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Anthony Andrew Bushong - Time-line 
     


A Time-Line for
Anthony Andrew Bushong
Containing over twenty-five documented events
between 1717 and 1817.

Compiled by: Rick Bushong
Revised: December 6, 2015

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A plaque for the signers of the Cumberland Compact.
Andrew Bushong is listed 4th row, 3rd from the bottom.
Photo provided by Audrey June (Denny) Lambert.

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The Anthony Andrew Bushong Time-line

  • January 30, 1717, Johann Anthony Andreas Boschung, born in Schmalenberg, Súdwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, son of Johann Nicholas Boschung and Anna Magdalena Schaffner. 1
  • 1717, February 5, Johann Andreas Boschung, babtized at the Reformed Parish in Schopp, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. 1
  • Age 14: 1731, Mar 25, confirmed at Easter service in the Waldfischbach Parrish at Súdwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.2
  • Age 15: 1732, Oct 17: Immigration, Andreas Boschung listed (under age 16) with father Johann Nicholas Boschung aboard Pink "John & William" arriving in Philadelphia, PA.3
  • Age 17: 1734, Feb 27: Andreas Birshing is listed in Lancaster County, PA, Warrant of Land or Patent, with Hans Busham of the county of Lancaster granted 200 acres land near the Mill Creek adjoining Andreas Birshing.4
  • Age 27: About 1744: Andrew is married to Maria.(no source, inferred from children's birth records)
  • Age 28: 1745: Mentioned in warrant about land 34 acres a part of the 200 acre tract of land of Andreas Bushoin. 6
  • Age 28: 1745, Feb 17: Andreas and Maria Busheon baptize son, John Henry at the First Reformed Church, Lancaster Co., PA.7; 8
  • 1746: Third French and Indian War - King George's War
  • Age 29: 1746, Aug 5: Andrew Bartram, enlisted by Capt John Diemer's Pennsylvania Co. in Colonial Militia- age 28(1718), born Switzerland, a cooper.9; 10
  • Age 29: 1746, Born Sep 5: Andreas Buschun and Mary Catrina baptize daughter, Maria Julianna, daughter, at Lutheran Reformed Congregation, Muddy Creek, East of Cocalico, PA.11
  • Age 29: 1746, Oct 10 and Oct 30: Reported Andrew Bushon deserted Capt John Diemer's company(PA newspapers reported, listed him as a cooper by trade, Swiss by nationality, & of palish coulour).12; 13
  • Age 30: 1747, May 7: Anthony Bushong, of Lancaster, in list, Deserted from Capt Diemer's company of foot, now lying at Albany.13; 14
  • Age 30: 1747, July 2: Notice Deserters from Albany's four PA Companies will be pardoned if they return before 10th of August.14
  • Age 32: 1749, Jun 5: Andrew Bushong, witness to the will of John Bushong, other witnesses, Frederick Hergerd, John Eckman in Lancaster, PA.15
  • Age 32: 1749, Jul 21: Andrew Bushain, Alias Bushong, received two land warrants for 146 and 37 acres, in Derry Twp., Lancaster Co. (now Dauphine), PA. The stream "Iron Run" passes through the land. 16
  • Age 32: 1749, Jul 21: Andrew Bushoin, received a land warrant for 100 acres in Derry Twp. 17; 18
  • 1754 Final French and Indian War 1754.
  • Age 37: 1754, Oct 23: Andreas Bushon arrives on ship "Recovery” in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. Amos Jones, Master, from Rotterdam & Cowes at Wilmington, on October 23, 1754. 19; 20
  • Age 33-40: 1757, Oct 30: Andreas Buschung, Notice in Sower's Paper about prior land sale in Derry Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, Sold to Adam Wagner (probably properties received in 1749).21
  • Age 42: 1759, Nov 6: Banns issued: Anthony Bushong and Catherine, of New Port, in Immanuel Church, New Castle Parrish, New Castle Co, DE. By Aeneas Ross, Missionary22; 23
  • Age 43: 1760, Aug 17: To Andrew Busheon and wife Cathrina a son, John born. New Castle County, DE 24
  • Age 43: 1760, Dec. 7: Andrew Busheon and Cathrina baptize John at Old Swedes Church in Wilmington, DE. 24
  • Age 44: 1761, Dec 17: Andreas Buschon and Catharina unnamed son (believed to be Jacob) is born in Frederick Frederick Co, MD.25; 26
  • Age 45: 1762, Apr 25: Andreas Buschon and Catharina baptize unnamed son (believed to be Jacob) Frederick Co, MD at the Evangelical Reformed Church.25, 26
  • Age 49: 1766, Andrew Bushong appeared as a supernumerary in Augusta Co, VA. 27
  • Age :49 1766 Owns 120 acre on the Cub Run, a tributary of the Shenandoah Rive, apparently with a land warrant. Property surveyed November 10, 1770, adjoining a Robert William's property28
  • Age 50: 1767, To Andrew and Catherine a son, George Bushong born. 29; 35
  • Age 54: 1771, Jun 19: To Andrew and Catherina, a son, Henry Bushong, born Augusta County, Virginia, probably on Cubs Run, later in Rockingham County 28; 30; 35
  • 1775, American Revolution Begins
  • Age 63: 1780, May 13: Andrew Bushungs signed the Cumberland Compact in Nashville, TN along with 287 other men. 31; 32
  • Age 73: Andrew died about 1790: Probably in Fayette Co, KY and likely in the southern Lexington area. 33
  • 1790: Andrew's widow, Catherine found on the Fayette County, Kentucky (Lexington area) tax rolls. 33
  • 1790: Andrew's son, John and Jacob are found on the Fayette County, Kentucky (Lexington area) tax rolls. 34
  • 1817: Catharine Bushong dies in Ross Co., OH. In the estate, sons Jacob, John, Henry and George are all mentioned. George and Henry from Barren Co, and John and Jacob from Ross Co., James Bushong is a Witness, and Margaret McCrery made her mark.35

Sources for Anthony Andrew Bushong Time-line

1. Register zum 1. Kirchenbuch der Reformierten Pfarrei Waldfischbach (Holzlandkirchenbuch) 1684 - 1721. (Register for the 2nd church book of the Reformed parish Waldfischbach), published 1988, in Zweibrücken by the publisher Zweibrücker Association for Family Research, by Dietmar Meyer.
2. Register zum 2. Kirchenbuch der Reformierten Pfarrei Waldfischbach (Holzlandkirchenbuch) 1721 - 1755 (1757). (Register for the 2nd church book of the Reformed parish Waldfischbach), published 1986, in Zweibrücken by the publisher Zweibrücker Association for Family Research, by Dietmar Meyer.
3. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania, page 85.: http://www.archive.org/stream/collectionofupwa00rupp#page/84/mode/2up
4. Warrantee's of Land in the Several Counties of the State of Pennsylvania, By Pennsylvania Land Office, page 355 Hans Burham 200 acres surveyed Feb 27 1734. source: http://books.google.com/books?id=UEQOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&vq=bushong#v=onepage&q=bushong&f=false
5. Bushong Bulletin Vol. 1, No 4. , page 2, by Judy Cassidy -Andreas Birshing is listed in Lancaster County, PA Warrant of Land or Patent, adjoining Hans Busham of the county of Lancaster, granted 200 acres land near the Mill Creek adjoining Andreas Birshing, 1734. No.18. Another mentions Nipleys heirs, buy lands of Henry Strickler, containing 34 acres a part of the 200 tract of land of Andreas Bushoin.
6. Land transactions 1745: Genforum, posted by Judy Cassidy: http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?john,henry,1745::bushong::199.html
7. Andrew baptizes or christens, son John Henry From: Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", in the First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA, on 17 Feb 1745 FamilySearch.org
8. Sources & Documents of Pennsylvania German Society, by Frederick Weiser, 1981. As published in the Bushong Bulletin Vol.1, No 4., page 2, by Judy Cassidy.
9. Muster Rolls, Etc., 1743-1787, edited by Thomas Lynch Montgomery. Page 6. "Capt John Deimer'ssic returns of his Company, specifying the day of each man's enlistment" Bartram, Andrew, 28, Aug 5 (1746) Switzerland, a cooper. Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=RkUOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover
10. Service in Capt Diemer's Co.: Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series, Vol. 1, page 6. As published in the Bushong Bulletin, Vol.1, No 4., page 2, by Judy Cassidy.
11. Maria Juliana Buschun "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950" Born 05 Sep 1746, Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Andreas Buschun and Mary Catrina. On FamilySearch.org
12. Pennsylvania News Paper Extracts: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=60905
13. Abstracts From the Pennsylvania Gazette, editor Ben Franklin, 1728-1748, by Kenneth Scott, 1975, page 587. As published in the Bushong Bulletin Vol.1, No 4., page 2, by Judy Cassidy.
14. Historical Papers and Addresses of the Lancaster County, Volume 22, page 25 Published 1918. http://books.google.com/books?id=rQUMAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover
15. Will of John Bushong: Source Lancaster Co. PA, Wills. As published in the Bushong Bulletin Vol.1, No. 4., page 2, by Judy Cassidy, full version published Vol. 15, No. 1, pages 3-4.
16. Land Warrants for 146 and 37 acres in 1749: Pennsylvania Bureau of Land Records, documents #A-45-117 and #A-44-76. As published in the Bushong Bulletin, Vol.1, No 4., page 2, by Judy Cassidy
17. Land Warrant for 100 acres in 1749: Warrantees of Land in the Several Counties of the State of Pennsylvania, By Pennsylvania Land Office, Lancaster County, page 366: Derry Township: Bushoin, Andrew, 100; July 21, 1749. http://books.google.com/books?id=UEQOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
18. Land Warrant for 100 acres in 1749: History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon, in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. published 1883, page 25: Derry Township: Bushoin, Andrew, 100; July 21, 1749. http://archive.org/stream/cu31924028852675#page/n53/mode/2up
19. Ship "Recovery" Passenger List arrival October 23 1754: Andreas Bushon http://www.tennessee-connection.com/ships/recovery.htm
20. Ship "Recovery" Passenger List, arrival October 23 1754: Andreas Bushon: Pennsylvania German Pioneers, by Ralph Beaver Strassburger. Norristown, Pennsylvania: Published 1934, Vol. 1, page 660: http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000007109121;view=1up;seq=748
21. News of Andreas Buschung previous land sale, 1757: Genealogy Data Relating to the German Settlers of Pennsylvania and Adjacent Territory from the Advertisements in the German Newspapers Published in Philadelphia and Germantown, 1743-1800, By Edward W. Hocker, page 61. From Sower's Paper. http://books.google.com/books?id=3DbXh7BJcLwC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
22. Anthony Bushong and Catherine of New Port, Banns issued 1759: Sketch of Early Ecclesiastical Affairs in New Castle, Delaware, and History of Immanuel Church by Thomas Holcomb, Delaware Printing Company. Published 1890, page 221. Read full PDF on Bushong United
23. New Castle County, Delaware Marriages, 1649 -1899 FHL Film Number 0006414 to 0006422: http://genealogytrails.com/del/newcastle/newcastlemarriages-B.html
24. Son John is born: "Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896" John Busheon, son of Andrew Busheon and Cathrina. Born Sep 17 1760, christening Dec 7 1760. at Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware. FamilySearch.org
25. Unnamed son is born to Andreas Buschon and Catharina, believed to be Jacob. Born 17 Dec 1761, baptized 25 Apr 1762, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland. "Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", FamilySearch.org
26. Unnamed son, (Jacob) is born and baptized: Baptisms of the Evangelical Reformed Church in Frederick, Maryland, 1746-1800, translated by William J, Hinke and E, W, Reincke, published by Family Line Publications, Silver Spring, MD, 1986, page 15. As published in the Bushong Bulletin Vol 3, No. 1 page 3.by Judy Cassidy
27. Supernumerary, 1766: Chronicles of the Scotch Irish in South West Virginia - Augusta Co., VA.,Vol. II, chapter titled "Delinquents and Supernumeraries in Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley, 1980, Gen., Pub. Co., Baltimore, MD, pages 419-420. This is the full list: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court46.txt also available here http://www.gloryway.com/scotch%20irish.htm
28 Virginia Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, By Peter Cline Kaylor, George Warren Chappelear, published 1938.page 51 Surveyed November 10, 1770, 120 acres adjoining Robert William.
29 Son, George Washington Bushong born 1767: From his war of 1812 Pension Application: "On this the 9th day of Feb, A.D., one thousand eight hundred and fifty two, personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid, George Bushong, aged 84 years, a resident of Monroe County and State of Kentucky" http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/monroe/court/land/b252001.txt Posted by Judy Cassidy.
30. Henry Bushong born 1771: Bible of Mrs. John Owens of Monroe Co., KY: Henry Bushong, Senr, was borned June the 19th, 1771
31. Signer of the Cumberland Compact: http://hiwaay.net/~white/cumbrcom.htm
32. History of Middle Tennessee, by Putnam, University of N.H.Press, n.d. Signers of the Cumberland Compact. As published in the Bushong Bulletin Vol 3, No. 1 page 3. Judy Cassidy
33. Died about 1790, Lexington KY.: By inference as widow Catherine is noted in the 1790 tax rolls.
34. Jacob and John Bishong Fayette County, Tax List, 27 February 1790: The First Census of Kentucky, Compiled by Charles B. Heinemann, Genealogical Publishing Company Inc., Baltimore, MD. Reprinted 1981, Originally published 1940, Page 12
35. Catherine Bushong estate land sold: Ross County Ohio Deed Book __ Page __, 18 November 1817
Published in Marryin-in II: The Bushong, Ransom, Day and Clover families that married into the Amos L. Hochstetler family, by Damon Smith Hostetler, as posted on Boschongsic List : http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/boschong/2006-09/1158461636

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