Peter Rush (1733 - 1810)

Born 1733 in Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Plains) Rush — married 19 Jun 1767 in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1810 at about age 77 in Kershaw, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

1733 Birth and Parents

Peter Rusch was born in 1733, in Chester county, Pennsylvania, a son of Frederick Albert Rush and Honour Wells. Peter and his wife, Catherine are the parents of as many as thirteen children. ^[1]

1767 Marriage to Catherine Plaines

On June 19, 1767, at the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, in Pennsylvania, Peter Rush married Catherine Plaines. ^[2]

Peter "Rusch" and his wife, Catharina are found in the christening records of their daughter, Catharina, who was christened July 1, 1781, in the Saint John Lutheran church, in Charleston, South Carolina. ^[3]

Peter Rusch is found on the christening on his son, Peter Rusch, who was christened September 7, 1783, in the Saint John Lutheran church, in Charleston, South Carolina. ^[4]

1790 Charleston, South Carolina

Peter is found on the first census of the United States, in Charleston, South Carolina. ^[5] An image of the census may viewed here: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBZ-ZCT?i=40&cc=1803959&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHKN-62P

Research Notes

• FamilySearch gives middle name as "Samuel" and indicates he died October 7, 1810, in Charleston, Pennsylvania

• Find A Grave gives middle name as "Jacob" and indicates he died October 7, 1810, in Kershaw, Lancaster county, South Carolina: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221398829/peter-jacob-rush

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHT2-LQT
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-R5GX : 6 February 2020), Peter Rush, 1767
3. ↑ "South Carolina Births and Christenings, 1681-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2NR-R9D : 22 January 2020), Peter Rusch in entry for Catharina Rusch, 1781
4. ↑ "South Carolina Births and Christenings, 1681-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2JM-JL8 : 22 January 2020), Peter Rusch in entry for Peter Rusch, 1783
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-62P : accessed 17 March 2022), Peter Rush, Saint Phillips, Newberry, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 349, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13886634&pid=698

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Jonathan Capps for creating WikiTree profile Rush-827 through the import of Cora Agnes.ged on Nov 15, 2013