"What I Know About Winchester" by William Greenway Russell Page 7 Preface to What I Know About Winchester William Greenway Russell was born in Winchester on 5 Oct 1800.---------------The Russell family was of English origin, but the progenitor of the American brand had emigrated to Holland in 1688 and settled in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania. Of the seven sons of RICHARD RUSSELL who came to America in 1732 David and James came later to Winchester. His mother was, HANNAH GREENWAY, daughter of WILLIAM GREENWAY--------according to traditon WILLIAM GREENWAY came as a secretary to LORD FAIRFAX and lived in GREENWAY MARNOR, Virginia.