James Russell

1763 - Aft 1810  (47 years)

• Name	James Russell
  Birth	cir 1763	Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military service	16 Aug 1779	Connecticut
  	James Russell served as a private in Captain Throop's company, 4th Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Col. John Durkee, during the American Revolution. He enlisted on 16 August 1779 and was discharged 15 January 1780. The regiment wintered at Morristown from about 1 December 1779 to 22 June 1780.
  Death	Aft 5 May 1810	Erie County, New York, USA
  Siblings	4 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. David Russell,   b. 10 Jun 1758   d. 3 Oct 1843, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA  (Age 85 years)   2. Mehitabel Russell,   b. cir 1760 ▻ ? Stratton   3. Eleazar Russell,   b. 15 Nov 1761   4. James Russell,   b. cir 1763, Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA d. Aft 5 May 1810, Erie County, New York, USA  (Age 47 years) ▻ Lydia Brown,  m. 10 Feb 1785   5. Stephen Russell,   b. 28 Jan 1765   d. 5 Mar 1847, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA  (Age 82 years)   6. Phoebe Russell,   b. 16 Dec 1766 ▻ John Clark   7. Elijah Russell,   b. 5 Oct 1768   8. Anna Russell,   b. 25 Nov 1770   d. 23 Jan 1813, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA  (Age 42 years)   9. Sally Russell,   b. 28 Feb 1774   d. 23 Dec 1833, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Benjamin Russell and Elizabeth Reed)
  1. Elizabeth Russell,   b. 28 Jul 1751   d. 27 Aug 1754  (Age 3 years)   2. Sarah Russell,   b. 17 Jun 1753   d. 8 Oct 1754  (Age 1 year)   3. Benjamin Russell,   b. 30 Jul 1755 ▻ Barsheba Eaton
  Notes	The James Russell family moved from Eastford, Connecticut, to Tyringham, Massachusetts, and then to Onondaga County, New York. James leased land at Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, in 1802, and settled there by 1804. The family settled at Wheeler's Hollow, Concord, Erie County, New York, in 1817, and they are listed there in the 1820 census. They purchased land in ERie County and paid school tuition for their children. James Russell and Lydia Brown were married by Rev. Adoniram Judson, father of the well-known early missionary, Adoniram Judson.
  Person ID	I1267	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Russell,   b. 26 Jan 1728/29, Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA d. 27 Jan 1808, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Phebe Smith,   b. 25 Nov 1734   d. 8 Sep 1823, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1759	Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Brown,   b. cir 1760
  Marriage	10 Feb 1785	Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
  Children	1. Smith Russell,   b. 14 Nov 1786, Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA d. 1787 (Age 0 years)   2. Electa Russell,   b. 30 Nov 1788, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA d. 1789 (Age 0 years)   3. Stephen Russell,   b. 1790, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA d. 1791 (Age 1 year)   4. Lydia Russell,   b. 22 Jan 1791, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA d. 18 Feb 1853 (Age 62 years)   5. Samuel Russell,   b. 1793   d. 1794 (Age 1 year)   6. James Russell,   b. 13 Nov 1796, Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 May 1868, Noble County, Ohio, USA (Age 71 years)   7. Silvester Russell,   b. cir 1799   8. Cyril Russell,   b. 20 May 1799, Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Jun 1857 (Age 58 years)   9. Ann Russell,   b. cir 1801, Onondaga County, New York, USA   10. Obadiah Brown Russell,   b. 16 Jan 1804, Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, USA d. 25 Mar 1877, Alden, Erie County, New York, USA (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - cir 1763 - Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA Marriage - 10 Feb 1785 - Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA Death - Aft 5 May 1810 - Erie County, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show	7 Documents
  	Muster Roll 9 November 1779 Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Compiled Service Records of American Naval Personnel and Members of the Departments of Quartermaster General and the Commissary General of Military Stores who Served During the Revolutionary War; Microfilm Publication M880, 4 rolls; NAID: 572134; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, RG 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Microfilm Publication M881, 1096 rolls; NAID: 570910; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, RG 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Accessed 1 July 2024
  	Muster Roll 14 December 1779 9 November 1779 Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Compiled Service Records of American Naval Personnel and Members of the Departments of Quartermaster General and the Commissary General of Military Stores who Served During the Revolutionary War; Microfilm Publication M880, 4 rolls; NAID: 572134; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, RG 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Microfilm Publication M881, 1096 rolls; NAID: 570910; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, RG 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Accessed 1 July 2024
  	Enlistment Record This record states that James Russell was discharged on 15 December 1779, but he apparently stayed for one more month as another enlistment record states that he was discharged 15 January 1780. 9 November 1779 Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Compiled Service Records of American Naval Personnel and Members of the Departments of Quartermaster General and the Commissary General of Military Stores who Served During the Revolutionary War; Microfilm Publication M880, 4 rolls; NAID: 572134; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, RG 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Microfilm Publication M881, 1096 rolls; NAID: 570910; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, RG 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Accessed 1 July 2024
  	Muster Roll 1 January 1780 9 November 1779 Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Compiled Service Records of American Naval Personnel and Members of the Departments of Quartermaster General and the Commissary General of Military Stores who Served During the Revolutionary War; Microfilm Publication M880, 4 rolls; NAID: 572134; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, RG 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Microfilm Publication M881, 1096 rolls; NAID: 570910; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, RG 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Accessed 1 July 2024
  	Enlistment Record This record indicates that James Russell was discharged on 15 January 1780, but he was still on the muster roll for 1 February 1780. 9 November 1779 Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Compiled Service Records of American Naval Personnel and Members of the Departments of Quartermaster General and the Commissary General of Military Stores who Served During the Revolutionary War; Microfilm Publication M880, 4 rolls; NAID: 572134; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, RG 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Microfilm Publication M881, 1096 rolls; NAID: 570910; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, RG 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Accessed 1 July 2024
  	Muster Roll 1 February 1780 Although he was discharged on 15 January 1780, James Russell nevertheless appears on this muster roll. 9 November 1779 Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Compiled Service Records of American Naval Personnel and Members of the Departments of Quartermaster General and the Commissary General of Military Stores who Served During the Revolutionary War; Microfilm Publication M880, 4 rolls; NAID: 572134; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, RG 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Microfilm Publication M881, 1096 rolls; NAID: 570910; War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, RG 93; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Accessed 1 July 2024
  	1790 Census Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA Free white persons, males, 16 and over - 1 Free white persons, males, under 16 - 2 Free white persons, females - 2

  
  

  Military Service of Family Members

  James Russell, Sr. Served as a private in the 4th Connecticut Regiment during the American Revolution