JOHANNES RAUSCH - Burial name on original tombstone
JOHANNES ADAM RAUSCH ~ German birth name
Born, Johannes Adam Rausch in Hessen, Darmstadt, Germany, the son of Johann Nicholas and Anna Catherine Alberts Rausch. He died October 19, 1786 near New Market in Shenandoah Co, VA. His wife was Susannah Sehler.
Johann Adam Rausch sailed from Rotterdam and arrived in Philadelphia, PA on Oct 19, 1736 on the Brigantine John of Perth Amboy where he was qualified, taking the oath of Faith and Fidelity in Pennsylvania on that date at the courthouse. In 1739 he was married to Susannah Schlern/Sehler in Philadelphia. Shortly after, he and Susannah migrated to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Upon arriving in what was then Frederick County, they settled on the banks of Mill Creek where Johann was a farmer, a mill owner and a tanner.
His nine sons, and three son-in-laws all did service during the Revolutionary War. Up to modern times no one has found a family that contributed this kind of service. He has been recognized by the Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution for his public service to the cause of Freedom in America.
Record Ref: Johan Adam Rausch listed among passengers;
At the Courthouse of Philadelphia, October 19th, 1736.
Thirty seven Foreigners, from the Palatinate, who, with their Families, making in all one hundred and ten persons, were imported here in the Brigantine John, of Perth Amboy, George Frazer, Master, from Rotterdam, but last from Dover, as by Clearance thence, were this day qualified as usual." From the Minutes of the Provincial Council, printed in Colonial Records, Vol. IV, p. 99f. This is the last entry in the minutes of the Provincial Council regarding immigrants.
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"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered yet we have this consolation with us, the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value." --
Tom Paine after the Declaration of Independence
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Link to Johannes Rausch/John Adam Roush's original grave at Old Pine Church Cemetery where his mortal remains still lie:
Johannes Rausch
JOHANNES RAUSCH - Burial name on original tombstone
JOHANNES ADAM RAUSCH ~ German birth name
Born, Johannes Adam Rausch in Hessen, Darmstadt, Germany, the son of Johann Nicholas and Anna Catherine Alberts Rausch. He died October 19, 1786 near New Market in Shenandoah Co, VA. His wife was Susannah Sehler.
Johann Adam Rausch sailed from Rotterdam and arrived in Philadelphia, PA on Oct 19, 1736 on the Brigantine John of Perth Amboy where he was qualified, taking the oath of Faith and Fidelity in Pennsylvania on that date at the courthouse. In 1739 he was married to Susannah Schlern/Sehler in Philadelphia. Shortly after, he and Susannah migrated to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Upon arriving in what was then Frederick County, they settled on the banks of Mill Creek where Johann was a farmer, a mill owner and a tanner.
His nine sons, and three son-in-laws all did service during the Revolutionary War. Up to modern times no one has found a family that contributed this kind of service. He has been recognized by the Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution for his public service to the cause of Freedom in America.
Record Ref: Johan Adam Rausch listed among passengers;
At the Courthouse of Philadelphia, October 19th, 1736.
Thirty seven Foreigners, from the Palatinate, who, with their Families, making in all one hundred and ten persons, were imported here in the Brigantine John, of Perth Amboy, George Frazer, Master, from Rotterdam, but last from Dover, as by Clearance thence, were this day qualified as usual." From the Minutes of the Provincial Council, printed in Colonial Records, Vol. IV, p. 99f. This is the last entry in the minutes of the Provincial Council regarding immigrants.
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"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered yet we have this consolation with us, the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value." --
Tom Paine after the Declaration of Independence
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Link to Johannes Rausch/John Adam Roush's original grave at Old Pine Church Cemetery where his mortal remains still lie:
Johannes Rausch
Inscription
1711-John Adam Roush-1786
EMIGRANT FROM DARMSTADT, GERMANY, 1736
EARLY SETTLER OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
1713 -HIS WIFE, SUSANNAH- 1796
PARENTS OF NINE SONS WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTY IN THE CAUSE OF INDEPENDENCE.
1741-PHILIP ROUSH-1820
1742-HENRY ROUSH-1831
1743-JOHN ROUSH-1815
1746-JACOB ROUSH-1830
1749-DANIEL ROUSH-1832
1753-ELEANOR ROUSH WADDELL-1827
MARY MAGDELNE ROUSH ZIRKLE
1758-ELIZABETH ROUSH NEASE-1831
1761-GEORGE ROUSH-1845
1763-JONAS ROUSH-1850
THEIR DESCENDANTS LIVING AND DEAD NUMBER ABOUT 40,000 AMERICAN CITIZENS. RECORDS OF THE FAMILY AVAILABLE IN MOST LIBRARIES.
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ERECTED IN 1936, THE BICENTENNIAL OF HIS EMIGRATION TO AMERICA BY THE ROUSH AND ALLIED FAMILIES OF AMERICA, INC.
Gravesite Details
His name is inscribed on these monuments, his mortal remains lie in the Old Pine Church Cemetery where he was originally placed to rest
Family Members
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Lewis Roush
1740–1829
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Phillip Roush Sr
1741–1820
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John Roush Jr
1742–1816
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Mary Magdalene Roush Zirkle
1746–1815
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Jacob Roush
1746–1830
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Balser Roush
1746–1845
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Nicholas Roush
1752–1815
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Eleanor Roush Waddell
1752–1827
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Henry Roush
1752–1831
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Elizabeth Catherine Raush Nehs
1758–1832
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George Roush
1761–1845
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Jonas Roush
1763–1850