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Alexander Richardson Russell 1721 – 1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1721

Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: ABT 10 DEC 1771

Death Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA

Father: Alexander Russell

Mother: Catherine Skene

Spouse(s): Jane Wright

Children(s): Margaret Russell, Eleanor Russell, James Russell, Alexander Russell, Elizabeth Russell, Jane Russell, James Russell

Alexander Richardson Russell was born in 1721 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland, the child of Alexander Russell and Catherine Skene. Alexander Richardson Russell married Jane Wright, and had children including Margaret Russell, Eleanor Russell, James Russell, Alexander Russell, Elizabeth Russell, Jane Russell, James S Russell. Alexander Richardson Russell passed away in 1771 in Orange, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Richardson Russell was born in 1721 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland, the child of Alexander Russell and Catherine Skene.
  • Alexander Richardson Russell married Jane Wright, and had children including Margaret Russell, Eleanor Russell, James Russell, Alexander Russell, Elizabeth Russell, Jane Russell, James S Russell.
  • Alexander Richardson Russell passed away in 1771 in Orange, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Russell
1697 – 1732
Birth Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
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Catherine Skene
1695 – 1765
Birth Location: , , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Wright
1732 – 1815
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Children(s)

Margaret Russell
1762 – 1845
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Eleanor Russell
1764 – 1855
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Russell
1767 – 1829
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Russell
1767 – 1818
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Russell
1769 –
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Jane Russell
1770 – 1857
Birth Location: York, York, South Carolina, United States
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James Russell
1774 – 1829
Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
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Alexander Russell's Ancestors

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Alexander Russell
1721 – 1771
Birth Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Parents
Alexander Russell
1697 – 1732
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Catherine Skene
1695 – 1765
, , Scotland
Grandparents
James Russell
1654 – 1731
Alves, Moray, Scotland
Jean Kellie
1656 – 1733
Alves, Moray, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Jennet Scot
1656 – 1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Russell's Descendants

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Alexander (Richardson) Russell (20 Jan 1721 – ABT 10 DEC 1771) m. Jane Wright (2/18/1732 – 04 Mar 1815)
  1. 1. Margaret Russell (23 March 1762 – 22 Aug 1845) m. John McDaniel (30 November 1760 – 1834) m. Peter McDaniel (1751 – Jun 1827)
    1. 1. Jane McDaniel (5 Apr 1784 or 1792 – 1859)
    2. 2. Eli (Hugh) McDaniel (12 Jul 1786 – 30 Mar 1853) m. Sally Pickett (1787 – 11 Apr 1851)
      1. 1. Martha (Patsy) McDaniel (1 Jul 1809 – 4 Aug 1822)
      2. 2. John (R.) McDaniel (July 10, 1811 – 10 May 1860)
      3. 3. Edward (P) McDaniel (18 Feb 1814 – 19 Mar 1855)
      4. 4. Andrew (Jackson) McDaniel (16 Oct 1817 – March 26, 1852)
      5. 5. James (Carrol) McDaniel (2 Sep 1819 – 23 Sep 1863)
      6. 6. Archibald (Marion) McDaniel (11 Sep 1822 – 22 Nov 1888)
      7. 7. Mary (Ellen) McDaniel (2 Feb 1825 – )
      8. 8. Eli (A) McDaniel (17 May 1829 – 13 Jul 1829)
    3. 3. Eli McDaniel (12 Jul 1786 – 30 Mar 1853)
    4. 4. Susan McDaniel (10 Feb 1789 – 1889)
    5. 5. Susan McDaniel (10 Feb 1789 – 1889)
    6. 6. Alexander (Russel McDaniel) (McDonald) (24 Dec 1789 – 12 Sep 1852) m. Isabel (Edith) Baker (1790 – 1820) m. Priscilla (Boone) Smith (12 Mar 1800 – 10 Oct 1876)
      1. 1. Eliza (Margaret) McDonald (10 FEB 1817 – 21 MAR 1847)
      2. 2. Nathaniel (Green) McDonald (10 AUG 1818 – 30 JUN 1893) m. Rebecca (Jane) Munkers (22 Feb 1825 – 13 Apr 1900)
        1. 1. Mary (Priscilla) McDonald (22 Feb 1841 – 15 Apr 1883)
        2. 2. Alexander (Russel) Mcdonald (24 October 1844 – 10 April 1929)
        3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) McDonald (3 Jul 1847 – 17 Apr 1908)
        4. 4. Eliza (Margaret) McDonald (27 May 1849 – 1 Oct 1871)
        5. 5. Virginia (Ann) McDonald (20 Dec 1853 – 10 May 1931)
        6. 6. William (Green) McDonald (19 Apr 1857 – 16 Sep 1935)
        7. 7. Minnie (Varina) McDonald (2 May 1860 – 15 Feb 1942)
        8. 8. Jefferson (Lee) McDonald (25 July 1863 – 2 August 1863)
        9. 9. Elizabeth (Jane) Mcdonald (6 Oct 1865 – 1944)
      3. 3. Thomas (Hansford) McDonald (10 Aug 1824 – 23 Mar 1865)
      4. 4. Isabel (Ann) McDonald (10 MAR 1826 – 09 MAR 1899)
      5. 5. Nancy (Ellen) McDonald (14 Oct 1827 – 28 Jan 1901)
      6. 6. John (Alexander) McDonald (12 MAY 1830 – 20 Jan 1893)
      7. 7. Abigail (Jane) McDonald (15 MAY 1831 – 3 May 1889)
      8. 8. Commodore (Perry) McDonald (23 MAY 1833 – 21 JAN 1908)
      9. 9. Priscilla (Jeanette) McDonald (08 OCT 1835 – 10 JAN 1926)
      10. 10. Mary (Malissa) McDonald (4 July 1837 – 23 July 1883)
      11. 11. Martha (Russel) McDonald (04 MAR 1838 – 13 FEB 1908)
      12. 12. Susan (Narcissa) McDonald (22 June 1842 – 18 April 1924)
      13. 13. James (Allen) McDonald (12 August 1842 – 21 November 1891)
    7. 7. Elizabeth (C) McDaniel (19 May 1806 – 20 Mar 1892) m. Francis Wilkinson (7/12/1800 – 8/14/1845)
      1. 1. William (Curry) Wilkinson (25 December 1829 – 15 Jan 1911)
      2. 2. John (Paseley) Wilkinson (18 Jan 1833 – 17 Jan 1911)
      3. 3. Susan (Jane) Wilkinson (26 Apr 1834 – 25 Aug 1913)
      4. 4. Thomas (L.) Wilkinson (abt 1837 – 24 Sep 1845)
      5. 5. Nancy (Elizabeth) Wilkinson (Mar 1839 – 30 Apr 1911)
      6. 6. James (A.) Wilkinson (15 Apr 1842 – )
      7. 7. Nellie (Ann) Wilkinson (26 Jan 1846 – 23 Jun 1923)
    8. 8. Jean McDaniel (1792 – 21 Aug 1865)
    9. 9. Margaret McDaniel (17 Jan 1794 – 4 Apr 1881)
    10. 10. Margaret McDaniel (17 Jan 1794 – 21 Aug 1865)
    11. 11. Frederick McDaniel (1795 – 1850) m. Locke (Elizabeth) Davis (1803 – 1850)
      1. 1. Reddick McDaniel (abt 1810 – )
      2. 2. Stephen (Steve) McDaniel (1817 – 15 July 1879)
      3. 3. Alfred McDaniel (1817 – Before 1867)
      4. 4. Richard (M.) McDaniel (1818 – 15 Jul 1879) m. Nancy (A) Steel (1813 – 1880)
        1. 1. Mary (Anna) McDANIEL (31 Oct 1841 – 1850)
        2. 2. Marcus (Lafayette "Fate") McDaniel (April 25, 1843 – 30 January 1914) m. Mary (Ann) Stephenson (27 Oct 1841 – 16 Nov 1911) m. Martha (E) Wilson
        3. 3. Mary (Jane) McDaniel (28 Sep 1845 – 14 Nov 1927) m. William Holder (Abt 1843 – )
        4. 4. Martha (Elizabeth) McDaniel (03 Mar 1847 – before 1880)
        5. 5. Mahala (Tatum "Haley") McDaniel (19 May 1850 – May 10, 1917)
        6. 6. Jasper (Newton) McDaniel (17 September 1852 – March 30, 1918)
        7. 7. Cyntha (Louisa "Lou") McDaniel (January 23, 1855 – 26 Jun 1900)
      5. 5. Mary McDaniel (1824 – 1871)
      6. 6. Thomas (D) McDaniel (1825 – 2 April 1889) m. Sabrena Sneed (1827 – 1896)
        1. 1. Hester (Hattie) McDaniel (1847 – 15 Nov 1920)
        2. 2. Kelly (M) McDaniel (1849 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth (M.) McDaniel (Abt. 1850 – 1906)
        4. 4. Frederick McDaniel (abt 1852 – before 1915)
        5. 5. Samuel (Adams) McDaniel (abt 1856 – 1930)
        6. 6. Andrew (Jackson) McDaniel (1852 – 20 May 1933) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Powell (abt 1858 – )
        7. 7. Sarah (C) Mcdaniel (abt 1857 – )
        8. 8. Sarah (C) McDaniel (Apr 1857 – 16 Dec 1908)
        9. 9. Sarah Mcdaniel (Apr 1857 – 16 Dec 1908)
        10. 10. Sarah ((Sallie)) McDaniel (abt 1858 – 16 Dec 1908)
        11. 11. Samuel (A) Mcdaniel (9 Jun 1858 – 22 August 1924)
        12. 12. Samuel (Adams) McDaniel (9 June 1858 – 22 August 1924) m. Laura (Dulcina) Barnes (29 Sep 1867 – 14 Jan 1892) m. Maud (Ernestine) Hoover (11 Aug 1872 – 10 Sep 1958)
        13. 13. Louthena (E. "Louthene") McDaniel (May 1860 – JAN 1920) m. Elias (L) Bryant (Mar 1849 – 14 Nov 1927)
        14. 14. Luthena (E) McDaniel (May 1860 – Jan 1920)
        15. 15. Luthena (E) McDaniel (May 1860 – Jan 1920)
        16. 16. Louthene McDaniel (May 1860 – January 1920)
        17. 17. Commodore (D) McDaniel (abt 1864 – after 1889) m. Martha (A.) Gice (abt 1866 – before 1889) m. Martha (A) Gice (abt 1868 – Bef 1889) m. Cora (C.) Dunn (abt Jan 1873 – 13 Feb 1926)
        18. 18. Nancy McDaniels (1865 – )
        19. 19. Nancy McDaniels (1865 – )
        20. 20. Nancy McDaniels (1865 – )
        21. 21. Josephine ("Josie") Mcdaniel (Nov 1866 – )
        22. 22. Josephine (Josie) McDaniel (abt 1867 – 31 Dec 1882)
        23. 23. Josephine (Josie) McDaniel (abt 1867 – 31 Dec 1882)
        24. 24. Josephine (Josie) McDaniel (abt 1867 – 31 Dec 1882)
        25. 25. Josephine ('Josie') McDaniel (25 Mar 1867 – 10 July 1937)
        26. 26. No (Name) Mcdaniel (abt 1869 – )
        27. 27. Mary (Mollie) McDaniel (5 November 1871 – 30 Nov 1944) m. Alonzo (Winfield Scott) Dunn (abt 1866 – 15 Feb 1943) m. James (O) Siver (Jan 1875 – 10 Jan 1931) m. James (O) Siver (30 January 1869 – 10 January 1931)
        28. 28. Mary (Mollie) McDaniels (5 November 1871 – 30 November 1944)
        29. 29. Susan McDaniels (1872 – )
        30. 30. Susan McDaniels (1872 – )
        31. 31. Lucy McDaniels (1878 – )
        32. 32. Lucy McDaniels (1878 – )
      7. 7. Edward McDaniels (1826 – April 2, 1889)
      8. 8. John McDaniel (1826 – 1 Feb 1859)
      9. 9. Stephen McDaniel (1835 – 1870)
      10. 10. William (H "Ike") McDaniel (1838 – 1875)
      11. 11. David McDaniel (1838 – after 1880)
      12. 12. Commodore (T. C. D.) McDaniel (1838 – 1881-1899)
      13. 13. Noah McDaniel (1840 – 1859)
      14. 14. Edward McDaniels (1842 – 1859)
      15. 15. James McDaniel (18 Feb 1842 – 13 Sep 1922)
    12. 12. Ellen McDaniel (07 Feb 1797 – )
    13. 13. Ellen (R) McDaniel (7 Feb 1797 – )
    14. 14. James (Russell) McDaniel (29 Nov 1799 – 17 Jul 1879) m. Hannah Holmes (29 Dec 1794 – 15 Sep 1865) m. Ellen McDaniel (1824 – 7 January 1904)
      1. 1. Julie (Ann) McDaniel (16 May 1823 – )
      2. 2. John (Henry) McDaniel (09 Mar 1825 – 09 Jan 1900) m. Louisa Elliott
      3. 3. Jane (Wright) McDaniel (10 Mar 1827 – 12 Jul 1911)
      4. 4. Mary (Hannah) McDaniel (13 May 1829 – 28 Oct 1904)
      5. 5. Margaret McDaniel (15 Mar 1831 – 17 Apr 1865)
      6. 6. William (E. (A.)) McDaniel (21 Feb 1833 – 1865)
      7. 7. James (Forrest) McDaniel (15 Feb 1835 – 12 Jun 1885)
      8. 8. Eli (Martin) McDaniel (1837 – 1866)
      9. 9. Amanda (Ellen) Cameron (10 February 1866 – 8 February 1925)
    15. 15. John McDaniel (20 Nov 1802 – 1860)
    16. 16. Frederick McDaniel (1786 – 1870)
    17. 17. Isaac McDaniel (1758 – )
    18. 18. Elisha McDaniel (1774 – 4 Dec 1838)
    19. 19. Bartlett McDaniel (1785 – 1839)
    20. 20. Sarah (Ann) McDaniel (15 May 1787 – 6 Jul 1884)
  2. 2. Eleanor Russell (28 Dec 1764 – 17 Jan 1855)
  3. 3. James Russell (1767 – 1 Jul 1829)
  4. 4. Alexander Russell (26 May 1767 – 13 Sep 1818) m. Elizabeth Craig (25 Dec 1762 – 24 Aug 1829)
    1. 1. David (Craig) Russell (1802 – Abt 1855) m. Elizabeth Wardlaw (14 Oct 1805 – 22 Mar 1867)
      1. 1. Alexander (R.) RUSSELL (1829 – abt 1865) m. Cairo ((Quantia)) Lankford (about 1840 – 5 Dec 1914)
        1. 1. John Russell (1859 – )
      2. 2. William (Wardlaw) Russell (1831 – 1907) m. Martha (Eleanor) Arledge (Abt 1848 – 31 Aug 1933)
        1. 1. Annie Russell (25 Sep 1869 – 31 Mar 1961) m. Claud (L) Bradford (abt 1866 – )
      3. 3. John (C.) RUSSELL (2/18/1833 – 12/19/1883)
      4. 4. James (K. P.) RUSSELL (1836 – )
      5. 5. David (W.) RUSSELL (1838 – )
      6. 6. Mary (J.) RUSSELL (1840 – )
      7. 7. Elizabeth (A.) RUSSELL (1842 – 9/18/1914)
      8. 8. Thomas (Wardlaw) Russell (12 Jan 1845 – 2 March 1936) m. Cassandra (E. "Cassie") LOVELACE (17 Jan 1853 – )
        1. 1. Fabor (Festus) RUSSELL (23 Aug 1871 – 24 May 1955)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Russell (1769 – )
  6. 6. Jane Russell (1770 – 1857)
  7. 7. James (S) Russell (1774 – 8/27/1829)

Alexander Russell's Timeline

4 Records

1720
08 Jan 1720
Birth of Alexander Richardson Russell in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1721
20 Jan 1721
Birth of Alexander Richardson Russell in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
1771
10 Dec 1771
Age 50
Death of Alexander Richardson Russell in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA
1771
ABT 10 DEC 1771
Age 50
Death of Alexander Richardson Russell in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1720
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1721
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1771
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 10 DEC 1771
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
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