Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 23 November 1615.
Place of Burial: Rowley Regis.
The burial is recorded in the parish register.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Margaret.
Margaret wife of Thomas Russell was buried in Rowley Regis 2 September 1614.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Elenor Russell married Roger Gorton 19 December 1587 in Clent, Staffordshire.
Margerie Russell married someone surnamed Jones.
Aline Russell (baptized 4 September 1567 in Rowley Regis)
Christian Russell (baptized 6 November 1568 in Rowley Regis - buried 14 March 1650/1 in Rowley Regis) married John Foley.
John Russell
Richard Russell
Roger Russell (baptized 14 June 1574 in Rowley Regis)
Robert Russell (baptized 14 June 1574 in Rowley Regis)
Evidence
Thomas’s will:
In the name of god Amen the xjth of november 1615. I Thomas Russell sicke of bodye but of good and p[er]fect memorie thankes be given to god doe ordayne Constitute and make this my last will and Testament in manner and forme followinge First I give bequeath my soule into the hands of god my Creator and to Jesus Christ my redeemer and to the holy Ghost my sanctifier and p[re]server and my body to be buried in the Church or Church yard of Rowley Regis att the discression of my executor Item I give x li to the use of the poore of the p[ar]ishe of Rowley to remayne for ever. Item I give unto William Russell xxs Item I give unto William Bridgwater vjs viijd Item I give unto Alice Stabler xs, Item I give to John Gorton and Robarte Gorton all the shepe tooles Item I give unto Richard Russell sonne one Cowe now in his keepinge Item I give to my daughter Margerie Joanes one Cowe, Item I give to Christian Foley one Cowe now in her keepinge Item I give to Elizabeth Colborne vs Item I give and bequeath all my goods moveable and unmoveable and unbequeathed my debts that are oweinge me onley exepted which I give unto my executor Richard Russell and Roger Russell unto John Russell Richard Russell Roger Russell and Robert Russell Elenor Gorton and Margerie Joanes Christian Foley and Margerie Doderich equally to be devided amonge them And I will that such moeney as shallbe in my hands at the tyme of my decease shall be Imployed towards my funerall Chargs and expences and if there shall be any remayninge the same to be devided amonge my foresayd Children And I doe ordayne Constitute and make Richard Russell and Roger Russell my sones the executors of this my last will and Testament In wittnes whereof I have putto my hand the daye and yeare above written
debts oweinge to the Testator
Imprimis Roger Coleborne xxs
John Colborne xxs
William Shelborne xxs
Alice Russell vj li
Thomas Taylor alias Richards xjs
Wittnesses to this last will and Testament
William Shelborne vicar ibid’
John Russell. Phillipe Detherich
[Proved February 1615]
An Invatory taken of all the goods and Cattels of Thomas Russell of Rowley Regis in the county of Stafford
Imprimis Brass to – 1-14-0
It’ in pewter to – 1-00-0
It’ ij spitts ij p[er?]gooberts with other iwon ware to – 0-16-0
It’ viij Cofferres iiij bed tyes and bords with other wooden ware to – 1 - 06 - 0
It’ one old[?] Cobbert at – 0-06-0
It’ iij fethers beds j flock bed and Coverletts with blancketts twellye sheets with other Lynnens - 6-01-4
1 mare very old to – 0 - 13 - 4
It’ for payinted clothes – 0 - 05 - 0
It’ for Corne – 1 - 10 - 0
It’ for his apparrell – 1 - 06 - 0
It’ for all other thyngs unbequethed – 0 - 03 - 4
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15 03 0
ij silver spoones 10s
3 kyne - 05 - 00 - 0
1 Chest – 00 - 05 - 0
William Martin ixd smith[?] bellows - 10 s 8 d
Item in reddy money & [...] xiiij li/ 11s
[...] 8o Feb.ry 1615
William Nocke suo . 35 li 13 s 5 d
Thomas Dytheridg his m[a]rke
References
Will of Thomas Russell. Proved 1615 (no. 186) in the Worcester Consistory Court. FHL film #8226519 image 359.