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Colonel William Russell 1677–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1677

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1757

Death Location: VA

Father: Peter Russell

Mother: Alicia Billington

Spouse(s): Martha Henley

Children(s): Lydia Russell, George Russell, Lt. Russell, Roger Russell, Katherine Russell, John Russell, Henry Russell, William Russell, Jemima Russell, Elizabeth Russell, Absolum Russell, William Russell

Colonel William Russell was born in 1677 in England, the child of Peter Russell And Alicia Billington. Colonel William Russell married Martha Jean Henley, Mary Coleman, and had children including Absolum Russell, Elizabeth Weir Russell, George Russell, Henry Russell, Jemima Russell, John Russell, Katherine Russell, Lt Col William Russell, Lydia Russell, Roger Russell, William Russell, William Washington Russell. Colonel William Russell passed away in 1757 in VA.

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  • Colonel William Russell was born in 1677 in England, the child of Peter Russell And Alicia Billington.
  • Colonel William Russell married Martha Jean Henley, Mary Coleman, and had children including Absolum Russell, Elizabeth Weir Russell, George Russell, Henry Russell, Jemima Russell, John Russell, Katherine Russell, Lt Col William Russell, Lydia Russell, Roger Russell, William Russell, William Washington Russell.
  • Colonel William Russell passed away in 1757 in VA.

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Colonel Russell's Ancestors

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Colonel Russell
1677–1757
Birth Place: England
Parents
Peter Russell
1670–1748
England
Alicia Billington
1652–1744
North Farnham Parish, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Dr (John) Russell
1652–1675
England
Alicia Billington
1652–1744
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Luke Billington
1628–1672
South Dublin, , , Ireland,
Barbary Russell
1632–1674
South Dublin, , , Ireland,
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Russell's Descendants

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Colonel (William) Russell (1677–18 Oct 1757) m. Martha (Jean) Henley (1692–1784)
  1. 1. Lydia Russell 1726–1788 m. William (Bean) Jr.\Capt. 1716–1782
    1. 1. Russell Bean 1769–1826
    2. 2. Sarah Bean 1768–1861
    3. 3. Edmund Bean 1763–1807
    4. 4. Jane Bean 1766–1799
    5. 5. John Bean 1760–1811
    6. 6. George Bean 1754–1820
    7. 7. Captain (Robert) Bean 1750–1793
    8. 8. MORDECAI BEAN 1744–1814
    9. 9. John Bean 1748–1782
    10. 10. Jesse Bean 1756–1829
    11. 11. Capt (William Russell Bean) III 1745–1798 m. Elizabeth Blair 1750–1818
      1. 1. Fetnah Bean 1787–1857 m. John (Valentine) Bull 1777–1840
        1. 1. Jacob (Washington) Bull 1810–1880 m. Margaret Frederick 1823–1891 m. Amity Cousiner 1822–
        2. 2. Sarah (Jane Bull) Chaney* 1806–1870
        3. 3. Russell (Samuel Sellers) Bull 1812–1887
        4. 4. Rausamond (Anderson) Bull 1814–1905
        5. 5. Hannah (Rosannah) Bull 1823–1863
        6. 6. Pleasant (Marshall) Bull 1808–1836
        7. 7. John (Wesley) Bull 1818–1898
        8. 8. Mary (Emaline Emma) Bull 1827–1904
        9. 9. Elisha (Rufus) Bull 1820–1904 m. Frances (A) Bull 1836–
      2. 2. Lydia Bean 1796–1850
      3. 3. Jesse (E) Bean 1794–1850
      4. 4. Edmund Bean 1797–1868
      5. 5. John Bean** 1790–1857
      6. 6. Peter (Ellis "Pedro") Bean 1783–1846
      7. 7. Edmond Bean 1790–1825
      8. 8. James (M) Bean 1799–1845
      9. 9. Leroy (D) Bean 1793–1869
      10. 10. Jemima Bean 1798–1799
      11. 11. Mary ((Polly)) Bean 1773–1850
      12. 12. Ahab Bean 1778–1857
      13. 13. William (Bean) Bean 1785–1807
      14. 14. Robert Bean 1789–1793
      15. 15. Elizabeth (Ann) Bean 1792–1805
      16. 16. Jesse Bean 1785–
  2. 2. George Russell 1720–1797
  3. 3. Lt. (Col. William) Russell 1715–1777
  4. 4. Roger Russell 1716–1782
  5. 5. Katherine Russell 1740–1810
  6. 6. John Russell 1720–1812
  7. 7. Henry Russell 1738–1759
  8. 8. William (Washington) Russell 1735–1793
  9. 9. Jemima Russell 1720–1803
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Weir) Russell 1734–1817
  11. 11. Absolum Russell 1735–1815
  12. 12. William Russell 1714–1777

Colonel Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1677
1677
Birth of Colonel William Russell in England
England
1757
18 Oct 1757
Age 80
Death of Colonel William Russell in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1677
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1757
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.

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