Absolom Prentiss RUSSELL[1, 2, 3]
1760 - 1840 (80 years)Person ID: I118973164 Just the Russells |  Last Modified: 16 Mar 2024
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Name Absolom Prentiss RUSSELL Birth 1760 Halifax, Virginia, USA [4, 5, 6] Gender Male Died 1840 Casey, Kentucky, USA [5] Buried 1840 Russell Cemetery, Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, USA [5, 7] Notes - Clan/Family Histories
- Russel/Russell
Russell Tartan This name is probably derived from "rous" meaning red and early bearers of the name no doubt had red hair - and were probably of Norman or French extraction. While the name is by no means confined to Scotland, it is within thp 50 most frequently found names in the country.
The name is one of the earliest surnames recorded in Scotland, the first being a Walter Russell who witnessed a charter in Paisley Abbey some time between 1164 and 1177. John, son of Robert Russel of Duncanlaw granted land to found a Hospitatween 1180 and 1220. Robert Russel of Berwickshire was a big enough landowner to be required to sign the Ragman Roll and pay homage to Edward I in 1296.
Russels can be found in Aberdeenshire where Rozel, an English baron who had fought at the siege of Berwick and the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333, obtained an estate at Aden. The family was described as "Russel of that Ilk" implying that there substantial landowners. As such, Russel is one of the clans and families of Scotland with a coat of arms recognised by the Lord Lyon.
Not all Russells were recorded for their good works. Jerome Russell, a monk, was burned at the stake in the High Street, Glasgow, for heresy in 1539.
There was a significant family of Russels in Selkirkshire in the Scottish Borders and many entered military service in India in the 18th and 19th centuries.
In England, a family which began with a Rufus (another form of Russell), rose to become the Dukes of Bedford. The 3rd son of the 6th Duke of Bedford studied at Edinburgh University where he was greatly influenced by the independent and democc philosophy taught there. He became a great Reformer and was an architect of extending the franchise for the Westminster parliament in the first Reform Act of 1832. His grandson, the 3rd Earl Russell, was also an independent thinker, better known as the philosopher Bertrand Russell.
Russell was the 47th most frequent surname at the General Register Office in 1995. - The Russell Family 'Armorial Bearings'
consist of several separate and distinct items:
The Crest - This is the "Goat" passant (a goat in the act of walking, the "dexter" (right) forepaw being raised, all three others on the ground) positioned on top (at the crest) of the "Great Helm" (or helmet). When the goats' horns are a different color, it is said to be "armed"; these are not.
According to "Signs and Symbols", by Clare Gibson, "Goats have a complex symbolism, both positive and negative...the goat can represent vitality and sacrifice"...also "in the Bible...unbelievers are termed 'goats'." I suspect, due to the clam-shells also displayed, that this goat is in reference to Capricornus, the mythological "Goat-Fish" and the dual realm of earth and sea; however, it could simply mean exactly as one might imagine from a "goat" - something uncompromising, selfish, lecherous, lustful, and unsympathetic.
The Coat of Arms - The devices emblazoned upon the shield "per fess" (medial division across the horizontal plane), consisting of, upper section, three "Clam-Shells" emblazoned upon a background of "sable", and lower section, a Lion "passant" (a lion in the act of walking, the "dexter" (right) forepaw being raised, all three others on the ground), emblazoned upon a background of "ash-gray".
According to "Signs and Symbols", by Clare Gibson, "The "shell" is a universally positive feminine symbol of birth, life, resurrection, love, and good luck...In Christianity...the shell symbolizes resurrection and often baptism...In medieval times, a scallop-shell symbolized a pilgrimage."
The Motto - Che Sara Sara (What Will Be, Will Be). - Absolom Crossom Russell
We have found quite a few genealogies which include Absolom (circa 1760) originating from Scotland. Some pointing to a village named Crossom. We also have found a Scot tartan (2 versions) and a crest (registered with the Lord Lyons) in the Russell name.
However, looking at the time period that Absolom came to America (before 1791) we find it highly unlikely that he would have gotten off a ship and headed for Alabama. At that point in time Alabama was a vast wilderness and very hostile. The distance from Williamsburg, VA (the most likely port of entry) to what would have been Alabama at that time is approximately 500 miles. On foot or horse back the trip would have taken nearly a month. The native Indian tribes in the area at that time were extremely hostile and typically ambushed and killed settlers.
Absolom's son Absolom was born in Lee County Virginia in 1791. This point is generally agreed upon across many of the genealogies we have read.
The references to a village in Scotland named Crossom are in question as well. We have looked through quite a number of maps dated from 1620 through 1810 and have not found a village, county, parrish, clan or any other evidence to suggest that Crossom was the name of a place. We have found however, a family named Crossom in Scotland close to the time period that Absolom was born. It could be possible that one of Absolom's ancestors married and had children with a female from that family.
We have found considerable evidence in print to suggest that Absolom C Russell Sr. was born in Virginia in 1760. We also have found documents (a land grant) giving this Absolom 100 acres of land in what is now Casey County Kentucky. There is also evidence that at 16 years old this Absolom participated in the American Revolution.
From evidence we have found, research we have completed our conclusion is that Absolom (circa 1760) was in fact born in Halifax Virginia and migrated to Kentucky.
- Clan/Family Histories
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Parents
Father William RUSSELL (ID:I539034404), b. 8 Feb 1714, Halifax, Virginia, USA d. 20 Mar 1777, Halifax, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) Relationship Birth Mother Ann BUCKNER (ID:I539034500), b. 6 Dec 1715, Halifax, Virginia, USA d. 15 Apr 1783, Halifax, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years) Relationship Birth Marriage 1737 Halifax, Virginia, USA Children 1. Anne RUSSELL (ID:I539034538), b. 1742, Halifax, Virginia, USA d. 1825, Halifax, Virginia, USA (Age 83 years) 2. George William RUSSELL (ID:I2142), b. 1744 d. 1804 (Age 60 years) 3. Sarah RUSSELL (ID:I539034539), b. 1745, Halifax, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown 4. Lucretia RUSSELL (ID:I539034540), b. 1748, Halifax, Virginia, USA d. 1749, Halifax, Virginia, USA (Age 1 year) 5. Buckner RUSSELL (ID:I539034541), b. 1751, Halifax, Virginia, USA d. 15 Jan 1814, Thomas Creek, Weakley, Tennessee, USA (Age 63 years) 6. Elizabeth RUSSELL (ID:I539034542), b. 1752, Halifax, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 7. William Madison RUSSELL, I (ID:I539034543), b. 1754, Augusta, Virginia, USA d. 1836, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 82 years) 8. Judith RUSSELL (ID:I539034544), b. 1755, Halifax, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown 9. George RUSSELL (ID:I539034545), b. 1757, Halifax, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 10. Absolom Prentiss RUSSELL (ID:I118973164) (current person) , b. 1760, Halifax, Virginia, USA d. 1840, Casey, Kentucky, USA (Age 80 years) -
Family
Wife Francis Elizabeth GAINES (ID:I2476), b. 1762, King Queens, Virginia, USA d. 1795, Halifax, Virginia, USA (Age 33 years) Marriage 23 Oct 1793 Halifax, Virginia, USA [19, 20, 21] Children + 1. Absolom RUSSELL, Jr (ID:I118973160), b. Abt 1790, New Kent, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1875, New Kent, Virginia, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] ▻ Nancy BURGIN m. Abt 18152. Edmond RUSSELL (ID:I2500), b. 1832 d. May 1859, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA (Age 27 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] 3. Sanders RUSSELL (ID:I539037007), b. Yes, date unknown d. Yes, date unknown [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] ▻ Mary Polly COMBS m. 10 Apr 1809+ 4. Bird RUSSELL (ID:I539037008), b. 4 Feb 1793 d. 6 Jul 1866 (Age 73 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] ▻ Tryeacy NORRIS m. Yes, date unknow -
Other Personal Events
Military 1775-1783 Halifax, Virginia, USA [8] Census 1810 Casey, Kentucky, USA [9] Military 1812 Kentucky, USA [10] Military 20 Aug 1813 Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, USA [11] Census 1820 Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, USA [12] Residence 29 Oct 1823 Liberty, Casey, Kentucky Census 1830 Casey, Kentucky, USA [13] Military Pension 4 Mar 1831 Casey, Kentucky, USA [14] Military Pension 6 May 1833 Casey, Kentucky, USA [15] Military Pension 1835 Casey, Kentucky, USA [16] Military Pension Mar 1840 Kentucky, USA [17] Military Pension 1833-1848 Kentucky, USA [18] Patriarch & Matriarch Joseph John RUSSELL, b. 8 Sep 1583, Castle Beoley, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Jun 1676, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 92 years) (2 x Great Grandfather)
Ann BALLARD, b. 1686, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA d. 1727, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA (Age 41 years) (Grandmother) -
Photos Russell Scotland crest Russell Tartan Headstones Absolem Crosem Russell
Absolom Crosem Russell
Plot: UnknownBirth and Death Certificates Kentucky Death Records 1852-1965 Film 994045 Edmond Russell Military Kentucky US Soldiers of the War of 1812 Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812 City Information Pg 148 Newspaper Clippings Absolom Russell Grave Marker Newspaper Clipping The Casey County News, Liberty, Kentucky Pension Roll The Pension Roll of 1835 Vol. III 10 Kentucky Pg 267 Wills A History Of Halifax County Virginia Wirt Johnson Carrington 1924 Appeals Press Inc Chapter X Wills Pg 333 Russell
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Reference Mark and Amy Kosinski. "Absolom Prentiss RUSSELL". Four Branches Genealogy. https://www.fourbranches.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I118973164&tree=mhkr (accessed March 28, 2024).
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Source Citations
- [S00162] Jillson, Willard Rouse, Kentucky Land Grants , 707.
- [S00165] United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Record for Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 , 15-24.
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- [S00161] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births, 1.
- [S2143] T SELBY & E OFFUTT, Find a Grave Memorial ID: 30885450, 30885450.
- [S2400] Godfrey Memorial Library, American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Vol: 151 Pg 73.
- [S2144] The Casey County News, Liberty, Kentucky, Newspaper Clipping Abolom Russell Grave Marker, 20.
- [S2204] McAllister and Gwathmey, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, 648.
- [S812] United States Census Bureau, 1810 United States Federal Census Kentucky Casey, 454.
- [S829] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815, 148.
- [S2575] Adjutant General of Kentucky, Kentucky, U.S., Soldiers of the War of 1812, 148.
- [S813] United States Census Bureau, 1820 United States Federal Census Kentucky Casey Liberty, 228.
- [S2988] United States Census Bureau, 1830 United States Federal Census Kentucky Casey Not Stated for Absolom Rusell, 296.
- [S2723] United States Senate, The Pension Roll of 1835 Vol. III 10 Kentucky, 267.
- [S830] Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, S46066.
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- [S2076] Dodd, Jordan, comp., Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800.
- [S2077] Family Search, Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, FHLF: 31918 P27.
- [S2205] extracted from a variety of sources , U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.