John Russell (abt. 1758 - 1838)

Born about 13 Apr 1758 in Fownhope with Fawley, Herefordshire, England

Descendants

Died 3 Aug 1838 at about age 80 in Cane Creek, Lee County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Captain John Russell served with North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

John Russell is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-328248
Rank: Captain

DAR Ancestor # A098427
Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, CAPTAIN
Birth: 4-13-1758 ENGLAND
Death: 8-3-1838 LEE CO VIRGINIA
Service Source: HAUN, NC REV ARMY ACCTS, BOOK A, PART XII, P 189, #5839, #5840
Service Description: 1) MILITIA; FURNISHED A MARE
SPOUSE 1) RACHEL HOBBS

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of Captain.^[1]

John Russell was in Guilford County, North Carolina during the Revolutionary War and furnished sundries for the Militia of North and South Carolina^[2]

Married Rachel Hobbs on 13 September 1783, Salisbury District, Guilford County, North Carolina. Married Frances Hix 5 June 1831, Lee County, Virginia by Andrew Hunter. John and Francis had no children?

After 1790 Moved with family from North Carolina to Virginia.

1794 Lived North Fork of Holston River, Washington County, Virginia,

After 1794 Moved to Lee County, Virginia; settled on Cane Creek where he acquired land & resided until his death.

Buried in the Riverview Cemetery, Cane Creek, Pennington Gap, Lee County, Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA ^[3] Or Buried: Riverside Cemetery, , Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia.^[4]

Research Notes

• Why John Russells middle name is more likely NOT to be Rupel, Rupell, or Ruppel. Here is an explanation and examples of how the double s was written on old documents. The first s was written in the old style S, or the long S follow by the short s. It's easy to see how the double s could be confused as a "p" and thus a mistranslated word became a fictional middle name. ^[5][6]
• Rupel should be removed as a middle name until there are primary sources found to prove otherwise. The 1840 U.S. Census that lists Alfred, Issac, Ransom and John Russell is a perfect example of the "Long S" shown in each of their last names.^[7] I also think this should be done with the Captain prefix as well.
• Birthdate shown is not correct. It is the christening date.

  1810 Census Washington County Virginia.
  John Russell and female age 45 and up.
  One male under 10 years in household
  One white males ages 10-16 in household
  One white males ages 16-26 in household
  One white females ages 16-26 in household
  Listed after Elizabeth Kindrick. Vinson and Ezekiel Hobbs in same image.^[8]

• Land grant 22 August 1812.
  Creator
  Russell, John. grantee.
  Creation Date
  1812 - 0822
  Description
  Location: Washington County.
  Description: 100 acres on the South side of the North fork of Holstein River, near Talleys Branch a waters of the North Fork of siad River.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 9, 2017), "Record of John Russell", Ancestor # A098427.
2. ↑ "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-GLTM : accessed 26 May 2019), John Russell, 25 Jul 1782; citing Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175596142?search=true : accessed 10 November 2017), memorial page for John Rupple Russell (13 Apr 1758–3 Aug 1838), Find A Grave Memorial no. 175596142, citing Riverside Cemetery, Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA ;
4. ↑ Find a Grave: Memorial #175596142.
5. ↑ "Legacy News. Basic Handwriting Tip: The Long S."
6. ↑ "Medial S: The Old English S That Looks Like F."
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBS-9MGN?cc=1786457&wc=31SK-LLG%3A1588670024%2C1588666055%2C1588665902 : 24 August 2015), Virginia > Lee > Not Stated > image 4 of 85; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YY2-R3L?cc=1803765&wc=QZZC-BF6%3A1588180005%2C1588179923%2C1588179902 : 1 December 2015), Virginia > Washington > Not Stated > image 69 of 78; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ Land grant 22 August 1812.
   Russell, John grantee.; Virginia. Land Office. Register.; Library of Virginia. Archives.; 1812 - 0822[1]

• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, John Russel, 16 Apr 1758); FOWNHOPE WITH FAWLEYE,HEREFORD,ENGLAND; FHL microfilm 1,040,010.
• Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912, John Russell in entry for Alfred K Russell, 16 Jul 1862; Lee Co, Virginia, reference p23 #47; FHL microfilm 32,441.
• NSSAR Patriot and grave record
• Early Settlers of Lee County, Virginia & Adjacent Counties, Anne M. Wynn Laningham, Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales 2 vols. Greensboro, N.C.: Media, Inc., 1977.
• North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, John Russel, 01 Nov 1781; Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
• North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, Ross, Phillip to Sanders, James > image 501 of 916; State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
• Virginia Marriage Book 1,Page 1
• Lee County, Virginia History Book (page 690), John was the ancestor of the Lee County Russell Family.
• Brown and McKissick, Auditors of Salisbury District in November, 1781 as per Report No. 40.
• United States with North Carolina, War of Revolution, Book A, Page 189. (From North Carolina State Department of Archives and History.)"
• Find A Grave: Memorial #175596142

Acknowledgements

• Family birth, death & marriage records were primarily derived from the Russell Family Bible which is/was in the possession of Misses Mae and Eda Russell. Where possible, dates have been confirmed by various independent records. Shannon (Rogers) Landen, per her FHC research in Mesa, AZ, has reported that John Russell's parents may have been one of the following: A. William Russell, b. 1732 in England, md. Eleanor Cross, b. 1736 in England; or B. John Russell, b. abt 1718, md. Isabell, b. 1720 in England. Joanne Martin reports that, primarily according to the research of Dorothy Walker McLain, John Russell's parents were William Russel &"Mary." John married a 2nd time, to "Elenore," (as evidenced by his will; transcribed copy in file) though Mary was reportedly the mother of all of his children (who are also named in his will).