Lt. Col. William RUSSELL b. 19 Dec 1679 England d. 18 Oct 1757 Orange, Culpepper, Virginia, USA: Four Branches Genealogy

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Person ID: I539037414 | Last Modified: 15 Feb 2024

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Name	William RUSSELL
Title	Lt. Col.
Birth	19 Dec 1679	England [2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Died	18 Oct 1757	Orange, Culpepper, Virginia, USA [3, 4, 5, 6]
Buried	Buck Run at St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper, Virginia, USA [4, 6]

Parents

Family ID: F1868 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father Peter RUSSELL (ID:I539037416), b. 27 Mar 1650, England d. 27 Mar 1746, Orange, Virginia, USA (Age 96 years)

Relationship Birth

Mother Sarah HALLOWELL (ID:I539037417), b. 1653, Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA d. 1756, St Marks Parish, Culpepper, Virginia, USA (Age 103 years)

Relationship Birth

Marriage 11 Sep 1673 Virginia, USA

Children

	1. Peter RUSSELL (ID:I539037420), b. 1675, Manchester, Lancashire, England d. 1720, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA (Age 45 years)
+	2. Lt. Col. William RUSSELL (ID:I539037414) (current person) , b. 19 Dec 1679, England d. 18 Oct 1757, Orange, Culpepper, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
	3. Elizabeth Lobill RUSSELL (ID:I539037418), b. 1695, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1768, Culpeper, Virginia, USA (Age 73 years)
	4. Sarah RUSSELL (ID:I539037421), b. 1705, England d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Mary RUSSELL (ID:I539037419), b. 1707, England d. Yes, date unknown

Family 1

Family ID: F2007 Group Sheet | Family Chart | Last Modified: 31 Jan 2024

Marriage Yes, date unknown

Children

+	1. William RUSSELL (ID:I539034404), b. 8 Feb 1714, Halifax, Virginia, USA d. 20 Mar 1777, Halifax, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: Birth] ▻ Ann BUCKNER m. 1737
	2. Andrew RUSSELL (ID:I539037781), b. 1716, Orange, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown [Father: Birth]
	3. George RUSSELL (ID:I539037782), b. 30 Nov 1720, Fairfax, Virginia, USA d. 10 May 1797, Grainger, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: Birth] ▻ Elizabeth BEAN m. Yes, date unknow
	4. John RUSSELL (ID:I539037783), b. 1722, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown [Father: Birth]
	5. Jemima RUSSELL (ID:I539037784), b. 1724, Virginia, USA d. 1799, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years) [Father: Birth]
	6. Absolum RUSSELL (ID:I539037785), b. 1726, Virginia, USA d. 23 Nov 1813, Alabama, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: Birth]
+	7. Lydia RUSSELL (ID:I539037786), b. 29 Sep 1726, Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jun 1788, Bean Station, Grainger, Tennessee, USA (Age 61 years) [Father: Birth] ▻ Capt. William BEAN, II m. 1744
	8. Pleasant RUSSELL (ID:I539037787), b. 1728, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown [Father: Birth]

Family 2

Family ID: F1867 Group Sheet | Family Chart | Last Modified: 14 Feb 2024

Wife 2 Mary HENLEY (ID:I539037415), b. 1691, Creeksea, Essex, England d. 1784, Culpeper, Virginia, USA (Age 93 years)

Marriage 1730 [6, 8, 9]

Children

	1. Henry RUSSELL (ID:I539037424), b. 1735 d. 1770 (Age 35 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
+	2. Katherine RUSSELL (ID:I539037425), b. 1740 d. Yes, date unknown [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] ▻ _____ ROBERTS m. Yes, date unknow
+	3. Brevet Brigadier General William Washington RUSSELL (ID:I539034537), b. 9 Mar 1735 d. 14 Jan 1793, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] ▻ Tabitha ADAMS m. 1755; Elizabeth HENRY m. aft. 1776

Genealogies

William Russell and his Decendants and The Russell Family in Virginia

Other Personal Events

Wills	18 Apr 1743	Culpeper, Virginia, USA [6, 7]
“In the name of God, Amen, I, William Russell of Orange county, being in perfect health and sound memory, and knowing the certainty of death, do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament. Imprimis, I bequeath my soul to God who gave it me, and my body to the earth to be buried by my executrix, in hopes of a sure and perfect resurrection by the merits of our beloved Saviour and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Item, I give all the remainder part of my estate, both real and personal, to be equally divided between my loving sons, Wil¬ liam Russell and Henry Russell, and my daughter Katherine Russell, and their heirs forever. Item, I constitute and appoint my loving wife, Mary Russell, executrix of this my last Will and Testament, Witness my hand and seal this 10th day of April, 1743. W. Russell. Signed, sealed, and pronounced before Joseph Phillips, Wm. Hollady. WILLIAM RUSSELL. 5 Item, I empower my wife to sell any of my lands to pay my debts, either patent lands or entries, or to buy negroes to be di¬ vided amongst my said children. Item, I appoint my sons, William Russell and Henry Russell, joint executors with my loving wife, Mary Russell. I have erased four lines of the inside bequest. Witness my hand and seal this 16th day of October, 1757. W. Russell. Signed, sealed, and pronounced before William Watts, W. Ball, John Dixon Wright.” The account of admitting to probate the foregoing will is also given: “At a court held for the county of Culpeper on Thursday, the 17th of August, 1758, the last Will and Testament of William Russell, gentleman, clec’d, was exhibited into court by William Russell, one of the executors therein named, and proved in the following manner: Joseph Phillips swore that he saw the decedent write, sign, seal, and declare the writing exhibited in court to be his last Will, before any erasement was made therein, and that he was then in his perfect senses. William Green, gentleman, swore that the decedent, two days before he died, requested this deponent to write his Will, telling him that he had an old Will by him which he wanted altered; but this deponent could not conveniently undertake it until he returm d from Fredericksburg, with which he seemed satisfied; but before he could return the deceased had died. William Perfect swore that after Col. Green left, the de¬ ceased, two days before he died, ordered his son William to erase several lines in his Will, which being done, he acknowledged it to be his Will, and said he had ordered his lands to be sole! to pay his debts, and the rest of his estate to be divided among his chil¬ dren, and that he was then in his perfect senses. Thomas Wright swore that the deceased, two days before he died, called upon the deponent to take notice that he had erased se veral lines in his Will, and that he now desired that it should stand as it was; which was to sell his estate to pay his debts, and what remained to be divided among his three children, and that he was then in his perfect senses. It is ordered that William Watts, William Ball, and John Dixon Wright be summoned to give farther proof, at the next court held for the county aforesaid, on Thursday the 15th day of February, 1759.
Origins
Patriarch & Matriarch	Joseph John RUSSELL, b. 8 Sep 1583, Castle Beoley, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Jun 1676, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 92 years) (Grandfather) Sarah HALLOWELL, b. 1653, Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA d. 1756, St Marks Parish, Culpepper, Virginia, USA (Age 103 years) (Mother)

Genealogies » Slide Show		William Russell and his Decendants and The Russell Family in Virginia
		Historical Sketches of the Campbell Pilcher and Kindred Families Including the Bowen Russell Owen Grant Goodwin Amis Carothers Hope Taliaferro and Powell Families
		DuVals of Kentucky from Virginia 1794-1935 Decendants and Allied Families;Note F--Russell History

Sons of the American Revolution Membersh

1889-1970 The Tennessee Society or the National Society Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application for William Russell Wright National Number 55164 State Number 714 Application Date 11 Dec 1937

Wills		Virginia US Wills and Probate Records 1652-1900 Culpeper General Index to Wills Vol 1 1749-1930 for William Russell Pgs 190-191
Wills		Virginia US Wills and Probate Records 1652-1900 Culpeper General Index to Wills Vol 1 1749-1930 Inventory for William Russell

Event Map

	Birth - 19 Dec 1679 - England
	Wills - 18 Apr 1743 - Culpeper, Virginia, USA
	Died - 18 Oct 1757 - Orange, Culpepper, Virginia, USA
	Buried - - Buck Run at St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

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Reference Mark and Amy Kosinski. "Lt. Col. William RUSSELL". Four Branches Genealogy. https://www.fourbranches.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I539037414&tree=mhkr (accessed May 13, 2024).

Source Citations

[S2583] Sarah (Hallowell) Russell, Virginia US Wills and Probate Records 1652-1900 Culpeper General Index to Wills Vol 1 1749-1930 for Sarah (Hallowell) Russell, General Index to Wills, Vol 1, 1749-1930. [S2953] Margaret Campbell Pilcher, Historical Sketches of the Campbell, Pilcher and Kindred Famililies, 276. [S2579] Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 276. [S2580] texastee, Find a Grave Memorial ID: 222227586, 222227586. [S2581] Geneanet, Geneanet Community Trees Index, database online. [S2946] Anna Russell Des Cognets, William Russell and His Decendants, 4. [S2638] Virginia. Circuit Court (Culpeper County); Probate Place: Culpeper, Virginia, Virginia US Wills and Probate Records 1652-1900 Culpeper General Index to Wills Vol 1 1749-1930, 190-191. [S2582] Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, database online: Source number: 23908.002. [S2953] Margaret Campbell Pilcher, Historical Sketches of the Campbell, Pilcher and Kindred Famililies, 278.

[S2583] Sarah (Hallowell) Russell, Virginia US Wills and Probate Records 1652-1900 Culpeper General Index to Wills Vol 1 1749-1930 for Sarah (Hallowell) Russell, General Index to Wills, Vol 1, 1749-1930.
[S2953] Margaret Campbell Pilcher, Historical Sketches of the Campbell, Pilcher and Kindred Famililies, 276.
[S2579] Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 276.
[S2580] texastee, Find a Grave Memorial ID: 222227586, 222227586.
[S2581] Geneanet, Geneanet Community Trees Index, database online.
[S2946] Anna Russell Des Cognets, William Russell and His Decendants, 4.
[S2638] Virginia. Circuit Court (Culpeper County); Probate Place: Culpeper, Virginia, Virginia US Wills and Probate Records 1652-1900 Culpeper General Index to Wills Vol 1 1749-1930, 190-191.
[S2582] Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, database online: Source number: 23908.002.
[S2953] Margaret Campbell Pilcher, Historical Sketches of the Campbell, Pilcher and Kindred Famililies, 278.

Lt. Col. William RUSSELL[1, 2]

Parents

Family 1

Family 2

Other Personal Events

Event Map

Source Citations

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