Person:Andrew Russell (6)

Andrew Russell was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Disambiguation

NOT to be confused with Andrew Russell, Jr. (1738-1780) of Augusta County, VA & Jefferson County, TN who married Margaret Campbell Christian in 1762. Some researchers have confused the two.

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's Augusta County Records:

• Page 277.--23d September, 1780. John Mitchell's will--To Ann Russell. £150; to Mary Russell, £150; 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 childrens, that is to say, William, Betty, Andrew, John, Jean, and James their mentioned parts of the legacy when they are of age; Thomas Turk, father of Esther, is to control her legacy until she is of age; to Mathew Russell; to William Russell; to Ann Russell; to Mary Russell; to Jean Russell. Teste: John Reaugh, Margaret Kirk, Mary Turk. Proved, 15th April, 1783, by the witnesses. [Note: John Mitchell was the father-in-law of this Andrew Russell]

Will of Andrew Russell

From Chalkley's Augusta County Records:

• Page 313.--5th May, 1803. Andrew Russell's will (proved in Knox County, Tenn., July Term, 1803)--To wife, Elizabeth; son, Mathew; son, William; to daughter, Ann; son, John; daughter, Elizabeth; daughter, Jean; to son, James; son-in-law, James Robertson; to sons, Andrew and Alexander; son, Mathew; to grandson, son Andrew. Executors, sons Mathew, Andrew, Alexander Russell. Teste: Wm. Gillespie, Wm. Henderson, Jas. Gillespie. Proved in Augusta, 29th November, 1803.

Will in Knox Co., TN

• Page 212 In Knox County Tennessee. The last will and testament of Andrew Russell of that county: The last will and testament of Andrew Russell 'of Augusta County, Virginia' was probated in Knox County, Tennessee in 1803. He mentions his wife Elizabeth and the following legatees: Matthew Russell, son William Russell, son Ann Russell, daughter John Russell, son Elizabeth Russell, daughter Jean Russell, daughter James Russell, son Andrew Russell, son Alexander Russell, son-in-law James Robertson. Witnesses to the will were: William Gillespie; William Henderson; James Gillespie and testator's sons: Martin Russell; Andrew Russell; Alexander Russell.