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James Russell and his family left Northern Ireland in 1770 on a ship called the HOPEWELL.  They arrived in Charlston, South Carolina in December 1770.

James Russell applied for land on January 17, 1771 and recieved 300 acres of land along Jackson Creek, in Craven County, now Fairfield County, SC. James Russell, a stone mason,  built the Jackson Creek Church, on the land he donated and is now buried.

James Russell Born 1742 in Ireland Died Oct 5, 1805 Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina He is buried in Old Lebanon Cemetery. James was married to Mary Hutchinson.

James and Mary's children are: Robert b. Ireland James Jr. b. 1765 Ireland d. 1832 Timber Ridge, Henry County, Georgia. Buried in Old Timber Ridge Cemetery wife: Elizabeth M. William b. 1767 Ireland Thomas b. 1775 Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina d. 1853 Timber Ridge, Henry County, Georgia buried in Old Timber Ridge Cemetery wife: Mary Ann McDowell Jane b. 1778 Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina husband: David Campbell Leticia b. 1781 Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina husband: David Camack Ellen b. 1783 husband: Smith Phillips

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