James Russell (abt. 1455 - 1509)

Born about 1455 in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1509 at about age 54 in Kingston Russell, Dorset, England

Biography

“James, the son of John Russell, Esquire, married, for his first wife, Alicia, daughter of John Wyse, Esq. of Sydenham, in Devonshire, by Thomasine, daughter of Sir Baldwin Fulford, a knight celebrated for having protected the liberty and honour of a royal lady, by slaying in single combat a Saracen of enormous stature, who besieged her in her castle; in token of which Paladin-like feat, two Saracens were granted as supporters to the family arms, which were Sable, three chevronels ermine, a crescent for difference. The Wyse family were, however, originally seated at Greston in Cornwall so early as the year 1100 and had only been possessed of Sydenham since 1320. By this lady, the Lord of Berwick had two daughters, Elizabeth and Thomasine, and two sons, named John and Thomas.” ^[1]

James Russell (d. Nov 1505)Russell

Marriage

m.1 Alice Wise (father: Thomas Wise of Sidenham)[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Historical Memoirs of the House of Russell: From the Time of the ..., Volume 1 By Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen, p. 175

• Wikipedia: John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford#Origins

• GEDCOM: Devon, England, Extracted Parish Records. Ancestry.com 2001; Ancestral File. LDS 1987, Jun 1998, data as of 5 Jan 1998; One World Tree - : Birth: ABT 1455 Kingston Russell, Dorset