The Proeger Family · Generation 8 — Earl's earliest known

Francis Bush

Father of Lucy Bush · 1750–1836

Francis Bush

Probable

Father of Lucy Bush · 1750–1836

Born
23 February 1750
Died
1836
Sources
4

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE — from compiled lineage books only: SAR application 27139 S498 and DAR Lineage Book no. 141325 S500, which calls Rachel Martin his second wife. No original record has been read, and nothing yet shows whether Lucy was Rachel's child or the first wife's

Evidence: SAR application 27139, DAR Lineage Book no. 141325, and a Francis Bush on a 1778 roll of the 2nd Virginia Regiment; a compiled chart in Ridge Runners (1978) names his first wife, Lucy Davis, and his parents, Philip Bush and Mary Bryan. Weak or missing: The 1778 roll is a name match only; nothing yet shows Lucy was the child of his second wife, Rachel, rather than his first. The Ridge Runners chart cites no sources and its dates (20 February; died about 1824) disagree with the lineage books (23 February; 1836). Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life in the order the records give it

Birth1750
Born 23 February 1750, Orange County, Virginia; died 1836, Clark County, Kentucky (lineage books). Married Rachel Martin as his second wife; his first wife is not named here
Military1778
🆕 A Francis Bush enlisted on 14 February 1778 for one year in Capt. William Taylor's company of the 2nd Virginia Regiment, and was present in September 1778 S649. Probable confirm or correct → This is the first original record of service behind the lineage books, and he would have been 27. But a roll gives only a name, so the match rests on the name alone. A pension or bounty-land file would settle it. If you know more, use “Add to this record”. added 26 September 2026.
Death1978
🆕 A compiled ancestor chart in Ridge Runners (1978) names his first wife, Lucy Davis, born about 1750, married about 1770 in Orange County, died before 1794, and his parents, Philip Bush and Mary Bryan S772 Probable confirm or correct →. What is weak: the chart cites no sources, and it gives his birth as 20 February and his death as about 1824, where the lineage books say 23 February and 1836. If Lucy Bush was born before 1794, Lucy Davis may be her mother rather than Rachel. added 26 September 2026.

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Probable
Probable father of Lucy Bush, and so great-grandfather of Louisa Quisenberry Chenault

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Francis Bush · Sources

Citations

Sources cited on this card

4 of the record's sources are cited here. The numbering is the record's own; the full list, with where else each is cited, is at Sources.

  1. S498U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications — national no. 27139, James Marvin Hinkle, 1914. Ancestry record 315470. Image examined, read 25 September 2026. Probable A great-grandson's lineage: Colby Burris Quisenberry (1788–1870) and Lucy Bush (1790–1872), married 1810; Lucy the daughter of Francis Bush and Rachel Martin (his second wife); Francis Bush born 23 February 1750, Orange County, Virginia, died 1836, Clark County, a private in the 2nd Virginia. The supplemental line gives Colby's parents as James Quisenberry (1759–1830) and Jane Burris, married 1776. A compiled lineage of 1914, not a record, so the parents are probable. The cover sheet is record 315462.
  2. S500DAR Lineage Book, p. 101, no. 141325: Mrs. Electra Helm Withers. Ancestry record 3600439. Image examined, read 25 September 2026. Probable Descent through Joyce Duncan Quisenberry (1828–1911), wife of Joseph H. Withers, from Colby Burris Quisenberry and Lucy Bush; Francis Bush married second Rachel Martin (1767–1860), daughter of Lieut. John Martin and Rachel Pierce. It gives Jane Burris's birth as 1739, where the SAR application (S498) says 1759. Both are recorded.
  3. S649Revolutionary War roll — Capt. Wm. Taylor's Company, 2nd Virginia Regiment (Col. Christian Febiger), September 1778. Ancestry record 1671243. Image examined, read 25 September 2026. Probable No. 30, Francis Bush, enlisted 14 February 1778 for one year, present. A muster roll gives a name only; the match to the Francis Bush born 1750 in Orange County, Virginia, rests on the name.
  4. S772U.S., Family History Books — Ridge Runners, vol. 10 (1978), p. 83, ancestor chart. Ancestry record 4472897778. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, September 2026. Probable Francis Bush, born 20 February 1750, Orange County, Virginia; died about 1824, Clark County, Kentucky; first wife Lucy Davis, born about 1750, married about 1770 in Orange County, died before 1794; parents Philip Bush and Mary Bryan; grandparents John Bush (died 1746) and Bridget. A compiled chart with no sources cited. Its birth day (the 20th) and death (about 1824) disagree with the lineage books (23 February, 1836); all of these are compiled. A Clark County will or probate record would settle it.

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