Year: 1790; Census Place: Wake, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 254; Image: 152; Family History Library Film: 0568147
Married to Elizabeth Gower 1779-1843 - 11 children
Buried at Gower Cemetery 25210481
Research Notes
An article written about him notes that he signed the Cumberland Compact.[1][2]
Sources
↑ Attached to his Find a Grave memorial and also to this profile (WikiTree image).
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #25210491 for James Russell (accessed 12 January 2024).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Russell-13924 and Russell-12701 appear to represent the same person because: They have the same date and place of death, and the same spouse, although those will need to be merged as well. Specific dates should take precedence over estimates, but should eventually be supported by reliable sources.