The Bush Family-My Ancestors

Bush Family Research

By Clifton W. Bush

 

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Wanted

James Bush 1739/1808, his origin & Parentage

There is no doubt James Bush was in Washington County by ca 1776/77Based in part on the following pages               (exhibit 1 thru 3) from History of South West Virginia1746-1786, Washington County 1777-1870, by Lewis P. Summers.

  (Exhibit 1)        (Exhibit 2)       (Exhibit 3). 

                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Various land grants i.e.                                                                                                                                                                               Grant #18, 80a 1788 Washington County (Exhibit #4) Grant #36 80a 1776 Russell County (Exhibit #5) Grant #46 1800, Washington County (Exhibit #6) and various other grants which copies are available., also proves his residency as Washington/Russell County.

The only document we have indicating James Parentage, is a document from the Library of Virginia (Gordon Aronhime Papers) stating James is the son of Philip Bush. (Exhibit 7)    We have Philip Bush will which does not mention a James Bush?

We know from other records i.e. land grant #40 Amherst County 1771 (Exhibit #8) & Grant in book c, p488 dated 1772, Amherst County (Exhibit #9) Plus Census records showing James & his children being from Amherst County Virginia.

We can safely say James migrated from Amherst to Washington County ca 1776. 

                We now have a document from a page (355) in the book Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Vol. I,

                Augusta, County Court Records.  (Exhibit #10).  Showing James of Amherst in 1769.

                Can we conclude James is of Scotch-Irish descent therefore could not be the son of Philip Bush of English descent??

                                                                                                                             

James Bush vs. Thomas Francis

Taken from book

 Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Vol. I,

Augusta County Court Records, Page 355

(Exhibit #10)

   

 

  Note: Any documented clues to whom James Belongs or where he originated, would be greatly                                                      appreciated, but no speculation, as I have too much of that myself.

Cliff Bush

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