Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Francis Russell, 2nd Baronet of Chippenham (c. 1616–1664) a member of Parliament and a soldier for the parliamentary cause during the English Civil War
. During the Interregnum he held several positions including membership in Cromwell's House of Lords.
Francis Russell son and heir of Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, was returned a member for the county of Cambridge in the Long Parliament
. He sided with Parliament in its dispute with Charles I
. For his activity in the services of the former, he was appointed by them on 20 August 1642, deputy-lieutenant of the county of Cambridge, at which time an indemnity was ordered to be carried from the Commons to the Lords for him (jointly with Oliver Cromwell
, and Valentine Walton
) for preventing the removal of silver plate from Cambridge to York, and to which the Lords assented.
The Parliament gave Russell a colonel's commission upon the breaking out of the wars; they appointed him governor of the isle of Ely, (if not of Crowland also) governor of the city of Lichfield; which, in 1643, he was obliged to surrender to prince Rupert, and afterwards he had the government of the isles of Jersey and Guernsey given him.
During the protectorate Oliver Cromwell entrusted Russell, now related to him through the marriage of Henry Cromwell
to Russell's daughter Elizabeth, with many employments, Russell returned a member of Parliament for the county of Cambridge in 1654 and 1656; and chosen by Cromwell to be a member of Cromwell's House of Lords.
Sir Francis survived the restoration of the monarchy, and was buried at Chippenham
, 30 April 1664. He Married Catherine, (daughter and sole heir of John Wheatley, esq. and Elizabeth Smallpage), in Chippenham on 19 December 1631. They had seven sons and seven daughters:
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
. During the Interregnum he held several positions including membership in Cromwell's House of Lords.
Francis Russell son and heir of Sir William Russell, 1st Baronet, was returned a member for the county of Cambridge in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. He sided with Parliament in its dispute with Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
. For his activity in the services of the former, he was appointed by them on 20 August 1642, deputy-lieutenant of the county of Cambridge, at which time an indemnity was ordered to be carried from the Commons to the Lords for him (jointly with 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....
, and Valentine Walton
Valentine Walton
Valentine Walton was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.Walton was of very ancient, and knightly family of Great Staughton, in Huntingdonshire. Upon a vacancy he was returned a member of the Long Parliament for the county of Huntingdon...
) for preventing the removal of silver plate from Cambridge to York, and to which the Lords assented.
The Parliament gave Russell a colonel's commission upon the breaking out of the wars; they appointed him governor of the isle of Ely, (if not of Crowland also) governor of the city of Lichfield; which, in 1643, he was obliged to surrender to prince Rupert, and afterwards he had the government of the isles of Jersey and Guernsey given him.
During the protectorate Oliver Cromwell entrusted Russell, now related to him through the marriage of Henry Cromwell
Henry Cromwell
Henry Cromwell was the fourth son of Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bourchier, and an important figure in the Parliamentarian regime in Ireland.-Life:...
to Russell's daughter Elizabeth, with many employments, Russell returned a member of Parliament for the county of Cambridge in 1654 and 1656; and chosen by Cromwell to be a member of Cromwell's House of Lords.
Sir Francis survived the restoration of the monarchy, and was buried at Chippenham
Chippenham
Chippenham may be:* Chippenham, Wiltshire* Chippenham * Chippenham, Cambridgeshire-See also:* Virginia State Route 150, also known as Chippenham Parkway, USA* Cippenham, Berkshire, UK...
, 30 April 1664. He Married Catherine, (daughter and sole heir of John Wheatley, esq. and Elizabeth Smallpage), in Chippenham on 19 December 1631. They had seven sons and seven daughters:
- Sir John Russell, 3rd BaronetSir John Russell, 3rd BaronetSir John Russell, 3rd Baronet of Chippenham , first a Royalist, but afterwards a colonel of foot for Parliament and distinguished himself at the Battle of Marston-Moor, and in the Protectorate's wars in Ireland and Flanders....
- William Russell, baptized at Chippenham, 9 March 1635; probably he died young.
- Robert Russell, born at Chippenham, October 21, 1644; he resided at Feckenham, and at Milden-hall, in Suffolk he married a widow, who was daughter and co-heir of Thomas Soame, of Thurlow, in Suffolk, a captain of foot in the service of king Charles I.
- Gerard Russell, born at Chippenham, 2 January 1646; he was an Hamburg merchant and married the daughter of — Yonker, a merchant of that city.
- Killephet Russell, born at Chippenham, 21 April 1647 an buried at the same place 16 April 1650.
- Killephct Russell, esq. born at Chippenham, 11 March 1652. He resided at Milden-hall, in Suffolk, and married; his son Francis died an infant, and was buried 1 October 1680, at Iselham, in Cambridgeshire.
- Edward Ruflell, baptized at Chippenham, October 12, 1653.
- Elizabeth, who married Henry CromwellHenry CromwellHenry Cromwell was the fourth son of Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bourchier, and an important figure in the Parliamentarian regime in Ireland.-Life:...
, lord-lieutenant of Ireland, second son of Oliver CromwellOliver CromwellOliver 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....
. - Sarah, baptized at Chippenham 14 May 1636 died while an infant.
- Sarah, baptized at Chippenham 3 May 1637, died while an infant.
- Sarah, baptized at Chippenham, 24 August 1638. This lady first married John ReynoldsJohn Reynolds (soldier)Sir John Reynolds was a soldier in the English Civil War and during the Commonwealth. He was lost at sea returning from action in Flanders....
, of Cambridgeshire, esq. a famous officer in the service of the Parliament, the Commonwealth, and of the Protectorate. Left a wealthy widow with no children, she remarried Henry, Earl of ThomondHenry O'Brien, 7th Earl of ThomondHenry O'Brien, 7th Earl of Thomond PC was an Irish peer, styled Lord Ibrackan from 1639 to 1657.O'Brien was the son of Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond and Anne Fermor.In 1641, he married his first cousin Anne O'Brien Henry O'Brien, 7th Earl of Thomond PC (Ire) (c.1620 – 2 May 1691) was an...
and had several children with him. - Frances, baptized at Chippenham, 18 November 1648, she became the wife of John Hagar, of Bourn, in the county of Cambridge.
- Ann, baptized at Chippenham, July 14, 1650, was married to Hugh Underwood, of Whittlesey, in the isle of Ely and who was one of the deputy-lieutenants of that iale; she was his second wife.
- Catherine, baptized at Chippenham, 23 December 1651, it is supposed she became the wife of — Sheers, of Hertfordshire.