Jesse Rushton 
Jesse was born in 1794 in NC. Jesse's father was William A. Rushton and his mother is Mary Dougherty. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Silas, William, Joshua, George, Estridge, Tracy and Mary. He was the second youngest of the eight children. He died at the age of 71 on June 4th, 1865 in Morgan Co., IN.General Notes
The marriage of Rachel and Jesse in Randolph Co., NC was witnessed by Thomas Matthews. Bondsman was Edward Hobson. Bond #000114206, Record 01238 <BR>Sources: Ancestry.com, comp. North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977. Other sources: "Mack`s Shack", Randy C. Mack family tree at AWTP and Source 91.
Jesse and Rachel were married in a religious ceremony on May 14th, 1816. They had two sons and two daughters, named William R., George Hobson, Rachel Dorothy and Elizabeth.
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Children
Rachel Dorothy Rushton
Rachel Dorothy was born about 1820. She died on May 29th, 1875 in Hendricks Co., IN.