William Rush

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20. WILLIAM RUSH (Peter--William--John--John--John) the second son of Peter Rush, was married in N. J. His wife died shortly after their marriage, without issue; he never remarried. He taught in New Jersey schools, embraced the Quaker faith and later the Presbyterian, and subsequently joined the Baptist church. He was a farmer by day and at night a shoemaker. He was five feet eight inches in heighth and of a strong athletic build. It is said that when young he was no mean antagonist at the usual sports of boxing, wrestling and kindred amusements, and had no conscientious scrupples against taking part in a prize fight. One of his youthful and sometimes successful antagonists then residing in N. J., is said to have been a Mr. Lewis, probably Abraham Lewis, whose daughter, Mary, afterward married David Rush. His literary tastes extended to daily reading his Bible and he entered with much zest into the ponderous theological discussions of the times on foreordination, freedom of the will, total depravity, etc. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and drew a pension of $85.00 anually.