Peter
Bush was born about 1728. He was the son of Henry Bush & Unknown
Margaret Brueckman was born about 1729. She was probably the daughter of Unknown
Brueckman/Brickman. There are three Brueckman families who had children about
the same time and baptised in the same church as Peter & Margaret - Reinhard,
Ludwig and Heinrich, all sponsors for one another's children. As these names appear
in Peter & Margaretha's line, and they weren't known Bush family names prior
to that, I think it is a good chance that Magaret was related to this family.
THE FAMILY OF PETER BUSH & MARGARETHA (BRUECKMAN/BRICKMAN?)
 | Peter Bush & Margaretha Breuckman | Peter
Bush & Margaretha Brueckman were married about 1749 in NJ or NY based on birth
places of their children. They had 10 children, of which the two born in 1757
& 1762 were christened in the Ramapo Lutheran Church in Mahwah, Bergen Co.,
NJ. There is a Peter Bush who is head of household on the 1790 censuses of Haverstraw,
Orange (later Rockland) Co., NY who is probably this family; listed nearby are
the households of their grown sons Richard, Lodewick & Peter Bush Jr. Peter
Bush is listed as a head of household on the 1800 census of Hempstead, Rockland,
NY, along with several of his grown sons. Peter died in May 1807 in Hempstead,
Rockland Co., NY. In his will, Peter listed the following children:: |
The Children of Peter Bush & Margaret:
| 1) Conrad Bush | Conrad Bush was born about
1750 in NJ or NY. He had an Uncle Conrad (brother of his father Peter) who
was born in 1742 & died June 15, 1825 in Franklin Twp, Bergen Co., NJ - there
has been some confusion in the past, (on my part also), in differentiating these
two Conrads and records that pertain to each. One of the definite records for
this Conrad is that he is named in Peter Bush's will in 1807 and specifically
designated as being his oldest son. (He is willed the family Bible because he
is the oldest). There was a survey of land in Bergen Co. NJ in 1767-1768 that
listed a Conrad Bush as owning a 305 acre parcel of land on the NY/NJ border,
of which 124.5 acres was in New Jersey - this is probably the Uncle Conrad who
was born in 1742 as the Conrad who was son of Peter would only be about age 18
at that time. The uncle Conrad married Elizabeth Cramer about 1766, and
they had at least 6 children born between 1767 to 1786. In "The Lore of Upper
Saddle River, From Prehistoric Times to the Present" By William N.Yeomans,
it states that there was a Conrad Bush who was one of the earliest settlers of
Upper Saddle River, NJ, and that he built a sawmill there sometime between 1797
to 1802. This may be Peter's son Conrad, who would be age 47 to 48 when the sawmill
was built, and who was still alive in 1807 when his father's will was written.
It may also be the Uncle Conrad, who died in 1825 and was buried at the Dutch
Reformed Church, Saddle River, Bergen Co., NJ. The Conrad in Upper Saddle River
was operating a grist mill as well as his saw mill by 1813. There is a record
in the Dutch Reformed Church, Saddle River, Bergen Co., NJ that on September 12,
1818 "Maria Smith, wife of Coenraed Bush" was received on confession
- I'm not sure which Conrad Bush was the husband of Maria Smith, but since the
Uncle Conrad was married to Elizabeth Cramer, it may be the Conrad who was the
son of Peter.Conrad Bush died sometime after 1807, probably in Bergen Co.,
NJ. |
| 2) Margaret Bush | Margaret Bush was born about 1753 in NJ or
NY. She was also known as Grietje Bush. Margaret married Scholters/Schultz,
probably about 1773 but that is just a guess. I have not found a family that
I thought was them on the census records, but census records for New Jersey for
1790, 1800 & 1810 were destroyed in the War of 1812. Margaret Scholter/Schultz
is named as a surviving child in her father's will in 1807. Margaret Bush Scholters/Schultz
died sometime after 1807, but I don't know when or where at this time. Notes for Margaret Bush Scholters/Schultz |
| 3) Richard (Dirk) Bush | Richard (Dirk) Bush was
born on February 28, 1755 in NJ or NY. Richard married Antje "Ann"
Vanderbeek about 1780 and they had 12 children. The family is listed on the
1790 census of Haverstraw, Orange (later Rockland) Co., NY. They are listed on
the 1800 & 1810 censuses of Hempstead, Rockland, NY. "Derrick" is
named in his father's will in 1807. In July 1812, Dirk Bush and wife Antje Vanderbeek
were listed as full members in the Dutch Reformed Church in Saddle River, NJ when
the congregation of Saddle River and Paramus were divided. There is a household
for Richd Bush on the 1820 census of Hampstead, Rockland Co. NY that has numbers
that match for Dirk, age 65, Anntje, age 63 and their youngest daughter Catherine,
age 15. Richard "Derrick" Bush died on July 04, 1829 in Masonicus,
Bergen Co., NJ. He is buried at the Dutch Reformed Church, Saddle River, Bergen
Co., NJ. I have not located Annatje on the 1830 or 1840 censuses at this time.
She is listed as Ann Bush, age 94, born New Jersey, and living with her married
daughter Maria (Mrs. John) Dater on the 1850 census of Ramapo, Rockland Co., NY.
Annatje died on October 29, 1852, probably in Ramapo, Rockland Co., NY, and she
is buried with Dirk at the Dutch Reformed Church, Saddle River, Bergen Co., NJ.
Notes for Richard "Derrick" Bush |
| 4) Hendrick Bush | Hendrick Bush was born about 1857 in NJ or
NY. He was christened Heinrich Bos on Feb 20, 1757 in the Ramapo Lutheran
Church, Mahwah, Bergen Co., NJ, with his father named as Pitter Bos son Heinrich,
and witnesses Heinrich Schueldes and Fronia Becher. There is a Henry Bush listed
on the the 1800 census of Hempstead, Rockland, NY who may be this Henry Bush.
Henry is not listed as a surviving child in his father's will in 1807, so possibly
he died before than without children. Notes for Henry Bush |
| 5) Catherine Bush | Catherine Bush was born in 1760
in NJ or NY. Catherine married John Storm. There is a John Storm &
family listed on the 1800 census of Hempstead, Rockland, NY near household of
Catherine's parents and several of her brothers. Catherine is named as a surviving
child in her father's will in 1807. There is a John Storms & family listed
on the 1810 census of Hempstead, Rockland, NY near the households of several of
Catherine's brothers. Catherine Bush Storm died on January 02, 1852. Notes for Catherine Bush Storm |
| 6) David Bush | David Bush was born about 1762
in NJ or NY. He was christened Feb. 1762 in the Ramapo Lutheran Church, Mahwah,
NJ as Pitter Boss's son (David? - transcriber not sure of translationof child's
name) the witnesses are Ludwig CRAMMAR and his wife. David is not named as
a surviving child in his father's will in 1807, so possibly he died before that
date without children. There is an Antje Debaan, wife of David Bush,
who was received on confession in the Dutch Reformed Church, Saddle River, Bergen
Co., NJ on November 17, 1821. There is also a David Bush and Rachel Zabriskie
(563) widow of Herman Terhune that were received as members there on November
17, 1827, so I do not know if this is the same David Bush or not. Notes for David Bush |
| 7) Lodowick Bush | Lodowick Bush was born on December 16, 1762
in NJ. Lodwick married Magdalena Forshee about 1787 in NJ or NY and
they had 13 children. The family is on the 1790 census of Haverstraw Town, Orange
Co. (became Rockland Co., in 1798), NY. I have not located him on the 1800 census
at this time, but in 1804 they are referred to in a land deed in Bergen Co., NJ
as "Lodowick Bush of New Hemsted in the County of Rockland, State of New
York, and Helena, his wife", and they are mentioned in another Bergen Co.,
NJ land deed in 1805. Lodowick Lodowick is named as a surviving child in his father's
will in 1807. I have not found them on the 1810 census either, but in 1812 they
are listed in another Bergen Co., NJ land deed as "Lodiwick Bush of County
of Bergen and Lenah, his wife". Lodowick is listed on the Grantee Deed Index
for Ontario County, NY as making 3 purchases of land in 1816. The family is listed
on the 1820 census of Benton, Ontario Co., NY; at that time their widowed daughter
Margaret Bush Van Winkle had come to live with them with her children. Yates Co.,
NY was formed from parts of Ontario & Steuben counties in 1823, and the family
is listed on the 1830 census of Benton, Yates Co., NY. Lodowick Bush died on
September 13, 1839 in Romulus, Seneca Co., NY. Madgdalena died the next month
on October 19, 1839 in Romulus, Seneca Co., NY. Lodowick & Margaret are
both buried in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Torrey, Yates Co., NY. The Family of Lodowick Bush & Magdalena Forshee Notes for Lodowick Bush Notes for Magdalena Forshee |
| 8) Peter Bush, Jr. | Peter Bush, Jr. was born about
1765 in NJ or NY. Peter married Frone about 1788, probably in Bergen
Co., NJ, and they had at least 3 children. The family is listed on the 1790 census
of Haverstraw, Orange (later Rockland) Co., NY. They are listed on the 1800 &
1810 censuses of Hempstead, Rockland, NY. At some time between 1810 to 1816 Peter
moved from Rockland to Ontario Co., NY. Peter is on tax and census records of
Benton, Ontario (later Yates) Co., NY in 1816, 1820 and 1821. Peter Bush, Jr.
died sometime after 1821, probably in Ontario or Yates Co., NY. Notes for Peter Bush Jr. |
| 9) Mary Bush | Mary Bush was born on February 20,
1768 in NJ or NY. She was christened on March 02, 1768 in the Ramapo Lutheran
Church, Bergen, New Jersey. "1768 March 2 was baptized Pitter Boss' daughter
Maria the witnesses are Heinrich SCHUELDES and wife Maria." Mary married
John Frederick, probably about 1788. She may or may not be living with
her parents on the 1790 census of Haverstraw, Orange (later Rockland) Co., NY..
Mary is named as a surviving child in her father's will in 1807. At some
point John & Mary moved to Ontario, Canada. John Frederick died on July 11,
1839 in Ontario, Canada. Mary Bush Frederick died on July 6, 1845 in Thurlow
Twp, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada. Frederick & Mary are both buried in
the Elmwood Cemetery, Ontario, Canada. Notes for Mary Bush Frederick |
| 10) John Reinhart Bush | John Reinhart Bush was born on August
11, 1770. He is probably living with his parents on the 1790 census of Haverstraw,
Orange (later Rockland) Co., NY. "Rinehard" is listed as a surviving
child in his father's will in 1807. John Reinhart Bush married Elizabeth Heassles
about 1793 and they had 7 children. The family is listed on the 1800 census of
Hempstead, Rockland Co., NY. They are listed on the 1810 census of Haverstraw,
Rockland Co, NY. In July 1812, Rynhard Bush and wife Elisabeth Heassles were listed
as full members in the Dutch Reformed Church in Saddle River, NJ when the congregation
of Saddle River and Paramus were divided. At some time between 1812 to 1816 the
family moved to Ontario Co., NY, and they are listed in the 1816 tax rolls of
Benton, Ontario Co., NY. The family is listed on the 1820, 1830 & 1840 censuses
of Benton, Ontario (became Yates in 1838) Co., NY. John Reinhart Bush died
on August 06, 1848 in Yates Co., NY. Elizabeth died on Sept 13, 1858 in Yates
Co., NY. John & Elizabeth are buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Torrey,
Yates Co., NY Notes for John Reinhart Bush |
