William Russell
Military Person
1758 – 1825
Who was William Russell?
Colonel William Russell III was a soldier, pioneer, and politician from Virginia and Kentucky.
He was born in Culpeper County, Virginia to William Russell and Tabitha Russell. William Russell, Sr., was a prominent citizen of southwestern Virginia and a colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. In 1773, the elder Russell took his family, including William Jr., westward in the first attempt by British colonists to establish a permanent settlement in Kentucky. The expedition, guided by Daniel Boone, was abandoned after an attack by American Indians. Boone's son James and Henry Russell, brother of William Russell, Jr., were captured and tortured to death in the attack.
During the Revolutionary War, William Russell, Jr., fought as a captain in the Virginia militia, taking part in the Battle of Kings Mountain as an aide to Colonel William Campbell. After the war he relocated to Kentucky, settling in 1783 in Fayette County on land that had been granted to his father for military service.
He served as a colonel of Kentucky militia in the Northwest Indian War.
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- Born
- Mar 6, 1758
Culpeper County - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Jul 3, 1825
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on July 23, 2013
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