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Sir Francis RUSSELL 1527–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1527

Birth Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: Jul 1585

Death Location: St Michael Churchyard Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: John Russell

Mother: Anne Sapcote

Spouse(s): Margaretha John, Lady JOHN, Bridget Hussey

Children(s): William RUSSELL, Anne Russell, Edward Russell

The story of Sir Francis RUSSELL began in 1527 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England. Sir Francis RUSSELL married Bridget Hussey, Lady Margaret Countess Of Bedford St John, Margaretha St John, and had children including Anne Russell, Edward Russell, William Russell. Sir Francis RUSSELL passed away in 1585 in St Michael Churchyard Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Francis RUSSELL began in 1527 in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • Sir Francis RUSSELL married Bridget Hussey, Lady Margaret Countess Of Bedford St John, Margaretha St John, and had children including Anne Russell, Edward Russell, William Russell.
  • Sir Francis RUSSELL passed away in 1585 in St Michael Churchyard Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Russell
1485–1555
Birth Location: Dorset, England
JR
Anne Sapcote
1489–1559
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaretha John
1490–1562
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
MJ
Lady JOHN
1538–1562
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
LJ
Bridget Hussey
1525–1601
Birth Location: Sleaford, , Lincolnshire, England
BH

Children(s)

William RUSSELL
1558–1613
Birth Location: Thornbaugh Castle, Chenries Buckinghamshire, England
WR
Anne Russell
1548–1603
Birth Location: Exeter, Westmoreland, England
AR
Edward Russell
1551–1572
Birth Location: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
ER

Sir RUSSELL's Ancestors

Self
Sir RUSSELL
1527–1585
Birth Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
John Russell
1485–1555
Dorset, England
Anne Sapcote
1489–1559
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Grandparents
John Russell
1452–1509
Swyre, Dorset, England
Alicia Wyse
1459–1505
Sydenham, Devon, England
Sir (Guy Abraham) Sapcote
1460–1503
Huntingdonshire, England
Margaret Wolston
1463–1508
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Russell
1432–1505
Lady Foxmere
1440–1515
John Wise
1429–1460
Thomasina Fulford
1440–1465
Sir Sapcote
1430–1485
Anne Chenies
1433–1510
Guy Wolston
1433–1490
Margaret Huntingdon
1433–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Russell
1405–1463
Lady Herring
1410–1456
John Froxmere
1409–1440
Christain Herring
1420–1440
Thomas Wise
1404–1450
Margaret Brett
1404–1429
Baldwin Fulford
1416–1461
Jenet Bosome
1420–1461
Richard Sapcote
1409–1477
Alice Vaux
1409–1490
Thomas Semarc
1413–1483
Alice Lexham
1413–1486
William Wolston
1390–1480
Mun Wolston
1390–1480
william Huntingdon
1412–1482

Sir RUSSELL's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Francis) RUSSELL (Apr 1527–Jul 1585) m. Margaretha (St) John (1490–6 Sep 1562) m. Lady (Margaret 'Countess of Bedford' ST) JOHN (27 Jul 1538–7 Aug 1562) m. Bridget Hussey (1525–13 Jan 1601)
  1. 1. William RUSSELL 1558–1613 m. Elizabeth Long 1562–1611
    1. 1. Francis Russell 1587–1641 m. Catherine Brydges 1580–1657 m. Catherine Bridges 1640–1757
      1. 1. Catherine (Ann) Russell 1615–1676 m. Robert Greville 1607–1643
        1. 1. Thamozin Brooke 1644– m. William Alston 1637–1708
        2. 2. Francis Greville 1631–1658
        3. 3. Edward Greville 1635–1655
        4. 4. Robert Greville 1638–1676
        5. 5. Fulke Greville 1643–1710 m. Sarah Dashwood 1645–1705
        6. 6. Thomasin (Thomasina) Greville 1643–1669
        7. 7. Algermon Greville 1645–
      2. 2. John Russell 1608–1686
      3. 3. Catherine Russell 1609–1642
      4. 4. Francis Russell 1609–1698 m. Katherine Grey 1644–1695
      5. 5. Elizabeth Russell 1612–1612
      6. 6. Frances Russell 1612–1612
      7. 7. William Russell 1613–1700 m. Anne (Countess of Bedford) Carr 1615–1684
      8. 8. Margaret Russell 1613–1676 m. James Hay 1612–1669 m. Edward Montague 1602–1671
      9. 9. Anne Russell 1616–1697 m. George Digby 1612–1677 m. Thomas Millington 1620–1703 m. Thomas (Millington) Knight 1628–1704
      10. 10. Margaret Russell 1621–1672 m. Robert Anderson 1600–1670
      11. 11. Edward Russel 1622–1665 m. Penelope Hill. 1625–1694 m. Mary 1626– m. Penelope Hill 1639–
      12. 12. Diana Russell 1624–1696 m. Francis Newport 1620–1708 m. William Newport 1619–1708
      13. 13. Elizabeth Russell –1605
    2. 2. James Russell 1586–1673
  2. 2. Anne Russell 1548–1603 m. Ambrose Dudley 1531–1590
  3. 3. Edward Russell 1551–1572 m. Jane (Sibella) Morrison 1555–1615

Sir RUSSELL's Timeline

4 Records

1527
Apr 1527
Birth of Sir Francis RUSSELL in Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
1554
1554
Age 27
Sir Francis RUSSELL was christened in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
1585
28 Jul 1585
Age 58
Death of Sir Francis RUSSELL in Bedford House, Strand, Middlesex, England
Bedford House, Strand, Middlesex, England
1585
Jul 1585
Age 58
Burial of Sir Francis RUSSELL in St Michael Churchyard Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
St Michael Churchyard Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1527
    Event Place: Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Sir Francis RUSSELL, person ID LTL5-5Y2.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Sir Francis RUSSELL, person ID LTL5-5Y2.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1585
    Event Place: Bedford House, Strand, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Sir Francis RUSSELL, person ID LTL5-5Y2.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 1585
    Event Place: St Michael Churchyard Chenies, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Sir Francis RUSSELL, person ID LTL5-5Y2.
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