Elizabeth (Bean) Russell (1723 - 1800)

Born 25 Nov 1723 in St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of George (Russell Senior) Russell Sr — married 7 Feb 1747 in Virginia [uncertain]

Wife of George Russell Sr. — married 1750 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1800 at age 76 in German Creek, Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Ashley Frithiof [send private message], Irene Little [send private message], and Cassie Wicks [send private message]

Biography

Elizabeth "Eliza" Bean, born November 25, 1723, in St Stephen's Parish, Cherry Point, Northumberland County, Virginia, a daughter of William Bean Sr and Elizabeth Margaret (Hatton) Bean. Elizabeth married Captain George Russell, born 1720, in Virginia. Her husband was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, and recognized by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolutionary War, as DAR Ancestor #A098354. ^[1]

After the War, George signed the "Watauga Association Petition," and moved his family to the Watauga Settlement in Washington county, in the State of North Carolina. They later moved to German Creek, Grainger County, Tennessee, where George was killed in an Indian Raid. Three of the children of Elizabeth and George married children of William and Elizabeth (Alfred) Horner. Children of Elizabeth and George Russell are:

• George Rusell, Jr. was in Washington County, Tennessee, in 1778, in Dickson County, in 1804 & 1806; The census shows him in Franklin County, Tennessee, in 1820

• William Russell, born circa 1750 (both Elizabeth's father, and George's father were named William), died December 13, 1804, in Dickson County, Tennessee. Wife's name was Agnes.

• Sarah Russell, born 1760, died 1857, in Riota, McMinn County, Tennessee, married Isaac Lane

• Lydia Russell, born 1764, died 1824, in Rhea County, Tennessee, married Colonel James Roddye, in 1780, in Washington County, Tennessee

• Mary Russell, born 1767, died 1829, in Jefferson County, Tennessee, where her Will was filed, married Noah Jarnagin, circa 1782

• Jemima Russell, born 1770, at the Wataugua Settlement, died after 1850 in Perry County, Tennessee, married George Horner, circa 1801

• Elizabeth Russell, born 1772, at the Wataugua Settlement, died after 1820, in Perry County, Tennessee, married John Horner, Sr. on February 7, 1888, in Hawkins, County, Tennessee.

• Lewis Russell, born 1774, died 1840, in Franklin County, Arkansas, married Esther Horner on October 21, 1802

When, In the fall of 1796, her husband was killed by Indians in a raid and left in the woods. The male body that is presumed to have been his was found and buried in the cemetery of Bent Creek Baptist Church. That church is located in what later became Whitesburg, in Hamblen County, Tennessee. Hamblen is a small county lying along the left bank of the Holston River, formed from fractions of Jefferson, Grainger and Hawkins Counties. ^[2]

Elizabeth died after January, 1800, at German Creek, Grainger, Tennessee and is probably buried in the cemetery of the Bent Creek Baptist Church. ^[3]

'Biography Elizabeth "Eliza" Bean, born November 25, 1723, in St Stephen's Parish, Cherry Point, Northumberland County, Virginia, a daughter of William Bean Sr and Elizabeth Margaret (Hatton) Bean. Elizabeth married Captain George Russell, born 1720, in Virginia. Her husband was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, and recognized by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolutionary War, as DAR Ancestor #A098354. [1] After the War, George signed the "Watauga Association Petition," and moved his family to the Watauga Settlement in Washington county, in the State of North Carolina. They later moved to German Creek, Grainger County, Tennessee, where George was killed in an Indian Raid. Three of the children of Elizabeth and George married children of William and Elizabeth (Alfred) Horner. Children of Elizabeth and George Russell are: When, In the fall of 1796, her husband was killed by Indians in a raid and left in the woods. The male body that is presumed to have been his was found and buried in the cemetery of Bent Creek Baptist Church. That church is located in what later became Whitesburg, in Hamblen County, Tennessee. Hamblen is a small county lying along the left bank of the Holston River, formed from fractions of Jefferson, Grainger and Hawkins Counties. [2] George Rusell, Jr. was in Washington County, Tennessee, in 1778, in Dickson County, in 1804 & 1806; The census shows him in Franklin County, Tennessee, in 1820 William Russell, born circa 1750 (both Elizabeth's father, and George's father were named William), died December 13, 1804, in Dickson County, Tennessee. Wife's name was Agnes. Sarah Russell, born 1760, died 1857, in Riota, McMinn County, Tennessee, married Isaac Lane Lydia Russell, born 1764, died 1824, in Rhea County, Tennessee, married Colonel James Roddye, in 1780, in Washington County, Tennessee Mary Russell, born 1767, died 1829, in Jefferson County, Tennessee, where her Will was filed, married Noah Jarnagin, circa 1782 Jemima Russell, born 1770, at the Wataugua Settlement, died after 1850 in Perry County, Tennessee, married George Horner, circa 1801 Elizabeth Russell, born 1772, at the Wataugua Settlement, died after 1820, in Perry County, Tennessee, married John Horner, Sr. on February 7, 1888, in Hawkins, County, Tennessee. Lewis Russell, born 1774, died 1840, in Franklin County, Arkansas, married Esther Horner on October 21, 1802

Elizabeth died after January, 1800, at German Creek, Grainger, Tennessee and is probably buried in the cemetery of the Bent Creek Baptist Church.

Sources

1. ↑ CLARK, STATE RECS OF NC, VOL 23, P 995; PENSION OF ISAAC LANE, *SR6137V; RAMSEY, ANNALS OF TN, PP 138, 181, 189, 241
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170403014804/http://www.tngenweb.org/hamblen/history.htm#Russellville
3. ↑ Clan MacBean in North America, Volume II, Fifth Edition, Revised 1993, by Joseph S. Bean, page 313

• Find A Grave: Memorial #58588132
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 181; SAR Membership Number: 36065. Repository Ancestry.com. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
• Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 138 : 1918 Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on- line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=70386494&pid=11274
• Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 807.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 12
• Varley & Swain Genealogy, last modified October 1, 2002, https://web.archive.org/web/20160606115628/http://varley-swain-history.info/files/SRV_FamilyGroup/fg01/fg01_338.html
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stewart-terrell&id=I905
• Bean Genealogy, last updated May 12, 2003, https://web.archive.org/web/20160716125242/http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/history/2427.cfm
• Descendants of William Bean Chart, last updated May 12, 2003, https://web.archive.org/web/20100415154209/http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/Bean/reports/Bean%20Descendancy%20Chart.pdf
• https://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Russell/6000000004979718430?through=3920984132810067665