Rush Nutt

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Rush Nutt
Born1781
Northumberland County, Virginia, United States
Died1837
Natchez, Mississippi, US
Resting placeLongwood
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationPlanter
Spouse(s)Eliza Ker
Children7, Haller Nutt
Parent(s)Richard Turner Nutt
Elizabeth Rawlings
RelativesDavid Ker (father in law)

Rush Nutt (1781-1837) was a Mississippian planter, physician, and scientist. He was the founder of Laurel Hill Plantation and discovered Petit Gulf cotton. He is a former justice of the Jefferson County court in Mississippi.

Early life[]

Nutt was born as Rushworth Nutt to Richard Turner Nutt and Elizabeth Rawlings in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States.[1] Nutt studied under Dr. Benjamin Rush at the University of Pennsylvania. Nutt changed his name from Rushworth to Rush after Dr. Benjamin Rush.[2]

Career[]

Nutt moved to the West in 1805 to Jefferson County, Mississippi and established the Laurel Hill Plantation. He established the Oakland College (Alcorn State University).[2] He built the first brick church in Rodney. He toured Egypt, Jerusalem, Syria, Turkey, and Greece. He was the first American to visit those regions. He wrote about his travels, agriculture and scientific studies.[3]

Nutt developed the "Petit Gulf", a hybrid strain, in 1833. He developed the Egypto-Mexican hybrid cotton in 1841.[4] The cotton he developed were easier to pick.[5]

A article about his trips to Chkickasaw tribes was published in 1947 called "Nutt's Trip to the Chickasaw Country" in the Journal of Mississippi History by Jesse D. Jennings.[6][7] He served as an appointed Justice in the court of Jefferson County, Mississippi.[8]

Personal life[]

Nutt's first wife died six months after their marriage.[9]

Nutt married Eliza Ker, his second marriage, on 23 March 1808.[1] She was the daughter of Judge David Ker.[2] They had seven children.[9] His son was Haller Nutt, was a planter who supported the Union during the United States Civil War.[2] According to Haller Nutt's listed property in 1860, he owned 42,947 acres and 800 slaves.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dr Rushworth "Rush" Nutt (1781-1837) - Find A..." findagrave.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Nutt, Rush, 1781-1837 - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Volume II, Part II. Pelican Publishing. p. 519. ISBN 978-1-4556-0119-6.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b James, D. Clayton (1993). Antebellum Natchez. LSU Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-8071-1860-3.
  5. ^ "4th grade Chapter 6 Notes" (PDF). cleveland.k12.ms.us. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. ^ "The Chickasaw Nation - References - Paper 1 - The Chickasaw Villages". thechickasawvillages.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. ^ Altherr, Thomas L.; Menna, Larry K.; Kirsch, George B. (1992). Sports in North America: pt. 1. Sports in the colonial era, 1618-1783. Academic International Press. p. 427. ISBN 978-0-87569-189-3.
  8. ^ Serial set (no.12001-12799). 1963. p. 34.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Whitwell, William Livingston (1975). The Heritage of Longwood. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-61703-498-5.
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