We seem to be descended from the William Lusk who left his will in Chester County,
Pennsylvania. Most of his sons moved on into the Valley of Virginia, and then
even further on. Our particular ones moved to western Virginia, then up to Kentucky,
then to Indiana and beyond - leaving relatives behind in every location. Two of
William's sons who did stay in Pennsylvania were David and James.
Chester County was close to Philadelphia, so people in Philadelphia may be linked as
well.
I am interested in the Andrew who left a letter in the Philadelphia post office in 1755
and wonder if he too went to Virginia (there is an Andrew who petitioned the
Virginia Legislature in 1776) but I have never found anything more out.
The call numbers or pamphlet numbers of the sources are from the Wisconsin State Historical Society Library - because I forgot to include the complete bibliographic information.
Alleghany formed 24 Sep 1788 from Westmoreland & Washington; Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Venango, Warren all formed from it in 1800
1790 - from Washington Co
p. 207 Jno Lusk 1 0 1
Jos Link 1 2 1 (blot)
p. 214 Jno Lusk 1 1 2
p. 220 Robert Lusk 1 2 4 -
Jno Lush? 1 0 3
1800 - Fayette
p. 107 John Lusk 40011 // 11012
- Robison
p. 120 John Lusk 00001 / 00001 0
Bedford formed 9 Mar 1771 from Cumberland; Northumberland 1772, Westmoreland 1773, Huntington 1787, Somerset 1795, Camoria 1804, Blair 1846, Fulton 1850 formed from it
1780 Robert Lusk - Bedford - Cumberland Valley
Chester formed 10 Mar 1682 from Colonial lands; Lancaster 1728 and Delaware 1789 formed from it.
1736 - John Lusk - warranty of land 200 acres, 18 Sept 1736.
1739 - Robert Lusk - warranty of land 50 acres, 20 Feb 1739
1742 - Robert Lusk - warranty of land 211 acres, 7 Feb 1742.
1745 - William Lusk - warranty of land 20 acres, 22 May 1745.
{source}: PA Archives Series III, Vol. 24, p. 84-85.
1746/7 - William Lusk (will)
children David, James, Samuel, John, William, Hugh, Mary, Martha, Sarah
Sam, John, William, Hugh all probably to Augusta - and beyond
1757 - Robert Lusk - boundary mentioned (West Nantmill)
1759 - Robert Lusk - line mentioned
1763 - Thomas Lusk, Morris Lusk - mentioned in land records
1764 - Thomas Lusk - mentioned in land records
1765 - Robert- West Nantmeal - 150 acres - 4 horses - 4 cattle - 11 sheep - 0
servants/slaves
1767 - James Lusk - witness to will of Joseph McKee (West Nantmill)
1800 - Mary Nesbit, w/o Lusk - will of John Nesbit (West Nantmill)
Bryant, Carol. Abstracts of Chester County, Pennsylvania land records. (Westminster, Md. : Family Line Publications, 1997-)
v.4 p. 163 . . . a tract in West Nantmill bounded by the land of Arthur Graham, Robert
Matthew, Robert Lusk and John Hannah . . . recorded 13 Sep 1757 (K10:462)
v.5 p. 247 . . .delivered in the presence of C. Brockden and Thomas Lusk. recorded 23
Sep 1763 (N13:141)
p. 273 land along a marsh to be embanked . . . Morris Lusk in right of his wife 4 acres. .
.signed 24 June 1763 rec'd 10 Feb 1764 (N13:263)
p. 306 . . . delivered in the presence of Thomas Lusk and John Clark. . . rec'd 3 Sep 1764
(N13:423)
Dix, Katharine F. 1765 Chester County, Pennsylvania archives. (Apollo, PA : Closson Press, 1990).
45 - Lusk, Robert - West Nantmeal - 150 acres - 4 horses - 4 cattle - 11 sheep - 0
servants/slaves
Martin, Jacob. Wills of Chester County, Pennsylvania based on the abstracts of Jacob Martin.
(Westminster, Md. : Family Line Publications, 1993-)
v.1 p. 131 William Lusk - no date - Feb 24, 1746/7 B 217
To wife Sarah and son David my plantation during her widowhood.
To sons James, Samuel, John, William and Hugh 1 shilling each.
To daughter Mary 1 shilling.
To daughters Martha and Sarah a horse and saddle each.
Son David to have the place if wife marries.
Executors wife Sarah and brother John Lusk.
witnesses John Buzars, Thomas McCluer
v. 3 p. 10 will of McKee, Joseph, West Nantmeal. 24 Apr 1767 - 6 Oct 1767
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witnesses John McGoun, James Lusk
v. 3 p. 42 will of Graham, Michael 24 Jan 1759- 11 Oct 1775
. . . the line between it and Robert Lusks
v. 5 p. 163 Nisbit, John Sr. West Nantmel 8 Mar 1800 - 15 Jan 1812
wife Elizabeth, son Alexander. sons Robert and James.
daughters Mary Nisbit alias Lusk and Jean Robinson.
Daughter Elizabeth Darling. grandson William Henderson.
1780 (PA Census) Lusk, James Chester - West Nantmill
John ditto
Robert ditto
1800 Chester - Roll 47, Bk 1 - No Twp 46 p. 92a
Saml Lusk 3 - 2 - 1 2 - - 2 1 - 3
Cumberland formed 17 Jan 1750 from Lancaster; Bedford 1771, Franklin 1784, Mifflin 1789 and Perry 1820 formed from it.
1745 - William Lusk - land warrant
1768 - West Pennsborough - Lusk John - 3 horses, 3 cattle; 150 Warranted, 50 clear
acres
1769 - ditto - Rates - Lusk, John - 3 horses, 3 cattle; 200 Warranted, 40 clear acres
1770 - ditto - Rates - Lusk, John - 3 horses, 4 cattle; 200 Warranted, 50 clear acres
p. 145 - on list of freemen = David Lusk
John Lusk
1776 - 5th Battalian - Wm Lusk ensign
1780 John Cumberland - West Pennsboro
1785 - John Lusk, tax
William Lusk, tax
William Lusk - land warrant
1790 Cumberland - Roll 8, Book 3 - Hopewell, Newtown
p. 12 Wm Lusk 10002
p. 19 Robt Lusk 22200
Wm Stephenson 22400 (included because Samuel Lusk m Susannah Stevenson)
1792 - William Lusk - land warrant
1800- Roll 38, Bk 1 - Mifflin
p. 263 Robert Lusk 12001 // 10110
1829 - R.Lusk
Throop, Eugene F. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, divorces, 1789-1860. (Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books, 1994)
1829 case - "Squire Lusk" mentioned.
later on many things signed by "R. Lusk" - I think
he must have been a notary?
Dauphin formed 4 Mar 1785 from Lancaster; Lebanon formed from it 1813.
1790 - Roll 8, Book 2 - Remainder of Co
p. 181 Pattric Lusk 25300
Delaware formed 26 Sep 1789 from Chester.
1790- Roll 8, Book 2 - Middletown Twp
p. 81 Frances Lush 2 0 0or3 0 0
Thomas Baly 2 0 0or3 0 0
Lancaster formed 14 Oct 1728 from Chester; York 1749, Cumberland 1750, Berks 1751, Northumberland 1772, Dauphin 1785, Lebanon 1813 formed from it.
1780 Patrick Lancaster - Paxton
Robert ditto - Hanover
Lycoming formed 13 Apr 1795 from Northumberland; Armstrong, Venango, Warren, Center 1800, Indiana 1803, Tioga, Clearfield, McKean, Jefferson, Potter 1804, Bradford 1810, Clinton 1839, Sullivan 1847 formed from it.
1800 - Roll 41, Bk 1 - Bald Eagle p. 573
Lusk, David 02101 // 11101
Northumberland formed 21 Mar 1772 from Lancaster & Bedford; Luzerne 1786. Mifflin 1789, Lycoming 1795, Center 1800, Clearfield 1804, Union & Columbia 1813 formed from it.
1790 - Roll 9, Book 2 - All
p. 62 David Lusk 5 3 4
Philadelpia formed 10 Mar 1682 from Colonial lands; Berks 1751 and Montgomery 1784 formed from it. (including Philadelphia City and PA in general)
1755 - Andrew Lusk (letter left in Phila)
1760 - Robert Lusk - Chester Co (letter left in Phila), Thomas Lusk
1761 - Robert Lusk (letter left in Phila)
1762 - John Lusk born to Thomas & Mary
1767 - Lusk, Thomas married Mary McKinzey 14 July
1769 - Daniel Lusk, Thomas Lusk (letter left in Phila)
Lusk Mary married John Parker 23 Dec 1769
1774 - Lusher Mary married David Murdoch - 21 Nov
1775 - Jacob Lusk
Lush Mary married Henry Kyser 28 Nov 1775
1776 - Lusher Elizabeth married Peter Gallagher 20 Jan
1777 - John Lusk (being paid)
Hugh Lusk (manager of Grubb's salt co)
1780 - William Lusk - PA continental line
1786 - William Lusk - non res. Northumberland
1787 - ditto (Capt. William)
1791 - Mr. Lusk married Isabel McKee 8 Feb 1791
1795 - John Lusk - naturalization
1814 - Lusk, David married Kitty Jukins 15 Dec 1814 - Presbyterian - Mifflintown
1821 - Philip Lusk, wife Margaret - will
Proprietary tax list of Philadelphia County & city, 1769. (Westminster, Md. : Family
Line Publications, 1988.) "Pertaining to the inhabitants of Philadelphia County (including
that area which became Montgomery County in 1784), and the city of Philadelphia."
Lush, Daniel 84
Soldiers of the American Revolution, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania,
including Montgomery County / transcribed from the Pennsylvania Archives with
record of services[and] alphabetically arranged by Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams. (Danboro, Pa. : Williams, 1977.)
Lush, Jacob 5th Cl., 5th Co, 7th Batt...(s6, v1, 929)
Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania births, Philadelphia County. (Washington, D.C.
(P.O. Box 15190, Washington 20003) : Humphrey Publications, 1994- )
Lusk, John b. 3 June 1762 Thomas - Mary 1st Moravian
Abstracts of Philadelphia County wills. (Westminster, Md. : Family Line Publications, 1995 - ) v. 10 1820-25
p. 85 Lesh, Philip - Twp Passyunk, Co. Phila - 2 Dec 1821 - 15 Feb 1822 7.444
estate to wife Margaret Lesh. Executor Frederick Vollmer of Passyunk, witnesses
George Rees, jr; Martin Lush
Pennsylvania Archives - 3rd series - Gen Index v. 19-26 - F146 P41
v. 19 p. 717 Co of Northumberland - 1786 - Bald Eagle Township - State Tax
non-resident Luske, William, Capt. 145 acres 0 horses 0 cattle tax 9.10
v. 19 p. 798 Co of Northumberland - 1787 - Upper Bald Eagle Township
non-resident Lusk, William 250 - 0 - 0 - 6.6.8
v. 20 p. 729 - not found
v. 20 p. 776 Co of Cumberland - 1785 - West Pennsbro Township
Lusk, John 350 - 5 - 6 - - -
William - - - 8 - 4 - - -
v. 23 p. 372 Muster Rolls - 7th PA Reg. Cont. Line - 1780
Captain William Lusk's Company
Muster roll of the company of Light Infantry in the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment of Foot in
the service of the United States, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Harmar for
September and October, 1780.
Captain --- William Lusk; commissioned 12th May, 1779
Musick - Patrick Connor
Privates - David Hall, William Stevenson, Micajah Povey
v. 24 p. 85 Co of Chester 1733-1858 - Warranties of Land in the County of Chester
Lusk, William 120 acres date of survey 22 May 1745
v. 24 p. 708 Co of Cumberland Warranties of Land in the County of Cumberland
1750-1874
Lusk, William 300 25 May 1785
v. 24 p. 709 Ditto
Lusk, William 150 30 April 1792
v. 25 not there - p. 221, 566, 732, 797 (for William Lusk)
Dunn, Mary. Index to Pennsylvania’s colonial records series compiled by Mary Dunn ; prepared for publication by Martha Reamy ; with a foreword by Jonathan R. Strayer of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. (Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1992)
volumes 12, 13, 14 not there
Lush (Lusk) William 14: 86, 427 Lusk, William 12: 92, 13: 713 (or 113), 777
Lusk, Capt. 12: 774
v. 10 p. 451 - Minutes of the Council of Safety - in Congress 4 Jan 1776
resolved that a 5th battalion be raised in Cumberland Co - one ensign William Lusk
v. 11 p. 78 - Minutes of the Council of Safety - Philadelphia - 6 Jan 1777
Mr. Robert Erwin was directed to pay . . . (lots of people, including) John Lusk£16.10.0
v. 11 p. 350 - Minutes of the Council of Safety - Wednesday, Novem'r 26th,
1777
It being represented that (the manager of the Grubb's Furnace factory) has gone into
the field . . .
Ordered, that Hugh Lusk, who is now employed as manager at Grubb's Furnace, in
casting Salt Pans for the making of Salt, be permitted to continue at the said furnace until
the said salt pans be completed, and that he then proceed to Camp with all expedition and
serve out his tour in the field.
Philby, P. William. Philadelphia naturalization records : an index to records of aliens’ declarations of intention and/or oaths of allegiance, 1789-1880, in United States Circuit Court, United States District Court, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Quarter Sessions Court, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia.(Detoit, Mich. : Gale Research Company, 1982)
Lusk, John GrBI SC (that's the court involved) 28 Dec 1795
Scott, Kenneth. Buried genealogical data : a complete list of addressed letters left in the post offices of Philadelphia, Chester, Lancaster, Trenton, New Castle & Wilmington between 1748 and 1780 / abstracted from the Pennsylvania gazette . . . . (Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1977.)
P stands for Philadelphia post office. Fuller address is from the letter itself
Lusk, Robert P. 31 July 60 Chester Co
P. 12 Feb 61, 31 Dec 61
Phila 3 Sep 61
Lusk, Thomas P 31 July 60
Phila 26 Oct 69
Lush, Andrew P 11 Sep 55 Phila
Gunning, Kathryn McPherson. Selected final pension payment vouchers, 1818-1864. Pennsylvania. Philadelphia & Pittsburgh. (Westminster, MD : Willow Bend Books, 2003)
p. 24 - Robert Lusk, JP, Lycoming Co 1833
p. 74 - R Lusk sig to Robert Buchanan
William L admin to Robert Buchanan, Cumberland Co 1826 (1818-1825 will I think)
p. 350 Lusk, John - Allegheny Co - 23 Mar 1841 - former private - resident of Fayette Twp 44y - previously of Washington Co - wit Thomas Lusk, Hugh Lusk sig - collected $30
Pennsylvania marriages prior to 1790; names of persons for whom marriage licenses were issued in the Province of Pennsylvania, previous to 1790.(Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1968) "Reprinted from Pennsylvania Archives, series 2, volume 2, 1890."
1755 Nov 28 - Lush Mary - Henry Kyser
1767 July 14 - Lush Thomas - Mary McKinzey
1769 Dec 23 - Lusk Mary - John Parkes?
Washington formed 26 Mar 1781 from Westmoreland; Allegheny 1788, Greene 1796, Beaver1800 formed from it.
1790- Roll 9, Book 1 - All
p. 155 John Lusk 21200
Robert Lusk 20200
Westmoreland formed 26 Feb 1773 from Bedford; Washington 1781, Fayette 1783, Allegheny 1788, Armstrong 1800, Indiana 1801 formed from it.
1800 - Roll 41, Bk 1 - Franklin
p. 9528 (a?)
Lusk, John 01201 // 00101 0
Lusk, Robert 10110 // 01101 0
Lusk, Wm 01201 // 20001 0
York formed 14 Oct 1749 from Lancaster; Adams formed from it 1800.
1780 John York - Chanceford
1790 - York - Roll 9, Bk 1 - Chanceford Twp
p. 327 John Lusk 41400
1800 - Chanceford
p. 1379 Patrick Lusk 10010 // 01010
John 01001 // 00100
Thomas Lush 11010 // 30100 // 10
James Lusk? Turk? 02301 // 20101
p. 1383 Thomas
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1780 Pennsylvania
Lusk, James Chester - West Nantmill
John ditto
Robert ditto
John Cumberland - West Pennsboro
John York - Chanceford
Patrick Lancaster - Paxton
Robert ditto - Hanover
Robert Bedford - Cumberland Valley
1790 Pennsylvania
Cumberland - Roll 8, Book 3 - Hopewell, Newtown
p. 12 Wm Lusk 1 - - - 2
p. 19 Robt Lusk 2 2 2 - -
Wm Stephenson 2 2 4
Delaware - Roll 8, Book 2 - Middletown Twp
p. 81 Frances Lush 2 0 0or3 - -
Dauphin - Roll 8, Book 2 - Remainder of Co
p. 181 Pattric Lusk 2 5 3 - -
Washington - Roll 9, Book 1 - All
p. 155 John Lusk 2 1 2 - -
Robert Lusk 2 - 2
Allegheny - Roll 9, Book 1 - from Washington Co
p. 207 Jno Lusk 1 - 1
Jos Link 1 2 1 (blot)
p. 214 Jno Lusk 1 1 2
p. 220 Robert Lusk 1 2 4 -
Jno Lush? 1 - 3
York - Roll 9, Bk 1 - Chanceford Twp
p. 327 John Lusk 4 1 4 - -
Northumberland - Roll 9, Book 2 - All
p. 62 David Lusk 5 3 4
1800 Pennsylvania
Westmoreland - Roll 41, Bk 1 - Franklin
p. 9528 (a?) Lusk, John - 1 2 - 1 - - 1 - 1 -
Lusk, Robert 1 - 1 1 - - 1 1 - 1 -
Lusk, Wm - 1 2 - 1 2 - - - 1 -
Lycoming - Roll 41, Bk 1 - Bald Eagle
p. 573 Lusk, David - 2 1 - 1 1 1 1 - 1
Allegheny - Roll 35, Bk 1 - Fayette
p. 107 John Lusk 4 - - 1 1 1 1 - 1 2
Robison p. 120 John Lusk - - - 1 - - - - 1 -
York - Roll 44, Bk 1 - Chanceford
p. 1379 Patrick Lusk 10010 // 01010
John 01001 // 00100
Thomas Lush 11010 // 30100 // 10
James Lusk? Turk? 02301 // 20101
p. 1383 Thomas
Cumberland - Roll 38, Bk 1 - Mifflin
p. 263 Robert Lusk 1 2 - - 1 1 - 1 1 -
1810 Pennsylvania
Lusks: David, Jane, John(5 - 1 in Chester- Charlestown), John sr & jr, Martha (2), Robert
(4)
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