Cavaliers and Pioneers

The Bush Family - My Ancestors
Clifton W. Bush

1 List all Bush surnames in the 5 volume set of Cavaliers and Pioneers

The Bush Ancestors eluded too in this book descended from English origin. Although several Bushes migrated from other countries, I will be following Bushes from England. Some information on the Bush people was taken from the five-volume set of Cavaliers and Pioneers by Nell Marion Nugent, which is related to land patents and Grants in a time frame of 1623 to 1666. The following is a list of the Bush people listed in Cavaliers and Pioneers, either being transported by some one, transporting some one or coming to Virginia on their own charge. Exceptions will be noted.

Bush Pioneers

Jno= John Nich= Nicholas Ja= James Wm= William Tho= Thomas Theo= ?

Pg. Name Year Transported by Acres Area/Location

I-5 John Bush 1624 Self +5 people 300 Elizabeth City

I-73 Theo Bush 1637 Oliver Sprye 300 New Norf.

I-92 Thomas Bush 1638 Self + 1 100 Chuckatuck River

I-112 Nich Bush 1639 Edward Sanderson 2,000 Chickahominy Riv.

I-229 Fran Bush 1653 William Wyat 400 Glocester Co.

I-231 Tho Bush 1654 Maj. Robert Holt 1,550 Glocester Co.

II-1 Margaret Bush 1662 Andrew Monrowe 280 Wimoreland Co.

I-393 Nicholas Bush 1662 7 people 317 James City

I-453 Thomas Bush 1663 Edmund Scarburgh 2,400 Accomack Co.

I-306 Nich Bush 1655 317 James City
(Renewal of 1662 Patton) son of Nicholas Bush.

I-458 Abraham Bush 1664 Resident of Va. 300 Lancaster Co.
Abraham Bush &PeterElmor
(Said to be son of John Bush of 1624)

I-516 Jno Bush 1664 Robt. Flack 200 Isle Of Weight Co.

I-523 James Bush 1665 John Ayres 378 Rappa. River S. side

I-565 Wm Bush 1666 Francis Willis 100 Gloster Co.

I-562 Margtt Bush 1666 Thomas Gaultney 200 Surry Co.

2-59 Jno Bush 1669 Richard Atkinson 230 Isles Of Weight Co.
& Thomas Atkinson

2-90 Ja Bush 1670 John Prosser 4,246 Rappa Co.
& Henry Creighton

2-138 Wm Bush 1673 Jno Prosser 5,200 New Kent Co.
& Tho. Pannell

2-180 Abraham Bush 1677 1 person 35 Lancaster Co.
(Resident of Va. said to be son of Abraham 1664)

2-181 Abraham Bush 1677 9 people 437 Lancaster Co.
& Richard Merryman

2-222 Nicholas Bush 1681 Resident of Va. 317 James City
(Land previously granted to his father in 1655 now willed to him)

2-232 Wm Bush 1682 8 people 390 Isles Of Weight
Resident of Va.

2-244 Wm Bush 1682 William Basset 1,100 New Kent Co.
& James Austin

2-255 Tho. Bush 1683 J Joshuah Story 5,000 New Kent Co.
& William Mollis

2-287 John Bush 1685 Robert Ruffin 2,250 Surry Co.

2-318 Jno Bush 1687 John Godfree 2,650 Low. Norf. Co.

2-357 Adam Bush 1690 Edward Holloway 819 Chas. City Co.
Sarah Bush

3-9 Samuel Bush 1696 7 people 320 Pr Ann Co.

3-77 Danll Bush 1703 Henry Nelson 2,340 King Wm. Co.
John Bush

3-75 Mary Bush 1703 James Hovey 600 King Wm. Co.

3-166 John Bush 1714 residents of Va. 1.034 JAS. city CO
(Land willed by brothers Nicholas and Joseph Bush)

3-311 John Bush 1726 residents of Va. 800 Spotsylvinia Co.
(Said to be son of Abraham of 1664)

3-354 Nicholas Bush 1728 residents pur. 15 shl. 120 Isle Of Weight
3-354 Nicholas Bush 1728 pur. 10shl. 100 Notto Way Riv.

5-331 Richard Bush 1747/48 400 Amelia Co.

5-332 Samuel Bush 1747/48 residents of Va. 45 Norfolk Co.
(Land purchased around his existing home in Pr. Ann Co.)

* Pg. 3-166 John Bush, 1034 acs (O. & N. L.) Jas. City Co. in Wilmington Par. beg. At the spring On head of Jones Sw. on line of Nicholas Valentine & Capt Norwell, to S. Br. of Warran-eye Cr. to main road that goes down the countey. 23 Dec. 1714, p. 222. 317 acs. Granted Nicholas Bush, dec’d in 1655, from whom it descended to sd. John, 37 acs. Being surplusage, 680 acs. Part of 809 acs. 16.5 chs., granted Joseph Knight in 1665, who devised same in two parcels between sd. John & his brother Joseph Bush, by will in 1668, which sd. Parcel devised to sd. Joseph Bush he again devised to sd. John Bush by will in Feb. 1676. Imp of: Matthew Willis.

The Bush name is shown in other locations of Cavaliers and Pioneers not as immigrants to Virginia but describing locations of other land grants, this is a list of those and may be helpful in determining where a particular Bush first home steadied.

Pg. Bush Grant/To Year/Mo. Area/Location

I-85 Thomas Robert Pitts 1637 Feb Isle Of Wight Co. 3 ½ miles up New
Towne Haven River, near Thomas Bush.

I-95     Thomas            Richard Ewen     1638 July      Up. Co. of New Norf. Near the head of
                                                                                   The W. branch of Chuckatuck Cr. E.Upon
                                                                                    Land of Thomas Bush.

I-241 Nicholas Richard Jones 1654 April James City Co. Nly. On Nicholas Bush.

I-540 Mr. & Ellen        Wm. Knight        1665 Sept.    James City Co. Beg. On N. side of the old
                                                                                   Rockahoc path, thence by a line of marked
                                                                                   Trees running W.&c. to corner stake near
                                                                                   Mr. Bush, being the end of a dividing line
                                                                                   Between sd. Knight, along same &c. to
                                                                                    line Dividing this from Ellen Bush.

2-27 Abraham            Walter Wharton     1667 Dec.    N. side of Lancaster Co. at the head of the
                                                                                    Branches of the Sw. of Morattico Cr. to
                                                                                    Land of Abraham Bush.

2-92 Abraham             Richard White       1671 April   N. side of Lancaster Co. at the head of
                                                                                    the Branches of the Sw. of Morattico Cr.
                                                                                     to land adj. Abraham Bush.

2-221 William              Thomas Parker      1681 April   Up. Par. Of Nanzemund, near head of the
                                                                                     Southern br. By the County line & adj.
                                                                                     William Bush &c.

2-287 Holly                 Robert Ruffin          1685 April   Surry Co. Lawnes Cr. Par. 500 ac. by
                                                                                      Mr. William Newsome, to sd, Roger
                                                                                      Pokatinck Land, by Bowling Green
                                                                                      Sw,& Holly Bush Sw., to 917 ac,
                                                                                      Patt. Of Mr. Georg Watkins.

3-154 John                   Nicholas                 1714 June   James City, Wilmington Par. Beg. At
                                     Valentine                                   mouth of Morgan’s Sw. up a br. dividing
                                                                                      This & land of Mr. Thos. Cowles, dec’d
                                                                                    On Capt. Norwell’s line, cor. of John Bush
                                                                                       On Jones Sw.

3-304 Nicholas            Henry Harrison         1725 Mar.   Surry Co. on N. side of Nottoway Riv.
                                                                                       Adj. Amos Tunes’s land, Thomas Peters
                                                                                        Line, & Nicholas Bush.

3-232 John                  Larkin Chew             1722 June    Spotsylvania Co. St George’s Par.
                                                                                        On S. Side of Mattapony River.
                                                                                        On Harry Beverley’s line of New land
                                                                                         tract to John Bush by salt pond.

3-355 John                 Nathaniel                    1726 July     Spotsyl. Co. in St George's Par
                                   Sanders                                         On both sides the Gleady fork.
                                                                                         adj. Mr. Booker.Mr. Brooks, Mr
                                                                                         Brooks, Mr. John Chew, on S.
                                                                                         side Of Bore Run, John Bush Mr.
                                                                                         Chew & Col. Corbin's line.

3-299 John                John Chew                   1726 June    Spotsyl. Co. S. side of Bear Run,
                                                                                          against John Bush's corner to E.
                                                                                          side of Bush's Mill path.

3-338 Nicholas         Garrett Williams            1727 Oct.    Is. Of Weight Co. S. side of Nottoway
                                                                                         River, on S. side of Hornett Sw. corner
                                                                                         Of Nicholas Bush.

3-356 John               Hugh Sanders             1728 Sept.      Spotsyl. Co. in St. George Par. on
                                                                                           br. of The Gleady fork, on Corbin's
                                                                                           line adj. Mr. Thomas Chew, John
                                                                                           Bush.

3-394 John               Daniel Brown              1730 Feb.       Spotsylv. Co. St George’s Par. on
                                                                                           head Of the River Ta, on John Bush’s
                                                                                           Mill Path.

4-127 John               John Tenant                 1736/37 Mar. Orange Co. on a Stony Ridge, in a
                                                                                            Hollow Of a Mountain, crossing
                                                                                            Garth’s Run, adj. John Bush.

5-18 John                 Francis Thornton          1742 June       Orange Co. crossing Garth’s run on a
                                                                                            stony Ridge, in the Hollow of a
                                                                                            Mountain adj.John Bush.