Hezekiah Bussey Sr. (1749 - 1796)

Born 1749 in Calvert, Maryland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1796 at about age 47 in Lincoln, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Hezekiah married Amie Unknown.

Hezekiah Bussey is acknowledged by the DAR for patriotic service during the American Revolution in Georgia. He received a Land Grant as a refugee as per the Land Grant Act 20 August 1781. Children listed in DAR Record:

1. Hezekiah Bussey Jr. m. Rebecca Shaw
2. Elizabeth m. John Edward
3. David m. Eleanor Fleming
4. Benjamin m. Polly Burgamy
5. Amy m. Richard Pace Pace-253
6. Nathan m. Susannah M Dowsing. ^[1]

Hezekiah was born in 1750. He passed away in 1796.

Hezekiah Bussey Sr. was born in Maryland.

Hezekiah Bussey Sr. performed Patriotic Service in Georgia in the American Revolution.

Hezekiah Bussey Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A017552.

Hezekiah Bussey Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-329339
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Hezekiah Bussey Sr. was living in Georgia.

Hezekiah Bussey Sr. was living in South Carolina.

Hezekiah Bussey Sr. was born about 1750 in Calvert, Province of Maryland.

Hezekiah married Amie Harriet Sullivan (~1751 - 1802) Their children were:

1. Mary Rebecca Bussey (1770 - 1837)
2. David Bussey (1772 - 1849)
3. Benjamin West Bussey (1774 - 1838)
4. Elizabeth Bussey (1776 - 1807)
5. Hezekiah T Bussey (1780 - )
6. John Bussey (~1783 - )
7. Nathan W Bussey (1784 - 1825)
8. Nancy (Bussey) Ingram (1786 - >1844)
9. Amie Bussey (1790 - 1846)
10. Lucretia Jane (Bussey) Leverette (1792 - 1821)
11. Thomas Ingram Bussey (1793 - ).

Hezekiah married Enslaved Bussey (~1750 - ) Their daughter was Enslaved-Ancestor Bussey (<1776 - ).

In 1790, Hezekiah was living in Edgefield, South Carolina^[2]

Hezekiah died on 2 Mar 1796 in Lincolnton, Lincoln, Georgia, United States aged ~45.

Hezekiah Bussey Sr. was living in Georgia.

c. 1768-70 Marriage -

Thomas Hendley (Henley) Bussey Bible" has Amey Sullivan as the wife of Hezekiah Bussey, but it has no date of marriage. (Lylla Bussey, Thomas Henley Bussey's daughter, apparently completed the Family Record page of what is known as the "Thomas Hendley (Henley) Bussey Bible." The citation that I have for this is DAR 169 (626), GA Archives. Posted to the Bussey Newslist in May 1999 by Franklin Ingram ^[3]

'"The Bussey Family Genealogy," 1979, Lynn Bussey Guittard has Amy Flemming as the wife of Hezekiah Bussey and the date of the marriage as ca. 1768-70.

Amy (Harry) Bussey is believed to be the d/o Rev. Benjamin Harry, a Baptist minister. He was at Stephens Creek Church near Edgefield S.C. and Horns Creek Church in 1794-1796. Rev. Charles Bussey, Hezekiah's father, preached at these churches during these years (South Carolina Baptists, by Townsend) The Harry and Bussey families came to Edgefield Co, SC from Maryland at about the same time. Harrry family names such as David and Nathan now begin to occur in the Bussey line but Benjamin and Amy are used only in the Hezekiah Bussey branch of Charles Bussey's descendants." ^[4]

In letter dated May 1999, Leon writes: I have no definitive answer but will work on it. I needed to make clear that I am Lylla Bussey's nephew. She died last year at 94 and I have all of her papers, some in reasonable shape and some not. In a quick glance I see references to Hezikiahs wife in different places as Sullivan, Harry and ------. I am not sure of her final decision if any, but I will try to learn. I did see one reference stating "she owned land as Amy Sullivan" possibly attributed to Maude McClure Kelly but I have as yet not found that documented in land records in Lylla Busseys notes. I have one neatly typewritten document dated 26 Oct 1988 with an official looking number BSSHZ002.02 which among many other things shows: "Hezikiah Bussey was married c1768-70 to Amy (Amie,Amey} (thought Harry)" "Hezikiah Bussey and Amy Harry had 10 children" ^[5]

Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981

Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981

This database contains various records providing biographical information on individuals who lived in Alabama. Records were compiled by staff members at the Alabama Department of Archives and History and include a variety of items and record types, from newspaper clippings to local and family histories.^[6]

1779 Military Service

1779 Revolutionary War Hezekiah Bussey is listed Georgia Roster of the Revolution page 378 ^[7]

Many people are listing Hezekiah Bussey as a Colonel in the military based on his headstone. Noted that Col is shown under his name on the headstone, but that title belongs to the unit commander Col Elijah Clark and not Hezekiah Bussey.

There is a Col Hezekiah Bussey, but it's Hezekiah Bussey Jr was in Company K, 27th Georgia Infantry, Conflict Period: Civil War (Confederate), Served for: Confederate States, Year:1864. Based on this information this can not be Hezekiah Bussey 1750-1796, because his death was 2 Mar 1796, and couldn't be the same Hezekiah Bussey alive in 1864.^[8]

Hezekiah Bussey is listed in: Stirring Up a Hornet's Nest - The Kettle Creek Battle Survey Appendix II, Kettle Creek Roster Page 223. ^[9]

Hezekiah is also listed by Willinghamm in J.H. Standard's "The Battle of Kettle Creek" as fighting with the Wilkes Dragoons against the British on Feb 14, 1779 at that battle.

Hezekiah Bussey Service

• Sons of the American Revolution^[10]
• Daughters of the American Revolution^[11]

PATRIOT - those who rebelled against British rule and fought for independence from the British empire to create the United States. A patriot also means a person who supports their country. Hezekiah Bussey served as a private in the Georgia Troops under General Elijah Clarke and received bounty land along Richland Creek in Washington County for his services

LOYALIST- a person who remains loyal to a ruler or government, especially in the case of a political revolt. In the Revolutionary War, those who supported British rule.

U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820

• Name: Hezekiah Bussey
• Gender: M (Male)
• Remarks: "Upper Saludy" was written by his name.
• State: South Carolina
• County: Ninety Six District
• Residence Year: 1780
• Household Remarks: He is on the Second Schedule - Petit Jury list.^[12]

Land Records

8 Oct 1783 Hesikiah Bussy 200 acres Wilkes, Georgia, United States Land Assessment ^[13]

8 Oct 1783 Wilkes, Georgia

Jan. 7, 1784 Wilkes, Georgia

Jan. 7, 1784 Hezekiah Bussey 200 acres Wilkes, Georgia, United States Land Assessment. Georgia. ^[14]

Jan. 7, 1784 Wilkes, Georgia

Jan. 7, 1784 Hezekiah Bussey 200 acres Wilkes, Georgia, United States Land Assessment^[15]

Feb 25, 1784 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia

Feb 25, 1784 Hezekiah Bussy 250 acres Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States Land Assessment. ^[16]

Film/Digital Note

Feb 25, 1784 Film/Digital Note: Headright and bounty documents, Burnell, Anthony - Busson, Joseph, ca. 1783-1909 ^[17]

Mar. 3, 1784 Wilkes, Georgia

Mar. 3, 1784 Hezekiah Bussey 200 acres Wilkes, Georgia, United States Land Assessment.^[18]

May 14, 1784 Washington, Georgia

May 14, 1784 Hezekiah Bussey 287.5 acres Hezekia Bussy 14 May 1784 Washington, Georgia, United States Land Assessment ^[19]

Sep. 23, 1784 Wilkes, Georgia

Sep. 23, 1784 Hezekiah Bussey 200 acres Wilkes, Georgia, United States Land Assessment. Register of grants, vol DDD, 1783-1784, Wilkes, Georgia 200 acres. ^[20]

30 Sep 1784 Wilkes, Georgia

Sep. 30, 1784 Hezekiah Bussey 400 acres Wilkes, Georgia, United States Land Assessment. ^[21]

1785, List of Taxable Property^[22]

Oct 3, 1785 Wilkes, Georgia

Oct 3, 1785 Hezekiah Bussey 200 acres Wilkes, Georgia, United States Land Assessment. ^[23]

6 Mar 1786 Wilkes, Georgia

Mar. 6, 1786 Hezekiah Bussey 200 acres Wilkes, Georgia, United States Land Assessment.^[24]

Jan 1, 1788 Wilkes, Georgia

Jan 1, 1788 Hezekiah Bussey 1 Jan 1788 Wilkes, Georgia, United States Land Assessment^[25]

Early Records of Georgia, Wilkes County

May 3, 1788 At a Land Court begun in town of Washington Feb. 1, 1790, the following persons named in the Commission from his Excellency the Governor, bearing date the 13th of Jan, 1790 met and took the oath of office as Justices of the peace for Wilkes Co. "I, A. B. do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to the poor and the rich and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent on me as a Justice of the Peace for the county of Wilkes agreeable to constitution and law of the State and according to the best of my ability and understanding (so help me God)" We and each of us do also swear that we will support the Constitution of the United States, John King, Absolm Bedell, John Talbot, Benjamin Catching, William Morgan, William Downs, Thomas Wootten, Harry Culdwell, Wm. Gilbert, John Moore, Sydnor Cosby, Holman Freeman, Wm. Hammett, Henry Ware, Joseph Pannell, Henry Mounger, John Cunningham, Richard Worsham, Thomas B. Scott, John Bush, William Rogers, Jesse Heard, Wm. Moss, ......Criswell, ......... Puckett, James McCormick, Andrew Burns, John Torrence, Spencer Branham, William Bibb, John Lumpkin, Jacob Earley, Hezekiah Bussey, Isaac Harbert, Arthur Fort, Josiah Cole, William Moore, Levy Prewett, Joseph Anthony. ^[26]

Hezekiah Bussey Sr. was living in South Carolina.

1790 Census

Name: Zedekiah Bussey [Hezekiah Bussey] Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Edgefield, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2 Free White Persons - Females: 2 Number of Slaves: 9 Number of Household Members: 13^[27]

Early Records of Georgia

• TITLE NO. 2068829
• CREATOR - Davidson, Grace Gillam
• SUBJECT - Georgia, Wilkes - Public records
• EXTENT - 2 volumes bound in one. ^[28]

The Last Will and Testament of Hezekiah Bussey'

Will dated Nov. 10, 1796 ^[29]

Pg 1

Pg 2

Pg 3

History of Lincoln County, Georgia

1796 Lincoln was cut from Wilkes County in 1796 and named after General Benjamin Lincoln of Massachusetts, who assisted Georgia during the Revolution, and in its faraway Court House at Lincolnton, are found to be many items concerning the early settlers of Wilkes.

In the old brick Court House the records are better preserved than in many of the up-to-date fire-proof buildings, where they are handled oftener and with less care. About half a dozen of the oldest books are kept in a safe while the others are on shelves in the office.

The deeds are intact from 1796 to 1812, then two books “G” and “J” are missing. All are recorded in a Duplex Index. The old wills are in three books, from 1796 to 1869, each having a separate index and the writing is very good. The first book of marriage records, 1806 to 1829, is alphabetical as to names of the men, and later ones are indexed.

Index to First Book of Wills and Estates 1796 to 1805.

• Ayres, William,
• Adcock, Emanuel,
• Avera, Isaac,
• Adcock, Edmund,
• Bussey, Hezekiah,
• Additional Names Follow

^[30]

1796 Death of Hezekiah Bussey

• Name: Hezekiah Bussey,
• Gender: Male,
• Birth Date: 1750,
• Birth Place: Calvert County, Maryland,
• Death Date: 2 Mar 1796,
• Death Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln County, Georgia,
• Cemetery: Saint Paul Methodist Church Cemetery,
• Burial or Cremation Place: Lincoln County, Georgia,
• Spouse: Amy Harriet Bussey,

Children:

• Nathan W. Bussey,
• Hezekiah Bussey ^[31]

US Army Revolutionary War

• Full Name: Bussey, Hezekiah
• Birth Date: 1750
• Death Date: 1796
• Cemetery: St Paul United Methodist Cemetery
• Cemetery Address: Lincolnton, Ga 30817
• Cemetery State: Georgia

Notes

• US Army Revolutionary War
• Conflict Period
• US Revolutionary War
• Served for United States of America^[32]

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans

• Name: Hezekiah Bussey
• Birth Date: 1748
• Unit: SERVED UNDER GENERAL ELIIAH CLARK
• Death Date: Oct 1796
• Cemetery: Double Branches Baptist Church Cemetery
• Cemetery Location: Lincoln County, Georgia, USA ^[33]

Slaves

Slaves of, Hezekiah Bussey Sr.

Bussey and Turner Connection to Slaves

The Bussey and Turner Family members both share a significant amount of DNA with the descendants of four known siblings enslaved by Samuel Parker Turner and Sarah Perinder (Rowe) Turner . These slaves include Jerry Turner, Adaline Turner, Nancy Turner and Samantha Turner.

Both the Bussey and Turner family members lived in parts of Georgia near each other as well as in Putnam Georgia in 1820 durning the birth of the four enslaved sibling.

DNA Connection to Slaves

DNA of Bussey and Turner Connections to Slaves

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Sep 25, 2021), "Record of Hezekiah Bussey", Ancestor # A017552.
2. ↑ 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1790; Census Place: Edgefield, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 513; Image: 332; Family History Library Film: 0568151
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #381301 (accessed 29 May 2022)
   Zedekiah Bussey.
3. ↑ Bussey Newslist in May 1999 by Franklin Ingram
4. ↑ Leon Cunningham April 1999 from notes of his Aunt Lylla Bussey and also from Jodie Huffaker in Nov 1976, much of her info came from Maud McClure Kelly and from Beatrice Hannon in March 1968
5. ↑ Hezekiah Bussey - Amy Harry?Sullivan http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/genealogy/bussey_h.html
6. ↑ Residence: "Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981"
   Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0358
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61266 #219525 (accessed 29 May 2022)
   Name: Hezekiah Bussey; Gender: Male; Birth Place: Maryland; Death Date: 1796; Death Place: Georgia; Spouse: Amy Bussey.
7. ↑ Georgia Roster of the Revolution https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t6b28fp51&view=1up&seq=384
8. ↑ 27th Georgia Infantry https://www.fold3.com/image/50093621
9. ↑ The Kettle Creek Battle Survey http://www.npshistory.com/publications/kecr/rpt-131.pdf
10. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution https://www.sar.org/
11. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution https://www.dar.org/
12. ↑ 1780 Census: "U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820"
    Document: Jury Lists, 1778, Acts #1057 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 3; Family Number: 96
    Ancestry Record 2234 #67855 (accessed 29 May 2022)
    Hezekiah Bussey in Ninety Six District, South Carolina.
13. ↑ Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTRZ-SXS?cc=1914217&wc=M617-529%3A200589601 : 2 February 2022), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Burnell, Anthony-Busson, Joseph > image 608 of 639; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
14. ↑ Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TRZ-SF6?cc=1914217&wc=M617-529%3A200589601 : 2 February 2022), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Burnell, Anthony-Busson, Joseph > image 606 of 639; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
15. ↑ Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records ,1783-1909, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TRZ-SCH?cc=1914217&wc=M617-529%3A200589601 : 2 February 2022), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Burnell, Anthony-Busson, Joseph > image 614 of 639; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
16. ↑ Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TRZ-SJR?cc=1914217&wc=M617-529%3A200589601 : 2 February 2022), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Burnell, Anthony-Busson, Joseph > image 600 of 639; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
17. ↑ Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTRZ-SH6?cc=1914217&wc=M617-529%3A200589601 : 20 May 2014), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Burnell, Anthony-Busson, Joseph > image 601 of 639; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
18. ↑ Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTRZ-SD6?cc=1914217&wc=M617-529%3A200589601 : 2 February 2022), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Burnell, Anthony-Busson, Joseph > image 602 of 639; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
19. ↑ Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TRZ-SNK?cc=1914217&wc=M617-529%3A200589601 : 2 February 2022), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Burnell, Anthony-Busson, Joseph > image 612 of 639; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
20. ↑ Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-XTF?cc=1914217&wc=M61W-H27%3A200748301 : 2 February 2022), Register of grants 1783-1784, vol DDD > image 588 of 654; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
21. ↑ Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-XTQP-B?cc=1914217&wc=M61W-H2W%3A200748201 : 2 February 2022), Register of grants 1784-1784, vol EEE > image 191 of 324; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
22. ↑ List of Taxable, Propertyhttp://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/129707
23. ↑ Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TRZ-SW6?cc=1914217&wc=M617-529%3A200589601 : 2 February 2022), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Burnell, Anthony-Busson, Joseph > image 604 of 639; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
24. ↑ Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTRZ-SDK?cc=1914217&wc=M617-529%3A200589601 : 2 February 2022), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Burnell, Anthony-Busson, Joseph > image 610 of 639; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
25. ↑ Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-S2CZ?cc=1914217&wc=M61W-Z36%3A200756501 : 2 February 2022), Register of grants 1788, vol PPP > image 382 of 716; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
26. ↑ Early Records of Georgia, Wilkes County http://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/129707
27. ↑ 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1790; Census Place: Edgefield, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 513; Image: 332; Family History Library Film: 0568151
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #381301 (accessed 26 June 2022)
    Zedekiah Bussey.
28. ↑ Early Records of Georgia https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/129707-early-records-of-georgia-wilkes-county?offset=
29. ↑ Last Will and Testament "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93G-J6BX?cc=1999178&wc=9SY1-T36 : 20 May 2014), Lincoln > Wills and estates 1796-1877 vol B-E > image 17 of 598; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, Georgia.
30. ↑ Georgia Genealogy Trails https://genealogytrails.com/geo/lincoln/wills.html
31. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
    Ancestry Record 60525 #7488064 (accessed 30 May 2022)
    Col Hezekiah Bussey burial (died on 2 Mar 1796) in Lincoln County, Georgia, United States of America.
32. ↑ US Army Revolutionary War https://www.fold3.com/record/720576923/bussey-hezekiah-us-veterans-gravesites-ca1775-2019
33. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970"
    National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #1235718 (accessed 29 May 2022)
    Hezekiah Bussey burial (died in Oct 1796) in Oct 1796 in Lincoln County, Georgia, USA.

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