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John Russell

John Russell
Born [date unknown] in Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Died in Dorchester, Massachusettsmap
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The Puritan Great Migration.
John Russell migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 3, p. 1609)
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John's will leaves half his estate to his brothers Henry Russell and Thomas Hyatt. Henry is probably his by blood brother. What is the relationship to Thomas? Speculation is that Thomas wife, Elizabeth was a Russell.

Anderson - Great Migration - is silent on the subject in both John's sketch and Hyatt's sketch.

Jacobus - Families of Old Fairfield, mentions the will in the Thomas Hyatt section, but calls Thomas wife Elizabeth ____

Biography

5 Aug 1633. "In the necke Southward of the plantation these lotss following are agreed to be set downe ... mr Russell ...[1]

He became one of the earliest donors to the Dorchester Church. He died 22 days after the above grant and left half his estate to the church.

3 Sep 1633: Administration was granted to William Gallard and William Rockwell, of the goods and chattels of John Russell, of Dorchester, whoe deceased 26 Aug 1633.[2]

Will: In the Court records 4 Aug 1635.[2]
"John Russell, merchant, disceased att Dorchestr, August 26th, 1633, & before his death, being of a disposeing vnderstanding, did make his last will, in the presence of Mr John Warham, pastr of the church of Dorchestr, Tho: Moore, John Moore, & Tho. Deway, in the words followeing, or the the same effect:--

"Halfe of my estate I giue to the church of Dorchestr, & halfe to my brothers, Henry Russell & Thomas Hyatt, except my mans tyme, wch I giue to my man; & hee desired that in the disposeing of his goods to Dorchestr there should be espetiall respect hadd to olde Dorchestr people, nameing Goodm[an] Caping."

It was duly testified to by the witness in Court 3 Sep 1633.

3 Jun 1634: "By consent of Willm Gallerd, admstatr to John Russell & Robte Fibbin, it is ordered, that in consideracon of some service pformed att sea by the said Robte Fibbin, & 3 monthes servis in Newe England, that the said Robte Fibbin shalbe sett free, & have 1l, 13s, 5d forgiven him, wch he ought to his said maistr, John Russell.[2]

Anderson notes that evidence (Dorchester and date of arrival) suggest that John Russell was a West Country man arriving in the unnamed ship July 1633 from Weymouth.[3]

Sources

  1. Fourth Report of the Record Commisioners of the City of Boston. 1880. Dorchester Town Records Third Edition 1896. (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, 1896) p. 2
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet (ed.). Records of the governor and company of the Massachusetts bay in New England. Printed by order of the legislature. Vol I 1628-1641. (Boston, W. White, printer to the commonwealth, 1853) administration p. 107; Will p. 153; Robert Fibbin p. 121
  3. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. "John Russell" (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995) p. 1609.
  • New England Historical and Genealogical Register 21:338 footnote Gives the will. (1867)




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Regarding the relationship of Thomas Hyatt:- Records on {Ancestry} show that John had another brother, Robert, who was a Church Warden in Hinton Martel in 1625; he had a daughter Elizabeth, who married a Thomas Hyatt. This makes Thomas the husband of John's niece, so more akin to a 'brother-in-law'.
posted by Terry Dewey
John Russell was baptised on 3 Nov 1570 at Lytchett Minister, Dorset, England; his father is Richard Russell. Source is ' Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/LMR: RE 1/1', page 6.

Regards Terry Dewey

posted by Terry Dewey

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