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From: PHHGENE <>
Subject: [RHEA-L] Augusta County Va. Russell will Abstracts
Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 00:25:59 EDT


AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - RUSSELL Will Abstracts
from "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement of Virginia" by Lyman Chalkley

Vol. 3

p. 57 - Feb. 8, 1759 Mentions Brice Russell

p. 71 - Apr 26, 1757 (pg. 181) Hugh Thompson's will. Augusta County Will
Book 3;
To wife, a note due him by his son, Bryce Russell, the great Bible and books;
to
grandson, Hugh Russell, a small Bible; granddaughter Isabella Helena Russell;
to
daughter Mary, now in Ireland, grandchildren, Hugh and Elizabeth Leeper;
granddaughter
Rachel Russell, a note on Anthony Thorn; grandson George Russell; grandson
James Leeper;
Proven Feb. 19, 1762. Mar. 19, 1765, Samuel Henderson, executor's account of
estate
of Hugh Thompson recorded; paid all the above mentioned their legacy.

p. 164 - Sep. 23, 1780 (pg. 277) John Mitchell's will. To Ann Russell, 150
pounds; to
Mary Russell, 150 pounds; to Andrew Russell's children; to Esther Turk; to
Andrew Russell,
but he is to give Ann, Mary, and Mathew their quantity of the legacy and the
rest of the
children, that is to say, William, Betty, Andrew, John, Jean, and James, their
mentioned
parts of the legacy when they are of age; to Mathew Russell; to William
Russell; to Ann
Russell; to Mary Russell; to Jean Russell. Teste: John Reaugh, Margaret Kirk,
Mary Turk.
Proven: Apr. 15, 1783.

p. 224 - May 5, 1803 (pg. 313) Andrew Russell's will (proved in Knox
County, TN, July
Term 1803); to wife, Elizabeth; son, Mathew, William, John, James, Andrew, and
Alexander;
son-in-law, James Robertson; daughters: Ann, Elizabeth, and Jean; grandson,
Andrew.
Proven: Nov. 29, 1803.

p. 240 - Dec. 10, 1812 (pg. 265) Will of William Ross; proven May 24, 1813.
To wife Jean;
to daughter Elizabeth Gleave; son and daughter Daniel and Margaret Green; son
and daughter
Adam and Mary Russell; son and daughter Moses and Jane Russell; to son John;
to dau. Letty
Ross; son and daugahter Samuel and Margaret Ross; nephew Wm. Ross; son
Willliam. Exec: wife
Jane and William Ross, Jr.

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