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Francis Russell 1527–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1527

Birth Location: Chenies, , Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 27 Jul 1585

Death Location: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: John Bedford

Mother: Alice Sapcote

Spouse(s): Margaret John

Children(s): Francis II, Anne Russell, (England) Russell, Elizabeth Russell

Francis Russell was born in 1527 in Chenies, , Buckinghamshire, England, the child of John Russel 1St Earl Of Bedford And Alice Sapcote. Francis Russell married Margaret Saint John, and had children including Anne Russell, Elizabeth Russell, England Lord William Thornhaugh Russell, Francis Russell Ii. Francis Russell passed away in 1585 in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Francis Russell was born in 1527 in Chenies, , Buckinghamshire, England, the child of John Russel 1St Earl Of Bedford And Alice Sapcote.
  • Francis Russell married Margaret Saint John, and had children including Anne Russell, Elizabeth Russell, England Lord William Thornhaugh Russell, Francis Russell Ii.
  • Francis Russell passed away in 1585 in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Russell's Ancestors

Self
Francis Russell
1527–1585
Birth Place: Chenies, , Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
John Russel, 1st Earl of Bedford
1486–1555
Kingston Russell, Dorset, England
Alice Sapcote
1489–1559
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
James Russell
1455–1509
Kingston Russell, Dorset, , England
Alice Wyse
1459–1505
Sydenham, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Russell
1432–1505
Alice Froxmere
1440–1515
John Wyse
1429–1460
Thomasine FULFORD
1444–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Russell
1405–1463
Elizabeth Herring
1410–1449
JOHN FROXMERE
1415–1440
Lady Webb
1420–1440
Margaret Britt
1404–1429
Baldwin FULFORD
1415–1461
Jenet BOSOME
1420–1461

Francis Russell's Descendants

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Francis Russell (Apr 1527–27 Jul 1585) m. Margaret (Saint) John (1533–12 Sep 1562)
  1. 1. Francis (Russell) II 1554–1603 m. Juliana Foster 1555–1585
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Russell 1574–1683 m. John (Root) I 1576–1683
      1. 1. John (Root) II 1608–1684 m. Mary Kilbourne 1619–1697
        1. 1. Jonathan Root 1648–1741 m. MARY ASHLEY 1644–1701
        2. 2. Thomas Roote 1648–1709
        3. 3. Jacob Roote 1661–1731
        4. 4. Caleb (Root) Sr 1658–1712
        5. 5. Samuel Root 1644–1711
        6. 6. Hezekiah ROOT 1645–
        7. 7. Joseph ROOT 1640–1711
        8. 8. Steven Root 1643–1716
        9. 9. Mary Root 1650–
        10. 10. Susannah Root –1712
      2. 2. Thomas Root 1605–1694 m. Elizabeth Gale 1618–1691
        1. 1. Hezekiah Root 1650–1696
        2. 2. Jonathan Root 1648–1741
        3. 3. Jacob Root 1660–1731
        4. 4. John Root 1645–1677
        5. 5. Thomas Root* 1646–1694
        6. 6. Sarah Root 1660–1718
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Root 1600–1616
      4. 4. Bethia Rootes 1644–
    2. 2. Edward Russell 1572–1627
  2. 2. Anne Russell 1548–1593
  3. 3. (England) (Lord William Thornhaugh) Russell 1558–1613
  4. 4. Elizabeth Russell 1555–1604

Francis Russell's Timeline

3 Records

1527
Apr 1527
Birth of Francis Russell in Chenies, , Buckinghamshire, England
Chenies, , Buckinghamshire, England
1585
28 JUL 1585
Age 58
Death of Francis Russell in Bedford House, Strand, Middlesex, England
Bedford House, Strand, Middlesex, England
1585
27 Jul 1585
Age 58
Burial of Francis Russell in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1527
    Event Place: Chenies, , Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1585
    Event Place: Bedford House, Strand, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [2] Devon, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1585
    Event Place: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Devon, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

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