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Major WILLIAM RUSSELL 1762–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Tryon, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 February 1825

Death Location: Newburg, Franklin, Alabama, USA

Father: Captain Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Russell

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Major WILLIAM RUSSELL was born in 1762 in Tryon, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Captain George Russell Sr And Elizabeth Bean Russell. Major WILLIAM RUSSELL passed away in 1825 in Newburg, Franklin, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Major WILLIAM RUSSELL was born in 1762 in Tryon, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Captain George Russell Sr And Elizabeth Bean Russell.
  • Major WILLIAM RUSSELL passed away in 1825 in Newburg, Franklin, Alabama, USA.

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Major RUSSELL's Ancestors

Self
Major RUSSELL
1762–1825
Birth Place: Tryon, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Captain George Russell Sr.
1720–1797
Loudoun, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Bean -) Russell
1723–1800
St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Russell) *
1679–1757
North Farnham Parrish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Martha ("Mary" Henley) *
1692–1784
, , , England
WILLIAM BEAN
1700–1730
St Stephens, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Hatton
1702–1771
St Stephens, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Russell
1645–1737
Alicia Billington
1653–1744
Robert Henley
1665–1701
Barbara AVERY
1655–1727
John Bean
1675–1755
Lydea Bean
1679–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Russell
1606–1662
Martha Haddington
1610–1694
Luke Billington
1628–1672
Barbary Russell
1632–1674
John Every
1630–
Barbara Bennet
1630–
Elizabeth Simmons
1659–1693
Captain Hatton
1622–1680
Elizabeth Hill
1648–1680

Major RUSSELL's Timeline

2 Records

1762
1762
Birth of Major WILLIAM RUSSELL in Tryon, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Tryon, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1825
16 February 1825
Age 63
Death of Major WILLIAM RUSSELL in Newburg, Franklin, Alabama, USA
Newburg, Franklin, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Tryon, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 1825
    Event Place: Newburg, Franklin, Alabama, USA

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