Amy Rush

Evidence needed to support Amy as daughter of Capt. Thomas Harrison and Sythia 'Seth' Harrison.

Amy’s first marriage was to James Elkins. Court marriage records show second husband's marriage to Benjamin Rush listed as Amy Elkins.

Notes

From Rush Family of Westmoreland County, Virginia

About this time (1715), William Rush IV married Mary Hudson, daughter of John Hudson who had died in 1708. Benjamin Sr. would marry Amy (Amee), the widow of James Elkins sometime after Elkins’ death in March 1716/1717. [67, 68]

Both William IV and Benjamin Sr. would continue to live in Westmoreland County for a number of years. After Benjamin's marriage he and Amy (Elkins) lived on 150 acres of her late husband's, James Elkins', farm which fell into King George County when it was designated in 1720.

Origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-444946

Considering the names of witnesses on James Elkins will and other contemporary records (collected by the Milams of Virginia site, on the Benjamin Rush Chronology page), the only Harrisons mentioned are

• 7 SEP 1735 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY DEED BOOK, pages 475 – 476. Lease. Burr Harrison, Gent., of Prince William County to Benjamin Rush of King George County.....112 acres.....being the land which Moses Quarles lived on formerly.....at Capt. Searless line to Occoquan River.....upon Marompsco Creek just below the main road for term of natural lives of Benjamin Rush and Amy, his wife.....Wit: Milldred Randolph, Cav. Dulany.....Burr Harrison ack’d. this Lease to Benjamin Rush
• 22 MAY 1736 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY , DEED BOOK, page 75. Release from Burr Harrison, Gent. to BR of King George County and Amy his wife 112 acres from Capt. Scarlett’s line north 41 degrees....to Occoquan River, thence west 17 degrees....to a marked tree standing upon Maramsco {Marumsco Creek} just below main head, thence down the run to the beginning.

References

• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I3198...

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  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Sep 6 2021, 19:37:23 UTC