Private Absolom Russell

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of Private. DAR Ancestor #A098315

RUSSELL, ABSALOM Ancestor #: A098315
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 1760 HALIFAX CO VIRGINIA
Death: ANTE 9- -1840 CASEY CO KENTUCKY
Pension Number: *S46066
Service Source: *S46066
Service Description: 1) CAPTS WALL & BARKER, MILITIA

RESIDENCE
1) County: HALIFAX CO - State: VIRGINIA

SPOUSE
Number Name
1) FRANCES GAINES
2) ELIZABETH GAINES

Child [Spouse #] Spouse

1. BYRD [1] TRYEACY NORRIS
2. SANDERS [1] POLLY COMBS

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From an 18th Century Virginia Newspaper -

"Gaines Family, Halifax Co. Sep Ct in Chan: Dorothy Gaines mother of Francis Gaines dec'd, Thomas Gaines, brother, and Mary Gaines and Dorothy Gaines sisters of the sd. decedent (petitioners) against Richard Gaines, John Roberts and Mary his wife, Absolom Russell and Elizabeth his wife, and Edmund Russell and Sanders Russell, chil. of Francis Russell dec'd and Sarah Gaines, Thomas Gaines, Susanna Gaines, and Broddus Gaines, children of Edward Gaines, dec'd (defs) (VGGA 4 Oct 99)"

sorted version -

Gaines Family, Halifax Co. Sep Ct in Chan:

1. Dorothy Gaines (Dorothy Gaines) mother of
2. Francis (sp?) [Frances] Gaines (Frances Russell) [deceased]
3. Thomas Gaines (Thomas J. Gaines), brother, and
4. Mary Gaines (Mary Gaines) and Dorothy Gaines (Dorothy Gaines) sisters of the [aforementioned] decedent (petitioners)

• against

1. Richard Gaines,
2. John Roberts (John Roberts) and Mary [Margaret] (Margaret Roberts) his wife,
3. Absolom Russell (Private Absolom Russell) and Elizabeth (Elizabeth Russell) his wife, and
4. Edmund Russell (Edmond Russell) and Sanders Russell, (Sanders Russell) chil[dren]. of
5. Francis Russell [deceased] and Sarah Gaines (Sarah Gaines),
6. Thomas Gaines (Thomas Gaines), Susanna Gaines (Susannah Gaines), and Broddus Gaines (Broadus Gaines), children of
7. Edward Gaines (Richard Edward Gaines), [deceased] [defendants] VGGA 4 Oct 99)

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H/O Frances Gaines, Elizabeth Gaines and Cynthia

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 15 2023, 17:09:39 UTC

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30885450/absolom-russell