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RICHARD RUSSELL, of ye Westerne branch, of Elizabeth River, in ye County of Lower Norfolk, in Virginia . . . Book E f 29. dated 24 July 1667. proved 16 Dec. 1667.
will in hands of Francis Sayer Void & Null
unto Frances Sayer
unto Richard Yates
unto Jeane King late wife unto Martin Hammon
and her children
unto Honnor Mariartre
unto Edward Mariartre
unto John Porter, Junr, six books his eldest child one Cowe . . .
my Son William Russell . . . tobacco . . . if my son be living, & come or send for ye same
my wife & John Porter, the elder my Exors
my friend John Overseer . . .
unto Katheren Green . . .
unto Jno. Forbes . . .
unto Jno. Whitfield . . .
unto Sarah Dyer . . .
unto Wm. Green his first Chuld ... & his wife . . . & her mother . . .
unto James Johnson . . . & his wife . . .
unto Ann Godby . .
unto Jno. Abott . . .
unto Richard Lawrence . . .
"And for the other pte of my Estate, I give & bequeath one pte. of itt unto Six of the poorest mens Children in Eliz. River, to pay for there schooling to read & after these six are entered, then if six more comes, I give a pte. allsoe to enter them in like manner & this I leave to ye descretion of my Exors. & further from time to time at is will reach & it will prove." . . .
unto John Greene & Jno. Porter ye Elder . . .
witnesses: Frances Thelaball. John Forbes.
Richard Russell, proved by: Jno. Greene, Aged 58 or there about.
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1655-1664 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 4; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 362
RICHARD RUSSELL, I000 acs. Northumberland Co., 25 Sept. I657, p. 158, (232). Ely. upon Chinkahane Cr. or Mr. Preslyes Cr., Nly. upon land of Col Mattron, sd. Presly & Col. Trussell, Wly. upon land of Gervase Dodson & Sly. towards Col. Claiborne. Trans. of 20 pers: Richd. Eaton, Tho. Arnoll, Jno. Cross, Tho. Dakin, Wm. Cutts, Charles Addams, John Varny, Stephen Trapp, Hen. Bosworth, Jane Kinge, Wm. Wilson, Su. Wilson, Giles Abbot, Joane Emmett, Abagile Hare, Wm. Pot, Sarah Pott, 3 Negroes.
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