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Mathew Rushing (abt. 1750 - abt. 1815)

Mathew Rushing
Born about in North Carolinamap
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Died about at about age 65 in Effingham, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mathew Rushing was born in North Carolina around 1750,[1][2] lived in Beaufort District, Saint Peters Parish, S. C.[3] and was a farmer. [4][5][6] He was a patriot in the Revolutionary War, having served 21 days. Mathew filed claim against the State of S. C., claim 657, Book N. The claim paid 9 pounds, 17 shillings and 2 pence sterling for 500 Troy weight of beef for Militia and hire of a horse for the Militia 1780-1782.

He was married to Elizabeth Thornhill around 1783.

On 18 Oct 1810, Mathew Rushing was granted a passport for himself, his wife and seven children to travel through the Creek Nation of Indians from the Beaufort District, South Carolina. [7] Mathew died circa 1815 in Effingham County, Georgia


Sources

  1. ↑ American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3599&h=1378963&tid=&pid=&queryId=57a1b718184a859989f6903b2ec58473&usePUB=true&_phsrc=buc9&_phstart=successSource Name: Matthew Rushing Birth Date: 1750 Birthplace: South Carolina Volume: 151 Page Number: 39 Reference: Heads of Fams. at the first U.S. census. SC. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (150p.):12
  2. ↑ U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2234&h=91863&ssrc=pt&tid=48201536&pid=13275829786&usePUB=true NameMathew RushingGenderMStateSouth CarolinaCountyCheraws DistrictResidence Year1780Household RemarksHe is on the Petit Jury List for the "District of Cheraw" [name found on reverse side of page 7].Household Members
  3. ↑ 1790 United States Federal Census https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5058&h=372023&ssrc=pt&tid=14889147&pid=179745921&usePUB=true Name: Matthew Rushing Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Beaufort, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2 Free White Persons - Females: 4 Number of Household Members: 6 Year: 1790; Census Place: Beaufort, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 497; Image: 296; Family History Library Film: 0568151
  4. ↑ 800 United States Federal Census https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7590&h=487399&tid=&pid=&queryId=57a1b718184a859989f6903b2ec58473&usePUB=true&_phsrc=buc12&_phstart=successSource Name: Mathew Ruffing [Mathew Rushing] Home in 1800 (City, County, State): St Peters, Beaufort, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 3 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 6 Year: 1800; Census Place: St Peters, Beaufort, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 48; Page: 21; Image: 33; Family History Library Film: 181423
  5. ↑ 1810 United States Federal Census 1810 United States Federal Census https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7613&h=570815&ssrc=pt&tid=14889147&pid=179745921&usePUB=true Name: M Rushing Home in 1810 (City, County, State): St Peters, Beaufort, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 6 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 10 Year: 1810; Census Place: St Peters, Beaufort, South Carolina; Roll: 60; Page: 200; Image: 00113; Family History Library Film: 0181419
  6. ↑ Papers of the Pike County Historical Society, Volume XVII, No.3, Troy, Alabama July 1978, "The Descendants of Cornelius Smart and Temperance Rushing Smart by Fred Louis Griffin pg.4
  7. ↑ Potter, Dorothy Williams, Passports of Southeastern Pioneers, 1770-1823 https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/102232710/person/240013806483/media/019d159c-71c2-4c79-9d13-9b882a51e243?_phsrc=buc6&_phstart=successSource




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