Joseph RUSSELL, Jr.

Abt 1755 - 1826  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Joseph RUSSELL
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	Abt 1755	Waterboro, York Co, ME
  Gender	Male
  _UID	4FC987EE50D44149B9073DA06B38AA7DA2D2
  Died	2 Sep 1826	Alfred, York Co., ME
  Buried	Evergreen Cemetery, Alfred, York Co. Maine   [1]
  	Grave location http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=russell&GSiman=1&GScid=89862&GRid=62335482&
  Notes	Marriage intentions of Joseph Russell and Apphia Moody filed Sanford, ME 13 April 1776 where the bride was recorded as "Effies" Moody. The marriage record of Joseph Russell to APPHIA MOODY was found in the records of the First Parish Church of Kennebunk. LAND RECORDS JOSEPH Russell, Jr. was the Massabesic (Waterborough, Sanford, Alfred areas of Maine) soldier who enlisted in Captain John Smith's Company which reported to Col. Cutts Aug ye 20th 1778 Maine Historical and Gen.Recorder 8 (1895):84 (Massabesick was the old name for Waterboro and N. Alfred) In 1791, Joseph and Abigail conveyed additional land in Waterborough to their son "Joseph Russell, Junr York Deeds 56:40. Deed in York Co. Court House, 30 Apr 1793 Abigail Russell of Sanford, ME sold to Joseph Russell of Waterboro, 1 and 1/2 acres of land for 6 pounds. 1816: Nine acres of land in Waterboro by the Shapleigh line conveyed to Joseph Russell by Timothy Pike (York County Deedbook 94:186) An 1872 map of Alfred shows that the Russell property was located on the narrow northern strip of Alfred that lay between Waterboro and Shapleigh. Lots 31 and 32 were adjacent to the northernmost tip of what would become the town of Alfred and what is now called Alfred Gore. Alfred was a part of the town of Sanford, Maine, until 1794, when it became a separate town. The shape of Alfred was then pointed at the north and even called a "triangle" in early deeds. We know that the Russells owned land in Massabesick "by the highway and land of John Bean," as this land was described in Joseph, Sr. and Abigail's deed to their daughter, Sarah in 1783. (YD, 50:224). By 4 January 1845, Joshua Russell, a son of Joseph, Jr. and grandson of Joseph, Sr. and Abigail Russell, gathered signatures to a petition to annex his land to the town of Alfred. Basically the petitioners described the difficulties of being citizens of Waterboro, given their location and the lack of roads to the center of Waterboro. The petition requested a new boundary, using part of the middle branch of the Mousam River to separate the towns. The petition was also signed by Mary Russell, the widow of Joshua's brother, David, and four others. It was unsuccessful until the following year the petitioners returned with 47 signatures and in 1847, the new boundary line was established and the Russell homesteads became a part of Alfred. (Research by Edward Cook of Shapleigh and his brother John of Alfred who now in 2004 lives in the original home of Joseph and Abigail Towle Russell), Eaton, P. and Boyle F.R., TAG Vol 79, pp. 141-44 CENSUS RECORDS State: ME Year: 1790 County: York Roll: M637_2 Township: Waterboro Page: 68 Image: 0192 1790 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph Russull, Jr. Home in 1790: Waterboro, York, Maine Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 4 Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females: 3 Number of Household Members: 8 Joseph, Sr.'s household, consisting of himself and presumably his wife is placed just above his Jr's on the census. Both surnames are mispelled Russull 1800 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph Russell, Jr. Home in 1800: Waterboro, York, Maine Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3 Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 6 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 10 Mary's father, Joseph Russell would have been turning 45 in 1755 and Aphia, 43. Mary had already married in 1794 and was in the James Bean household in Alfred. It appears possible that by 1810 the elder Joseph had moved to Alfred too and the Joseph Russell in 1810 Waterboro was Mary's brother, since there is no mark for a female over 45 in the Joseph Russell household of 1810. 1810 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph Russell Home in 1810: Waterboro, York, Maine Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 2 Number of Household Members Over 25: 3 Number of Household Members: 5 Clement Russell, his son, is listed just below Joseph. 1820 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph Russell Home in 1820: Waterboro, York, Maine Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2 Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 Total Free White Persons: 4 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4
  Person ID	I6008	Master File
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Joseph RUSSELL,   b. 15 Oct 1721, Hampton Falls, Rockingham Co. NH ,   d. 1797, Alfred, York Co. ME  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Abigail TOWLE,   b. 13 Feb 1720/21, Hampton Falls, NH ,   d. Massebecsic (Alfred), York, ME
  Married	15 May 1746	Hampton Falls, Rockingham, NH   [2]
  	"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
  Family ID	F4511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Aphia MOODY,   b. Abt 1757, Brentwood, Rockingham Co., NH ,   d. 12 May 1847, Alfred, York Co., ME  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Married	14 May 1776	First Parish Church, Kennebunk, York Co., ME
  Children	+ 1. Mary RUSSELL,   b. 26 May 1777, Waterboro, York Co. ME ,   d. 3 Nov 1864, Alfred, York Co. ME  (Age 87 years) + 2. Jonathan RUSSELL,   b. 1780, York Co. ME ,   d. 30 Jun 1860, Webster, Monroe Co. NY  (Age 80 years)   3. Clement RUSSELL,   b. Abt 1783, Waterboro, York Co. ME ,   d. Aft 14 Mar 1823, Waterboro, York Co. ME  (Age ~ 40 years) + 4. Simon Jacob RUSSELL,   b. ca 1784, Waterboro, York Co. ME ,   d. ca 1845, Lake Co. OH  (Age ~ 61 years) + 5. Joseph RUSSELL, III,   b. 1787, Waterboro, York Co. ME ,   d. 13 Dec 1869, Freedom, Waldo Co. ME  (Age 82 years) + 6. Betsey RUSSELL,   b. ca 1788, Waterboro, York Co. ME ,   d. 01 Apr 1826, Shapleigh, York Co. ME  (Age ~ 38 years)   7. Benjamin RUSSELL,   b. 1792, Waterboro, York Co, ME ,   d. 31 Aug 1814, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co. NY  (Age 22 years)   8. Joshua RUSSELL,   b. 5 Jun 1795, York Co. ME ,   d. 8 Feb 1881, York Co. ME  (Age 85 years)   9. David RUSSELL,   b. 17 Apr 1798, Waterboro, York Co, ME ,   d. 27 Jun 1835, Waterboro, York Co. ME  (Age 37 years)
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F4516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S126] Evergreen Cemetery Transcription, York Co. ME, , Caitlin and Paul Duke, (1985). [S118] Vital Statistics from the Town Records of Hampton Falls, p. 29.