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Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files
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(continued) NJ, in 1820 sol referred to his wife Rebecca aged 57 yrs
RUSH, John, VA Line, R9090, sol was b 6 Dec 1753 in August Co VA the part that later becam Rockingham Co VA & he always lived there & he appl there 23 Nov 1832 Samuel, MA Line, S23885, appl 13 Apr 1818 Ontario Co NT, in 1820 sol was aged 69 a res of Farmington NY with a wife aged 1 & children	at home; Matilda 16,	George	14, Oliver 11 & Gain aged 8,	on 24 Jan
1833 sol was living in Allegany Co NY, sol had enl at	Pelham	MA & had srv as	a Pvt	4 Sgt
Samuel or Samuel Rusk, PA Line, R9091, see Samuel Rusk Thomas, BLW #10293-100-26 Apr 1791, srv as a Pvt in the PA Line
William, NJ Line, S-no #, sol was b in the autumn of 1749 in Bedminster Twnshp in Somerset Co NJ & he was living with his bro Michael Rush in Morris Co NJ where he enl, sol appl 24 Sep 1833 in Greene Co PA, last	payment was made	to sol's attorney James M. Brown on 4	Mar 1844 (date of sol's death was
not given),	sol's	bro Michael	Rush, Sr. made aff'dt 22 Mar	1834 in	Greene Co PA aged 89	& sol had
srv as a sub for his bros Michael Rush & Jacob Rush William, Jane, NJ Line, W2863, sol	was b 1 Jan 1765 in	Morris	Co NJ & he lived	there	at enl, he	appl
18	Sep 1834 in Greene Co PA, sol	m Jane or Jean (?)	11 Apr 1791 in Bedford	Co PA	& sol	d 27	Feb
1839 & his wid appl 18 Mar 1839 in Greene Co PA aged 70, children were; Adam b	12 Feb	1792,	Conrad b
27 Aug 1793, Barbara b 28 Nov 1794, John b 1 Feb 1796, Mary b	9 May 1797, Mary	2nd b	21 Jan 1801,
Charity b 26 Mar 1801, Peter b 20 Jan 1803,	Elizabeth b 14	Mar	1805,	Nancy	b	30	Mar	1807,	Jean	b 2
Apr 1809, Lydia b 28 Feb 1811 & William,	Jr.	b 24 Jan 1813
RUSHING, Philip or Phillip, NC Line, S21458, sol was b in 1756 in	Anson Co NC & he lived	there	at enl,
sol appl 21 Jul 1834 in Perry Co TN, sol's bro Richard Rushing	had srv with him
Richard, NC	Line,	S21457, sol	was b in 1749 on the Roanoke	in VA &	he lived in Anson Co	NC at enl, he
appl 21 Jul	1834	in Perry Co	TN having lived there for 15	yrs, sol's bro Philip Rushing	srv with him
RUSHWORM, William, BLW #10309-100-27 Jul 1789 assignee Richard Platt, srv as a Sgt in Proctor's Arty in the PA Line
RUSE, Jacob, PA Line, S40375, appl 17 Apr	1818 Philadelphia Co	PA,	in	1820	sol	was	aged	65	&	stated	he
had no family & boarded with a friend James, PA Line, S40369 (see N.A. Acc #874 #050153 not 1 Pay), sol enl in York Co PA, he appl 11 Jun 1818 Perry Co OH, in 1820 sol was aged 66 with a wife Ann or Anna aged 60 & a daughter Margaret aged
19	at home, in 1818 sol's sons John & Daniel Rusk were of Perry Co OH & the son John was then aged about 36, in 1823 a William Rusk was referred to but no relationship was given, sol d 1 Jul 1839
Samuel or Samuel Rush, PA Line, R9091, appl 13 Nov 1832 Loudoun Co VA, sol was b 17 Apr 1750 at Manchester in England & came to America in 1773, sol lived in Chester Co PA at enl & afterwards sol engaged in boating on the Juniata, Susquehanna & Ohio Rivers & he lived in several Cos in PA & in 1791 he moved to Loudoun Co VA / RUSS, Asa, CT Line, R9093, sol was b in 1761 at Ashford in Windham Co CT & he lived there at enl & he appl there 24 Jul 1832 Epaphras, BLW #6374-100-23 Jan 1796 to Henry	G. Gardner, srv as a Pvt in the CT	Line
Epaphras, CT Line, S42224, appl 17 Apr 1818	Saratoga	Co	NY,	in 1820	sol was aged	63 with	no	family
living with him, sol had enl at Cornwell CT John, Abigail, NH Line, R9092, sol m Abigail	Stephens	30	Sep	1777 at	Litchfield in	Hillsboro	Co	NH	&
sol d 28 Feb 1807 at West Fairlee VT, wid appl 13 Dec 1849 at Columbia in Coos Co NH aged 93 Jonathan, CT Line, S42210, appl 30 Apr 1818 Madison Co NY aged 65, sol enl at Salisbury CT, sol d 7 Dec 1834
Jonathan, BLW #13648-100-9 Apr 1791, srv as a Pvt in	the	Sappers & Miners
Joseph, NC Line, S7435, sol was	b 19 Dec	1762 in Bladen	Co NC & he lived	there	at	enl	&	he	appl there
11 Oct 1832
Nathan, Cont & MA Line, S45132,	sol lived	at Methuen	MA	at enl, he appl 16 Apr	1818	at	Salem	in Rockingham Co NH aged 64, in 1820	sol had a	wife about	his	age (she was not	named)
HUSSEL, Absalom or Absalom Russell, VA Line, S46066, sol lived in Halifax Co VA at enl, appl in Aug 1832 Casey Co KY, sol was b in 1760 in Halifax Co VA Buckner, NC Line, S4166, sol lived in Surry Co NC at enl, -.he appl 15 Jan 1834 Weakley Co TN aged 83 Elijah, VA Line, S4169, sol was b 15 Aug 1758 in Culpeper Co VA & at age of 15 he moved to Rockingham Co VA then moved to Greenbrier Co VA, sol enl at Lewisburg VA & in 1813 he moved to Fairfield Co OH George or George Russell, VA Line, S39059, apl 15 Aug 1820 Smith Co TN aged 68 with a wife aged 42 &
1 child "a boy" aged 5 yrs, on 14 May 1821 sol again gave his age as 68 & referred to his wife aged 45 & to "a boy" aged 5 yrs James, PA Line, S4801, sol was b in 1744 in Scotland, he lived at Hannahstown in Westmoreland Co PA at enl, he appl 11 Sep 1832 Harrison Co OH, sol referred to his wife & a	son John	Russel	& to	his
sons-in-law; Thoams & Wm. Henderson & Christopher Mansfield (their wives	were not	named)
James G., VA Line, S31948, sol was b	in 1763 in Fauquier Co	VA & he lived there at enl & the	2nd	yr
after the close of the Rev he moved	to Wilkes Co GA for 18	yrs then moved to Columbia Co GA	for	8
yrs then moved to Baldwin Co GA where he appl 27 Feb 1833, sol d 4 May 1844 & his wid Marsippa d 28 Nov 1844 leaving 5 children; Martin & James G. Russel, Jr., Sarah Gority or Gordy, Rachael Cubage & Mary who in 1855 was the wife of John Simpson & she was then aged 53, the said John Simpson gave his address as Alapaha GA in 1855, in 1833 sol?s bro-in-law (not named) was referred to Newton, NJ Line, S15629, sol lived at	Morristown NJ at enl, he appl 17 Aug 1832 Chittenden Co	VT,	sol
was b 9 Aug 1762 in Bergen Co NJ &	he lived at Hanover In	Morris Co NJ until 1800 then moved to
Willsborough NY for 3 yrs then moved to Shelburne VT for 2 or 3 yrs then moved to Charlotte VT Paul or Paul Russell, Catharine H., PA Line, R9098, sol appl 29 Jan 1819 Philadelphia Co PA, sol m Catharine Hallowell Levison 20 Jul 1815 at Philadelphia PA, in 1820 sol was aged 70 & had 3 children with him aged 4, 3 & one under age of 2 yrs (no names given), on 15 Feb 1855 in	Philadelphia	Co	PA
surviving children; Phebe Ann Reath aged 38, Catharine Maples aged 36 &	Benjamin	Maples	aged	34 made
aff'st at Philadelphia PA & stated sol 8 Jul 1843 & his wid d 8 Sep 1854 leaving the above children & John Russel who if living in 1855 was aged 32 with a wife & s children in Philadelphia PA but they had not heard from him in 2 yrs 6 mths, a Benjamin Russell & Robert Clark were witnesses


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