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- 1800, May 27, sold 70 acres to Charles Bickley on both sides of Mill Creek. “Russell Co. Va Deed Book 3” page 83
Nathan Noble.
- 1800 June 28, James Bush 50 acres on south side of the Clinch River. Russell County Surveyors Book 2, 1799-1908
Born in 1781 in Culpepper, Va.
- 1800, his illness leading to his death began, it lasted seven years.
Died March 23, 1858 in Lost Creek. Kentucky. Age 77.
- 1806, August 6, 40 acres on the south side of the Clinch River above Bushes Mill Creek - at the mouth of the creek. Russell m. Jane Virginia Neace, the daughter of Henry Neace & Ann Bush - daughter of James Bush and Mary Plunkett. James County Va Surveyor’s Book 2, 1799-1908
is the son of Austin Bush and unknown.
- 1808, May 26, James to son Austin his interest in land purchased with Austin 270 acres. Virginia Deed Book 4 1806-1814, George Washington Noble
pg. 174.
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b. 1824. d. 1862. Age 38.
- 1825, Oct. 4, Ordered that it be certified to the Land Office that heirs of James Bush be entitled to his land, surveyed but not patented in the Land Office. This according to his Last Will and Testament. “Law Order Book 8”
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m. Phoebe Campbell (Part Cherokee)
- 1942, He has a Daughters of the American Revolution file # 333151 applied for 13 April 1942, accepted 2 May 1942.
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Notes from Genealogy.com: “Two Yankees, Nim McIntosh and Hen Kilburn waylaid George at his home on
Barge’s Branch, Breathitt Co., KY and when he came out they shot and killed him. His brother Lossen Noble was killed Ann Bush (b. 1763, d. 1800)
about the same time on John Little’s Creek. George went to Missouri in 1844 and came back to Kentucky and married
Phoebe Campbell, daughter of Lewis Campbell, and he named his first daughter Missouri for the state. George was a
Ann Bush (daughter of and ) was born 1763 in Amherst Co. VA, and died 1800 in Russell Co. VA. She married on 02 Jun farmer.”
1779 in Castlewoods, VA, son of and Anna Maria Dittemore (b. 13 Sep 1743, d. Dec 1830)
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Caleb Jacob Lovejoy Noble
Anna Maria Dittemore was born 13 Sep 1743 in PA, and died Dec 1830 in Green Co. TN. She married , son of and , daughter of Anna Dorothea Pfiffer (d. date unknown)
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b. 1859, KY. d. 1928. KY Age 78.
Anna Dorothea Pfiffer died date unknown.
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m. Sarah Jane Noble b. 1878. d. 1954. Daughter of James Noble and Rachel Napier
Children of Anna Maria Dittemore and Hans Jacob Neece are:
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Ambrose Noble
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, b. 1755, Richmond, Spotsylvania Co. VA, d. 1815, Russell Co. VA.
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b. circa 1896. d. 1963. Age 67.
Notes for Ann Bush:
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m. Omega Noble
- 1780, July, Ann and her sister Mary were attacked by Indians Ann was captured and later rescued by a company of militia in what is now Floyd County, KY, at Jenny’s Creek. Ann was scalped. “Pension Statement of James Fraley” “I enlisted as an xi.
Vesta Noble
Indian Spy under Col. Campbell in April 1780. Early in June the Indians made their appearance in Washington County. First xii.
b. 1921. d. 2003 Age 83.
they stole many horses. In July they killed one Dorton and stole two girls, Ann and Mary Bush, and made off for Canada.
They seceded in getting down the water of the Sandy with them as far as Jenny’s Creek. Our company came up on the Indians xiii.
m. Edward Fugate (1912-1964)
as they were skinning a buffalo. Our men fired on the Indians and they retreated to the camp about 200 yards, distant. As they xiv.
Inez Fugate
ran by they tomahawked Ann Bush. Mary jumped down the bank and escaped any violence.” This incident is also described in “The Great Wagon Road”; author Parke Rouse Jr., pg 123.
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b. 1948
- 1782, On the Wednesday prior to the 19th of May, Indians murdered Joseph Ray and several members of his family, at xvi.
m. Robert Liftig. 1971. b. 1947
Hamblin’s Mill. As they approached Bush’s Fort, at Castlewoods, they encountered Ann Bush who was tomahawked, scalped and left for dead. After the Indians were gone she staggered back to the fort with blood streaming down from every pore xvii.
Anya Liftig
that had held a hair. Three men with only two guns had defended the fort against 17 Indians. “L. P. Summers, History of xviii. b. 1977
Washington County and Southwestern Virginia, page 367.”: “Pension statement of James Fraley, among the fort occupants”: Tombstone of Charles Bickley - states he was Capt of militia defended Bush’s Fort against 17 Indians.” The grave is in the xix.
m. Noel Hartman, 2011
family cemetery at Castlewoods, VA.
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Dorothy Liftig
More About Ann Bush and Henry Neas:
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b. 1981
Marriage: 02 Jun 1779, Castlewoods, VA.
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m. David Martin, 2009
Children of Ann Bush and Henry Neas are:
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, b. Abt. 1783, Castlewoods, VA, d. 15 Sep 1881, Breathitt Co. KY.
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