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Nehemiah Brush was born on 6 September 1713 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ He and Bathsheba Brush were married on 26 January 1741 in First Church, Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, Reverend Ebenezer Prime officiating-2nd cousins.² He died on 28 February 1786, at age 72, in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹

Page 3. NEHEMIAH BRUSH, SENIOR, of Huntington,
Suffolk County, New York, September 2, 1783, give
to son Samuel one equal third of all my meadow and
upland lying at Great East Neck, Huntington, south.
To my son Nehemiah, all my lands lying in the sixth tier
of lots, with the rights in the eastern purchase, also
one equal third of all my meadow and upland lying in
Great East Neck near Huntington, South. To my
son Elexander, all my homestead lands and buildings
and rights lying and being near Bread and Cheese
Hallow and all my land lying in Smithtown near Fresh
Pond, and also my son Elexander is to take care of
his mother if she should outlive me; my wife should
live with my son Elexander and that he should main-
tain her with her third that the law allows her. To
my wife Batheba, one horse and chaise. To my grand-
daughter, Preciller Conklen, 6. To my daughters,
Phebe, Ehoda and Batheba, all my movable estate to
be equally divided between them. I make my son
Nehemiah, and Epenetus Wood, jr., Executors.

Dated September 2, 1783. Witnesses, Epenetus
Wood, jr., of Smithtown, weaver ; Samuel Wood, Mary
Wood. Proved, March 7, 1786.

http://www.archive.org/stream/collectionsforye37newyuoft/collectionsforye37newyuoft_djvu.txt. Groom's Name: Nehemiah Brush
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Bride's Name: Bathsheba Brush
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Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1740
Marriage Place: First Church,Huntington,Suffolk,New York
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50599-1
System Origin: New_York-ODM
Source Film Number: 1036338
Reference Number:
Collection: New York Marriages, 1686-1980. Revolutionary War

BRUSH, NEHEMIAH SR
Ancestor #: A016204
Service:
NEW YORK Rank: PRIVATE
Birth:
9-6-1713 HUNTINGTON NEW YORK
Death:
1786 HUNTINGTON NEW YORK
Service Description:
1) COMPANY OF MINUTE MEN.COL.JOSIAH SMITH.

Bathsheba Brush was born on 5 December 1722 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ She and Nehemiah Brush were married on 26 January 1741 in First Church, Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, Reverend Ebenezer Prime officiating-2nd cousins.¹ She died on 14 January 1803, at age 80, in Delhi, Delaware County, New York (now Bovina.)¹ She was buried in Brush Cemetery, Bovina Center, Delaware County, New York.

Bathsheba Brush b:1722, wife of Nehemiah Brush, had a son, Alexander Brush, ( also called Elexander), who came to Bovina in 1794 from Flatbush, Long Island, NY. Brushland (now Bovina) was named for him. Bathsheba's husband died in 1786, and in his will he stipulated that Alexander should take care of his mother and she should live with him, so she probably moved to Delhi with some of her children, including daughter Bathsheba, (who had married Jacob Bailey in 1775), around 1794. She died in Delhi in 1803.

Of her descendents.....

1: One of her daughters married a Daniel Beardsley......
Hannah Brush (b 1747 d ?) married Daniel Beardsley (b? d?).
2: Two of her granddaughters married Beardsley cousins.....
Nancy Brush (b 1784 d 1818) spouse: Ezra Beardsley (b 1781 d 1842).
Hanna Brush Bailey (b 1776 d 1855), spouse: Daniel Beardsley (b 1773 d 1849).
3: Two grandchildren married, (first cousins) .....
Hannah Brush (b.29 Jan 1782;d.1 Mar 1862) spouse: John Bailey (b? d?).


Some of the Sources used......

1. Title: Early Bovina Families
Repository:
Note: www.dcnyhistory.org
Media: Internet
2. Title: Bovina Cemetery records
Repository:
Media: Book
3. Descendants of Thomas and Richard Brush of Huntington, Long Island, by Stuart C. Brush & Russell B. Brush, Copyright 1982
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Bathsheba Brush was mentioned as wife of Nehemiah Brush on September 2 1783 in Nehemiah's will, in Huntington.

Page 3. NEHEMIAH BRUSH, SENIOR, of Huntington,
Suffolk County, New York, September 2, 1783, give
to son Samuel one equal third of all my meadow and
upland lying at Great East Neck, Huntington, south.
To my son Nehemiah, all my lands lying in the sixth tier
of lots, with the rights in the eastern purchase, also
one equal third of all my meadow and upland lying in
Great East Neck near Huntington, South. To my
son Elexander, all my homestead lands and buildings
and rights lying and being near Bread and Cheese
Hallow and all my land lying in Smithtown near Fresh
Pond, and also my son Elexander is to take care of
his mother if she should outlive me; my wife should
live with my son Elexander and that he should main-
tain her with her third that the law allows her. To
my wife Batheba, one horse and chaise. To my grand-
daughter, Preciller Conklen, 6. To my daughters,
Phebe, Ehoda and Batheba, all my movable estate to
be equally divided between them. I make my son
Nehemiah, and Epenetus Wood, jr., Executors.

Dated September 2, 1783. Witnesses, Epenetus
Wood, jr., of Smithtown, weaver ; Samuel Wood, Mary
Wood. Proved, March 7, 1786.

http://www.archive.org/stream/collectionsforye37newyuoft/collectionsforye37newyuoft_djvu.txt. From http://www.dcnyhistory.org/bf1b.html

Brush, Mrs. Bathsheba
Born: 1722, Huntington, LI
Married: Nehemiah Brush
Died: 1/14/1803, Bovina
Children: Alex, Phoebe, Rhoda, Bathsheba, Nehemiah, Samuel

Conflicting date of birth - The age at death was mistranscribed as 72, but really reads 79. From http://www.dcnyhistory.org/Cemetery/bovina-all-burials.pdf
Brush cemetery: Brush, Bathsheba born 1731 died 1803-01-14, spouse Nehimiah, age 72y 1st row. (should be 80 or 79)

All Known Burials in Town of Bovina, Delaware County,NY
[ From the papers of David Fletcher Hoy, Howard Fletcher Davidson and Bovina Cem. Assoc Records ]. Note Old UP in Spreadsheet is Associate Presbyterian Church Cemetery
New Up is Bovina Cemetery.

Ananias Brush was born on 13 July 1721 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ He died on 3 March 1794, at age 72, in Huntington, Long Island, New York.¹ He was buried in Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York.

Lieut
Birth 13 Jul 1721 West Hills, Suffolk Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location
Died 3 Mar 1794 West Hills, Suffolk Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location
Buried Huntington Rural Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location

Last Modified 08 Jul 2010

Father Samuel Brush, b. Abt 1696, d. UNKNOWN
Mother Phebe Carll, d. UNKNOWN
Married Bef 1720

Family 1 Mary Kelsey, b. Abt 1720, Huntington, Suffolk Co., LI, NY d. Bef 11 Dec 1774, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY
Married 24 Mar 1742/43
Children
1. Ananias Brush, b. Abt 1744, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY d. UNKNOWN
2. Nathaniel Brush, b. Abt 1745, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY d. Abt 1782, Huntington, Suffolk Co., LI, NY
3. Zophar Brush, b. 12 Jan 1746/47, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY d. 11 Jan 1843, Huntington, Suffolk Co., LI, NY
4. Stephen Brush, b. Abt 1750, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, d. Abt 1794
5. Susannah Brush, b. Abt 1754, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY
6. Phebe Brush, b. Abt 1757, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY d. UNKNOWN
7. Sarah Brush, b. Abt 1762, West Hills, Suffolk Co., LI, NY. Ananias Brush

Birth: Jul. 13, 1721
Huntington
Suffolk County
New York, USA
Death: Mar. 3, 1794
Huntington
Suffolk County
New York, USA

Son of Samuel Brush & Phebe Carll; husband of Mary Kelsey; may have been married to Jemima Rogers, widowed Mrs. Bernardus Stagg & widowed Mrs. Johannes Simonson, but she may have married a different Ananias Brush as her 3rd husband; his last wife was Judith Bennett, the widowed Mrs. Joseph Conklin; originally buried at the Brush Family Cemetery, West Hills, Huntington, Ananias was re-moved to Huntington Rural Cemetery in 1912.

Family links:
Parents:
Samuel Brush (1696 - 1764)

Children:
Zophar Brush (1748 - 1843)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Huntington Rural Cemetery
Huntington
Suffolk County
New York, USA

Created by: David Roberts
Record added: Oct 04, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 59614870.

John Brush was born on 28 February 1727 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ He died on 5 November 1795, at age 68, in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ He was buried in Old Burying Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York.

John Brush
...
Birth: Feb. 28, 1727
Death: Nov. 5, 1795

Born: 28 February 1726/27 O. S.; "John Brush, Esq." per his gravestone; son of Samuel Brush & Phebe Carll; husband of Hannah Wickes; John was born at & died at Huntington, Suffolk County, L. I.

Family links:
Children:
Samuel Brush (____ - 1781)*
Ichabod Brush (1765 - 1809)*
Phebe Brush (1767 - 1788)*
John Brush (1771 - 1828)*
Jesse Brush (1774 - 1815)*

Spouse:
Hannah Wicks Brush (1735 - 1789)*

*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Old Burying Hill Cemetery
Huntington
Suffolk County
New York, USA

Created by: David Roberts
Record added: Aug 13, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 40618819.

Phebe Brush was born on 20 November 1728 in Huntington, Long Island, New York.¹ She died on 12 February 1790, at age 61.

Mary Brush was born on 30 October 1730 in Huntington, Long Island, New York.¹ She died on 22 May 1759, at age 28.¹

Elizabeth Brush was born on 19 July 1732 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ She died.

Hannah Brush was born on 17 March 1734 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ She died before 1764.

# Hannah Brush
# Sex: F
# Birth: 17 MAR 1733/34 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York
# Death: BEF 1779 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York



Father: Samuel Brush b: 1696 in Huntington,Suffolk,New York
Mother: Phebe Carle b: 1700 in Huntington,Suffolk,New York

Marriage 1 William Nichols b: 29 OCT 1731 in Smithtown, Kings, Long Island, New York

* Married: 12 FEB 1754 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York

Children

1. Has Children Zophar Nichols b: 6 NOV 1760 in King, Smithtown, Long Island, New York
2. Has Children Samuel Nichols b: 27 MAR 1761 in Smithtown, Suffolk, New York
3. Has No Children Platt Nichols b: 8 AUG 1764 in Smithtown, Suffolk, New York
4. Has Children Jacob Nichols b: 4 JUN 1767 in Smithtown, Suffolk, New York
5. Has No Children Benjamin Nichols.

Maj. Jesse Brush was born on 3 February 1737 in Huntington, Long Island.¹ He died about 1790, at age ~53, in Rye, Westchester County, New York.¹

Major Jesse and Ruth Conklin Brush had four sons and one daughter, he fought in the Revolutionary War.

Rebecca Brush was born on 15 April 1739 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ She died.

Susanna Brush was born on 13 October 1742 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ She died.

Nehemiah Brush was born on 6 September 1743 in Huntington, Long Island, New York.¹ He died.

Phebe Brush was born on 28 March 1742 in , New York.¹ She and Israel Hawkins were married on 3 January 1775. She died on 16 December 1821, at age 79, in Setauket, Suffolk County, New York. She was buried in Setauket Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Suffolk County, New York.

Phebe BRUSH
Birth: 28 MAR 1742

Father: Nehmiah BRUSH b: 6 SEP 1713 in Huntington, Long Island
Mother: Bathsheba BRUSH b: 5 DEC 1722

Marriage 1 Israel HAWKINS

* Married: 3 JAN 1775 1


Sources:

1. Title: Descendants of Thomas and Richard Brush of Huntington, Long Island, by Stuart C. Brush & Russell B. Brush, Copyright 1982
Page: pg 29

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Phebe Brush Hawkins
Birth: 1742
Death: Dec. 16, 1821


Inscription:
Relict of Israel Hawkins. AE 70 ys

Burial:
Setauket Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Setauket
Suffolk County
New York, USA


Find A Grave Memorial# 16914601

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From Wikipedia: A relict was also an ancient term for a widow.

Epenetus Brush was born about 17 June 1744 in , New York.¹ He died. He was buried.

Bathsheba Brush was born about 1745. She died.

Bathsheba Brush was baptized on 29 July 1745 in , New York.¹

Samuel Brush was born about 13 July 1746 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ He and Elizabeth Vail were married on 10 January 1775. He died on 7 June 1816, at age ~69, in Smithtown, Long Island.¹ He was buried in Commack Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Commack, Suffolk County, New York.

Samuel Brush

Birth: unknown
Death: Jun. 7, 1816

husband of Elizabeth (Vail) Brush
father of Thomas, Epenetus, John, Samuel, Moses, Abraham
son of Nehemiah & Bathsheba Brush

"Hark he bids all his friends adieu,
Some Angel calls him to the spheres
Our eyes the radient saint persue
Through liquid telescopes of tears
Farewell bright soul a bright farewell
Till we shall meet again above
In the sweet groves where pleasures dwell
And trees of life bear fruits of love"

Children:
John Brush (____ - 1806)*

Spouse:
Elizabeth Vail Brush (1760 - 1830)


Burial:
Commack Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
Commack
Suffolk County
New York, USA

Find A Grave Memorial# 10825001.

Hannah Brush was born in 1747 in , New York.¹ She and Daniel Beardsley were married in 1773.² She died.

Her married name was Hannah Beardsley. Hannah Brush (b.1747)
sp: Daniel BEARDSLEY.

Rebecca Brush was born about 7 August 1748 in , New York.¹ She died.

Selah Brush was born about 1750 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ He and Margriet Meyer were married on 7 January 1784. He died in 1794, at age ~44, in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York.¹

Selah BRUSH 1
Birth: ABT. 1750 in Huntington, Long Island 1
Death: 1794 in Fishkill, Dutchess Co., New York 1



Father: Nehmiah BRUSH b: 6 SEP 1713 in Huntington, Long Island
Mother: Bathsheba BRUSH b: 5 DEC 1722

Marriage 1 Margriet MEYER

* Married: 7 JAN 1784 1

Children

1. Mary BRUSH b: 18 JUL 1787
2. Adolph Myer BRUSH b: 6 MAY 1789


Sources:

1. Title: Descendants of Thomas and Richard Brush of Huntington, Long Island, by Stuart C. Brush & Russell B. Brush, Copyright 1982
Page: pg 29.

Rhoda Brush was born on 2 February 1751 in , New York.¹ She died.

Bathsheba Brush was born about 1754 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ She and Jacob Bailey were married on 5 February 1775 in Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York, Jacob and Bathsheba are married.² She died.

Her married name was Bathsheba Bailey. Bathsheba....

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia......
Her name, which perhaps means "daughter of the oath", is in I Chronicles 3:5 spelled "Bath-shua", the form becomes merely a variant reading of "Bath-sheba".
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Bathsheba Brush b:1754 had a brother, Alexander Brush. Also known as Elexander Brush. Alexander moved In 1794, just four years after Elisha Maynard, first settled the area, to the town now known as Bovina, New York. So Batheba probably moved there with her, widowed mother, Bathsheba Brush shortly after 1794. Her mother died in Delhi in1803.

Alexander Brush came from Long Island and settled on the site of the present Bovina Center. He cleared brush from an area that is now the home of Tim McIntosh and purchased about 400 acres of land, including the present site of the hamlet of Bovina Center. Parts of this land he later sold to new settlers. In 1796, he erected the first grist mill in Bovina at the site of the current Town Garage. Brush also was the local preacher for the Methodist Society. In later life he became blind and crippled, but continued to preach - often from a rocking chair. For nearly a half century after his death Bovina was called "Brushland" in his honor. Mr. Brush's friend and nearest neighbor was James Bogardus. His home was on the site of the Parsons residence, next to the current United Presbyterian Church. He cleared and owned a large piece of land at the northern end of the village. For many years, Brush and Bogardus existed here in real pioneer fashion.
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BATHESHEBA BRUSH1,
b. Abt. 17541; d. Unknown1;
m. JACOB BAILEY1, February 05, 17751; d. Unknown1


Married 5 Feb 1775 by Rev. Joshua Hartt,
Smithtown Presbyterian Church Sources

1. Title: Descendants of Thomas and Richard Brush of Huntington, Long Island, by Stuart C. Brush & Russell B. Brush, Copyright 1982
Page: pg 30
2. Marriages and Baptisms Performed by Rev. Joshua Hartt, of Smithtown, Long Island, with a Sketch of His Life, Baldwin, Evelyn Briggs, (New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol.42 April1911, July 1911).
pg.130
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From a 1903 DAR Magazine inquiry*, trying to establish service in the Revolutionary War. No response is found.....

Jacob Bailey of Long Island.
He was a tanner and furnished leather for the soldiers.
His wife was Bathsheba Brush.
They moved to Delaware Co., N. Y.

Their children were:
1: Hannah, married . Beardsley
2:John, married Hannah Brush
3: Freelove, married William Teed
4: Phebe, married Amos Woolsey
5: Doshea, married Benjamin Barlow
6: Polly, married Aaron Gregory
7: Nancy, married John Briggs
—H. M. G.

Source: Daughters of the American Revolution magazine
Published:1903, Volumes 23-24, an inquiry, page 151.

*This early list is obviously taken from an old family Bible or family records. The author of the Inquiry -HMG- is undoubtedly Helen Martha Gregory b 1859 d 1927, daughter of James Orlando Gregory andgreat granddaughter of Jacob Bailey. Helen was a College and High School history teacher for many years and a noted member of the DAR member. The accuracy, is undeniable, as all of the seven children are proven independently, with the correct spouses and descendants. All shown in this line. -Rick Bushong. BATHESHEBA BRUSH, b. Abt. 1754; d. Unknown; m. JACOB BAILEY, February 05, 1775; d. Unknown


Married 5 Feb 1775 Rev. Joshua Hartt, Smithtown Presbyterian Church
Sources

1775

Jacob Baley & Bethsheba Brush. as spelled in the book


1. Title: Descendants of Thomas and Richard Brush of Huntington, Long Island, by Stuart C. Brush & Russell B. Brush, Copyright 1982
Page: pg 30
2. Marriages and Baptisms Performed by Rev. Joshua Hartt, of Smithtown, Long Island, with a Sketch of His Life, Baldwin, Evelyn Briggs, (New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol.42 April1911, July 1911).
pg.130

By Rev. Joshua Hartt, Smithtown Presbyterian Church. Bathsheba Brush was baptized on 3 March 1754 in Smithtown, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.³ She was enumerated on the census of 1810 in Delhi, Delaware County, New York.

Nehemiah Brush was born on 5 September 1756 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ He and Mary Jarvis were married on 26 January 1779 in Long Swamp, Long Island.² He died on 16 March 1822, at age 65, in Commack, Long Island.¹ He was buried in Methodist Church Cemetery, Commack, Long Island, Suffolk County, New York.

Stone photo present

Birth: Sep. 5, 1756
Death: Mar. 16, 1822

Son of Hehemiah Brush & Bathsheba Brush; brother of Samuel Brush [1746-1816]; husband of Mary Jarvis [1756-1822]; native of Huntington, Suffolk County, L. I.; along with jis brother Samuel, Nehemiah was active in establishing the Methodist congregation at Commack in 1783; this was one year before the Methodist Episcopal Church was established at the Christmas Conference, Christmas 1784, in Baltimore, Maryland, as a separate denomination, independent of the Church of England; Nehemiah was among the signers of the original deed for the church property; Nehemiah died at Commack, Suffolk County; many of his immediate family are buried in the cemetery of the church he & his brother Samuel helped establish

Family links:
Children:
Jesse Brush (1780 - 1793)*

Burial:
Commack Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
Commack
Suffolk County
New York, USA

Created by: David Roberts
Record added: Aug 12, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 28960794. Revolutionary War

BRUSH, NEHEMIAH JR
Ancestor #: A016205
Service:
NEW YORK Rank: PRIVATE
Birth:
9-5-1756 HUNTINGTON NEW YORK
Death:
3-16-1822 COMMACK,BURIED NEW YORK
Service Description:
1) CAPT.PLATT,COL.JOSIAH SMITH.

Priscilla Brush was born about 1758 in.¹ She and Paul Totten were married on 14 June 1810. She died.

Alexander ("Elexander") Brush was born on 28 March 1761 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.¹ He died on 11 September 1840, at age 79, in Bovina Center, Delaware County, New York.^1,2 He was buried on 11 September 1840 in Brush Cemetery, Bovina Center, Delaware County, New York.²

Alexander Brush. also known as Elexander, moved In 1794 from Long Island and settled on the site of the present Bovina Center, Delaware, New York, when it was just a newly settled area. First called Brushland, then Delhi, the town, is now named Bovina. Since his father, Nehemiah, had decreed in his will, that his wife should live with and be taken care of by her youngest son, Elexander, he probably encouraged the widow, Bathsheba Brush to move there too.

He cleared brush from an area that is now the home of Tim McIntosh and purchased about 400 acres of land, including the present site of the hamlet of Bovina Center. Parts of this land he later sold to new settlers. In 1796, he erected the first grist mill in Bovina at the site of the current Town Garage. Alexanders house is found on the newly formed town of Delhi Tax Assessments in 1798, listed as a 16X13 log house & sawmill situated on 160 acres adjoining Abel Beardsley, Owner/occupant Alexander Brush (valued at $395, tax assed $5).

Brush also was the local preacher for the Methodist Society. In later life he became blind and crippled, but continued to preach - often from a rocking chair. For nearly a half century after his death Bovina was called "Brushland" in his honor. Mr. Brush's friend and nearest neighbor was James Bogardus. His home was on the site of the Parsons residence, next to the current United Presbyterian Church. He cleared and owned a large piece of land at the northern end of the village. For many years, Brush and Bogardus existed here in real pioneer fashion.



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Alexander Brush
Birth: 1759 in Flatbush, L. I., NY
Death: 11 SEP 1840 in Bovina, Delaware Co., NY
Burial: Bovina, Delaware Co., NY Brush Cem.

Father: Nehemiah Brush
Mother: Bathsheba [Brush] b: 1731 in Huntington, LI, NY

Marriage 1 Nancy Griffith b: JAN 1760

Children

1. Has Children Hannah Brush b: 29 JAN 1782 in LI, NY
2. Has Children Nancy Brush b: 8 MAR 1784 in LI, NY
3. Has Children Joel Brush b: 13 AUG 1786 in LI, NY
4. Has Children Jacob Brush b: 5 MAR 1789 in LI, NY
5. Has Children Bathsheba Brush b: 23 JUN 1792 in LI, NY
6. Abiah Brush b: 10 DEC 1795 in Bovina, Delaware Co., NY
7. Has Children Alexander Brush , Jr. b: 1 DEC 1800 in Bovina, Delaware Co., NY
8. Has Children Priscilla Brush b: 18 SEP 1803 in Bovina, Delaware Co., NY
9. Has Children Esther Brush b: 1 NOV 1798 in Bovina, Delaware Co., NY


Some of the sources used:

1. Title: Howard Fletcher Davidson
Repository:
Media: Interview
2. Title: Early Bovina Families
Repository:
Note: www.dcnyhistory.org
Media: Internet
3. Title: Bovina Cemetery records
Repository:
Media: Book

Will of Alexander Brush...
Brush, Alexander
Bovina
Feb. 6, 1838
Codicil
Sep. 7, 1840

Aug. 13, 1842
Mentioned..
Sons: Jacob & Alexander

Daughters: Hannah Bailey, Bathsheba Beers, Esther Coulter, Nancy wife of Ezra Beardsley & Priscilla wife of Cornelius Davis

Gr. Sons: Alexander, son of Priscilla & Cornelius Davis, Alexander Brush son of Jacob & Alexander B. Coulter, son of Esther Coulter. Stone photo present

Alexander Brush

Birth: 1759
Death: Sep. 11, 1840

Husband of Nancy Griffith.
Son of Nehemiah Brush and Bathsheba Brush.
Age 81y

Alexander Brush. also known as Elexander, moved In 1794 from Long Island and settled on the site of the present Bovina Center, Delaware, New York, when it was just a newly settled area. First called Brushland, then Delhi, the town, is now named Bovina. Since his father, Nehemiah, had decreed in his will, that his wife should live with and be taken care of by her youngest son, Elexander, he probably encouraged the widow, Bathsheba Brush to move there too.

He cleared brush from an area that is now the home of Tim McIntosh and purchased about 400 acres of land, including the present site of the hamlet of Bovina Center. Parts of this land he later sold to new settlers. In 1796, he erected the first grist mill in Bovina at the site of the current Town Garage. Alexanders house is found on the newly formed town of Delhi Tax Assessments in 1798, listed as a 16X13 log house & sawmill situated on 160 acres adjoining Abel Beardsley, Owner/occupant Alexander Brush (valued at $395, tax assed $5).

Brush also was the local preacher for the Methodist Society. In later life he became blind and crippled, but continued to preach - often from a rocking chair. For nearly a half century after his death Bovina was called "Brushland" in his honor. Mr. Brush's friend and nearest neighbor was James Bogardus. His home was on the site of the Parsons residence, next to the current United Presbyterian Church. He cleared and owned a large piece of land at the northern end of the village. For many years, Brush and Bogardus existed here in real pioneer fashion.


Source for much of the bio is: www.dcnyhistory.org

Family links:
Parents:
Bathsheba Brush (1722 - 1803)

Spouse:
Nancy Griffith Brush (1760 - 1835)

Children:
Joel Brush (1787 - 1813)*
Betsy Brush Beers (1794 - 1869)*
Abiah Brush (1795 - 1814)*
Pricilla Brush Davis (1803 - 1826)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Brush Cemetery
Bovina Center
Delaware County
New York, USA
Plot: 1st row

Created by: Rick Bushong
Record added: Mar 11, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 66780903.²²

William Wood was born in February 1561 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England.¹ He died after 1625 in England.¹

William and Mary had one child.

d: BET 17 FEB AND 12 MAR 1565. William Wood had person sources.^1,2 He was baptized on 24 February 1561 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England.¹