Rev Prescott Bush

A Patriot of the American Revolution for SOUTH CAROLINA with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor # A017475

PRESCOTT BUSH was the son of RICHARD BUSH and MARY PRESCOTT, he served in the Revoluntionary War in SC at the age of 16. He was first in Captain Turners unit and then under Captain William Butler. He was considered a very brave and able

man in many scouting parties. After the war he returned to running his farm and along the way became a Baptist minister with the Darien Baptist Church until the year 1833 when he sold his possesions and moved to Stewart Co GA where he started the Popular Springs Baptist Church where he is buried. Church and church related records of several SC churches list PRESCOTT as Pastor, among them were: Dry Creek Baptist near Ward, Phillipi Baptist in Edgefield, Rocky Springs Baptist, Darien Baptist in Oakwood and Bull Branch Church. PRESCOTT filed four times for his Rev pension before it was accepted on Dec 18,1829; at the time he owned 350 acres of Pine land, 3 horses, 14 cows and five head of hogs in Upper Three Runs of Barnwell Co, SC.

He married SUSANNAH HINDS the daughter of JOHN HINDS and ELIZABETH THOMAS. She was born Dec 8, 1769 and died

abt. 1848 in Stewart Co GA.

PRESCOTT'S will is dated 6th July 1846, in

Lumpkin, Stewart Co GA. Will Book "A" page 13, left his entiire estate to his wife SUSANNAH with Executors, SILAS and MASON BUSH. (some say he names his children

in his will, others say he didn't.)

Proof of Marriage of PRESCOT and SUSANNAH HINDS

Edgefield Deed Bk 24-p. PRESCOT BUSH, yeoman, and wife SUSANNAH to ARRON ETHERIDGE, 5 Mar 1785, 45 pounds sterling money; by grant dated 15 May 1771 signed Lt Gov WM BULL, gave unto JOHN HINDS 150 acres in Ninety Six District on

Little Saluda River bounding SE on WILLIAM WEST and other sides vacant, and was conveyed unto sd SUSANNAH before her marriage by sd JOHN HINDS by will and afterwards was transferred to PRESCOT BUSH by marrying sd SUSANNAH. Wit

ROBERT SPURLOCK, LOTT(x) ETHERIDGE, MICHEAL ODOM. /s/ PRESCOT BUSH /s/ SUSANNAH (x) BUSH.

Proven 9 Apr 1791 by LOTT ETHERIDGE; JAMES SPANN JP. Rec 26 Oct 1803.

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