Bef 1778 - 1844 (~ 65 years)
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Name |
John Mushat |
Alt. Birth |
Between 1775 and 1780 |
New York |
Alt. Birth |
1778 |
Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York |
Born |
Bef 22 Aug 1778 |
Cambridge, Washington County, New York |
Christened |
22 Aug 1778 |
Dutch Reformed Church - Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York |
Gender |
Male |
1810 Census |
1810 |
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina |
- p. 302
John Mushet 00610 - 00010
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1820 Census |
1820 |
Fairfield County, South Carolina |
- p. 153, 010001-21001, as John Mushatt
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1830 Census |
1830 |
Fairfield County, South Carolina |
- p. 368, 002 000 010 0000 - 001 100 100 0000, as John Machet
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1840 Census |
1840 |
Fairfield County, South Carolina |
- p. 181, 000 020 001 0000 - 000 020 010 0000, as John Matchet
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Died |
5 Mar 1844 |
Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina |
Buried |
Aft 5 Mar 1844 |
Sion Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina |
Obituary |
3 Aug 1844 |
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina |
Charleston Observer |
- Marriage and Death Notices from The Charleston Observer, 1827-1845
Issue of August 3, 1844
page 202
Marriages & Deaths, Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, p.202
Died at his residence in Fairfield Dist., near Winnsboro', on the 5th of March, John Mushatt, in the 66th year of his age... a native of Cambridge, New York, but removed to Charleston, S. C., and resided at that place for many years.
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Person ID |
I23237 |
DNA Family 1 Genealogies |
Last Modified |
22 Jan 2009 |
Family |
Margaret Fleming, b. Cal 1785, Ireland , d. 27 Jan 1867 (Age ~ 82 years) |
Married |
Bef 1810 |
Children |
| 1. John Mushat, b. Abt 1811, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina , d. Unknown |
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Last Modified |
22 Jan 2009 |
Family ID |
F8174 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Alt. Birth - Between 1775 and 1780 - New York |
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| Born - Bef 22 Aug 1778 - Cambridge, Washington County, New York |
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| 1810 Census - 1810 - Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina |
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| Died - 5 Mar 1844 - Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina |
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| Buried - Aft 5 Mar 1844 - Sion Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina |
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| Obituary - Charleston Observer - 3 Aug 1844 - Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina |
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Notes |
- 1790 Cambridge, Albany Co., NY, p. 19
Wm Muschet 2-3-3-0-0 (p. 313)
John Mushett 1-2-2-0-0 (p. 315)
1800 Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, p. 369
William Mushet 11101-10010
John Mushet 02001-21010
1810 Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, p. 478
William Mushett 00101-00101-20
John Mushett 00201-11001-10
1810, Ward 8 - New York, New York Co., NY, p. 233,
John Mishett 10100-00010
1820 Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, p. 176
William L. Mushett 000010-01001-01
Fairfield Co., SC,
1820 : p. 153, 010001-21001, as John Mushatt
1830 : p. 368, 002 000 010 0000 - 001 100 100 0000, as John Machet
1840 : p. 181, 000 020 001 0000 - 000 020 010 0000, as John Matchet
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In a continuing effort to put these pieces together, I did locate John Mushat (as John Mushatt) in the 1820 Iredell Census. Now it does make sense that he could have married Mary Davidson, d/o George Lee Davidson. I also discovered that he was supposed to have died in 1843 and that she died in 1869. Although I cannot find an 1850 or 1860 census listing for her in Lowndes County, AL, there is an index listing for a Mrs. Mary Mushat for the 1855 state census. I also cannot locate an 1840 listing for John Mushat. All of this suggests that if there was a Catherine Mushat who married George Lee Davidson, there are no obvious clues to her existence and it is just as likely that his spouse Catherine Lee Davidson was the Catherine Davidson who died in 1847.
There are LDS records indicating that John Mushat was born in 1778 in Rennselaer Co., NY, to a David Mushat and Christine Stewart. There is no obvious 1790 census listing for David.
None of this changes the basic conclusion that the mother of George Lee Davidson's children was Catherine Lee Davidson, d/o Col. George Davidson and Catherine Reese.
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John Mushat is now becoming a real mystery!
I thought I had found everything and then something new pops up:
Iredell Co., NC
1820 : p. 244, 160010-10100-02, as John Mushatt
1830 : p. 37, 111 001 100 0000 - 021 000 100 0000, as John Mushat
Do we have 2 John Mushat's from New York going to the Carolinas?
On the issue of Mary Lee Davidson. I did now find her 1860 census record:
1860 Federal Census -
Hayneville PO - Northern Division, Lowndes Co., AL,
p. 562, as M. L. Mushatt : 8 October 1860
697 633 M. L. Mushatt 63 F 1800 17455 NC
J. M. " 22 M Depty Sheriff AL
So, where does this leave us?
We know from the newspaper report that the John Mushat in SC is originally from New York.
If we assume that the John Patrick Mushat born in Iredell County in 1830 was a son of John Mushat and Mary Lee Davidson, then the John Mushat in Iredell County is from New York.
The family groups are enough different for these to be two different John Mushats.
The John Mushat who died in 1844 in SC seems to be the John Mushat who was born in 1778 in Renssalaer Co., NY, s/o David Mushat & Christian Stewart. However, census records indicate that there was no David Mushat living in upstate New York in 1790 and beyond, and the Mushats from Cambridge, NY were John and William who seem to be gone after 1820.
Let me speculate:
The John Mushat in Fairfield Co., SC is the s/o David; and the one in Iredell County is either a cousin or a nephew, about 5-10 years younger, maybe a s/o John or William, maybe the John Mishett from NYC in 1810 (who may be part of family), or maybe someone completely different.
There is no data to link the Mushats in Alabama to South Carolina. In fact, the son "J. M." with Mary Lee (Davidson) Mushat in 1860 census puts her in Alabama as early as 1838.
References give the death date for the NC John Mushat as 1843 and the newspaper give the death date for the SC as 1844. I wonder if the references confused these individuals or if they both did die with a short period of time.
I believe I have exhausted on-line and on-hand resources on this family. It would be useful if someone with Lowndes County, AL, references, such as cemetery lists, etc. could review for more answers and questions.
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