Barnabas Russell (1734 - aft. 1819)

Born 29 Aug 1734 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Judith (Penney) Russell — married 23 Nov 1758 in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died after 8 Feb 1819 after age 84 in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

On 29 Aug 1734, James and Mary White Russell's son Barnabas was b. in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. ^[1][2]

Marriage

Barnabas married Judith (Penney) Russell the 23rd of November, 1758, in New Braintree, Worcester, MA.^[3][4]

Military Service

Appears to have served in Capt. Ichabod Dexter's Co., Col. B. Woodbridge's Regt., from the 16th of May, 1775[76?] to the 1st of August, 1775[76?] (2 months & 20 days.), enlisting at Savoy, Berkshire, MA, & being from Guilford, VT.^[5][6]

May have served in the 5th Massachusetts's Regiment under Col. Rufus Putnam and Capt Benjamin Gates, enlisting for 8 months on the 15th of May, 1778, with credit going to the town of Petersham, Worcester, MA.^[7][8] The problem with this potential service, is that Petersham is not a location that this Barnabas is associated with. However, Petersham is just two towns north of New Braintree where Barnabas & Judith married. Also, he may have been in the 1772 New York census (now VT) at Guilford, but his first known piece of land in Guilford wasn't until 1785. This may have allowed for some fluidity of movement.

He was a private in Capt. Blakelee's company from Vermont in 1781.

Despite the sources provided, Barnabas doesn't appear in either the DAR or SAR databases.

Biographical Notes

Barnabas Russell moved his family to Hoosick, Rensselaer, NY sometime before 1800, as he shows up in the 1800 and 1810 Federal Census as head of household in Hoosick.

The previously provided date of 1787 for Barnabas' death, is actually the date he sold his property in Guilford, Vermont to Jacob Wright, Jr. and then moved to Rensselaer County, New York.

Barnabas is mentioned in a 1819 deed, involving supposed son, Comfort Russell, who is selling land in Hoosick, Rensselaer, NY.^[9] Further, it is supposed that Barnabas Russell is living with Comfort in the 1820 NY Census, Hoosick, Rensselaer, NY, as there is another male 45 years & up.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016)
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch, 4 December 2014), Barnabus Russell, 29 Aug 1734; citing YARMOUTH, BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 1589030 IT 1-2
3. ↑ Child, Christopher Challender. Identifying Jonathan Pinney (ca. 1754-1812) of Guilford and Plymouth, Vermont, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2009) Vol. 163, WN 650, Page 101.
4. ↑ Vital Records of New Braintree, MA, page, 110.
5. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783.
6. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War,Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783.
7. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War,Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783.
8. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War,Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783.
9. ↑ Comfort Russell deed 1819, mentioning Barnabas Russell Rensselaer County, Vol. 8, pg. 47
10. ↑ 1820 NY Census, Hoosick, Rensselaer, NY, 14th entry from the bottom

• Mayflower Families Vol. 13 p. 54, 157-158.
• Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). [1]
• Massachusetts Vital Records. New Braintree Marriage records. [2]
• Rensselaer County Census Records. Hoosick 1800 & 1810 Federal Census. [3]
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R8J-7JZ?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-H68%3A1585148702%2C1585148975%2C1585148976 : 10 June 2015), New York > Rensselaer > Hoosick > image 11 of 11; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Ancestry Message Board Involving Discussion of Winslow & Barnabas Russell
• Russell, Winslow. A Brief Account of the Trial of Winslow Russell for the Murder of Michael Bockus. United States, n.p, 1811. Worldcat Google Books Princeton
• Original or early transcription of the Yarmouth town record of the family of James Russell, including Barnabas Russell.
• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-L973 : 15 March 2018), Barnabus Russell, 1775-1783; citing 1775-1783, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,315.
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-FR12 : 18 March 2018), Barnabas Russell, 01 Jul 1781; citing Military Service, Republic of Vermont, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711097.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Stanley Wood for starting this profile.