John Russ, of Newbury & Andover

How are you related to John Russ, of Newbury & Andover?

Connect to the World Family Tree to find out

John Russ, of Newbury & Andover's Geni Profile

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

John Russ, of Newbury & Andover

Also Known As: "John Ross"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Death: March 04, 1691 (49)
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of John Russ, of Andover and Margaret Russ
Husband of Deborah Russ
Father of Andrew Russ; Joseph Russ; Sarah Lovejoy; John Russ; Margaret Wilson and 9 others
Brother of Margaret Russ; Nathaniel Russ; Mary Foster; Sarah Russ; Daniel Russ and 3 others

Occupation: Gristmill owner on the Shawsin, near Abbott Village. Representative to the Massachusetts General Court
Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About John Russ, of Newbury & Andover

John Russ

  • Birth: 24 Jun 1641 in NEWBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
  • Death: 4 Mar 1690/91 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
  • Father: JOHN RUSS b: 1612 in CRANSFORD, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND
  • Mother: MARGARET UNKNOWN b: 1620 in ENGLAND

Also known as John Ross

biographical notes

  According to the Everett history, John Russ "grew up in Newbury MA but family moved to Andover MA in 1645; he m. and lived the rest of his life there; owned a grist mill on the Shawsheen River; was a dep. to the Gen. Ct; in 1711 he and his wife were listed as members of the new organized South Church, Andover."

Three of his children, Andrew, John, and Jonathan, moved to Berkeley Co., South Carolina, near Charleston. Jonathan is along the main line this site traces. [5]

Family

Marriage

  1. DEBORAH OSGOODE b: 1640 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS Married: 28 Aug 1663 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

Children

  1. ANDREW RUSS b: 1665 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
  2. MARY RUSS b: 12 Jun 1667 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
  3. SARAH RUSS b: 3 Feb 1667/68 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
  4. JOHN RUSS b: 5 Apr 1671 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
  5. MARGARET RUSS b: 10 Apr 1673 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
  6. JONATHAN RUSS b: 27 Dec 1674 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
  7. THOMAS RUSS b: 17 Jan 1676/77 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
  8. ABIGAIL RUSS b: 2 Feb 1679/80 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
  9. PHOEBE RUSS b: 20 Apr 1683 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
  10. JOSIAH RUSS b: 13 Jan 1683/84 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
  11. HEZEKIAH RUSS b: 1685 in ANDOVER, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
  12. JOSEPH RUSS b: 6 May 1688 in ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS
=======================================================

(f/g) John Russ, Jr
Birth: Jun. 24, 1641 Newbury Essex County Massachusetts, USA Death: Mar. 4, 1690 Andover Essex County Massachusetts, USA

Son of John & Margaret Russ, Sr. Died in Mar 1690/91. Married Deborah Osgood 28 Aug 1663 in Andover MA. Their child: Joseph Russ.

Family links:

Parents:
 John Russ (1611 - 1690)
 Margaret Russ (____ - 1687) 
Spouse:
 Deborah Osgood Russ (1640 - 1687) 
Children:
 Joseph Russ (1688 - 1787)

Burial: Unknown Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Mar 03, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 34378269

===================================================

origins

From Tim July 2 2014:

  • Torrey says Russ, John (1611/12-1692) & Margaret___(1619/20-1689); by 1641 (marriage date); Newbury/Andover with two sources.
  • Charles H. Pope "Pioneers of Massachusetts" says Russ John, Newbury. Rem to Andover. He deposed in 1661, ae. about 50 years. Ch. John b. June 24, 1641, Mary b. Feb. 16, 1643. will dated Jan. 7, 1691/2, prob. March 29, 1692, beq. to son John; to daughter Mary Foster and her dau. Hannah Astinn.
  • I have John Russ b. 1611/12 Cranford, Eng. d. March 3, 1691 Andover, Mass. m. March 1638 Andover, Mass. Margaret____ b. 1615/16 Cranford, Eng. d. July 10, 1689 Andover, Mass. c. John, Mary.

Citations

  • [S556] Noyes-Gilman Ancestry, Charles P. Noyes, (Privately printed: St. Paul, Minnesota), 413, 414.
  • [S557] Early Seventeenth Century Immigrant British Ancestors of Jean Gilman Everett Bonafide, Malcolm Gould Everett, and Peter Stowell Everett, Harold Hutchinson Everett and Jena Deering McCollom Everett, (privately published: Flagler Beach, Florida), G38, A115.
  • [S698] Russ Family Genealogy: Book IV, Herbert M. Russ, 143-45.
  • [S556] Noyes-Gilman Ancestry, Charles P. Noyes, (Privately printed: St. Paul, Minnesota), 413.
  • [S557] Early Seventeenth Century Immigrant British Ancestors of Jean Gilman Everett Bonafide, Malcolm Gould Everett, and Peter Stowell Everett, Harold Hutchinson Everett and Jena Deering McCollom Everett, (privately published: Flagler Beach, Florida), A115.
  • [S735] A Genealogy of the Descendants of John, Christopher and William Osgood, Ira Osgood, (Salem: Salem Press), 255.

became a Freeman 1691


https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Russ-14

John Russ (1641 - abt. 1715)

John Russ

Born 24 Jun 1641 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Son of John Russ and Margaret (Unknown) Russ

Brother of Nathaniel Russ, Margaret Russ, Mary (Russ) Foster, Sarah Russ, Jonathan Russ, Thomas Russ, Josiah Russ and Joseph Russ

Husband of Deborah (Osgood) Russ — married 28 Aug 1663 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, New England

Father of Andrew Russ, Mary (Russ) Stone, Sarah (Russ) Lovejoy, John Russ, Margaret (Russ) Wilson, Jonathan Russ, Thomas Russ, Abigail (Russ) Hazeltine, Phebe Russ, Josiah Russ, Hezekiah Russ, Joseph Russ and Joseph Russ

Died about 1715 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 12 Nov 2018 | Created 21 Feb 2011

Biography

John Russ, son of John and Margaret Russ, was born 24 JUN 1641, in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.[1]

John Ruse married in Andover, Massachusetts, on 28 Aug 1663 Deborah Osgood[2] (b. 1640, d/o Christopher and Margery (Fowler) Osgood.)[1]

John died about 1715 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.[1] It was his father, the immigrant John Russ senior, who died in 1692 [3] John Russ, Sr., died Mar. 4, 1691/2, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts [4] "Age 80", according to Savage,[5] which gives us the birth date of 1611/12. [6]

John grew up in Andover. His wife's step-father Thomas Rowell, set up mills, which may have influenced John's profession. John owned a gristmill on the Shawsin, near Abbott Village. John was a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court.[1] He and Deborah signed the covenant for the South Church in Andover, on Oct 17, 1711.[7][1]

Children

All children born in Andover.

Andrew (c 1665- c 1715) settled in Berkley County, South Carolina.[1] Mary Ruse, was born 12 June 1667;[8] m. John Stone 14 Nov.1690.[9] Perhaps moved to Beverly.[1] Sarah Ruse born 3 Feb 1668;[8] died 19 Apr 1745 in Andover;[1] married 26 May 1685 Christopher Lovejoy.[9] John Russe born 5 Apr 1671;[8] died 1 July 1717, St. Thomas Parish, Berkley County, South Carolina;[1] married Hannah Ross 6 May 1695.[9] Moved to South Carolina[1] Margaret Ruse born Apr 10, 1673;[8] died at Killingly, Windham County Connecticut;[1] married (1) 1694 Andover, William (Wry) Peters.[1] William, born 7 Feb 1672, was killed by Indians at Andover on 13 August 1696.[1] Margaret married (2) James Wilson at Thompson, (?Connecticut)[1] Jonathan born 27 Dec 1674;[8] died between will 29 Jan 1726/7 and probate record 17 Feb 1727, in Berkley County, SC.[1] Thomas born 17 June 1677;[8] died 27 Nov 1707 in Andover;[2] married Ann Farnum 17 April 1701[9] Abigail born 2 Feb 1680;[8] married 21 Aug 1701, Andover, John Hazeltine.[9] Phebe, born 20 Apr 1683, Andover;[8] married 15 Oct 1715 Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, Moses Stockbridge.[1] Josiah born 13 Jan 1684[8] Hezekiah born c 1685; died c 1745, Connecticut; married 10 Apr 1710, Andover Deborah Wilson of Cambridge Farmes.[9] They went to Bellerica and Leicester Massachusetts, before settling in Hebron, Connecticut.[1] Joseph b. Apr 7, 1687;[8] died June 10, 1687.[2] Joseph Russ, born May 6, 1688.[8] He married 27 Oct 1709, in Andover Priscilla Mooar.[9] They moved to Ashford.[1] Sources

↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Russ, Herbert M. Russ Family Genealogy. Typescript, 1974. (Unsourced) Download here ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Vital Records Of Andover Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Vol. II Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield, Mass.: The Topsfield Historical Society, 1912. p.537 Deaths ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol 13, page 200 ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Andover - V2, Page(s): 537 ↑ Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862. ↑ A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: K-R, page 589 ↑ Historical manual of the South church in Andover, Mass. August 1859 Prefatory note signed: G. M. [i.e. George Mooar]. (Andover, Mass.: Printed by W. F. Draper, 1859.) p. 124 #7, #18 ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 Vital Records Of Andover Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Vol. I Births. Topsfield, Mass.: The Topsfield Historical Society, 1912. p.321, 322 Births ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Vital Records Of Andover Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Vol. II Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield, Mass.: The Topsfield Historical Society, 1912. p.293, 291 Marriages The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.) vol. 13, page 200. John Ross died 1692 Russ, Herbert M. Russ Family Genealogy. Typescript, 1974. (Unsourced) Download here Vital Records Of Andover Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Vol. II Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield, Mass.: The Topsfield Historical Society, 1912. p.537 Deaths Vital Records Of Andover Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Vol. I Births. Topsfield, Mass.: The Topsfield Historical Society, 1912. p.321, 322 Births Vital Records Of Andover Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Vol. II Marriages and Deaths. Topsfield, Mass.: The Topsfield Historical Society, 1912. p.293, 291 Marriages See also: Ancestral File Number: MZDL-GR

view all 46

John Russ, of Newbury & Andover's Timeline

1641
June 24, 1641
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
June 24, 1641
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, New England
June 24, 1641
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, New England
June 24, 1641
Newbury, Essex, Massachusettes
June 24, 1641
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, New England
June 24, 1641
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, New England
June 24, 1641
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, New England
June 24, 1641
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, New England
1665
1665
Andover, Essex, Ma