'Russell04'
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Families covered: Russell of Chequers, Russell of Chippenham, Russell of Fordham, Russell of Yaverland

Thomas Russell of Yaverland, Isle of Wight (d 1501)
1. ?? Russell
  Not certain on number of intervening generations.
  A. Maurice Russell of Yaverland
  i. William Russell of Surrey
  a. Sir William Russell, 1st Bart of Chippenham, Cambridgeshire (bur 03.02.1653/4)
  m1. (sp) Elizabeth Cherry (bpt 28.07.1588, dau of Sir Francis Cherry of Camberwell by Margery, dau of Harry Haywood)
m2. (by 1616) Elizabeth Gerard (bur 14.10.1626, dau of Thomas Gerard of Burnell or Burwell)
  (1) Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Bart of Chippenham (b c1616, bur 30.04.1664, Colonel)
  m. (19.09.1631) Catherine Wheatley (dau of John Wheatley of Catesfield or Catsfield by Elizabeth, dau of Michael Smallpage of Chichester)
  (A) Sir John Russell, 3rd Bart of Chippenham (bpt 06.10.1640, bur 24.03.1669)
  m. (c04.1663) Frances Cromwell (bpt 06.12.1638, d 27.01.1720, dau of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector)
  The following has been supplemented by input from FMG (vol 2, Cromwell).
  (i) Sir William Russell, 4th Bart of Chippenham, later of Hampton (bur 16.09.1707)
  m. Catharine Gore of Ireland
  (a) Sir William Russell, 5th Bart (dsp 05.1738)
  (b) Sir Francis Russell, 6th Bart
  m. (1723) Ann Gee
  ((1)) Sir William Russell, 7th Bart (d unm 1787)
  (c) Mary Russell (d unm 12.1735)
  (ii) Richard Russell (dsp)
  m1. Mabel Russell (dau of Gerard Russell of Fordham) below
  m2. Catherine Barton
(iii) John Russell, Governor of Fort William, Bengal (b 14.10.1670, d 05.12.1735)
  m1. Rebecca Eyre (dau of Sir Charles Eyre of Kew)
  (a) Charles Russell (b 1701, d 20.11.1754, Colonel)
  m. (1737) Mary Johanna Cutts Rivett (dau of Col. _ Rivett by Johanna, dau of John Thurbane of Chequers)
  ((1)) Sir John Russel of Chequers Court, 8th Bart (d 07.08.1783)
  m. (25.10.1775) Catherine Carey (d 26.12.1782, dau of General George Carey)
  ((A)) Sir John Russell, 9th Bart (b 06.05.1777/9, d unm 11.06.1802)
  ((B)) Sir George Russell, 10th Bart (b 15.04.1780/1, dsp 25.04.1804)
  ((2)) Mary Russell (d unm)
  (b) Frances Russell (dsp)
  m. John Rivett or Revett of Checkers (Chequers)
  (c) Mary Russell (dsp)
  m. _ Holmes
(d) Elizabeth Russell
  m. Samuel Greenhill of Swincombe
  ((1)) John Russell Greenhill of Cotisford House, later of Chequers
  m. Elizabeth Noble (dau of M. Noble of Durham)
  ((A)) Sir Robert Greenhill, later Russell, Bart of Chequers (d unm 1837)
  m2. Johanna Thurbone (dau of Guy Thurbone or Thurban of Checkers)
  (e) Ann Cromwell (d young)
  (iv) Christian Russell (bur 28.08.1669)
  (v) Elizabeth Russell (d 20.07.1733)
  m. (02.1682-3) Sir Thomas Frankland, 2nd Bart of Thirkleby (d 30.10.1726)
(B) Robert Russell of Mildenhall (b 21.10.1644)
  m. _ Soame (dau of Thomas Soame of Thurlow)
  (C) Gerard Russell (b 02.01.1645)
  m. _ Yanker of Hamburgh
  (D) Killephet Russell (b 11.03.1652)
  (i) Francis Russell (d infant)
  (E) Elizabeth Russell
  m. (1665) Henry Cromwell of Spinney Abbey, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b 20.01.1627)
  (F) Sarah Russell (bpt 24.08/19.09.1639, bur 16.11.1715)
  m1. Sir John Reynolds of Cambridgeshire (d 05.12.1657, CIC Flanders)
  m2. (1660) Henry O'Brien, 7th Earl of Thomond (b c1620, d 02.05.1691)
  (G) Catherine Russell (bpt 23.12.1641)
  m. _ Sheers of Hertfordshire
(H) Frances Russell (bpt 18.11.1649)
  m. John Hagar of Bourn
  (I) Ann Russell
  m. Henry Underwood of Wittlesey
  (D) other issue - Killephet (b 1647, d 1650), Edward (bpt 12.10.1654), Sarah (d infant 1637)
  (2) George Russell of Fordham
  m1. Mary Cherry of Surrey
  (A) William Russell of Fordham (bur 26.06.1701, 3rd son)
  m. Elizabeth Cromwell (b 1660, dau of Henry Cromwell of Spinney Abbey, Lord Deputy of Ireland)
  The following has been supplemented by input from FMG (vol 2, Cromwell).
  (i) Francis Russell (bpt 19.01.1691)
  (a) Thomas Russell (bpt 27.02.1724)
  ((1)) William Russell (d before 1804)
  ((2)) Rebecca Russell (d 17.01.1832)
  m1. (sp) James Horley
  m2. William Dyer of Ilford (d 17.01.1824)
  (ii) Elizabeth Russell
  m. Robert D'Aye of Soham
  (iii) Mary Russell
  m. Martin Wilkins of Soham
  (iv)+ other issue - O'Brian, Henry,John, William, Edward, Thomas (dsp), Frances, Jane, Mary, Margaret
  (B)+ other issue (dsp) - Gerard, John
m2. _ Lloyd
  (D) Mabel Russell
  m. Richard Russell (dsp) above
  (3) Sir William 'the Black' Russell of St. Edmunds Barry (dsp)
  m. Anne Bendish
  (4) Elizabeth Russell
  m1. Edward Lewknor of Denham
  m2. John Gauden, Bishop of Exeter, later of Worcester (b 1605, d 23.05.1662)
(5) Anne Russell
  m. John Bodvile of Bodvile Castle (Colonel)
  (6) Sarah Russell
  m. Sir Thomas Chichley of Wimpole
  (7)+ other issue - Edward (bur 10.07.1647), Robert (bur 17.02.1640), John (bpt 31.01.1623, d infant), John (bpt 29.11.1624, dsp)
  m3. (12.04.1628) Elizabeth Smallpage (dau of Michael Smallpage of Chichester)
  (11) William Russell (bpt 07.12.1621, d young)
  (12) Sir William Russell, Bart of Langherne (d by 1714)
  m. Hesther Rouse (d before 03.09.1717, dau of Sir Thomas Rouse, Bart of Rouse Lench, by Jane Ferrers)
  (A) Mary Russell
  m1. Hugh Calveley Cotton
  m2. Arthur Somerset

Main source(s): BEB1844 (Russell of Chippenham) with a little input from BEB1844 (Russell of Langherne), TCB (vol ii (p. 65), Russell of Chippenham)
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