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David Russell 1739 – 1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1821

Death Location: Greene County, Tennessee, USA

Father: George Russell

Mother: Margaret Lee

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fonzo

Children(s): Jane Russell

David Russell Sr. was born in 1739 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA, the child of George W. Russell and Margaret Jane Lee. David Russell Sr. married Elizabeth Marie De Fonzo, and had children including Jane Russell. David Russell Sr. passed away in 1821 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • David Russell Sr. was born in 1739 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA, the child of George W. Russell and Margaret Jane Lee.
  • David Russell Sr. married Elizabeth Marie De Fonzo, and had children including Jane Russell.
  • David Russell Sr. passed away in 1821 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Russell
1700 – 1760
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Lee
1726 – 1750
Birth Location: Northampton, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Fonzo
1735 – 1795
Birth Location: Leeds Parish, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jane Russell
1767 – 1860
Birth Location: Leeds Parish,Fauquier,VA,American Colonies
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David Russell's Ancestors

Self
David Russell
1739 – 1821
Birth Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Parents
George W. Russell
1700 – 1760
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Jane) Lee
1726 – 1750
Northampton, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Russell's Descendants

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David Russell (1739 – 1821) m. Elizabeth (Marie De) Fonzo (1735 – 1795)
  1. 1. Jane Russell (7 Feb 1767 – 5 Apr 1860) m. George (Odom) (Oldham) (5 Jun 1761 – 27 Oct 1819)
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann (Odam\Oldham)) Odom (15 March 1803 – 8 Sep 1879) m. Jacob (David (Jack)) Cope (20 June 1800 – 1 March 1884)
      1. 1. William Cope (abt 1846 – 3 Oct 1897) m. Elizabeth Cope (9 March 1850 – 3 April 1930) m. Elizabeth Maupin (abt 1848 – 3 Apr 1930)
        1. 1. George Cope (7 July 1867 – 28 June 1938)
        2. 2. Asminta (Jane) Sams (10 March 1870 – 12 April 1928)
        3. 3. Sarah Retherford (27 October 1870 – 12 April 1951)
        4. 4. Margaret Hacker (3 March 1873 – 25 November 1952)
        5. 5. Sylvania Cope (abt 1875 – )
        6. 6. Jacob (S) Cope (18 July 1877 – 11 December 1959) m. Lizzie (Ann) Cope (1 Jan 1882 – 18 March 1967)
        7. 7. George Cope (abt 1868 – )
        8. 8. Sarah Rotherlord (27 Oct 1869 – 12 Apr 1951)
        9. 9. Sarah Cope (abt 1870 – )
        10. 10. Arminta Cope (abt 1871 – )
        11. 11. Margaret Cope (abt 1872 – )
        12. 12. Sylvania (Catherine) Cope (abt 1875 – 26 Aug 1968) m. Robert (C) Hubbard (Jan 1872 – 22 Nov 1930)
        13. 13. Jacob Cope (abt 1878 – )

David Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of David Russell Sr. in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
1821
1821
Age 82
Death of David Russell Sr. in Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Greene County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
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