Are you certain the name is Rufsell? In old handwriting, there was something called the "leading s" which looks like a "f" but is really an "s". Josette Maxwell Boone NC At 09:54 PM 8/5/02 -0700, you wrote: >The bible was printed in 1829 . > >Martha was born December 13 , 1762 and is the daughter of William & >Margeret Rufsell. > >James & Martha Maxwell married May 1783. > >Children : > >1) William born January 20 , 1785 , Guilford County , North Carolina > >2) Jinnett born June 13 , 1787 , Guilford County , North Carolina > >3) Margaret born March 26 , 1791 , Guilford County , North Carolina > >4) John born January 20 , 1796 , Guilford County , North Carolina > >5) James born March 28 , 1802 , Guilford County , North Carolina > >Yes , William and John birthday is January 20. > >I hope this information makes a connection for a lot of people. > >I checked the newsletters for Rufsell but did not see one . If anyone >knows of a newsletter for Rufsell feel free to post this . > >John
Thank you Josette. When the message came into my computer a week ago, I felt almost certainly that the name is Russell. Martha Maxwell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josette L. Maxwell" <maxwelljl@earthlink.net> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 11:09 PM Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] James & Martha ( Rufsell ) Maxwell > Are you certain the name is Rufsell? In old handwriting, > there was something called the "leading s" which looks > like a "f" but is really an "s". > > Josette Maxwell > Boone NC > > > At 09:54 PM 8/5/02 -0700, you wrote: > > >The bible was printed in 1829 . > > > >Martha was born December 13 , 1762 and is the daughter of William & > >Margeret Rufsell. > > > >James & Martha Maxwell married May 1783. > > > >Children : > > > >1) William born January 20 , 1785 , Guilford County , North Carolina > > > >2) Jinnett born June 13 , 1787 , Guilford County , North Carolina > > > >3) Margaret born March 26 , 1791 , Guilford County , North Carolina > > > >4) John born January 20 , 1796 , Guilford County , North Carolina > > > >5) James born March 28 , 1802 , Guilford County , North Carolina > > > >Yes , William and John birthday is January 20. > > > >I hope this information makes a connection for a lot of people. > > > >I checked the newsletters for Rufsell but did not see one . If anyone > >knows of a newsletter for Rufsell feel free to post this . > > > >John >