In
an earlier blog, I mentioned that both my father’s family and my mother’s
family had been traced back to Normandy.
While these are documented elsewhere, I thought I would extract the
Russell and Pierpont family lines leading to me and add a few interesting
tidbits about some of the individuals in these family lines.
Russell
family
1
Thurston de Bastenburg de Montfort (b. 943, Bastembourg, Normandy, d. 1023
Montfort-Sur-Risle, Normandy)
2
William Baron of Briquebec Bertram (b. 970, Briquebec, Normandy, d. 1012,
Rousell, Normandy)
3
Hugh de Roussel (b. 1012, Normandy, d. 1077, Dorset, England)
1066 – Traveled to England as aide
to William the Conqueror
4
Hugh de Russell (1040-1082)
5
Robert (1082-)
6
Robert (1125-1201)
7
Odo (1160-) Moved from Dorset
to Strensham
8
John Russell (1174-1224) dropped “de” from name
9
Thomas (1202-)
10
Robert (1230-1260)
11
James (1258-1300
12
Nicholas (1287-1338)
13
Robert (1314-1376)
14
Sir John (1340-1405) Master of the Horse to Richard II, Member of Parliament
15
William (1368-1428)
16
Robert (1422-1502)
17
Robert (1460-1525)
18
John (1493-1556)
19
Sir Thomas (1519-1574) Knighted 1549, Sherriff of Worcestershire, Member of
Parliament
20
Sir John (1551-1593) Knighted in 1587, Member of Parliament
21
Sir Thomas (1575-1632) d. in Scotland, Knighted in 1603, Member of Parliament
22
Sir Robert (1600-1645) d. in Scotland,
23
Robert (b. 1630 in England, d. 1710 in Andover, MA) Emigrated to Massachusetts
in 1640
24
John (1682-1778)
25
Robert (1722-1784) moved to Kent, NY
26
John (1756-1833) moved to Dover, NY
27
Caleb (1780-)
28
Silas (1803-1886) moved to New Milford, CT
29
Walter (1852-1895)
30
Louis (1871-1946) moved to Waterbury, CT
31
Erskine (1894-1960) b. Sherman, CT, d. Prospect, CT
32
Vernon (1920-2006) b. Bridgeport, CT, d. Wolcott, CT
33
Alan (1948-) b. in Waterbury, CT
Pierpont
Family
1
Sir Hugh de Pierrepont (ca 980-)
Lord of Castle of Pierrepont, near
S.Saveur, Normandy
2
Sir Godfrey (ca 1020)
3
Sir Robert (d. in Hurst Pierrepont, near Lewes, England)
Accompanied William the Conqueror to
England in 1066 as “Commander in the army”
4
William (-1195)
5
Hugh (ca 1160))
6
William (ca 1200)
7
Robert (ca 1230-1284)
8
Sir Henry (1250-1290) Knighted by Edward I in 1280
9
Sir Henry (-1291) est. manor in Nottinghamshire, i.e. Holme Pierrepont
10
Sir Robert (1275-1333) soldier for Edward, Prince of Wales
Chief army commander for Edward III
in war with Scotland, keeper of Newark Castle
11
Sir Henry (1322-)
12
Sir Edmund (-1370) Knighted by Edward III in 1360
13
Sir Edmund Pierrepont (-1423) dropped “de” from name
14
Sir Henry (-1453) Elected to Parliament in 1417 and 1421
15
Henry (-1468) High Sherriff of Nottingham, murdered in Sherwood Forest
16
Francis (-1495)
17
Sir William (-1533) Knighted by Prince of Wales in 1504
18
Sir George (-1564)
19
William (1547-1648)
20
James Pierrepont (1597-1664) came to America to visit sons in 1648
21
John Pierpont (1617-1682) simplified last name
Emigrated to Ipswich MA in 1640
22
James (1649-1714)
Educated at Harvard, 4th
pastor of New Haven church
One of 3 founders of Yale
23
Joseph (1704-1748)
24
Joseph (1730-1824), Yale, CT Militia
25
Ezra (1757-1842)
Moved to Prospect, CT, then
Waterbury, CT purchase East Farms land
26
Austin (1791-1848), war of 1812
27
Charles (1824-1884)
28
Wilson (1855-1921)
29
Harold (1898-1969)
30
Sylvia (1924-2012)
31
Alan Russell (1948-
Update 12/27/17 - Recent research has uncovered the fact that my great*6 grandfather, Robert Russell, was not a migrant from MA to NY. Rather, he was an immigrant to NY, likely from Scotland, around 1750. Since it is nearly impossible to trace the Russell family back through Scottish history, I cannot say where they were before that. However, Scottish tradition is that they are descended from the same Baron de Rozel in Normandy as indicated above. So my migration path above is incorrect, but may have the same ending.
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