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Francis Russell 1527–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1527

Birth Location: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 15 Aug 1582

Death Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: JOHN Russell

Mother: Anne Sapcote

Spouse(s): Countess John

Children(s): Lady RUSSELL

Francis Russell was born in 1527 in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of John Russell And Anne Sapcote. Francis Russell married Countess Margaret St John, and had children including Lady Anne Russell. Francis Russell passed away in 1582 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Francis Russell was born in 1527 in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of John Russell And Anne Sapcote.
  • Francis Russell married Countess Margaret St John, and had children including Lady Anne Russell.
  • Francis Russell passed away in 1582 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN Russell
1485–1555
Birth Location: Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
JR
Anne Sapcote
1489–1559
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
AS

Spouses(s)

Countess John
1528–1563
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
CJ

Children(s)

Lady RUSSELL
1556–1593
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
LR

Francis Russell's Ancestors

Self
Francis Russell
1527–1582
Birth Place: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
JOHN Russell
1485–1555
Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
Anne Sapcote
1489–1559
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Grandparents
James Russell
1455–1505
Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
Alice Wyse
1459–1530
Sydenham, Devonshire
Sir (Guy Abraham) Sapcote
1459–1505
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Margaret Wolston
1463–1508
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John' Russell
1432–1505
Alice Froxmere
1440–1515
John Wyse
1429–1460
Thomasine Fulford
1444–1465
William Sapcote
1429–1450
Anne Semark
1433–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Russell
1401–1463
Elizabeth Herring
1410–1449
John Froxmere
1429–1440
Sir Wyse
1404–1450
Margaret Britt
1404–1429
Richard Sapcote
1409–1477
Alice Vaux
1409–1429
Thomas DeSemarc
1413–1483
Alice Lexham
1413–1486

Francis Russell's Descendants

1.
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Francis Russell (Apr 1527–15 Aug 1582) m. Countess (Margaret St) John (1528–09 Oct 1563)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne) RUSSELL 1556–1593 m. John Vassall 1544–1625
    1. 1. John (Vassall) 1571 1589–1591
    2. 2. Samuel Vassall 1586–1667 m. Frances Cartwright 1586–1660
    3. 3. Judith Vassall 1562–1592 m. John Perry 1562–1642 m. Resolved White 1614–1687
      1. 1. Ezra Perry 1613–1623
      2. 2. Josiah Perry 1606–1674
      3. 3. Hannah Perry 1607–1673
      4. 4. John (Perry) Son 1614–1642
      5. 5. William (R) Perry 1604–1683 m. Alice (V) Perry 1598–1671 m. Johanna Holland 1617–1667 m. Anna Joanna 1611–1683
      6. 6. Arthur Perry 1612–1652 m. Elizabeth Crow 1615–1697
        1. 1. Sarah Perry 1644– m. William Eames 1709–1789
        2. 2. John Perry 1642–1657
        3. 3. Arthur Perry 1651–1709
        4. 4. Seth Perry 1639–1714 m. Dorothy (Bedell) Powell 1643–1711
        5. 5. Elizabeth Perry 1646–
        6. 6. Deborah Perry 1649–1649
        7. 7. Elishua Perry 1637–1639
      7. 7. Edmund Perry 1588–1693 m. Ellenor Benett 1590– m. Elizabeth Burgess 1625–1689 m. Sarah Crowell 1592–1659
        1. 1. William Perry 1620–1688 m. Susanna Carver 1618–1672
        2. 2. Deborah Perry 1634–1665
        3. 3. Hannah Perry 1607–1673
        4. 4. Margaret Perry 1624–1688 m. John Gaythings 1630–1675 m. Edmund (Freeman) Jr 1620–1673
        5. 5. Edward Perry 1630–1695 m. Mary Freeman 1631–1688
        6. 6. Anthony Perry 1624–1682 m. Elizabeth Crowe 1626–1687 m. Dorothie Gregory 1612–1700
        7. 7. Ezra Perry 1627–1689 m. Elizabeth Burgess 1631–1717
    4. 4. William Vassall 1592–1655 m. Ann King 1593–1634
      1. 1. Anna Vassall 1614–1615
      2. 2. Anna Vassall 1624–1655
      3. 3. Samuel (Vassall) (Twin) 1624–1624
      4. 4. William (Francis) Vestal\Vassall 1623–1700
      5. 5. Mary ((twin to Samuel)) Vassall 1624–1625
      6. 6. John Vassall 1625–1688 m. Ann Lewis 1651–
        1. 1. Leonard Vassal 1678–1737

Francis Russell's Timeline

3 Records

1527
Apr 1527
Birth of Francis Russell in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
1582
15 Aug 1582
Age 55
Burial of Francis Russell in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
1585
28 Jul 1585
Age 58
Death of Francis Russell in Strand, Middlesex, England
Strand, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1527
    Event Place: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [5] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [7] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1585
    Event Place: Strand, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, London Metropolitan Archives, St Giles Cripplegate, Composite register, 1561 - 1588, P69GISA001MS06418
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [6] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [7] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [8] Devon, England, Extracted Parish Records
    [9] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1582
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, London Metropolitan Archives, St Giles Cripplegate, Composite register, 1561 - 1588, P69GISA001MS06418
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Devon, England, Extracted Parish Records
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