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Capt. George Russell

Also Known As: "George Russell Capt."
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Fairfax County, Province of Virginia
Death: May 10, 1797 (76)
Grainger County, Tennessee, United States (Rumoured to have been killed by Indians. It was said that when Capt. Russell did not return from a hunting trip, searchers went to look for him and when they found his body, it was guarded by his faithful dog which was in a starving condition. Some sources list his death in 1797.)
Place of Burial: Whitesburg, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Lt.-Col. William Russell; Mary Russell and Martha Jean Henley
Husband of Elizabeth Russell
Father of George Russell, Jr.; Agnes Russell; Rebecca Hollon; Maj. William Russell; Sarah Elizabeth Lane and 15 others
Brother of Anthony Russell; John Russell; Eleanor Crow; Roger Russell; Jemima Sevier and 7 others

Occupation: Military, soldier
Managed by: Private User
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About Capt. George Russell

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A098354

Lydia's brother George Russell, husband of Elizabeth Bean, was killed by Indians while on a hunting trip in Grainger County, Tennessee, in 1796. Her daughter, Jane Bean, was killed in 1798 by Indians while working her loom outside the walls of Bean's Station.

ELIZABETH5 BEAN (WILLIAM4, JOHN (MACBEAN)3, WILLIAM 22, WILLIAM 11)11 was born 1723, and died January 1800 in German Creek, Granger Co., TN11. She married GEORGE RUSSELL. He was born 1720, and died May 10, 1797 in Grainger Co., TN

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George Russell was a veteran of many engagements, including Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, Kings Mountain in 1780 and Lookout Mountain in 1782.

Some accts say he was killed while hunting with Daniel Boone. ("A Horner Legacy" by Fredalene Cooper Horner).

Married to Elizabeth Bean, daughter of William Bean, early TN pioneer, and Margaret Hatton.

His grandson, (son of Major William Russell) also named George Russell, was a friend of Davey Crockett and portrayed by Buddy Ebsen in the Disney shows of the 1950s.

My fourth great grandfather, thru his daughter Elizabeth who married John Horner.

Bent Creek Cemetery is the traditionally recorded burial place for George Russell. He was a charter member of this church. If someone can confirm his burial with an official record or photograph, many Russell researchers and descendants would be very appreciative.

His parents are unknown. They may have been William Russell and Martha Henley listed below. This family is challenging due to the heavy use of William and George.

The information below is from his profile on findagrave.com

George Russell was a veteran of many engagements, including Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, Kings Mountain in 1780 and Lookout Mountain in 1782.

Some accts say he was killed while hunting with Daniel Boone. ("A Horner Legacy" by Fredalene Cooper Horner).

Married to Elizabeth Bean, daughter of William Bean, early TN pioneer, and Margaret Hatton.

His grandson, (son of Major William Russell) also named George Russell, was a friend of Davey Crockett and portrayed by Buddy Ebsen in the Disney shows of the 1950s.

My fourth great grandfather, thru his daughter Elizabeth who married John Horner.

Bent Creek Cemetery is the traditionally recorded burial place for George Russell. He was a charter member of this church. If someone can confirm his burial with an official record or photograph, many Russell researchers and descendants would be very appreciative.

His parents are unknown. They may have been William Russell and Martha Henley listed below. This family is challenging due to the heavy use of William and George.

RUSSELL, GEORGE Ancestor #: A098354 Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE, CAPTAIN Birth: 1720 VIRGINIA Death: 1797 GRAINGER CO TENNESSEE Service Source: CLARK, STATE RECS OF NC, VOL 23, P 995; PENSION OF ISAAC LANE, *SR6137V; RAMSEY, ANNALS OF TN, PP 138, 181, 189, 241 Service Description: 1) COL JOHN SEVIER; JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 2) BUILDING COMMISSIONER; SIGNED WATAUGA ASSOC PETITION

RESIDENCE Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: 2006-06-07 08:49:14.0, By: JDONDERO 1) City: WATAUGA SETTLEMENT - County: WASHINGTON CO - District: WASHINGTON DIST - State: NORTH CAROLINA

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Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2006-06-07 08:49:14.0, By: JDONDERO 1) ELIZABETH X


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George Russell was a veteran of many engagements, including Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, Kings Mountain in 1780 and Lookout Mountain in 1782. Some accts say he was killed while hunting with Daniel Boone. ("A Horner Legacy" by Fredalene Cooper Horner). Married to Elizabeth Bean, daughter of William Bean, early TN pioneer, and Margaret Hatton. His grandson, (son of Major William Russell) also named George Russell, was a friend of Davey Crockett and portrayed by Buddy Ebsen in the Disney shows of the 1950s. My fourth great grandfather, thru his daughter Elizabeth who married John Horner. Bent Creek Cemetery is the traditionally recorded burial place for George Russell. He was a charter member of this church. If someone can confirm his burial with an official record or photograph, many Russell researchers and descendents would be very appreciative.

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1776category=American Revolution
NSSAR Patriot Ancestor rank = Captain

Biography == Captain George Russell was born circa 1720 in what is now Loudoun County, Virginia, the son of William Russell. George survived the Battle of Kings Mountain October 7, 1780, in what was then rural Cherokee County, South Carolina. It was a decisive victory in South Carolina for the Patriot militia over the Loyalist militia in the Southern campaignof the American Revolutionary War. The battle took place nine miles south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, now in North Carolina.

Captain Russell married in Pittsylvania, Virginia, Elizabeth "Eliza" Bean, daughter of William and Margaret Bean of Northumberland County, Virginia. In 1769, George and Elizabeth/Eliza migrated with Eliza's brother, Captain William Bean and his wife Lydia Russell, to the WataugaSettlement in Tennessee.
Captain George Russell established the community of Russellville in 1785. He had been granted a large tract of land in Greene Co, North Carolina. The location of the land became part of Grainger County, Tennessee, and later Hamblen County, Tennessee. Located along U.S. Route 11E, it lies approximately midway between Whitesburg and Morristown. During the American Civil War, Lieutenant General James Longstreet established a headquarters in the Nenney House just after the Battle of Bean's Station. The house still stands and has been converted into The Longstreet Museum. <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russellville,_Tennessee </ref> George and Eliza lived on German Creek, in Grainger County, Tennessee,where In the fall of 1796, he was killed by Indians in a raid and left in the woods. The male body that is presumed to have been his was found and buried in the cemetery of Bent Creek Baptist Church.

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<references />* "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG29-975N : 16 March 2018), George Russell, 1780

  • Daughters of the American Revolution Ancestor #A098354* Biography from Clan MacBean in North America, Volume II, Fifth Edition, Revised 1993, by Joseph S. Bean, page 313
  • FindAGrave63574609

Acknowledgements ==* WikiTree profile Russell-2021 created through the import of Lea andRandol and Ely and Si.ged on May 31, 2011 by Maude Randol

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Capt. George Russell's Timeline

1720
November 30, 1720
Fairfax County, Province of Virginia
1740
1740
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1746
1746
North Carolina
1748
1748
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1752
1752
Anson County, Province of North Carolina
1752
Montgomery County, Virginia
1752
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
1753
1753
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1755
November 23, 1755
Marblehead, Massachusetts