Rushing

William Rushing was born about 1720 in England??.  He married Mary. Children of William Rushing and Mary: 1.  Abraham Rushing, b. 1739 in North Carolina?; d. May 20, 1805 in Anson Co., NC 2.  Solomon Rushing, b. abt. 1741; d. 1811 in Anson Co., NC 3.  John Paul Rushing, b. abt. 1750; d. abt. 1790 4.  William Rushing, b. abt. 1755; d. 1776 in Anson Co., NC 5.  Phillip J. Rushing, b. abt. 1745; d. aft. 1840 in Perry Co., TN 6.  Jacob Rushing, b. abt. 1760

Abraham Rushing was born 1739 in North Carolina?, and died 1805 in Anson Co., North Carolina.  He married Mariah Meador, daughter of Jason Meador and Elizabeth Stone.  She was born 1743 in Anson Co., North Carolina. Children of Abraham Rushing and Mariah Meador: 1.  Jason Rushing, b. abt. 1775 in Anson Co., North Carolina?? 2.  Abraham Rushing, b. 1772 in Humphreys Co., TN?; d. in Humphreys Co., TN 3.  Elizabeth Rushing, b. bef. 1775 4.  Phillip Rushing, b. abt. 1778 5.  William Rushing, b. 1786 in Anson Co., North Carolina; d. 1856 6.  Sarah Rushing, b. bef. 1788 in Anson Co., NC 7.  Peter Rushing, b. bef. 1790 in Anson Co., NC 8.  Thomas Rushing, b. bef. 1792 Jason Rushing was born abt. 1775 probably in Anson Co., North Carolina.   He married Alice Gulledge. She was born bef. 1779 in Cherah Hill, Anson Co., North Carolina. Children of Jason Rushing and Alice Gulledge: 1.  Asa Rushing, b. Dec. 25, 1801 in Cherah Hill, Anson Co., NC; d. Oct. 15, 1851 in Decatur Co., TN 2.  Malachi Rushing, b. June 5, 1798 in Cherah Hill, Anson Co., NC 3.  Lucie Rushing, b. Mar. 30, 1800 in Cherah Hill 4.  Nancy Rushing, b. Oct. 8, 1803, in Cherah Hill 5.  Joel Rushing, b. Sept 6, 1806 in Anson Co., NC; d. Dec. 3, 1889 in Garrett Community, Decatur Co, TN 6.  Mary Rushing, b. Feb. 7, 1808 in Anson Co., NC? 7.  Matilda Rushing, b. Dec. 14, 1809 in North Carolina? 8.  Barsheba Rushing, b. Mar. 3, 1812 in North Carolina? 9.  William Gulledge Rushing, b. Jan. 18, 1814 in North Carolina?; d. bef. 1860 10.  Abel Rushing,  b. Feb. 6, 1816 in North Carolina? 11.  Green Berry Rushing, b. Aug. 6, 1818 in South Carolina; d. Sept. 22, 1898 in Union Co., North Carolina 12.  Elijah James Rushing, b. Sept. 8, 1820 in South Carolina; d. 1885

Asa Rushing was born Dec. 25, 1801 in Cherah Hill, Anson Co., North Carolina, and died Oct. 15, 1851 in Decatur Co., Tennessee.  He married Nancy Graves Hendricks in 1825 in Anson Co., North Carolina.  She was born 1803 in Anson Co, North Carolina and died in Shelby Co., Texas.   Asa is buried in New Hope Cemetery in Decatur Co., Tennessee.

Children of Asa Rushing and Nancy Hendricks: 1.  Elizabeth Caroline Rushing, b. Feb. 18, 1828 in Perry Co., TN; d. Mar. 17, 1911 in Washington Co., AR; m. Edmund G. Dees abt. 1848 2.  Green Berry Rushing, b. Aug. 22, 1826 in Anson Co., NC; d. Nov. 26, 1905 in Garrett Community, Decatur Co., TN;m. (1) Elizabeth M. Shipman, (2) Sarah J. Stevens, (3) Mary E. Watson 3.  Sallie Elendor Rushing, b. Sept. 15, 1829 in Pery Co., TN; d. abt. 1846 4.  Mary Ann Rushing, b. Sept. 21, 1831 in Perry Co., TN; d. Nov. 6, 1857; m. ??? Emerson 5.  Pheriba Jane Rushing, b. July 31, 1833 in Perry Co., TN; d. May 14, 1919 in Carthage, Panola Co., TX; m. (1)??? Hendrick, (2) Benjamin Burton Lacy 6.  Temporance "Tempty" Alice Rushing, b. May 27, 1835 in Perry Co., TN: d. May 22, 1866; m. Elijah W. Welch 7.  William Henry Rushing, b. Aug. 25, 1837 in Perry Co., TN; d. Oct.2, 1922 in Garrett Community, Decatur Co., TN;  m. Elizabeth A. Garrett 8.  Rosannah Melvina Rushing, b. Sept.23, 1839 in Perry Co., TN; d. Jan. 14, 1890 in Lafayette Co., AR; m. (1)Thomas Jefferson Hubbard, (2)R.M. Robertson 9.  Elijah Rushing, b. Dec. 27, 1841 in Perry Co., TN: d. Mar. 21, 1916 in Shelby Co., TX; m. Cynthia L. Truitt 10.  John Bateman Rushing, b. Apr. 21, 1845 in Decatur Co., TN; d. Apr. 24, 1936 in San Augustine Co., TX; m. Sarah Stack

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