John Russell (1743 - 1822)

Born 15 Dec 1743 in Shenandoah County, Virginia

Husband of Susannah (Day) Russell — married 23 Jan 1782 in Greenbrier County, Virginia

Husband of Hannah Patience (Piles) Russell — married 8 Aug 1796 in Bath County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1822 at age 78 in Lawrence, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Birth and Early Life

John Russell was born on 15 December 1743 in Shenandoah County, Virginia to Jeffrey Russell (1722-1800) and Elizabeth Wood (1728-before February 1800).

Known Siblings

1. Jane Russell born 1742 in Cabell County, Virginia. She married Joseph Talley (1740-1786). Jane died in 1816 in Cabell County, Virginia, USA. Cabell County was established in 1809 in West Virginia which didn't become a state until 1863, having separated itself from Virginia in 1861 due to the Civil War. During the time of this family, it was the western part of Virginia, but still Virginia.
2. Sarah Russell born about 1745 in Cabell County, Virginia. She died in 1816.
3. Isaac Russell born about 1753.
4. Hannah Russell born about 1755. She died after 28 February 1800 when she was mentioned as living in her father's will.
5. Jeffrey Russell, Jr. born before 1758 in Virginia. He married Sarah Gill (born about 1755) on 30 December 1778 in the Old Episcopal Church, Lunenburg County, Virginia. Jeffrey died on 31 January 1802 in Cabell County, Virginia, USA.
6. Elizabeth Russell born about 1759.
7. Mark Russell born about 1760 in Virginia. He married 1) Mary Puckett (before 1768-before 1796) on 3 December 1785 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia and 2) Esther Dean (1793-1821) on 21 November 1811 in Cabell County, Virginia. Mark died in about 1821 in Cabell County, Virginia, USA.

Marriages and Families

John married twice and had children by both wives. His first marriage was to Susannah Day, called "Nanny" (1749-1794) on 23 January 1782 in Greenbrier County, Virginia. Officiating was the Rev. John Alderson. His second marriage was to Patience Hannah Rankin or Piles (1773-1852) on 8 August 1796 in Bath County, Virginia. There seems to be a lot of dispute about the surname of this woman and it hasn't been resolved by research.

Children of the Russell-Day Marriage

1. Lawrence Russell born about 1784 in Virginia. In about 1806 Lawrence married Mary Huff (1788-1867). He died on 16 July 1856 in Kingston, DeKalb, Illinois, USA.
2. Elizabeth Russell born 1 September 1791 in Virginia, USA. She died on 1 September 1851 in Mercer, Ohio, USA.
3. Rachel Jane Russell born about 1793 in Virginia, USA. She died in about 1827 in Ohio, USA.
4. William Russell born 9 August 1791 in Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA. He died in about 1812.

Children of the Russell-Rankin/Piles Marriage

1. Anna Russell
2. Jeremiah Russell
3. Elizabeth Jemima Russell born 2 December 1798 in Virginia, USA. Jemima married Benjamin J. Roebuck (1784-1842) on 6 July 1807 in Ross County, Ohio. She died on 1 September 1851 in Mercer County, Ohio, USA.
4. James Samuel Russell born 7 March 1801 in Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA.
5. Sanders Russell born 9 January 1807 in White Creek, Cabell, Virginia (WV after 1863), USA. He married 1) Barbara Losey on 10 May 1821 in Lawrence County, Ohio. 2) Bathsheba Smith (1811-1845) in about 1829. 3) Mary Brammer (1822-1889) in about 1849 in Union City, Lawrence, Ohio. Sanders died on 13 October 1871 in Wilgrus, Lawrence, Ohio, USA.
6. Thomas Jefferson Russell born 11 November 1808 in Cabell County, Virginia, USA. He married Lucinda Boggs (1808-1882) about 1830 in Lawrence County, Ohio. Thomas died on 15 September 1871 in Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA.
7. Manoah Bostic Russell born 25 November 1810 in White Creek, Cabell, Virginia, USA. He died in July 1838 in Lawrence, Lawrence, Ohio, USA.
8. Jane Russell, known as Ginsey, born 27 December 1812 in Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA. She married William Nelson (1805-1874) on 22 September 1831 in Lawrence, Lawrence, Ohio. Kinsey died on 31 May 1874 in Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA.
9. Francis, known as Frank, Russell born 5 December 1814 in Cabell County, Virginia, USA.
10. Armilda Russell born 16 December 1818 in Virginia, USA. She married Abner Dilley (1814-1903) in 1837. Millie died on 5 March 1900 in Lawrence County, Ohio, USA.

Later Life

He moved from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia to what was called Symmes Township in Lawrence County, Ohio between 1817 and 1820 when he was quite elderly, perhaps 74. He was a first settler of Aid Township, Lawrence, Ohio. Hardest, 10:16

Death and Burial

He died on 28 November 1822 in Aid, Lawrence, Ohio, USA at the age of 79 years.

Burial in Russell Cemetery, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA.

Find A Grave: Memorial #20882758 created by Robert N. Wiseman who is the 4th great grandson. The headstone gives the birth and death dates for John Russell. The author states that John was the son of Jeffrey Russell. There was a first marriage to Susannah Day by whom he had William, John, Lawrence, Rachel, Esther and Elizabeth. Patience Piles was the second wife. They had Jemima, Anne, Jane, Armilda, Thomas, Manoah Bostic, Samuel, Jeremiah, Sanders, Francis and James according to the author of the Find A Grave profile.

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LC8W-ZZD
• Hardesty, H.H. Historical Hand Atlas...Lawrence and Gallia Counties.... Chicago, Toledo: H.H. Hardesty & Co., 1882.
• "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRXC-B5D : 11 February 2018), John Russell and Susanah Day, 23 Jan 1782; citing Greenbrier, West Virginia, v 1A p 127, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 595,040.

See also:

• Greenbrier County Marriage Records.
• Virginia Marriage Records, 1700-1850.
• Virginia Marriage Records, 1660-1800.

Acknowledgements

• Ronald Todd created profile on 1 July 2015.
• Darlene Scott Kerr added bio and sources on 16 August 2015.
• Thank you to Pat Allen for creating WikiTree profile Russell-4569 through the import of update Feb 2013.ged on Feb 14, 2013.