America
1649 Oliver Cromwell transports Irish political prisoners to MONTSERRAT 1651 Irish bring first slaves to MONTSERRAT.
1655 English land at JAMAICA, captured by Sir. William Penn
British take JAMAICA, Spanish settlers flee to CUBA
1656 Amerindian attack English settlement on ANGUILLA; killed men, captured women and children
1665—1667 Second Dutch War, England vs. Netherlands
1666 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS fall into British hands
1624 Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitt's and Nevis was taken under the protection of Great Braitain.
1625 Earl of Carlise claims Antigua while living in Barbados.
1667 Antigua was returned to the British by the Treaty of Breda.
Rush AND LUCAS ANCESTORS QUAKERS
1. Susanna Rush: Born 26 Dec 1656 Hornton, Oxfordshire, England; Died 27 Feb 1725 Byberry, Philadelphia, PA; Married 16 Sep 1685 Byberry, Philadelphia, PA.; John Hart:Born 16 Nov 1651 Whitney, Oxfordshire, England; Died Sep 1714 Warminster, Bucks, PA. (See Tate & Hart)
2. John Rush: Born 1623 of Hornton, Oxfordshire, England; Died May 1699 Byberry, Philadelphia, PA; Married 8 Jun 1648 Banbury, Hornton, Oxfordshire, England;
Susanna Lucas ...
Born 29 Jan 1627/1628 of, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England;
Died Aft 1707 Byberry, Philadelphia, PA.
After the war John began farming and rearing a family. In about 1660 he became a Quaker, holding that persuasion throughout the Restoration, a harsh time for those who refused to conform to the Church of England. When William Penn opened his "holy experiment" for settlement, the Old Trooper, then age sixty three, sold all his holdings. he and his wife, Susanna LUCAS, gathered together their many grown children and grandchildren, and in 1683 boarded the ship, Welcome, for America. They settled northeast of Philadelphia in the Quaker community of Byberry, founded by William Penn as sanctuary for this persecuted religious minority.
Most notable were Robert Barclay and William Penn. In 1682 Penn created an asylum for this group in the colony of Pennsylvania and thousands of Quakers quickly settled there. Rush arrived in Byberry just a year later.
Their 500-acre farm in Byberry Township was located twelve miles up the Delaware River from Philadelphia on Poquessing Creek. This was to become the family home for the next five generations.
After the war he married Susannah Lucas at Harton, in Oxfordshire, the 8th of June, 1648.
in 1682 he emigrated to Pennsylvania with his wife and children. He died in 1699.
ANTIGUA TIMELINE 1600'S HISTORY
1600'S , ANTIGUA BERMUDA
1600 1605 67 Englishmen try to settle ST.LUCIA 1606 ST.JOSEPH, TRINIDAD rebuilt. 1609
British ship Sea Venture bound for Virginia, foundered off BERMUDA, crew settles for a year and build Deliverance.
1612 Charter granted by James I to the Virginia Co. for BERMUDA 1618--1648 30 year War, involved Germany, England, France, Spain, Denmark 1621 Dutch uses CURACAO as a military stronghold 1623 September 19 - Hurricane recorded in St. Christopher's 1625 Dutch and English settle ST.CROIX, VI 1627 English settle BARBADOS 1629 English from the Carolinas settle BAHAMAS. (SEE 1647) French settle northern ST. MAARTEN 1631 Dutch settle southern ST. MAARTEN 1632
English from St. Kitts colonize ANTIGUA.
Shipwreck English land at SABA. Thomas Warner brings English and Irish Catholics from ST. KITTS and establish colony on MONTSARRAT.
English colonize ANTIGUA*LUCAS FAMILY ARRIVES
1633-- 48 Spanish occupy ST.MAARTEN 1634 Dutch settle CURACAO 1635 French settle MARTINIQUE & GUADELOUPE. French claim SABA. 1635--74 Private co. Compangnie dis Iles, owns MARTINIQUE 1636 Dutch capture BONAIRE, Aruba and Curacau from Spain 1638 French attempt to settle GRENADA. English from BERMUDA & ST. KITTS settle ST. LUCIA, settlers killed by Caribs three years later 1639 Dutch colonize ST.EUSTATIUS, and build FT.ORANJE.1639--1778 Dutch bring half a million slaves to the Caribbean WHEN FLORA ARRIVES IN ANTIGUA ????
1640 Dutch settle SABA, build two communities, Trent Bay and The Bottoms 1641 James, Duke of Courland obtain a grant for TOBAGO 1642 King of France ceded ST. LUCIA to French West India Co. Courlanders settle the north side of TOBAGO. Three hurricanes reported in this year, the second was in St. Christopher's.. 1644 Peter Stuyversant attack ST. MAARTEN 1645 Dutch abandon ST.CROIX for ST.EUSTATIUS & ST.MAARTEN. French from Dieppe settle ST. BARTHELEMY 1647 70 settlers & 28 slaves led by William Sayle, governor of BERMUDA for LEUTHERA, BAHAMAS.
1648 March 23. Treaty of Mount Coneordia, officially divides ST.MAARTEN between the French and the Dutch 1649 Oliver Cromwell transports Irish political prisoners to MONTSERRAT 1650Maroons wage wars with European settlers of JAMAICA 1650--1730 Spanish repossess ST.CROIX French from MARTINIQUE settle GRENADA, establish St. George’s First slaves brought to GUADELOUPE F.W.I. Co. sold ST. LUCIA to MM Houel & Du Parquet "Sugar Revolution," most whites leave BARBADOS English settle ANGUILLA /ANTIGUA 1651.
Irish bring first slaves to MONTSERRAT. Hurricane recorded in Martinique. 1652 Hurricane recorded in West Indies 1653 de Poincy deed ST.CROIX to the Knights of Malta 1654 Dutch refugees from Brazil bring sugar technology to NETHERLAND ANTILLES 1655 English land at JAMAICA, captured by Sir. William Penn .[FUTURE QUAKER ]
British take JAMAICA, Spanish settlers flee to CUBA 1656 .[DE MURIAS CONNECTION ????]
Amerindian attack English settlement on ANGUILLA;/ANTIGUA killed men, captured women and children Two hurricanes recorded in the West Indies.
1657 Hurricane recorded in Guadeloupe 1658 The Courlander are overpowered by the Dutch on TOBAGO 1659 Major Bridgetown fire, Barbados (200+ houses) 1660 Spanish abandon JAMAICA English renew claim on ST.LUCIA 1662 Cornelius Lampsius created Baron of TOBAGO, under the Crown of France 1664 October 22, 23 : Severe gale, heavy rains destroyed vegetation in Guadeloupe, almost caused a famine. 1665 St. Thomas colonized by the Danish 1665--1667Second Dutch War, England vs. Netherlands 1666
:BRITISH ISLANDS FALL INTO FRENCH HANDS:
French occupy ANTIGUA * IS THIS WHEN ELIZA LUCAS' FATHER HAS TO RETURN TO ANTIGUA, AND HE IS CAPTURED BY FRENCH, AND DIES IN CAPTIVITY/ PRISON.
British hold BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS Hurricane, devastates early Danish settlement on St.Thomas French attack ANGUILLA/ANTIGUA Hurricane recorded in Guadeloupe, also felt in Martinique and St. Christoper's.
Susan's Parents through Great-Great-Grandparents--
I. John Lucas: Born 1590 of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England; Married Ann (Lucas): Born 1605, Horton, Oxfordshire, England. John and Ann had seven children: Benjamin Lucas Born 1625; Susanna Lucas Born 29 Jan 1627/1628; (male) Lucas Born 1627; John Lucas Born 1631; George Lucas Born 1633; Sarah Lucas Born 1635; and Elizabeth Lucas Born 1637.
A. Thomas Lucas: Born about 1561 of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England; Christened 7 June 1561, Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England; Married Ann Waters: Born about 1575 of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England. Thomas and Ann had three sons:
Thomas Lucas Born 1588;
William Lucas Born 1589;
and John Lucas Born 1590.
[JOHN H Lucas (1590 - 1637)]
i. Robert Lucas: Born about 1530 of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England. Robert had seven children: John Lucas Born 1556; Thomas Lucas Born 1561; Alice Lucas Born 1562; Richard Lucas Born 1563; Ann Lucas Born 1564; Agnes Lucas Born 1564 and Margery Lucas Born 1566.
a. Robert Lucas: Born about 1505 of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England; Died 1560 of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England. Robert had two sons: Robert Lucas Born about 1530 and Richard Lucas born about 1532 who married Ann Loftus.
John's Parents--
3 . Thomas Rush: Born about 1560 England; Died 4 Mar 1635 Boreham, Essex, England;Married about 1619; Thomasine Stansted: Born about 1565 of, Springfield, Essex, England. Thomas and Thomasine had six children: Colonel Thomas Rush Born about 1618 whomarried Bridgett Bramston; Thomasine Rush Born 31 August 1620 who Married Matthew Dalby; Jane Rush Born 4 October 1621; Frances Rush Born 1622 who married Thomas Barker; John Rush Born 1623; and Mary Rush Born 25 June 1633.
Thomasine's Father--
I. John Stansted: Born 1574 of, Springfield, Essex, England
Thomas' Parents--
4 . Thomas Rush: Born about 1543, Sudborne, Suffolk, England; Died 5 Jun 1574 England;Married Priscilla Clovell: Born about 1515 England. Priscilla's Father-- Francis Clovell: Born 1489, England.
Thomas' Parents--
5 . Sir Thomas Russhe, Knight of the Bath: Born about 1490 Sudborne, Suffolk, England;Died 1560 Ipswich, England; Married Anne Rivers:
Anne's Father--
6 . John Rivers:
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