Jacob "Old Grandfather" Rush

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Jacob Rush is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A100024.
Military Service

Service: 1 Dec 1776 - 10 Mar 1777 Cpt Samuel Davis (Davidson) Co, 1LT William Tissue, attached to Col George Woods, Regt of PA Militia.
Service 1 May - 31 Oct 1778 under Cpt James Wilson, 1LT Oliver Drake, attached to Col Wood's Regt. The whole period of service was 8 mo, 10 days as a Militia man. 1 Oct 1778, hired brother Benjamin Rush as a substitute. Jacob states that he was born in NJ, 19 Mar 1755 and lived in Bedford the time of his service and continues to live on the same farm, now Somerset Co.
Sources
↑ PA Arch., Ser.2, Vol.14, p664. Ser.5, Vol.5, p61, 76., "Muster Rolls And Papers Relating To The Associators And Militia..."
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Title: "Rush's, 1619-1999" Author: Shaffer, Henry C. and Helen Rush
Title: "Tombstone Inscriptions of Cemeteries, Somerset County, Pa" Author: Fischer, Della R. Text: [23] "Jacob Rush, Rev. Soldier, d. Jan 14, 1850, aged 95 yrs."
Pension Application - no. W11195, Pension Application, 10 Jan 1835, Fayette Co, PA: Jacob Rush of Somerset Co, age 80 yrs.
DAR Patriot Index:, Jacob Rush, b. 19 Mar 1755 NJ, d. 14 Jan 1850 PA m(1) Mary Skinner m(2) Ann McNeal PVT PA pensioned.
PA Arch., Ser.2, Vol.14, p664. Ser.5, Vol.5, p61, 76., "Muster Rolls And Papers Relating To The Associators And Militia..." 1776, Bedford Co, Militia. 2nd Bn Col. George Woods, Samuel Davidson's Co. 3rd Bn Bedford Co. Militia. Major John Woods. Comprising Providence, Bedford, Quemahoning, Brother's Valley, Turkeyfoot and Milford Twp. 1st Company, Capt. Oliver Drake, Turkeyfoot. [Muster Roll fo r enlisted not found].

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Private in Pennsylvania Troops in Col. Wood's Regiment

Fought in the Battle of Brandywine in the Revolutionary War

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