Section V  Massey Excursi One Maryland Massey Family by George Langford, Jr. 1901-1996
©Cullen G. Langford and George Langford, III, 2010


Excursus XV: Russell


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Notes on Russell Family

In 1933 I compiled this Russell line for my cousin, Nancy Russell Goetz.  All female lines were traced back, as far as I could, from printed sources.  The manuscript of this research is in the hands of Mrs. Michael Karl (Nancy Russell) Goetz, Frederick Avenue Road, St. Joseph, Missouri.

1.William Russell
...
Birth
14 Feb.1661 or '64
Death
...
Marriage: Martha __________, who d.1694.  She m., 2nd, 1665, Humphrey Bradshaw; and m., 3rd, 1683, Thomas Hall.

Children:
Joseph Russell, b.1636, m.1663, Mary Belcher.
Benjamin Russell, m. Rebecca.
John Russell, b.1645, m. Elizabeth Fiske.
Martha Russell
Philip Russell, b.c.1650, d.1731, m. Joanne Cutler.
Phebe[sic] Russell, d.1642.
William Russell, b.1655, d.1736.
+2.Jason Russell, b.1658, d.c.1736.
Joyce Russell, b.1660, m. Edmund Rice.
<1656
Worked as a carpenter in Menotomy (Cambridge) Mass.

2.Jason Russell (1.William)
1658
Birth
c.1736
Death
27 May 1684
Marriage: Mary Hubbard, b.20 Oct.1665, d.14 May 1738.  She was daughter of James Hubbard, b.1631, d.1693 and Sarah Winship, born 1638, d.1665.

Children:
+3.Hubbard Russell, b.1687.
Martha Russell, b.1691.  She m., 1st, Henry Dunster and m., 2nd, Francis Locke.

3.Hubbard Russell (2.Jason, 1.William)
20 May 1687
Birth
4 Jun.1726
Death:
9 May 1710
Marriage: Elizabeth Dickson, baptized 24 Jul.1698, daughter of John Dickson, b.1655(6), d.1736(7), and Margery (Margaret) Winship, b.1664.

Children:
Jason Russell, b.1711, d. young.
Mary Russell, b.1712, m. David Dunster.
Margery (Margaret) Russell, b.1715, m. Joseph Belknap.
4.Jason Russell, b.1716(7); killed 1775.
Hobart Russell, baptized 1726; d. young.

4.Jason Russell (3.Hubbard, 2.Jason, 1.William)
25 Jan.1716
Birth(7)
19 Apr.1775
Death: Killed by the British on their retreat from the Battle of Lexington.
28 Jan.1739
Marriage(40): Elizabeth Winship, b.24 Mar.1720(21), d.11 Aug.1786, daughter of John Winship, b.c.1697, d.1759 and Elizabeth Wyeth, b.1701, d.1759.

Children:
Jason Russell, b.1741(2)
Elizabeth Russell, b.1743, d.1751.
John Russell, b.1746.
Hubbard Russell, b.1749, m. Sarah Warren.
+5.Thomas Russell, b.1751, d.1809, m. Anne Whittemore.
Noah Russell, b.1753, d.1754.
Elizabeth Russell, b.1756, m.1778, Jonathan Webber.
Mary Russell, b.1761, d.1762.
Noah Russell, b.1763, m.1782, Eunice Bemis.

5.Thomas Russell (4.Jason, 3.Hubbard, 2.Jason, 1.William)
22 Jul.1751
Birth
7 Jun.1809
Death: Buried at West Cambridge, Mass.
8 Mar.1774
Marriage: Anne Whittemore, b.14 Aug.1754, d.17 Jan.1819, daughter of Thomas Whittemore, b.1729, d.1794, and Anna Cutler, b.1731.

Children:
Anna Russell, b.1775, d.1775.
Thomas Russell, b.1776, m.1802, Elizabeth Warren.
Aaron Russell, b.1779, d.1848.
+6.Anna Russell, b.1781, d.1831(?), m., 1st, 1800, John Estabrook, m. 2nd, Abner Stearns.
Mary (Polly) Russell, b.1783, m.1807, Joshua Avery.

6.Anna Russell (5.Thomas, 4.Jason, 3.Hubbard, 2.Jason, 1.William)
27 Jan.1781
Birth
1831(?)
Death
31 Aug.1800
1st marriage: John Estabrook, b.7 May 1775, d.7 Sep.1802, son of Nehemiah Estabrook, b.1738, and Elizabeth Winship, b.1740.
7 Aug.1808
2nd marriage: Abner Stearns.

Children:
7.John Brooks Russell, baptized 1809, b.1801, d.1890, m.1824, Mary Sawyer.

7.John Brooks Russell (6.Anna, 5.Thomas, 4.Jason, 3.Hubbard, 2.Jason, 1.William)
1801
Birth: at West Cambridge, Mass.; baptized 12 Nov.1809.
1890
Death
1824
Marriage: Mary Sawyer, b.1803, d.1878.
1839
Born John Russell Estabrook[s] of West Cambridge, Mass., the State of Massachusetts enacted a bill permitting him to change his name to John Brooks Russell.

Children:
+8.John Henry Ware Russell, b.1825, d.1867, m.1844, Mary Smith Ryland.

8.John Henry Ware Russell (7.John Brooks, 6.Anna, 5.Thomas, 4.Jason, 3.Hubbard, 2.Jason, 1.William)
16 Sep.1825
Birth
1867
Death: in Louisville, Kentucky.
1844
Marriage: in Cincinatti, Ohio, Mary Smith Ryland, b.1825 in England.

Children:
Mary Gertrude Russell, b.1852, d.1944.
+9.Charles Ryland Russell, b.1856, d.1944.
Lucy Russell, m. Joseph Rawson.

9.Charles Ryland Russell (8.John Henry, 7.John Brooks, 6.Anna, 5.Thomas, 4.Jason, 3.Hubbard, 2.Jason, 1.William)
1856
Birth: in Lexington, Kentucky
23 Sep.1944
Death: in Kansas City, Missouri.
...
Marriage: Nettie Eva Cummings, b.1860, in Cincinatti, Ohio, d.Apr.1950 in Kansas City, Mo.  She had a "Mayflower" descent from Edward Doty, living 1620; his son, David Doty, b.1741, d.1817; his son, Amos Doty, b.1777, d.1854; his daughter, Harriet Doty, b.1802, d.1871, m.1821, John Willoughby, b.1799, d.1873; their daughter, Sarah M. Willoughby, b.1833, m. Joseph D. Cummings, living in 1881; their daughter, Nettie Eva Cummings, b. 1860, d.1950, above.

Children:
Millard Russell, m. Jean Forsha.
Douglas Russell
+10.John Roy Russell, b.1883, m. Mignon Holmes.
Dorothy Russell, d.1935, m. Harold Bell.

10.John Roy Russell (9.Charles, 8.John Henry, 7.John Brooks, 6.Anna, 5.Thomas, 4.Jason, 3.Hubbard, 2.Jason, 1.William)
1883
Birth: in Kansas City, Missouri.
29 Apr.1967
Death: in Kansas City, Mo.
1906
1st marriage: Mignon Gilbert Holmes, b.28 Jun.1884, d.7 Nov.1946.   She was daughter of Daniel Boone Holmes, b.1850, d.1911, and Lyda Massey, b.1854, d.1929.
1949
2nd marriage: Susan Gay Vincent.

Children with Mignon Holmes:
Ryland Russell, m. Katherine Sweeney and had daughter, Mignon Russell.
Nancy Holmes Russell, b.31 Jul.1907, m. 1st, 1 Oct.1935, Michael Karl Goetz, b.23 may 1909, d.____.  Children surnamed Goetz: Mignon, b.7 Oct.1936, Michael Karl, Jr., b.16 Jul.1939.  She m., 2nd., Dr. J. Harold Ryan, of St. Joseph, Mo.
[Note:
The data on which this page is based is located in the file, Excursus-Russell.htm - GL,III, ed.]
References

158
Goetz, Nancy Russell: Notes; address Frederick Avenue Road, St, Joseph, Mo.
159
State of Massachusetts: List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts 1780-1883; 1885
160
Russell, Mary Gertrude: D.A.R. Papers; Member No. 107,000.
161
Cutter, B. & W.R.: History of Arlington, Massachusetts, afterwards was Cambridge 1635-1879; 1880
162
Wyman, T.B.: The Genealogies & Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818; 1879
163
Paige, L.R.: History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877; 1877
164
Russell, John Roy: Notes; address 600 Centennial Building, 210 W. 10th Street, Kansas City, 6. Mo.
165
Russell, George Ely: Notes; address 1904 Windermere, Cleveland 12, Ohio; or Wade House, Beech Brook, Lander Road, Orange, Ohio
166
Doty, E.A.: The Doty - Doten Family in America; 1897


[Note:
Footnote/sources No.'s 6, 7, 21 & 40 in the genealogy above are unknown; and it is not known whether or not the Reference No.'s listed above refer to pages in the Massey Data Bank - GL,III,ed.]