Russell William b. 1605 England, U.K. d. 14 FEB 1662 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

1605 - 1662

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Birth 1605 England, U.K. [1, 2]

Gender Male

_UPD 15 AUG 2009 10:11:38 GMT-5

Died 14 Feb 1662 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]

Person ID I1829 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Family Martha, d. 1694

Married Y [1]

Children

1. Russell Joyce, b. 31 Mar 1660, probably Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Family ID F840 Group Sheet

Notes	RUSSELL FAMILY. William Russell (1), immigrant ancestor of Dr. F. W. Russell, of Winchendon, Massachusetts, was born in England. He came to this country and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, about1636, and became a proprietor in 1645. He was a carpenter by trade, also a yeoman. He and his wife Martha belonged to the Cambridge Church in 1645. He died February 14, 1662. His widow married, March24, 1665, Humphrey Brad- shaw. She married (third), 1683, Thomas Hall. She signed the Bilierica deed in behalf of her former husband, William Russell. She died in 1694. Children of William and MarthaRussell : 1. Joseph, born in England, 1636, married, June 23, 1662, Mary Belcher. 2. Benjamin, born in England, married Rebecca . 3. Phebe, died July 8, 1642. 4. John, born September 11, 1645, at Cambridge. 5. Martha. 6. Philip, see forward. 7. William, Jr., born April 28, 1655, married Abigail Winship. 8. Jason, born November 14, 1658, married, June 27, 1684, Mary Hubbard. 9. Joyce, born March 31, 1660, married, October 13, 1680, Edmund Rice, of Sudbury (see Rice Family). William Russell, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England in 1605. according to his own deposition made in 1661, He settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, about 1636, and died there February 14, 1661-2. He was a carpenter by trade. It is likely that he was related to John Russell, a pioneer at Cambridge, and to Richard Russell, one of the first settlers at Charlestown. but the connection is not known. He resided in West Cambridge or Menotomy, and received a grant of sixty acres on the north side of the road to Lexington. He was a member of the Cambridge church. His widow Martha married second, March 24, 1665, Humphrey Bradshaw, and she married third. May 24, 1683, Thomas Hall. She signed a deed of the Billerica property of Russell after her second marriage. She died about 1694. Children:1. Joseph, mentioned below. 2. Benjamin. 3. Phebe, died July 8, 1642. 4. John, born September 11. 1645. 5. Martha. 6. Philip, born about 1650; married June 18, 1680, Joanna Cutler. 7. William, born April 28, 1655 ; married Abigail Winship. 8. Jason, born November 14, 1658 ; married Man' Hubbard. 9. Joyce, born March 3, 1660; married Edmund Rice, of Sudbury. WILLIAM RUSSELL came from England between 1636 and 1645. At the latter date he was at Cambridge, Mass., where he and his wife Martha were members of the church. He had brought with him his wife and son Joseph, who was born 1636. Like many of the early^settlers Mr. Russell did not at once fix on a permanent abiding place. He died at Cambridge, Feb, 14, 1662 having made his will 12 days before. His widow, Martha, m. 2nd March 24, 1665, Humphrey Bradshaw, and 3d, May 24, 1683, Thomas Hall. She died about 1694. It is possible that the second child was born in England, but the others were probably born in Cambridge where they were baptized. Children, b. Cambridge, Mass., except first two: 2. I. Joseph, b. England 1636, ?. June 23, 1662, Mary Belcher. 3. II. Phebe, died July 8, 1642. 4. III. Benjamin, m. Rebecca . 5. IV. John, b. Sept. 11, 1645, m. Elizabeth Fiske. 6. V. Martha. 7. VI. Philip, b. 1650, m. April 19, 1680, Joanna Cut 8.VII. Thomas, died July 21, 1653. This is not quite certain. 9. VIII. William, b. April 28, 1655, m. Abigail Winship. 10. IX. Jason, b. Nov. 14, 1658, m. June 27, 1684, Mary Hubbard. 11. X. Joyce, b. March 31. bap. May 13, 1660. m. Oct.13, 1680, Edmund Rice, of Sudbury. Somewhere about the year 1640, when John Milton was engaged in thinking out and writing down the first drafts of his "Areopagitica" or his "Penserosa," and when a copy of Shakespeare's "First Folio" might have been secured for a pound or so in the second hand bookshops of that city, William and Martha Russell, with their son, Joseph, set sail for America, probably from the port of Ipswich on the east coast. Mr. Russell was a "house- wright" or carpenter, and is known to have been England in 1636 and to have been in Cambridge in Massachusetts in 1645. He appears to have resided first at Menotomy (Arlington) in Massachusetts. At a later date he is found at Cambridge where he and his wife were members of the Church. It is believed that the family came from Ipswich, though this is not certain, and while relationship to the celebrated Richard Russell line of Charlestown, or to the John Russell line of Woburn, is not clear, some connection is suggested by similarity of first names in the lines. Like many of the early arrivals, Mr. Russell did not at once fix upon a permanent abiding place, but he is usually spoken of as "of Cambridge," and there died on February 14, 1662, having made a willtwelve days before. His widow, Martha, married, second, May 24, 1665, Humphrey Bradshaw, and, third, May 24, 1683, Thomas Hall. She died in 1694. The children of William and Martha Russell, all born in Cambridge except the first two, follow: JOSEPH, born in England 1636, married, June 23, 1662, Mary Belcher. PHOEBE, died July 8, 1642. BENJAMIN, married Rebecca . JOHN, born Sept. 11, 1645, married Elizabeth Fiske, daughter of David Fiske. MARTHA. PHILIP, born 1650, married April 19,1688, Joanna Cutler. THOMAS, died July 21, 1653. WILLIAM, born April 28, 1655, married Abigail Winship. JASON, born Nov. 14, 1658, married Mary Hubbard. JOYCE, born March 31, 1660, married Edmund Rice of Sudbury.

Sources

[S142] Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: with a history of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Ellery Bicknell Crane, (Name: 1907;), 275, Vol. IV (Reliability: 3).
[S147] Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, William Richard Cutter, (Name: 1908;), 1530, Vol. III (Reliability: 3).
[S148] Descendants of William Russell, Cambridge, Mass., about 1640, Hezekiah Stone Russell, (Name: 1900;), 5 (Reliability: 3).
[S149] The Ancestors and Descendants of Abel Russell, Revolutionary Soldier from Westford, Massachusetts, ARTHUR J. RUSSELL and MRS. S. R. CHILD, (Name: 1922;), 8 (Reliability: 3).