John William Bush

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About John William Bush

DAR Ancestor #: A017449

Served with Virginia as a private in the Revolutionary War.

Married first, Elizabeth Watson; married second, Mary Polly Tillman.

Children with first wife, Elizabeth Watson:

  • William Walton Bush (m. Elizabeth Sharp)
  • Jonathan Bush (m. first, Mary Stevens Rawlins; married second, Dianna Emerson)

Children with second wife, Mary Polly Tillman:

  • Nelson Bush (m. Nancy Neil)
  • Tillman Bush (m. Sarah Elkin)
  • Elizabeth Bush (m. Moses Sharp)
  • Pleasant Bush (m. Jane Bush)
  • Mercer Bush (m. Perlina Crews)

1770 - Traveled with Daniel Boone to set up the new colony in Kentucky.

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John William Bush's Timeline

1742
February 2, 1742
St Thomas Parish, Orange, Colonial Virginia
1766
1766
Rockingham County, VA, British Colonial America
1772
1772
Monroe County, WV, United States
1772
1773
June 1, 1773
Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
1779
1779
Orange, Virginia
1780
1780
1781
1781
Culpeper County, VA, United States