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- Philip Bush - Rev. War, fought in many Indian
Wars (one of the 5 Bush brothers)
- James Bush - Rev. War, Lord Dunmore's War, fought
in many Indian Wars
- Philip Bush, Jr. - Rev. War veteran (one of the 5
Bush brothers)
- Robert V. Bush - Captain in the War of 1812
- John V. Bush - Colonel in the War of 1812
- Pleasant Bush - Colonel in the War of 1812
- William Tandy Bush - 1st
Sergeant of the Clark County Company of Volunteers in the Mexican
War. He died in Labaco Bay, Texas. He left a young wife and two
small children.
- Capt. Billy Bush - His name appears on the
monument in front of the replica of Ft. Boonesborough as living
in the settlement. His name also appears on a a much smaller
monument erected in the square stone formation on the riverbank
that is said to represent the size and actual location of one of
the corner blockhouses. The monument erected there represents
those men who were the first & most prominent contributors to
the building and defending of Ft. Boonesborough. Capt. Billy came
to KY with Daniel Boone in 1775 and served in the Rev. War as
Pvt. in Capt. John Baley's company, George Rogers Clark's Ill
Regiment any many Indian Wars, Sergeant in the Battle of Point
Pleasant (one of the 5 Bush brothers)
- Ambrose Bush - Rev. War veteran (one of the 5 Bush
brothers)
- Roger T. Quisenberry - Served in Mexican War
- Elkanah Elkin Quisenberry - Served in the Cival
War (Confederate)
- Ambrose Bush Jr. - Ambrose Jr. always gave slaves
as wedding presents to his children, except for Lewellyn who was
against slavery - he gave him 10,000 acres of land in Wolfe Co.
KY
- Lewellyn Bush - (son of Ambrose Jr.) - When Wolfe
Co. Ky was still newly formed, settlers gathered at "Camp
Town" the camp of John Swift (of the silver mine fame) to
select a site for the counties seat. Camp Town became Campton,
the official county seat for Wolfe Co. KY thru the persuassion of
Ambrose Bush Sr. At a celebration afterwards, a disgruntled
opposition member knifed to death Lewelly Bush in view of his
older sons, John & William.
John Bush - Rev. War vetern, Sergeant in the Battle
of Point Pleasant (one of the 5 Bush brothers)
- John Bush - (came on the "Neptune")
John Bush "having two howses paid for before the said
Governor Yeardley came in was in like manner turned out and Capt.
Nuce put in possession of the same by Sir George Yeardley,
contrary to all right and equity whereby he lost all his goods
and his wife in that extreamity, miscarried with child. The
brother of the said John Bush, being then dead in the howse and
his wife great with child was likewise turned out."
- Nancy Julia (Bush) Comstock - She married
Lyndon Comstock and they lived in Washington (State or DC - the
article does not say). Lyndon was in the Navy and went to sea on
duty. He was lost at sea and never heard from again. Nancy Julia
(daughter of Ambrose Sr.) was left all alone in Washington. Her
brother, Jeremiah, took two horses, one with a side saddle and
rode to Washington and brought his sister back to Clark Co., KY.
- Nelson b. 1789 d.
1874 m. Nancy Neil - click
here - to go see the full genealogy of
Nelson Bush. This home page belongs to: Alan
Laverne Boyer 6 Pemford Place Liberty, MO 64068 aboyer@pivotint.com