The Genealogy of the William and Susan (Young) Bussey Family from 1710-1966
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The Genealogy of the William and Susan (Young) Bussey Family from 1710-1966 Compiled by Sue Bussey Trowbridge 325 Morningside Drive low-a City, Iowa 1966 TAB~E OF CONTENTS Section I. Introducti.on. Section II. Ancestry. Section m. William and Susan (Young) Bussey. Section IV. Carrie, 1st born of William and Susan (Young)·Bussey. (Ccxle Number 1) Section V. Mary, 2nd born of William and Susan (Young) Bussey~ (Code Number 2) Section VI. Addie, Charles, George, Willa, Luther and Lucy Bussey. (Ccxle Numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) Section VII. Ella Bussey, 9th born of William and Susan (Young) Bussey. Section Vlll. William H. Bussey, 10th born of William and Susan (Young) Bussey. (Code Number 10) Section IX. References Section X. Indices of Bussey and non-Bussey names. SECTION I THE GENEALOGY OF THE WILLIAM H. AND SUSAN (YOUNG) BUSSEY FAMILY FROM 1710 to 1966. 1bis is not a genealogy of the Bussey family in America for a true genealogy traces all branches back to a common ancestor through those males carrying the family name. This is rather the genealogical report of one branch of that family, giving as much in formation as is available conceming the ancestry and the members and their families. As early as 1900 William H. Bussey, father of the compiler of this report began collecting data on the genealogy of his branch of the Bussey family going back to William Bussey who came to this country from England as an immigrant and settled in Massa chusetts between 1710 and 1728. With the help of his son, William H. Bussey, Jr. who was attending Harvard at that time, the direct line was traced to William and Olive (Jordan) Bussey. Information was obtained from records of wills, probate files, deeds, marriages and war seryice. With this material and letters written by the sisters of William H. Bussey, the history of this branch of the family was quite complete down to 1925 but it was not organized and published. In 1925 William H. Bussey died and all of the records, letters, and miscellaneous documents were taken by the writer and saved. To this material bas been added many letters from living relatives which have added valuable information concerning the history of the family. As a result the genealogy has been brought down to date and printed for the. use of present and future generations. Of the many descendants included in this report that now have the surname Bussey there are only five who can pass the name down to the next generation; William and George Bussey, sons of James A. and Eleanor Bussey; Michael and Lawrence Bussey, sons of David A. and Mary Bussey and Donald_ S. Bussey~- Jr. son of DonaJd S. and Anne aissey. These five are great-grandsons r,f William H. and Carrie Bussey, c1.nd great-great-grandsons of WHJiam and Susan Bussey the subject of this report. In the writing of this report the compiler wishes to express sincere thanks to Dr. M. B. Ba.mes of Iowa City whose inspiration and. help ~ve made it possible. He ·bas written several genealogies and his general outline and his code system have been followed here. Of this code system he writes: "To avoid confusion caused by the repetition of similar narnes in the various branches of the family a code number has been assigned to each descendant oarn«I. Bach digit in the code number indicates the actual or assumed order of birth of that individual in the family concerned. By careful attention to these code number~ a given individual can be identified no matter how many others may have ·an identical name. n Since this report c-overs in part nine generations, the ccxle system applied to all individuals would be too cumbe-raome; .therefore, no numbers are given to the ancestors of William and Susan (Young) Bussey but only to the descendants. The code number of 'the firs·t-bom of William and Susan is 1 for Carrie Bussey. Her son then has the code number 1-1 and the second-born bas number 1-2, etc. 5 Since much work bas gone into the compiling of this report copies are being fi)f.d in the genealogical sections of Library of Congress; libraries in Phoenix, Arizona; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and in the State Historical Society of I~ Library. Siglled, Sue B. Trowbridge, Compiler 325 Momingside Drive Iowa City, Iowa 5224() June 1966 6 SEC'J;ION II: ANCESTRY ' The following excerpt is from "History of Canton, Massachusetts" in the England Historic Genealogical Society, in Boston, Mass. *"William Bussey the first of the name was an early immigrant. Here he found his &Weetheart in the person of Olive Jordan and on the 6th day of June 1728 they were married. We hear no more of him for several years. He proba:bly followed the sea. He conveyed land near the present turnpike in 1731. In 1756 he built the littj.e house now standing near the Reservoir Park which he sold to Mr. Crosman in 1763. " William Bussey was born about 1710. Olive Jonlan was the daughter of Thomas Jonlan of Dor chester, Mass. She died before 1763. Children: 9. 1. William born April 12, 172~ in Canton, Mass. On May 6, 1775, he married . Grace Jon:lin, who died March 14, 1799. - 2. Olive, born November 27, 1730, in Canton, Mass. She married Elija Spur, November 28, 1756. 3.. Captain Thomas, bom October 4, 1732. Married Anna Anguish, born 1730. He died January 22, 1804. Children: 3. 1. Eseck 2. Thomas 3. Jesse 4. Benjamin, born February 26, 1734, in Canton, Mass. On November 26, 1755 he mar:ried Ruth Hartwell, born August 31, 1738. She died December 5, 1776. Benjamin died August 15, 1808. Children: 4. 1. Benjamin, born March 1, 1757, married Juq.ith Gay, August 25, 1780. At the age of 84 he wrote "Life of Benjamin Bussey Written by Himself. " In it he writes "My father was born in Canton (formerly Stoughton) and was named Benjamin Bussey and his father was an Englishman and a· farmer. " He was very s . ccessful in business and at his death left part of his fortune to Harvard College. At the close of his article he wrote "I have felt a great desire to promote the cause of agriculture and manufactures and trust I shall be considered hereafter to have been a useful friend as well· as a good wisher.'' Ref. (1) 2. Olive, born March 6, 1764, mar;ried Robert Billings. 3. Ruth, born February 6, 1766, married Samuel Lounder~ 7 5. Jaazauiab, born June 2, 1737 in Canton. Unmarried. He was a partner in business with his brother Benjamin. He died in England while on a blsiness trip. 6. Mary, bom July 2, 1739. •1. Capt. Isaiah, bom June 12, 1741. He was born in Stoughton. (Nam~ later changed to Canton. ) On June 26, 1763, he married_ Bathsheba Wentworth. bom October 21, 1738. She was the daughter of John and Mercy(Smith) Wentworth. She died in 1801. Isaiah was an officer in the Revolutionary War. (Ref. 3 and 4). He died in 1784. Children: 4. 1. John Wentworth. hom November 16, 1763. Married Blizabeth Bent of Milton, Mass. 2. Blija, born March 9, 1765, married Judith Gay of Boston. 3. Rebecca, .bom March 19, 1767; married Geors-= Stone of canton. CbUdren: 2, Olive and George. •4_ Isaiah, born 1772. On July 22, 1798 he married Na>.by Re:ad (Ref. 6) horn July 11, 1779. She died 1818. She was the daughter of Nathan and Abigail (Plymton) Read. Children: 5. 1. Isaiah, born __; married Nancx Wood, April 30, 1826. Died Sept. 7, 1883. 2. Horace, bom --;, killed in powder mill. (Ref. 7) 3. Anne, born --; married Eli Cooper. 4. George, bom August 5, 1805. Died October 4, 1891. *5. William, bom Feb. 6, 1808 in Canton, Mass. Died in St. Charles, Ill. Nov. 24, 1854. On Feb. 6, 1836 in Reading, N. Y. he married Susan Young, born Feb. 6, 1815 in Reading, N. Y. She died in May 1893, Jessup, Iowa. (Ref. 8) 8;. David, hom March 18, 1746. 9. John, -bom June 21, 1751, married Mary Davenport. *The direct line. William and Olive Qordan) Bussey about 1710 - 1763 or later. 8 Capt. Isaiah and Bathsheba (W_entworth) Bussey, 1741-1784. Isai$ and Nabby (Read) Bussey, .1772-1818. William and Susan (Young) BuSBey, 1808-1854. 9 SECTION III. WILLIAM AND SUSAN (YOUNG) BlTSSBY. William Bussey, the fifth-born of Isaiah and Nabby (Read) Bussey was bom in Canton, Massachusetts on Feb. 6, 1808. He lived in Reading, N. Y. for many years. Several of his children were born there. Reading was at that time in Steuben County but later the county lines were changed and it was in Schuyler Co. From New York the family mos.red to St. Charles, Ill. There William died in 1854. He married Susan Young, Feb. 6, 1836, in Reading, N. Y. ·She was bom Feb. 6, 1815. She died in May 1893 in Jessup, Iowa. The ten children of William and Susan (Young) Bussey were: 1. Carrie BusseI, born 1837. 2. Mary Bussey, born 1840. 3. Addie Bussey, bom 1842. 4. Charles Isaiah Bussey, bom 1843. 5. George Bussey, born____ • 6. Willa _Bussey, born ___. 7. Luther Bussey, born ---. 8. Lucy Bussey, born ---. 9. m1a Bussey, born 1851. 10. William H. Bussey, born 1854. 10 CHILDREN OF WILLIAM & SUSAN (YOUNG) BUSSEY. SECTION IV. CARRIE BUSSEY (1837-1916) 1- Carrie Bussey~ first-born of William .and Susan (Young) Bussey was born January 19, 1837,.