My great times 7 grandfather. *indicates my direct ancestor.
Born: 1626. 1
Parents: (UNKNOWN) BUSHROD* AND UNKNOWN*
Married: unknown.
Death: unknown.
Notes:
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.
Spouse: APPHIA (UNKNOWN)*
CHILDREN OF RICHARD BUSHROD AND APPHIA (UNKNOWN):
ELIZABETH BUSHROD*
JOHN BUSHROD b. 30 Jan. 1663, Gloucester Co., Virginia, America d. 26 Feb. 1719.
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.
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