This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: working on: Bean, Beane, Beene, Derington, Derrington, Dunnington, Durington, Durrington, Dearington, Darrington, Wilkins, Myrick, Oxford, Wilks, Hughes, Morris, Dillard, Berry, Russell, Hudson, Eaton, Ferguson, Fergerson, Britnell, Lea, Lee, Little, Blac Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/oZEBAIB/5766.1 Message Board Post: According to the "Virginia Historical Magazine" vol 6, p202--203, found in the Arizona State Genealogy Library: William "the Ranger" Russell was one of the first adventurers in the Valley of Virginia. By 1722 he was resident of King and Queen County. In 1717 he gave a deposition describing the Rappahanok River Settlements. He was employed frequently by Governor Spotswood, who developed iron mine in Spotsylvania County. William was also a founding member of the South West Virginia Trading Company. When Daniel Boone lost his younger brother he stayed at the Russell Lodge for a year in mourning. Son George married Elizabeth Bean and they were the parents of Major William Russell of Russellvill, Franklin County, AL fame; Lydia married William Bean (Elizabeth's brother); John married Henrietta "Dolly Burleson; Jemima married Valentine Sevier; William married Tabitha Adams.