Hannah (Owen) Russ (1718 - 1772)

Born 16 Nov 1718 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, New England

Ancestors

Wife of Abraham Russ — married 25 Oct 1738 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, New England

Descendants

Died 1772 at about age 53 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, New England

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Biography

Hannah Owen, daughter of Moses and Hannah Owen, was born at Lebanon, Connecticut, 16 Nov 1718.^[1]

She married Abraham Russ, 25 October 1738, in Ashford, Connecticut. Rev. Mr. James Hale performed the ceremony.^[2]

Abraham died in 1761 and Hannah was named in his will, dated 13 May 1761, along with children Azariah, Abraham, Daniel, Priscilla, Amy, Esther, Elizabeth and Hannah. The estate was declared insolvent and the property was sold to pay debts.^[3][4] The two lots (one with a house etc.) that Abraham owned were sold to pay his debts. The house lot was purchased by Ebenezer Russ,^[5] presumably his brother, and perhaps the family were allowed to remain there, until their move to Pennsylvania.

Hannah's son Abraham moved to Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania, taking his mother with him. There Mrs. Russ died at the hands of hostile natives.^[6]

Children: Using the original vital records and Abraham's will.^[7][3]

1. Azariah b. June 19, 1739; m. Marcy Benjamin, May 21, 1761 (vol 1 p. 66, vol 3 p. 70
2. Abraham b Oct. 29, 1741; d. Jan. 6, 1741/2 (vol 1 p. 66)
3. Hannah (twin) b. Feb. 23, 1742/3; deceased 15 May 1756. (vol 1 p. 66, vol 1. p. 95.)^[8]
4. Priscilla (twin) b. Feb. 23, 1742/3; (vol 1 p. 66)
5. Abraham b. May 29, 1745; (vol 1 p. 66)
6. Elezebeth b. Mar. 29, 1747; d. Aug. 19, 1753. (vol 1 p. 66)
7. Amy b. June 10, 1749 (vol 1 p. 66)
8. Esther born say 1751. Not recorded in the vital records named in her father's will. If the daughters were listed oldest to youngest which is the common way of listing them Esther would have been born between Amy and the 2nd Elizabeth.
9. Elizabeth b. August 19, 1753 (vol 1 p. 66) This is the same day as the first Elizabeth died. The dates are questionable, which is why they have been misinterpreted. After having looked at dozens of pages with 4s and 5s, I am 99% certain that both dates are the same. This allows this Elizabeth to be named in Abraham's will.
10. Daniel b Jan. 21, 1756. ^[9]
11. Hannah, The last daughter mentioned in her father's will. The first Hannah having died, a second Hannah needs to be born. She might be older than Daniel or younger.

Sources

1. ↑ Lucius Barnes Barbour and Lucius A. Barbour, "Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records prior to 1850," (card file, n.d., Connecticut State Library, Hartford), alphabetical entry for Hannah Owen, birth at Lebanon, 16 Nov 1718; digital images, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5X-H9NH?cc=2843390 : accessed August 2023); citing Lebanon Vital Records Vol 1, p. 232.
2. ↑ Lucius Barnes Barbour and Lucius A. Barbour, "Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records prior to 1850," (card file, n.d., Connecticut State Library, Hartford), alphabetical entry for Hannah Owen, marriage, Lebanon, 25 October 1738; digital images, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5X-H9JW?cc=2843390 : accessed August 2023); citing Ashford Vital Records Vol 1, p. 66
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Pomfret Probate District, Pomfret, Connecticut, Vol 1, 1753-1760, p. 575; digital image, FamilySearch, Film # 007626776, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-STGM?i=322&cat=341363 : accessed August 2023)
4. ↑ Probate file at Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9049/images/007628972_01198
5. ↑ Ashford, Connecticut, Register of Deeds, Book K (1758-1764) pp. 326, 327, Book L p. 23.
6. ↑ Albert, George Dallas (editor), History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, : With Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, (Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1882.), p. 672; digital images, Internet Archive, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/740:25181 : accessed August 2023.
7. ↑ Ashford, Connecticut, "Vital Statistics Vol. 1, Ashford, Connecticut." Abraham Russ family, p. 66; digital image, FamilySearch, Image Group Number (DGS), 109466725, image 84 of 127, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-TQ8C-3373 : accessed October 10, 2023); citing Ashford Town Clerk.
8. ↑ Ashford, Connecticut, "Vital Statistics Vol. 1, Ashford, Connecticut." Hannah Russ 1756, p. 95; digital image, FamilySearch, Image Group Number (DGS), 109466725, image 111 of 127, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-TQ8C-3373 : accessed October 10, 2023); citing Ashford Town Clerk.
9. ↑ Ashford, Connecticut, "Vital Statistics Vol. 1, Ashford, Connecticut." Daniel Russ , 1756, p. 90; digital image, FamilySearch, Image Group Number (DGS), 109466725, image 106 of 127, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-1Q8C-33ZG : accessed October 10, 2023); citing Ashford Town Clerk.

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