John Russell Greenhill
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John Russell Greenhill was an English vicar
who owned Chequers
, Bucks
. He was the son of Samuel Greenhill, Esq. of Swyncombe
, Oxon of the East India Company
and Elizabeth Russell. Elizabeth belonged to the Russell of Chequers Court family and was descended from Oliver Cromwell
.
John inherited Chequers upon the death of his cousin Mary Russell. He was sometime rector of Fringford
and Marsh Gibbon
, both in Oxfordshire
. From 1773 until his death he was lord of the manor
of Cottisford
, also in Oxfordshire.
He died in 1813 and his son Sir Robert Greenhill-Russell
, 1st Baronet Greenhill-Russell of Chequers Court inherited both Chequers and Cottisford.
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
who owned Chequers
Chequers
Chequers, or Chequers Court, is a country house near Ellesborough, to the south of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills...
, Bucks
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
. He was the son of Samuel Greenhill, Esq. of Swyncombe
Swyncombe
Swyncombe is a hamlet and civil parish about east of Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. Swyncombe's toponym derives from the Old English words Swin for wild boar and combe for valley or hollow....
, Oxon of the East India Company
East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
and Elizabeth Russell. Elizabeth belonged to the Russell of Chequers Court family and was descended from Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
.
John inherited Chequers upon the death of his cousin Mary Russell. He was sometime rector of Fringford
Fringford
Fringford is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about northeast of Bicester. The parish is bounded to the east by the Roman road that linked Alchester Roman Town with Roman Towcester, to the south by a brook that joins the River Bure, to the north mostly by a brook that is a tributary of...
and Marsh Gibbon
Marsh Gibbon
Marsh Gibbon is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is close to the A41 and the border with Oxfordshire about east of Bicester....
, both in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
. From 1773 until his death he was lord of the manor
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
of Cottisford
Cottisford
Cottisford is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about south of Brackley in neighbouring Northamptonshire. The parish's northern and northwestern boundaries form part of the boundary between the two counties...
, also in Oxfordshire.
He died in 1813 and his son Sir Robert Greenhill-Russell
Robert Greenhill-Russell
Sir Robert Greenhill-Russell, 1st Baronet was a British politician.He was born in 1763 to the Rev. John Russell Greenhill and Elizabeth Noble...
, 1st Baronet Greenhill-Russell of Chequers Court inherited both Chequers and Cottisford.
Sources
- Lipscomb, History of Bucks, 1831