", in United States. 1800 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M32), p. 239.
   Jason Rushing, 1 male under 10, 1 male 26-44, 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-44
   also on same page: Philip Rushing, William Rushing Jr.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Anson County, North Carolina", in United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M252), p. 15.
   Jason Rushing, 3 males under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 4 females under 10, 1 female 26-44; 1 slave
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Ratliff, Anson County, North Carolina", in United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).
   Jason Rushing, 4 males under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 45+, 1 female under 10, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 16-25
   1 Slave (1 female 14-25)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Anson County, North Carolina, in United States". 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19), p. 70.
   Jason Rushing, 3 males 10-14, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 60-69, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 50-59
6. ↑ Anson County, North Carolina, in United States. 1790 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M637), p. 188.
   Philip Rushing Jr., 1 male under 16, 2 males 16+ (Philip, brother Jason), 2 females
   near neighbors include Thomas Meadows, Thomas Huntley Jr., Abraham Rushing
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Autobiography of John Bateman Rushing", ppleby, Texas, 21 April 1930, p. 7, in David Donahue's Rushing Family Research, Decatur, Tennessee GenWeb; accessed 25 Mar 2021.
8. ↑ 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
9. ↑ 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. 164 (Image 385 FamilySearch).
10. ↑ 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. O, p. 331 (Image 394 FamilySearch)
11. ↑ 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. H2, p. 117, (Image 652 FamilySearch).
12. ↑ 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. S, p. 64, (Image 42 FamilySearch).
13. ↑ North Carolina Land Grant Images and Data: images and associated data provided by State Archives of North Carolina. (David M. McCorkle, 2014), Anson County, File No. 6545
14. ↑ 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. X, p. 236, (Image 132 FamilySearch)
15. ↑ 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. Z, p. 44 (Image 31 FamilySearch)

See also:

• Rushing Family Outline Decatur County, Tennessee; Decatur County, Tennessee GenWeb; accessed 25 Mar 2021
  (NOTE: This is a condensed version of the research of David Donahue, which lacks the discussions and explanations as well as some of the source references available in the original. It also lacks the caution that any use of his research should be independently verified.)

• Rushing, Ira Baxter. "The Rushing Family", under David Donahue's Rushing Family Research, Decatur County, Tennessee GenWeb; accessed 25 Mar 2021