Col. William James Russell, III

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Colonel William Russell III (March 6, 1758 – July 3, 1825) was a soldier, pioneer, and politician from Virginia and Kentucky.

He was born in Culpeper County, Virginia to William Russell and Tabitha (Adams) Russell. William Russell, Sr., was a prominent citizen of southwestern Virginia and a colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. In 1773, the elder Russell took his family, including William Jr., westward in the first attempt by British colonists to establish a permanent settlement in Kentucky. The expedition, guided by Daniel Boone, was abandoned after an attack by American Indians. Boone's son James and Henry Russell, brother of William Russell, Jr., were captured and tortured to death in the attack.

During the Revolutionary War, William Russell, Jr., fought as a captain in the Virginia militia, taking part in the Battle of Kings Mountain as an aide to Colonel William Campbell. After the war he relocated to Kentucky, settling in 1783 in Fayette County on land that had been granted to his father for military service.

He served as a colonel of Kentucky militia in the Northwest Indian War. During the War of 1812, he was colonel of the 7th Infantry Regiment, taking part in the Siege of Fort Harrison and the Peoria War.

Russell served in the Virginia state House of Representatives in 1790 and 1791 and in the Kentucky house in 1792, 1796-1780, 1802, and 1823.

Russell County, Kentucky is named for him, but Russellville, Kentucky and Russell County, Virginia are named for his father.

According to the Bio provided by David Reese (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98035030)

He was born in Culpepper County, Virginia to William Russell and Tabitha (Adams) Russell. William Russell, Sr., was a prominent citizen of southwestern Virginia and a colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. In 1773, the elder Russell took his family, including William Jr., westward in the first attempt by British colonists to establish a permanent settlement in Kentucky. The expedition, guided by Daniel Boone, was abandoned after an attack by American Indians. Boone's son James and Henry Russell, brother of William Russell, Jr., were captured and tortured to death in the attack.

During the Revolutionary War, William Russell, Jr., fought as a captain in the Virginia militia, taking part in the Battle of Kings Mountain as an aide to Colonel William Campbell. After the war he relocated to Kentucky, settling in 1783 in Fayette County on land that had been granted to his father for military service.

He served as a colonel of Kentucky militia in the Northwest Indian War. During the War of 1812, he was colonel of the 7th Infantry Regiment, taking part in the Siege of Fort Harrison and the Peoria War.

Russell served in the Virginia state House of Representatives in 1790 and 1791 and in the Kentucky house in 1792, 1796-1780, 1802, and 1823.

Russell County, Kentucky is named for him, but Russellville, Kentucky and Russell County, Virginia are named for his father.

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Biography

• Burial: Mt. Brilliant, Fayette Co., KY

Note ===: Note: William Russell was a Colonel in the War of 1812 and was active in

:: Kentucky politics. Russell County, Kentucky is named for him. The:: biography of William Russell from The Kentucky Encyclopedia follows: :: RUSSELL, WILLIAM. William Russell, soldier and statesman, was born:: March 6, 1758, to Gen. William and Tabitha (Adams) Russell in Culpeper:: County, Virginia. In 1774 he joined one of Daniel Boone's expeditions :: into Powell's Valley against the Shawnee. He served in the :: Revolutionary War as an aide to Col. William Campbell, fighting at:: King's Mountain, Whitsell's Mills, and Guilford Court House. In 1783 :: Russell moved to Fayette County, Kentucky, and settled on land his:: father had received for military service. He participated in several :: expeditions under Gens. James Wilkinson, Charles Scott, and Anthony :: Wayne against the Indians in 1791 and 1794 on the Wabash and Maumee :: rivers in the Northwest Territory. Russell was a member of the:: Virginia legislature that passed the act separating Kentucky from the :: Commonwealth of Virginia. He served in the Kentucky House in 1792,:: 1796-1800, 1802-7, and 1823. In 1808 President James Madison appointed:: Russell colonel of the 7th Infantry Regiment in the regular army. He :: fought in the November 7, 1811, Battle of Tippecanoe against the:: Shawnee. After Gen. William Harrison was appointed to supreme command:: of the Army of the Northwest on September 17, 1812, Russell replaced:: him as commander on the Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri frontiers. In :: October 1812 Russell and Illinois Gov. Ninian Edwards executed a:: successful expedition against the Kickapoo and Peoria Indians. Russell :: held command of the 7th Regiment until the end of the War of 1812, :: when it was partially disbanded and reorganized. He returned to:: Fayette County, retiring to his farm. In 1824 he ran for governor but:: Joseph Desha defeated him, 38,278 to only 3,900. Russell married Nancy:: Price on December 25, 1786. They had sixteen children. He died at his :: home on July 3, 1825, where he was buried. In 1825 Russell County,:: Kentucky's eighty-first, was named in his honor. See Anna Russell Des:: Cognets, William Russell and His Descendants (Lexington, Ky., 1884).

Legacy ==*Russell County, Kentucky and Russell County, Virginia are both named in William's honor.

Sources ==* des Cognets, Anna Russell, <i>William Russell and His Descendants</i> (Samuel F. Wilson, Lexington, Kentucky, December, 1884) (Free e-book. Available at Google Play)

Acknowledgements ==*This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.

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