Captain Richard Bushrod, II

11) Richard BUSHROD [1626-1667] Baptised 25 Jun 1626 Holy Trinity Dorchester. He was a beneficiary under the Will of his elder brother Samuel in 1646 and elected Bailiff of Dorchester in 1649 before he followed his older brother Thomas and emigrated to New England. He married there to an Apphia Hughes and was later buried in Bushfield Westmourland Virginia in 1667. [date & place disputed]

source: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~fordingtondorset/genealogy/Files/Ric...

Family

From http://www.tmason1.com/pafg118.htm#1982

Lewis of Warner Hall, The Warner Ancestry of the Lewis Family:

"Richard Bushrod was born in 1626, and settled in Gloucester County upon his arrival in Virginia. His wife had the unusual name of Apphia (her maiden name is unknown), which she transmitted to several of her descendants in the Bushrod, Fauntleroy and Lewis families. Richard Bushrod received grants for 2,000 acres in 1660 [Westmoreland Deed Book 4], and 2,000 acres in 1662 [Deed Book 5], both in Westmoreland County. However, he continued to live in Gloucester County, at least until after the birth of his son John in 1663. Only a short time after this latter date Richard Bushrod died; his widow was remarried by 1670, in which year Henry Whiting of York brought a suit in General Court in the right of his wife, Apphia, widow of Richard Bushrod of York County [Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 18]. This Henry Whiting became a Justice of York and major of horse in the militia 1680, a Councillor in 1691, and Treasurer of Virginia on July 5, 1693.

Children of Richard Bushrod & Apphia:

• M i Richard Bushrod was born about 1655. He died before 1689.
• F ii Apphia Bushrod was born in Cal 1657 in Bushfield, Gloucester, Virginia. She died.
• F iii Elizabeth Bushrod was born about 1659. She died.
• M iv Thomas Bushrod was born about 1662. He died on 1 Sep 1697.
• M v Col. John Bushrod was born on 30 Jan 1663. He died on 25 Feb 1719.
• F vi Dorothy Bushrod was born in 1665 in Bushfield, Gloucester, Virginia. She died.
• F vii Ann Bushrod was born about 1667 in Bushfield, Gloucester, Virginia. She died on 28 May 1697.

If he made a will it may have been destroyed by fire during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 when the Gloucester County records were lost or in an 1820 fire. His children represent the first Bushrod generation native to the New World: Dorothy, Aphia, Richard, Thomas and John.

Origins

From http://www.bushrod.com/bushrod_family_history.htm

The first known Bushrod came to America in 1623, from Dorchester, Dorset County, England. Richard Bushrod, an influential Dorchester merchant and bailiff, made a voyage to New England on a fishing and discover expedition. He returned home and based on his voyage decided to send his eldest son, Thomas Bushrod to America to seek his fortune. Thomas arrived in 1635 and his youngest brother Richard Bushrod followed some years later. It was through the descendants of Richard Bushrod that the African American Bushrods have been traced. Richard's son, Colonel John Bushrod (I) bought the Bushfield Plantation on the Potomac River and Nomini Creek, in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Notes

From http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I09278...

Contributed by Pamela Pearson “I have never seen any credible evidence that Apphia's surname was Hughes. Seems to be an urban myth. Also, while Richard Bushrod purchased land in Westmoreland Co, there's no evidence he lived, died, or was buried there. In fact, all records for him say he was "of" Gloucester or York Co. In the last record that mentions him, dtd in 1670 after his death, Henry Whiting brought suit in Gloucester Co in right of his wife Apphia, widow of "Richard Bushrod of York County." (VA Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 18)”

For more information see http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3131746&i...

No direct evidence has been found proving that Elizabeth Bushrod was in fact the daughter of Richard Bushrod, but family genealogists over the years have been in almost universal agreement that this was her identity. This presumption is based on the fact that her and husband Richard Doggett's younger son was named "Bushrod," a most unusual name which occurs only in descendants of the Bushrod family, and upon a court proceeding recorded in Lancaster County in December 1722. In that case, Thomas Carter, gent., one of the Justices of the Court, testified that "Ann Burn, widow, Elizabeth Doggett, widow, Mary Tayloe, Apphia Dogget, Julian Boyd and George Dogget of this County on the night of the sixteenth day of November last unlawfully assembled & frightned & disturbed divers of his Majesty's good subjects." On 13 Feb 1722/23, each of the defendants was fined five shillings. No other information about this has been found. George Doggett and Apphia Doggett are clearly children of Elizabeth. Again, Apphia is a given name of great rarity at that time and place, and clearly supports the inference that Elizabeth was a daughter of Apphia Bushrod.

Property

CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 4; Pg 404
MR. RICHARD BUSHROD, 2000 acs. Westmoreland Co., 15 Oct. 1660, p. (450). Opposite against the Myampses Island, commonly called the Dogs Island, bounding W. & N. upon Potomeck Riv. 1000 acs. patented by Col. Speake 11 Oct. 1653 & granted sd. Bushrod by order of Council) & the residue for trans. of 40 pers.* (Mutilated.)

CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 5; Pg 442
RICHARD BUSHROD, 2000 acs. Westmoreland Co., 10 Apr. 1665, p.
145, (14). In Potomack Riv. opposite against the Miompses Island, commonly called the Doegs Island, bounding S. on a great marsh. Granted sd. Bushrod 15 Oct. 1660 & upon his reasonable petition order was granted for renewing sd. pattent by a new grant; order dated 24 Mar. 1662.

CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 5; Pg 442
RICHARD BUSHROD & THOMAS BUSHROD, 300 acs. Northumberland Co., 10 Apr. 1665, p. 145, (15). S. side Potomack Riv., Wly. upon Nomeny bay, N. upon Cr. dividing this from land of Jno. Armsby. Granted unto Thomas Youell 16 Sept. 1651, assigned to Rice Maddocks, who assigned to Ralph Horsly, who reassigned to sd. Maddocks, who sold to George Durant, by whom it was sold unto sd. Bushrod

Northern Neck Record Book No. 5, p 192, 14 Mar 1718/19. Grant of 520 acres to Mr. Francis Cofer of Stafford County, being part of a patent for 2,000 acres granted unto Richard Bushrod on 15 Oct 1660 and by the said Bushrod sold to Robert Colson for 400 acres by deed dated 14 Dec 1687, who sold the same unto John Withers by deed dated 12 May 1693, who willed the same to WILLIAM WITHERS, his cousin [nephew], and the heirs of his body male lawfully begotten and for want of same then to some persons in England as may be seen by his last will and testament, which WILLIAM WITHERS being deceased without leaving such heirs and no persons from England appearing to claim the said land is granted to Francis Cofer who married the widow of WILLIAM WITHERS, deceased. Upon a re-survey found to be 520 acres instead of 400 acres."

Sources:

• 1. Virginia Vital Records, citing a deposition, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, Baltimore, 1984.
• see list http://www.tmason1.com/pafn118.htm#1982

Links

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