Notes for Johannes Bushong

Notes for Johannes Bushong

!Information from H. Eugene McInturff on Births/Deaths

Estate Sale: June 24, 1809, Shenandoah Co., VA. Occupation: Blacksmith

!Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Petition to incorporate the Town of York into a Borough, (Penn Mss. Vol 12, p 72): Residence: April 14, 1762, York Co., PA.

!Shenandoah Co., VA. Will Book; Will book G, pages 457-460: Will Probate: Shenandoah Co., VA.

John is credited with Revolutionary service as 1st Lieutenant under Capt. Godfrey Fry, in the 3rd Battalion, York Co., PA militia and is incorrectly listed with a wife named Elizabeth "Black". It is not known who is responsible for Elizabeth's name being incorrectly recorded. Another source credits John as being a Lieutenant in the Flying Camp.

!SHENADOAH CO VA. RECORDS: The inventory of the personal estate of John Bushong Senr dec;d sold at publick sale June 24th 1809. Among the buyers were: Andrew Bushong, George Fravel,
Emanuel Windel, William Bushong & George Altdoerffer. On 10 April 1810, the account of sales was ordered to be recorded.

!Substantiation on web site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/7259/bu.html