William Russell (1612 - 1665)

Born 10 Oct 1612 in Herefordshire, England

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1665 at age 52 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

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William Russell migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 292) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

This profile is part of the New Haven Colony One Place Study.

William Russell married Sarah Davis ^[1], the daughter of William Davis and Martha Wakeman^[2], They had 4 children: Samuel, Anna, John, and Noadiah. William died January 2, 1664/5.^[3]

William Russell immigrated in 1639 from England.^[4] He married Sarah Davis^[5][6]. He died January 2, 1663/64 in New Haven.^[7][8] Some sources list William Russell's death date as 24 DEC 1664. This is the date he executed his will and is not the date of his death.

There have been suggestions that William Russell had a sister, Helena, who married Henry Glover. ^[9] See the profile for Helena (Unknown) Glover for more information and why that is unlikely.

William Russell was born October 10, 1612 in Herefordshire, England.^[10], and died January 2, 1665 in New Haven, Connecticut.^[11]

William Russell, of Newhaven, wrote his will 24th of10th month 1664 (24 December 1664).^[12] It was presented and proved on 7 Febraury 1664/65.^[13] His inventory was taken on 28 February 1664/65.^[12]

Burial

New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ SMFSD In-Depth First Settler Profile: Giles Hamlin)
2. ↑ SMFSD In-Depth First Settler Profile: Giles Hamlin)
3. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven Vol VII, page 1572 (Russell Family).
4. ↑ GMDIR p 292: Unknown: 1640: New Haven [NHCR 1:50; FANH 1572; Wethersfield Hist 2:597-614; NEHGR 7:53-59; 81:123, 131-32
5. ↑ SMFSD In-Depth First Settler Profile: Giles Hamlin)
6. ↑ Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol. 3, p. 524, New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online Database); TAG 48:210
7. ↑ Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography. Page 265 http://archive.org/stream/encyclopediaofco10amer#page/265/mode/2up.
8. ↑ New Haven, CT: Vital Records, 1649-1850, Vol. 1, p. 25, ("William Ruffell died January 2d 1664")
9. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven Vol III, page 660 (Glover Family).
10. ↑ History of the Colony of New Haven, by Edward E. Atwater, 1902
11. ↑ History of the Colony of New Haven, by Edward E. Atwater, 1902
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9N5-7 : 6 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 80-81. New Haven Probate Record, 1647-1687, Vol. 1, Part 1, page 133-134.
13. ↑ “New Haven Town Records, Vol 2”, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/110464/?offset=0#page=130&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=), Page Viewer Number 130, Dexter, Franklin Bowditch, Ancient Town Records, Vol II, New Haven Town Records, New Haven, 1919, Page 128.
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #89617025

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