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Crawford John Rush (abt. 1728 - 1787)

Crawford John "Crafford" Rush
Born about in Spotsylvania, Colony of Virginiamap
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Husband of — married about 1750 in Culpeper County, Colony of Virginiamap
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Died at about age 59 in Randolph, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Crawford Rush was a Virginia colonist.

Crawford or Crafford Rush was the son of Willliam Rush IV and Mary (Hudson) Rush. In 1746 he was named in the will of his grandmother Elizabeth Rush Duff in which she made a bequest to her grandchildren by her deceased son William.

Crawford's birth date is uncertain. Estimates range from 1720[1] to 1740, and a specific (and unsupported) date of 24 Jan 1728 is found. Given that his eldest child was born in 1752 we can use c. 1728 as a plausible placeholder until better information is identified.

His wife Mary Broyles/Briles, the daughter of Conrad Broyles/Briles, was from the German immigrant community on the Robinson River in Culpeper (now Madison) County, Virginia. They surely married there around the year 1750[2] and a few years later they joined Conrad in a move to southern Virginia and then to Randolph County in the Province of North Carolina,[3] where Crawford died a relatively young man in 1787.

Crawford and Mary had the following children:[4]

  1. Benjamin (1752-1819), m. Dorcas Vickery
  2. Isaac, died prior to 1799
  3. Rebecca, b. 12 Oct 1760, m. Benjamin Millikan
  4. John, moved to Kentucky c. 1810
  5. William, entered land in 1787 with Isaac Rush
  6. Mary, living in 1816, single
  7. Margaret, living in 1816, single
  8. Elizabeth, m. Jacob Robins c. 1800


27 Oct 1746 - His grandmother writes her will in which she names Crafford Rush an heir. King George County, Virginia.[5]

c. 1754 - Joining his father-in-law Conrad Briles, Crawford leaves Culpeper Co., Virginia, and moves south to Halifax County.[6]

1755 - Listed in Rowan County, North Carolina census[7]

2 May 1755 - Crawford Rush has 192 acres surveyed on Snow Creek in Halifax County, Virginia. (This land would appear to be in modern Franklin County.) The previous day Cortney (Conrad) Broyls had 242 acres surveyed on the head branches of Snow Creek.[8] Neither man followed up by getting a patent.

19 Feb 1756 - In Halifax Co. court, "Ordered that William Herd, Courtney Broyles, Tully Choice, and Crawford (Rush?), do appraise the Negroes (if any) and personal estate of Henry Bailey".[9]

1764 - listed in VA Early Census Index in Culpeper County, Virginia,[10]

1766 - Listed in Rowan County, North Carolina tax list[11]

1779 - Listed in Randolph County, North Carolina census[12]

6 May 1779 - Obtained Land Grant in Randolph County, North Carolina[13]

- They move to Mountain Fork of Caraway Creek in Randolph Co., N.C.[14]

30 Sep 1783 - Cunrod Brile makes his will in Randolph County. Book A, p12. Son Frederick Brile is to have the plantation of 100 acres. He shall care for his parents and receive 1/3 of the estate. The rest of the estate to be equally divided among Adam Briles, Crafford Rush, Peter Summy, Frederick Whaymoir, Jonas Hewver, George Brile, Thomas Scrivner.

14 Dec 1787 - Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Millikan and Ralph Lowe post bond for the estate assessment of Crawford Rush, dec'd. Randolph County, N.C.[15]

Feb 1816 - The Randolph County court has Alex Gray and William Hogan Esqr. settle with Benjamin Rush as administrator of Crafford Rush dec'd.[16]

He passed away in 1787. [17][18]

Note

"Crafford Rush, 1720, Va. to Randolph Co., N. C." North Carolina genealogical reference : a research guideAuthorDraughon, Wallace R. Pages241 LanguageEnglish;eng;en LocationPocatello FamilySearch Library, FamilySearch International; http://www.familysearch.org/ Subject North Carolina - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.;[19]

Born 1720 Culpepper, Va.

Died 1799 Randolph, N.C.

Sources

  1. ↑ A query in North Carolina genealogical reference : a research guide by Wallace Draughon, 1956, p129
  2. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1050031:7836)
  3. ↑ Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, The Broyles Family, c. 1940, typescript, p. 49
  4. ↑ Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, The Broyles Family, c. 1940, typescript, p. 49
  5. ↑ King George County Will Book A-1, 1721-1752, p234-235
  6. ↑ Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, The Broyles Family, c. 1940, typescript, p. 49
  7. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3566&h=17244100&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7836)
  8. ↑ Chiarito, Marian Dodson, Old Survey Book 1, 1746-1782, Pittsylvania Co., Va.
  9. ↑ Halifax Co., Va., Court Orders 1755-1758 (Plea Book No. 2, Part 1), T.L.C. Genealogy, 1992
  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. 9https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3578&h=32753207&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7836)
  11. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3566&h=17231171&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7836)
  12. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3566&h=17159732&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7836)
  13. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60621/images/44173_355605-00358?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.84990041.1955136627.1627488185-365274703.1622816200&pId=81473)
  14. ↑ Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, The Broyles Family, c. 1940, typescript, p. 49
  15. ↑ Crawford Rush estate papers, p3
  16. ↑ Crawford Rush estate papers, p2
  17. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9C6-R86X?cc=1911121&wc=Q649-D4P%3A183652401%2C183381101%2C1066672931 : 21 May 2014), Randolph County > R > Rush, Crawford (1787) > image 4 of 5; State Archives, Raleigh.
  18. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9C6-R8XW?cc=1911121&wc=Q649-D4P%3A183652401%2C183381101%2C1066672931 : 21 May 2014), Randolph County > R > Rush, Crawford (1787) > image 2 of 5; State Archives, Raleigh.
  19. ↑ https://www.gengophers.com/book.html#/book/17935?page=138&given=Crawford&exactGiven=false&surname=Rush&exactSurname=false&place=North%20Carolina,%20United%20States&exactRels=false

Comments

  • William Rush (1739- ? ) previously assigned as a child of Crawford John Rush has been removed. Assuming birth dates are correct for both, Crawford would have only been 11 years old when William was born.




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Shelton-1487 Kenneth Shelton
First name spelling (Crawford) and Estate Files should help with the merge of the three Crawford Rush profiles.
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Bunch-560 Bill Bunch
Rush-2408 and Rush-867 are not ready to be merged because: different date of birth
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Bunch-560 Bill Bunch
Rush-867 and Rush-2002 are not ready to be merged because: Different date of death
posted by Bill Bunch

Rejected matches › Edward Crawford Ross (abt.1860-)

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