Sir John Russell, 3rd Baronet (1632? – 1669), first a

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, but afterwards a colonel of foot for Parliament and distinguished himself at the

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, and in

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's wars in Ireland and

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. Russell was the first son of Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet. He was originally a Royalist, but later a colonel of foot under the Parliamentary general the Earl of Manchester, and distinguished himself both at the Battle of Marston Moor, and in the protector's wars in Ireland and Flanders. He enjoyed the office of chamberlain of Chester during these times, and probably many others of consequence. Sir John died in 1669, and was buried in Chippenham, on 24 March of the same year.Nobl
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/ref> Russell married Frances Cromwell, youngest daughter of the Protector

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, and widow of Lord Robert Rich, predeceased son of

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. She long survived Sir John, spending the latter part of her life with her sister Lady Fauconberg, though she had so great a jointure from her first husband, that she was a great misfortune to the Russell family, having dissipated the greatest part of the very fine estate at Chippenham. Sir John and Lady Frances had three sons and two daughters:Noble, p. 330 #

Sir William Russell, 4th Baronet Sir William Russell, 4th Baronet (c.1654 – September 1709) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Russell was the son of Sir John Russell, 3rd Baronet and Frances Cromwell, the youngest daughter of Oliver Cromwell. Between 1692 and 1693, he was a Memb ...

(c. 1660–1725) #Christian Russell (d. 1669), died young #Elizabeth Russell (1664–1733), married Sir Thomas Frankland, 2nd Baronet of Thirkelby.Burk
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/ref> #Maj.-Gen. Rich Russell (c. 1667–1735) # John Russell (1670–1735), President of Bengal

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*Noble, Mark. ''Memoirs of the protectorate-house of Cromwell: deduced from an early period, and continued down to the present time''
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Printed Pearson and Rollason, sold by R. Baldwin tc.London, 1784. * Burke, Bernard. ''The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and wales: comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time'', Harrison & sons, 1864. Attribution *

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