Person:John Russell (30)

May 4, 1728 from Province of North Carolina 1663-1729 Abstracts of Land Patents by Margaret M. Hofmann. Page 109. Patent #1179 p.280 of Patent Book Two. SAMUEL SWANN of Bath County 640 acres on New Topsail Sound in Bath County joining Horses Creek and JOHN RUSSELL.

Nov. 2, 1731 from "Abstracts of N.C. Wills" by Grimes. Russell, John legatee of John Bartista Ashe of Bath Co. (VA) will Nov. 2, 1731 probated Nov. 15, 1734. Sons: John & Samuel. Dau. Mary. Bros: John & Samuel Swann. Land up the NW branch Cape Fear. (JLB Note: Bath County, VA not created until 1791). Also on land patents by Hofmann on Sept. 7, 1726 JOHN BAPTISTA ASHE patented 1,000 acres on New Topsail Sound joining the Hammock on the W. side of the mouth of Whitehurst's Creek, the Sound, McKinney and the said creek.

March 15, 1739 from "Abstracts of N.C. Wills" by Grimes Rustell, Richard of Carteret Co., N.C. March 15, 1739 June court 1747 Core Sound. Son: John (land on east side of Newport River). Dau. Mary Russell. Exer. Richard Russell, his father & Henry Stanton. Wit. Mary Stanton, Henry Stanton, Jr., Alice Stanton. JLB Note: It is not known if John, the son of Richard Russell is our John. The Exer. of the will was his father. There are a lot of land transactions in the name of Richard Russell, Jr. in that area.

November 4,1751 from "Abstracts of N.C. Wills" by Grimes RUSSELL, JOHN Onslow Co., N.C. p. July 3, 1753. Sons: James, Peter & Michael. Daus. Mary & Elizabeth. Wife Elizabeth, Exers. John & Peter Starkey. Wit. William Barber, Aaron Barber, Wm Fielden. Clerk of court: WILL CRAY.