Genealogy of That Branch of the Russell Family

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Excerpt from Genealogy of That Branch of the Russell Family: Which Comprises the Descendants of John Russell, of Woburn, Massachusetts, 1640-1878The early descent of the Ilussclls and their derivation from the Du Rozels of Normandy has been traced bv Mr. Witt'en. In his Historical Memoirs of the House of Russell The name comes from one ofthe tiefs which the first Christian of that surname possessed, anterior to the con quest of England. In Lower Normandy, in the ancient barony of lliique bec. Here, near Caen, stood the castle of Ro7el In a monastic charter of Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror, dated July 14, 1066. Which commemorates the donations of Robert Bertrand and his sister Emma, Hugh de Rozel appears as a witness. And is beliei ed to be the same Knight who accompanied William in his invasion of England and assisted at the battlecf Hastings His name, together with that of his brother are found on the roll of Battle Abbey. They both accompanied Duke Robert of Normandy in the first crusade, when the elder died. The younger, on his return, established himself in England, and was the progenitor of Sir James Rozel (or Russell. As it had then begun to be called), Governor of Corfe Castle in 1221. A century earlier the name appears as Russell and de Russel.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.