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Susanna RUSH

Female 1656 - 1725  (68 years)

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  1. 1.  Susanna RUSHSusanna RUSH was born on 26 Dec 1656 in Hornton, Oxfordshire, England; died on 27 Feb 1724/25 in Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

    Susanna married John HART in 1683 in Pennsylvania. John (son of Christopher HART) was born on 16 Nov 1651 in Whitney, Oxfordshire, England; died in Sep 1714 in Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Isabella HART  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1683 in Surry County, Virginia; died before 1733 in Virginia.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Isabella HARTIsabella HART Descendancy chart to this point (1.Susanna1) was born about 1683 in Surry County, Virginia; died before 1733 in Virginia.

    Notes:

    Georgia Magazine, August-September 1960, pp. 30-31, implies that Isabella Hart is of Scottish ancestry.

    Isabella married Mark ANTHONY about 1703. Mark (son of Marco ANTONIO) was born about 1678 in Genoa, Italy; died in 1739 in Hanover County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Joseph ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 May 1713 in New Kent County, Virginia; died on 23 Nov 1785 in Henrico County, Virginia.
    2. 4. John ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1715 in New Kent County, Virginia; died in 1760 in Evington, Bedford County, Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Joseph ANTHONYJoseph ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 2 May 1713 in New Kent County, Virginia; died on 23 Nov 1785 in Henrico County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Joseph Anthony Sr. served in the Revolutionary War by giving supplies to the cause (DAR National #67511). A list of the supplies may be found in the records of the Clerk's office by C. B. Bryant, Martinsville,Virginia, and from Henry County and Its Formation, 1777. It is said that the Tories cut off his silver knee buckles for his activities.
    Joseph Anthony, Sr., owned considerable land, having patented over 4,000 acres in Hanover County (formerly New Kent), Virginia, in his own name by 1739. His will is of record at Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, and indicates a very comfortable fortune for those days. He was a planter and merchant.
    His marriage to Elizabeth Clark produced 15 children. Joseph's religion is not known, but his wife was a devout Quaker (her mother's family, the Johnsons, were very active in Quakerism) and preached.
    WILL OF JOSEPH ANTHONY, September 24, 1785
    To my loving wife Elizabeth Anthony during her widowhood none negroes with the plantation I now live on, also my stock, household goods and furniture. If my wife should marry again, my executors shall take possession for the use of my wife and children during her natural life.
    To my children Sarah Cooper, Christopher Anthony, Elizabeth Candler, Penelope Johnson, Joseph Anthony, James Anthony, Mary Carter and Agnes Blakey only one shilling each. I have given them as much of my estate at the time of their marrying as I thought proper.
    To my son Micajah Anthony that part of the land purchased of James Young that lies on the south side of the Lawyer's Road to the line between him and my son Joseph Anthony and two negroes.
    To my daughter Rachel Anthony 2 negroes.
    To my daughter Winifred Anthony 2 negroes.
    To my son Mark Anthony half of the land whereon I now (live) after his mother's decease; and two negroes.
    To my son Bolling Anthony one half of the land whereon I now live after his mother's decease; also two negroes, James and the eldest child of Milley which I formerly lent to Johnson, which I now give to my son Micajah Anthony.
    To my daughter Judith Anthony three negroes.
    Unto those my last mentioned children each of them one horse and saddle, two cows and calves, one feather bed and furniture, or as much money as will purchase them as they marry or come of age.
    At the decease of my wife, my estate to be equally divided amongst all my children or their heirs except my daughter Elizabeth Candler. I only give her at the decease of my life 5 pounds sterling.
    The negro which I lent to Penelope Johnson if she refuses to keep as a slave to be returned to my estate.
    My wife Elizabeth Anthony and my three sons Joseph Anthony, James Anthony, and Micajah Anthony and Thomas Cooper executors.
    Joseph Anthony
    Wit: John Stokes, Ambrose Jones, William Jones, John Jones.
    22 Dec. 1785 proved by Witnesses.
    (Henry County Will, pages 120-122)
    Virginia Tax Payer, 1872-87:
    Anthony, Jos. Sr., 18 slaves, Henry County.
    Joseph Anthony, INVENTORY 25 Jan. 1786 (pages 122-24)
    Appraised by John Stokes, Jacob Farriso (Ferris?), Ambrose Jones.
    Total evaluation includes 11 slaves value 470 pounds.
    Returned 26 Jan. 1785 (1786)
    The above Will and other legal documents from Anthony Roots and Branches by Nancy Vashti Anthony Jacobs.

    Joseph married Elizabeth CLARK on 22 Apr 1741 in Albemarle County, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Christopher CLARK and Penelope JOHNSON) was born on 15 Feb 1721/22 in Hanover County, Virginia; died in 1825 in Henry County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Sarah ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1742 in Virginia; died on 13 Feb 1796.
    2. 6. Christopher ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Mar 1743/44 in Albemarle County, Virginia; died on 28 Oct 1815 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.
    3. 7. Elizabeth ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Mar 1747/48; died in 1789 in Georgia.
    4. 8. Penelope ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1748 in Abermarle County, Virginia; died on 28 Jan 1822 in Leesburg, Ohio.
    5. 9. Joseph ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Mar 1750 in Albemarle County, Virginia; died on 3 Sep 1810 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
    6. 10. James ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Dec 1752 in Hanover County, Virginia; died in 1815 in Jasper County, Georgia.
    7. 11. Mary ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Nov 1754; died on 22 Jul 1820 in Warren County, Georgia.
    8. 12. Charles ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1757; died in 1757.
    9. 13. Micajah ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Feb 1759 in Abermarle County, Virginia; died in 1793.
    10. 14. Agnes ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Mar 1761 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States; died on 22 Oct 1829 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States.
    11. 15. Rachel ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Mar 1763; died about 1800.
    12. 16. Winifred ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Apr 1765; died on 10 May 1855.
    13. 17. Mark ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Oct 1767 in Virginia; died on 10 Apr 1841 in Lincoln County, Georgia.
    14. 18. Bolling ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Aug 1769; died on 9 Oct 1827 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States.
    15. 19. Judith ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Oct 1771; died in UNKNOWN.

  2. 4.  John ANTHONYJohn ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born in 1715 in New Kent County, Virginia; died in 1760 in Evington, Bedford County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Married Elizabeth Banks about 1740.
    Had children:
    John Anthony
    Lucy Anthony
    Elizabeth Anthony
    Sarah Anthony



Generation: 4

  1. 5.  Sarah ANTHONYSarah ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 15 Aug 1742 in Virginia; died on 13 Feb 1796.

    Notes:

    Married Captain Thomas Cooper, February 06, 1762.
    From "Anthony Roots and Branches" by Nancy Vashti Anthony Jacobs:
    Sarah Anthony, first child of Joseph Anthony, Sr., and Elizabeth Clark, was born in Virginia August 15, 1742. She married Captain Thomas Cooper (born 1733), who served in the Colonial War of 1758, in Frederick County, Virginia. Thomas Cooper was a member of the House of Burgesses and represented Henry County in the Virginia Convention in 1788 with John Marr ("Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," Vol IX, No. 3, January 1902). He was captain in the Revolutionary Army (Ref. No. 403227 Sand Hill Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia, and Clerk's Office in Virginia). Captain Cooper moved to Hancock County, Georgia about 1790 and died in Greene County, Georgia. Will dated August 20, 1793 recorded in Hancock County listed nine children.


  2. 6.  Christopher ANTHONYChristopher ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 24 Mar 1743/44 in Albemarle County, Virginia; died on 28 Oct 1815 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

    Notes:

    Married Judith Moorman (June 26, 1748 - January 9, 1774) in 1765.
    Had children:
    Mary Anthony
    Joseph Anthony
    Elizabeth Anthony
    Also married Mary Jordan (November 26, 1748 - June 16, 1838) on January 5, 1776.


  3. 7.  Elizabeth ANTHONYElizabeth ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 10 Mar 1747/48; died in 1789 in Georgia.

    Notes:

    Married William Chandler (1738 - June 14, 1784) in 1761.
    Had child:
    Henry Chandler


  4. 8.  Penelope ANTHONYPenelope ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 26 Mar 1748 in Abermarle County, Virginia; died on 28 Jan 1822 in Leesburg, Ohio.

    Notes:

    Married James Johnson.
    Had children:
    James Johnson
    Joseph Johnson
    Micajah Johnson


  5. 9.  Joseph ANTHONYJoseph ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 28 Mar 1750 in Albemarle County, Virginia; died on 3 Sep 1810 in Wilkes County, Georgia.

    Notes:

    Joseph Anthony served in the Revolutionary War. The Georgia Roster of the Revolution data refers to him as: "Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War," by McAllister, p. 185, section 255, Bedford: "Anthony, Joseph S.L. A. Oct. 26, 1778, Second Lieutenant appointed by County Court."
    The Patriot Index -- DAR -- lists: Jos. Anthony, Jr. md. Betty Ann Clark, 2nd. Lt. VA.
    Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87: "Anthony, Jos., Jr., 7 slaves, Henry County."
    July 10, 1789: Wilkes County, Georgia Inferior Court Minutes record that Joseph Anthony bought 500 acres on Fishing Creek.
    Other court records:
    September 3, 1802: Deeds given to son Joseph.
    September 3, 1809: Valuable gifts given to sons Mark Anthony of Wilkes County, Georgia and Micajah Anthony, of Elbert County, Georgia.
    September 3, 1810: Last will proved in by Thomas Williams in open court and Griffith Spencer by interrogatories returned in due form, whereupon letter tetametory and arrant of appraisement were issued to Anselm Anthony and Micajah Anthony, Esq.
    Will of Joseph Anthony (unrecorded in Wilkes County, furnished by a descendant, copied from "Early Records of Georgia, Wilkes County, Vol 1"):
    Anthony, Joseph, of Wilkes Co., Ga. to beloved wife Betsy for life half of land, plantation, mills and fishery, several slaves and furniture.
    To the heirs of Mary Stokes personality, having given her proportionate part in her life time.
    Sons Anselm and Micajah and Jos. C. to share in Stock of Anthony & Co., the land in Lincoln Co. on Savannah river known as Clarke's Fishery, now in the name of Mark Anthony, and the land on Fishing Creek, Wilkes Co., obtained of the heirs of Micajah Anthony, Dec'd. "for which I am contendin." and several slaves each.
    To son Jos. C., not 21, a special bequest of Stock in Wm. Patterson & Co.
    To children of Ann Early 811 acres on north fork of Broad River, slaves, furniture, etc.
    Mark, Anselm, and Micajah Anthony Excrs. Signed Sept. 8, 1808, probated Sept. 3, 1810. Griffith Spencer, Philip Thurmon, Thos. Williams Test.

    Died:
    Age: 60

    Joseph married Elizabeth Ann CLARK about 1773. Elizabeth (daughter of Micajah CLARK and Judith Lewis ADAMS) was born on 14 Jan 1754 in Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia; died after 1810 in Wilkes County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Mary ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1774.
    2. 21. Mark ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1776.
    3. 22. Anselm ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jun 1779 in Campbell County, Virginia; died on 6 Jan 1868 in Polk County, Georgia; was buried in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
    4. 23. Joseph Clark ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1780; died before 5 Nov 1811.
    5. 24. Micajah ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1782 in Albemarle County, Virginia; died about 1850 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
    6. 25. Ann ANTHONY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1784.

  6. 10.  James ANTHONYJames ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 18 Dec 1752 in Hanover County, Virginia; died in 1815 in Jasper County, Georgia.

    Notes:

    Married Nancy Ann Tate (1754-1834) on September 29, 1772 in Bedford County, Virginia.
    Had children:
    Nancy, married to Grant Davis, had six children.
    Charles and Edmund died young.
    Mary Polly buried in Ricks Cemetery near Harrell, Arkansas.
    Milton buried at the Medical College in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
    A Bedford County, Virginia marriage bond dated September 19, 1772 and consent of father Henry Tate, dated September 29, 1772.
    Son Jacob listed in his will.
    The family of James Anthony, his mother, and other Anthonys came to Wilkes County, Georgia after the Revolutionary War and entered the textile business. Nancy Tate was the daughter of Henry Tate, a Revolutionary soldier, and Elizabeth Netherland.


  7. 11.  Mary ANTHONYMary ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 17 Nov 1754; died on 22 Jul 1820 in Warren County, Georgia.

    Notes:

    Married Josiah Carter on June 26, 1771 in Bedford County, Virginia.
    Had chidren:
    Christopher Anthony Carter
    Josiah Carter


  8. 12.  Charles ANTHONYCharles ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 26 Mar 1757; died in 1757.

  9. 13.  Micajah ANTHONYMicajah ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 23 Feb 1759 in Abermarle County, Virginia; died in 1793.

    Notes:

    Married Sarah "Sally" Tate on August 1, 1792. They had one child, who died in 1793 in Georgia.


  10. 14.  Agnes ANTHONYAgnes ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 7 Mar 1761 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States; died on 22 Oct 1829 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States.

    Agnes married Churchill BLAKEY on 2 Aug 1780 in Henrico County, Virginia. Churchill (son of Thomas BLAKEY and Ann HADEN) was born on 11 Apr 1760 in Culpepper County, Virginia; died on 22 Oct 1837 in Wilkes County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Joseph Anthony BLAKEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Nov 1783.
    2. 27. Thomas BLAKEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1786.
    3. 28. Elizabeth BLAKEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1788; died in UNKNOWN in Upson, Georgia, United States.
    4. 29. James BLAKEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1790.
    5. 30. Sarah BLAKEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1792.
    6. 31. Bolling BLAKEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1793.
    7. 32. Reuben BLAKEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1800.
    8. 33. Churchill BLAKEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1802.
    9. 34. Penelope BLAKEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1803.
    10. 35. Mary BLAKEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1804.
    11. 36. Catherine BLAKEY  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1806.

  11. 15.  Rachel ANTHONYRachel ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 8 Mar 1763; died about 1800.

    Notes:

    Married James Lane.


  12. 16.  Winifred ANTHONYWinifred ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 8 Apr 1765; died on 10 May 1855.

    Notes:

    Married Joseph Blakey (August 28, 1762 - About 1800).
    Married Christopher William Carter.


  13. 17.  Mark ANTHONYMark ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 8 Oct 1767 in Virginia; died on 10 Apr 1841 in Lincoln County, Georgia.

    Notes:

    Mark Anthony, born October 8, 1767 in Virginia, died April 10, 1841, without a will, in Lincoln County, Georgia, 13th child of Joseph Anthony, Sr., and Elizabeth Clark. Married Sarah Henry Tate, daughter of Henry Tate, on May 24, 1795. The marriage was recorded in Bedford and Campbell Counties in Virginia. Mark and Bolling Anthony bought 536 acres of Fishing Creek on July 14, 1793 from Joseph Anthony and wife Betsy. Mark Anthony was an infantry lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, Militia, Wilkes County, 1793. This Mark Anthony was the only Mark whose age fits the census records of 1820, 1830, and 1840 in Lincoln County. His second wife and mother of the children was Elizabeth Stinson, daughter of George and Phoebe Stinson. Phoebe's will lists: daughter Sara Binns; child of son Dudly Stinson, deceased; daughter Patsy Kilgore; Susan Stinson; Jane Gorce; Polly Jones; Phoebe Jones; Phoebe Stinson; residue to Elizabeth Anthony, wife of Mark Anthony, and Nancy Boatwright and Barthena Reeves.
    from "Anthony Roots and Branches" by Nancy Vashti Anthony Jacobs


  14. 18.  Bolling ANTHONYBolling ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 23 Aug 1769; died on 9 Oct 1827 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States.

    Notes:

    Married Nancy Stone (December 2, 1777 - August 30, 1854).
    Represented Wilkes County in the General Assembly , 1803-1804.


  15. 19.  Judith ANTHONYJudith ANTHONY Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph3, 2.Isabella2, 1.Susanna1) was born on 23 Oct 1771; died in UNKNOWN.

    Notes:

    Married William Green (Will -- 1805, Wilkes County, Georgia; Probate -- 1806, Wilkes County, Georgia).
    Married Robert Ware and moved to Alabama.




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