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.

p. 245 - Sep 26, 1816     (pg 225) John Russell's will; proven Jan. 27, 1817. To wife Elizabeth;
sons James and Robert; daughters: Ruth Robertson, Nancy Russell; to granddaughter Elizabeth;
to daughter Nancy and granddaughter Elizabeth, their maintenance; to daughter Jamniane's 
heirs; to Elizabeth; son John; to Joseph; to Samuel; to Henry; daughter Hanna; to Anne's
heirgs; to Sally; to Nancy; to Nancy and Ruth; other children not named. Exe: wife, Elizabeth
and sons James and Robert.

p. 384 - May. 18, 1762    (pg. 335) Andrew Russell and Florence, to Joshua Russell their son,
5 pounds; 150 acres on Christians Creek in Beverley Manor, part of 496 acres conveyed by
Beverley to Andrew Sept. 24, 1741. John Henderson's line. Delivered: Joshua Russell, Mar. 1767.

p. 405 - May 24, 1764     (pg. 440) William Green of Culpeper mentions land (200 acres on
South Fork of Potomac, part of 600 acres patented to James Wood & William Russell, deceased.)

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