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William Russell Sewell 1811–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1811

Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 20 Mar 1860

Death Location: Buck Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Dawson 1

Mother: Mary 1

Spouse(s): Jane Branson

Children(s): Sarah Sewell, William Sewell, Isac Sewell, Elizabeth Sewell, Mary Sewell

William Russell Sewell was born in 1811 in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA, the child of Dawson Thomas Sewell 1 And Mary Polly Lipps 1. In 1850, William Russell Sewell resided in Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA. William Russell Sewell married Jane Branson, and had children including Elizabeth Sewell, Isac Sewell, Mary J Sewell, Sarah Sewell, William Andrew Sewell. William Russell Sewell passed away in 1860 in Buck Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Russell Sewell was born in 1811 in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA, the child of Dawson Thomas Sewell 1 And Mary Polly Lipps 1.
  • In 1850, William Russell Sewell resided in Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Russell Sewell married Jane Branson, and had children including Elizabeth Sewell, Isac Sewell, Mary J Sewell, Sarah Sewell, William Andrew Sewell.
  • William Russell Sewell passed away in 1860 in Buck Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sewell's Ancestors

Self
William Sewell
1811–1860
Birth Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Dawson Thomas Sewell 1
1751–1833
Elk Ridge, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Mary (Polly Lipps) 1
1765–1838
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Abraham (Thomas) Sewell
1723–1790
Otley, Yorkshire, England
Mary Carr
1725–1759
Scotland
Hans (Casper Johannes) Lipps
1731–1782
Niedersteinmaur, Zurich, Suisse
Elizabeth Tompkins
1755–1824
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Sewell
1695–1725
Mary
–1776
Hans Lipps
1695–1782
Regula (Nave)
1693–
Jonathan Tompkins
1729–1784
Cataran Hardin
1733–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Roberts
1707–1765

William Sewell's Descendants

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William (Russell) Sewell (23 Jan 1811–20 Mar 1860) m. Jane Branson (abt 1821–)
  1. 1. Sarah Sewell 1839–
  2. 2. William (Andrew) Sewell 1840–
  3. 3. Isac Sewell 1844–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Sewell 1846–
  5. 5. Mary (J) Sewell 1848–

William Sewell's Timeline

3 Records

1811
23 Jan 1811
Birth of William Russell Sewell in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 39
William Russell Sewell resided here in Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1860
20 Mar 1860
Age 49
Death of William Russell Sewell in Buck Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Buck Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1811
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Pulaski, K

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 1, Pulaski, Kentucky; Roll: 217; Page: 24a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1860
    Event Place: Buck Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 14; Census Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Pulaski, K

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