Joseph RUSSELL

1721 - 1797  (75 years)

• Name	Joseph RUSSELL
  Born	15 Oct 1721	Hampton Falls, Rockingham Co. NH   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Lumberman
  _UID	B2AB5FAE88094EBFADBD0B30E281C217E91E
  Died	1797	Alfred, York Co. ME
  Notes	Joseph moved to Maine and may have been a Revolutionary War veteran. A trio of genealogically informative Rockingham county, New Hampshire deed record not only establish Joseph's parentage and that of his wife, but also place the couple in Providence, Rhode Island 19 May 1753, Epping, New Hampshire 2 February 1763, and Exeter, New Hampshire 29 April 1766 (Rockingham Co., NH deeds 43:442, 34:728, and 84:243 for place locations). In 1763, Joseph and Abigail Russell, now of Epping, New Hampshire, conveyed their rights to the estate of Richard Long of Salisbury, which fell to "my honored mother, Sarah Russell, wife of William Russell." The deed further states that both Joseph's parents were deceased, that Joseph's mother Sarah was a sister to Richard Long, and that her share was one-quarter of the estate. By deed, 12 Mar 1764, John Clough of Brentwood, Elisha Clough of Kingston, Joseph Russell of Exeter, and Samuel and Eleanor Welch of Suncook, all of the province of New Hampshire, conveyed to Jonathon Moulton of Hampton, Esq., all their rights in land in Exeter that they had inherited from their uncle Richard Long of Salisbury, deceased 19 April 1777 deed of nearby Rockingham county, New Hampshire, mentions Joseph Russell of Massabesick (Rockingham Co. deeds 109:64). W.W. Clayton's History of York County, Maine reports that Joseph Russell was one of the first settlers of Massabesick, as the plantation was known before its incorporation as the town of Waterborough in 1787. Clayton also writes, "Prior to 1768 the entire tract was a vast wilderness into which no highways penetrated and which was traversed only along Indian trails and over logging roads, which had been built through various parts of the town by settlers from the Atlantic coast who souht this territory for the magnificent pines and oaks which covered it, for use in shipbuilding at home and for export, a large business enterprise from Portsmouth to Portland. Massabesick Plantation included a portion of northern Alfred, called the Gore. The name came from Massabesick Pond (now Shaker Pond) coming from the name of an Indian chief residing on its western shore. The name Massabesick was confirmed by resolve of the General Court of Massachusetts." 3 Nov 1783, Joseph Russell, "husbandman of Massabesick," conveyed land "in Massabesick by the highway and land of John Bean" to his wife Abigail and Sarah Russell (York Deeds 50: 224) Joseph Russell was one of 30 signers of the petition of 1785 by the Inhabitants of the Plantation of Massabesick in the county of York who "humbly sheweth that thay Labour under sum Very Great Inconveniances for want of being Incorporated and wish to be Put in a better situation for Doing their Duty wherfore Your Petitioners Earnestly Pray that their Plantation may be incorporated into a Town acording to the Plan herewith Presented to Gether with a gore of Land containing about Eighteen hundred acres Lying between Sanford and Shapleighton and adjoining the aforesaid Plantation and your Petitioners as in Duty Bound will Ever pray &c." And so Waterborough came into being by act of the sitting Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, March 6 1787. It was named in honor of Col. Josiah Waters, one of the early proprietors of Massabesick. 1791, Joseph and Abigail conveyed additional land in Waterborough to their son "Joseph Russell, Junr."[ ] In 1792, Joseph and Abigail conveyed livestock to their (still unmarried) daughter Sarah Russell (York Deeds 56: 304) CENSUS RECORD State: ME Year: 1790, County: York Roll: M637_2 Township: Waterboro, Page: 68, Image: 0192 1790 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph Russull Home in 1790: Waterboro, York, Maine Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females: 1 Number of Household Members: 2 Joseph, Sr.'s household, consisting of himself and presumably his wife is placed just below his son William Jr's on the census. Both surnames are mispelled Russull [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I5999	Master File
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	William RUSSELL,   b. Abt 1699, Newbury, Essex Co.MA ,   d. Bef 6 Nov 1761, Hampton Falls, Rockingham Co., NH  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Sarah LONG,   b. 13 Jan 1692/3, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA ,   d. Abt 1726  (Age 32 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1715	Newbury, Essex Co. MA   [6]
  Family ID	F4512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail TOWLE,   b. 13 Feb 1720/21, Hampton Falls, NH ,   d. Massebecsic (Alfred), York, ME
  Married	15 May 1746	Hampton Falls, Rockingham, NH   [1]
  	"New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637-1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2011. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. ?Marriage Records.? New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord. Name: Joseph Russell Marriage Date: 15 May 1746 Event Type: Marriage Marriage Place: Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire Gender: Male Spouse Name: Abigail Tolle Spouse Gender: Female FHL Film Number: 1001299
  Children	1. Hannah RUSSELL,   b. 24 Jan 1747, Hampton Falls, Rockingham Co. NH   2. Patience RUSSELL,   b. 09 Sep 1749, Hampton Falls, Rockingham Co. NH ,   d. ca 1842, Alfred, York Co. ME  (Age 92 years)   3. Mary RUSSELL,   b. Bef 26 May 1754   4. Sarah RUSSELL,   b. Aft 26 May 1754,   d. Bef 30 Aug 1798, Sanford, York Co. ME  (Age ~ 44 years)   5. Joseph RUSSELL, Jr.,   b. Abt 1755, Waterboro, York Co, ME ,   d. 2 Sep 1826, Alfred, York Co., ME  (Age ~ 71 years)   6. Abigail RUSSELL
  Last Modified	30 May 2017
  Family ID	F4511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Vital Statistics from the Town Records of Hampton Falls, p. 29. [S119] History of York County, Maine, W.W. Clayton, (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1880), p. 388. [S120] Rockingham Co NH Deed Book 109:64, 19 Apr 1777. [S121] Deed Book 84:228 year 1763, Rockingham Co. NH. [S122] Deed Book 84:247, 12 Mar 1764, Rockingham Co. NH. [S145] Vital Records of Newbury, MA,Vol II:p 434.