Early Russell & Roswell Records......updated November 5th, 2003 Information copied from page 229 of �GENEALOGICAL GLEANINGS IN ENGLAND� abt. 1560.....birth year of Richard Russell of CALDICOTE.....persons named as benificaries of his will: Bridges, Frances and Anne Jeffres equally residue of personal estate Griffitts, Elizabeth, wife of William (Griffiths?) Protheroath, Anne, wife of Hopkin (Hopkins?) Quarrell, Elinor, GODCHILD Roath, Katherine, wife of William (Routh??) Russell, James, son of Paul Russell Russell, Paul, son of Paul Russell Russell, William, the elder, Loving kinsman and Francis Lyde, goldsmith, executor. Simmons, Roger, GODCHILD (Simmonds?) Smith, Katherine, wife of Thomas Smith of Wesson (Smith & Wesson?) Smith, Richard, of Wesson GODCHILD Taylor, Bartholomew, GODCHILD The poor of every ward in the City of Hereford The five children of my cousin Hugh Russell, deceased abt. 1585-1588....Richard Russell BEGAT: Paul Russell abt. 1611.....Paul Russell BEGAT: Richard Russell of Charlestown, Mass and his brothers James Russell (was he an ancestor of Robert Trail Spencer Lowell?) and Paul Russell abt. 1624-1627...Richard Russell apprenticed at BRISTOL, England 1640...on October 4th, Richard Russell (1611-1676) at age 29 yrs., arrived at Charlestown, with wife, both 1641...admitted to the church March 23, 1641. He was a merchant, representative, Councellor, Speaker, Treasurer and Assistant. He married, first Maud Pitt, who died 1652 and secondly Mary Chester, who died November 30, 1686 at about 80 yrs. He died March 14, 1676, in the 65th year of his age. 1674.... In his will made May 29, 1674, he mentioned wife Mary, her three daughters and seven grandchildren, son James Russell (b.abt. 1640) and his family (ancestor of Robert Lowell�s grandmother) daughter (b.abt. 1640) ROSWELL and her son (what was husband Roswell�s christian name??) daughter Graves, and her children sister Mrs. Elizabeth Corbet (nee Russell) of Bristol sister Sarah Russell (b. abt.1615) ***************** 1645....on the same page was this information taken from the will of Mary Eyton of St. Stephens, within the city of Bristol, widow 30 April, 1645: Bampton, Elizabeth...cousin Dearges, Elizabeth, my cousin, living in London, daughter of Edward Russell, and her two children. (Dergus?) Derricke, Elizabeth....cousin Eyton, William....late husband (Eaton?) Fox, Elizabeth....god daughter Hathway, Mary....my kinswoman, daughter of Thomas Hathway and Margaret his wife.. Hiscock,...cousin...his daughter my god daughter Kelly, Hugh....my godson Millen,...two daughters, my late husband�s god daughter and mine, Catherine and Mary (Mullen?) Reade, Mary...daughter of William Reade.. Robinson, Richard....brother Russell, James....kinsman Russell, James� daughter....cousin Russell, Paul....cousin Russell, Richard�s daughter...my goddaughter.... Russell, Richard�s daughter Catherine __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree