William Russell, of New Haven

Biography

His parents are UNKNOWN. He was a ship's carpenter not the son of royalty.

William Russell married Sarah Davis [1], the daughter of William Davis and Martha Wakeman[2], They had 4 children: Samuel, Anna, John, and Noadiah. William died January 2, 1664/5.[3]

William Russell immigrated in 1638 from England. He married Sarah Davis[4]. He died January 2, 1663/64 in New Haven.[5]

William Russell had a sister, Helena, who married Henry Glover.[6]

William Russell was born October 10, 1612 in Herefordshire, England.[7], and died January 2, 1665 in New Haven, Connecticut.[8]

Sources

• 1 SMFSD In-Depth First Settler Profile: Giles Hamlin)
• 2 SMFSD In-Depth First Settler Profile: Giles Hamlin)
• 3 Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven Vol VII, page 1572 (Russell Family).
• 4 SMFSD In-Depth First Settler Profile: Giles Hamlin)
• 5 Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography. Page 265
• 6 http://archive.org/stream/encyclopediaofco10amer#page/265/mode/2up.
• 7 Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven Vol III, page 660 (Glover Family).
• 8 History of the Colony of New Haven, by Edward E. Atwater, 1902
• 9 History of the Colony of New Haven, by Edward E. Atwater, 1902
• 10 Find A Grave Memorial# 89617025.
• 11 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ctsmfsd/RussellInDepth.pdf
• 12 HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 559

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