The wife of James Russell was identified in the 1779 Will of John Lawrence:
"Will of John Lawrence, 1779, Frederick County; wife Jean; $10 to each unnamed daughter; deceased daughter who was wife of James Russell. From Frederick County Will Book I, page 3, copied by Mrs. Moss."
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[Source: George Ely Russell, Nov. 2008.]
James' first wife was perhaps named Harriet. See Note 1.