Isabel (Mayes) Russell (1729 - 1802)

Born 1729 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 1802 at about age 73 in Chartiers Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Isabel May(e)s was a native of Ireland. She immigrated to American and resided in Pennsylvania, where she met and married Andrew Russell, a native of Scotland. Children of Isabel and Andrew are as follows:

• Robert Russell, died in 1820, buried in Sewickley, Beaver county, PA, married Nancy Woodburn, died in 1840, buried at Scottsville, Beaver county, PA, parents of nine children: James, Alexander, Robert, Andrew, Samuel, Nancy, Martha, Isabel and Elizabeth

• Alexander Russell, served as a fife-major during the Revolutionary War, died April 20, 1784, at the age of 26 years

• Mary "Polly" Russell, died January 15, 1841, age 74 years, married James Miller, a farmer, in 1792. James died May 30, 1847, age 82 years, 5 months. Parents of ten children: Samuel, Andrew Russell Miller, John, James, Isabel, Elizabeth, Jane, Nancy Ann, Mary and Margaret

• Jane Russell married David Gault, lived near Canonsburg and had a large family

• Margaret "Peggy" Russell, married Robert Thompson, parents of six children: Joseph, Alexander, Andrew, James, Robert and Lydia

• Isabel "Ibby" Russell, married John Henderson, Sr. (1769-1849) son of Reverend Matthew Henderson, on October 1, 1789. Parents of nine children: Polly Phares (Henderson) Buchanan, Andrew, Ebenezer, Alexander, John, Robert (who died young in 1812) Elizabeth, Robert (the second of this name in this family) and Matthew

• Elizabeth "Betsy" Russell, married Robert Henderson, also a son of Reverend Matthew Henderson. Parents of seven children: Matthew, Andrew, Ebenezer, Alexander, John, Robert, and Mary

• Hannah Russell married Wallace McCluskey, resided in Lawrence county Pennsylvania, where they raised a large family

• Lydia Russell, died October 5, 1796, aged 16 years

• Andrew Russell, Jr. youngest son, was born January 30, 1777 and died March 2, 1861, married Ann McClelland, daughter of James and Jane CMcClelland, parents of 13 children

"Isabella Mayes" Russell died May 5, 1802, and is buried in the Oak Spring Cemetery, in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania. There is an additional biography on her Find A Grave memorial, taken from Joseph F. McFarland's 20th century history of the city of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and representative citizens, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co.1910. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119476705/isabella-russell

• Information regarding the children is from Biographical Sketch of the Russell Family and Connections, by Alexander Russell, M.F. Ward, Book and Job Printer, Washington Pennsylvania, 1887 *http://archive.org/stream/biographicalsket00russ/biographicalsket00russ_djvu.txt
• Northwestern Historical Association. Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Northwest Historical Association., Madison, Wisconsin, 1904, Vol. 2, p. 305-307)