THRUSH, Leonard

1760 - 1842  (82 years)

• Name	THRUSH, Leonard
  Born	1760	Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Dec 1842	Newton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I3854	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	REISCH, J. Leon,   b. Abt 1733, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	CATHARINA
  Family ID	F1455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	STINE, Catherine,   b. 1764,   d. 13 Jul 1844, Newton Township, Cumberland County Pennsylvania  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. THRUSH, Peter,   b. 1792,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. THRUSH, Jacob,   b. 1794,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. THRUSH, Joseph L.,   b. 30 Mar 1796, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Apr 1877, Wabash County, Indiana  (Age 81 years)   4. THRUSH, Leonard,   b. 3 Oct 1799,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. THRUSH, Catherine,   b. 1801,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. THRUSH, Mary,   b. 1802,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F1237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leonard Thrush, son of Leonard and grandson of Jacob, was born in Hopewell Township, now Newton Township, Cumb. Co. about 1760. His name first appears in the records as a freeman in 1782 and continues as a freeman through the years 1782 and 1783. (S. III, Vol. XX). - On December 14, 1787, he was granted a warrant for 200 acres of land (S III, Vol. XXIV - P. 773.) His homestead of 300 or more acres was considered to be one of the best in the Cumberland Valley. - Leonard Thrush served in the Cumberland County Militia as a private, 8th class in Captain Alexander Peeble's Company in the years 1780 and 1781 and on March 14, 1781, he was called to do a tour of duty on the frontier. (S. V, Vol. VI, P. 396-406). - His name appears as the head of a family in the U. S. Census 1790, and also in the Military Roll of the 6th Battalion, Cumberland County Militia in 1793. (S VI-Vol. V - P. 217). - January 23, 1799, Leonard Thrush was elected an ensign in Company 1, Fifth Regiment, Cumb. Co. Militia, commanded by Captain Robert Peebles. (S. VI, Vol. IV, P. 716). - Leonard Thrush lived and died in Newton Township, Cumberland Co. Letters on his estate were granted to Daniel Eckert, administrator, on December 7, 1842. Deeds on record show his wife was named Catherine. His wife Catherine died later, letters on her estate having been granted to Jacob Thrush on July 13, 1844. - A release given by the heirs of Leonard Thrush recorded December 19, 1846, show his heirs to be as below: Jacob Thrush Joseph Thrush Catherine Thrush, married Jacob Thrush XI Leonard Thrush, B. 1799, D. 1833, XII Mary Thrush, married Daniel Stine Catherine Thrush, B. 1801 and D. 1901. -