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Russell, Sir William, first baronet (c. 1575–1654), merchant and naval administrator  

Andrew Thrush

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Russell, Sir William, first baronet (c. 1575–1654), merchant and naval administrator, was, as evidence submitted by him to chancery suggests, born about 1575, the eldest of the five sons of William Russell (d. 1591) of Egham, Surrey, and Joan Saunders. A slender inheritance comprising a property in ...

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Sedgwick, Robert (bap. 1613, d. 1656), merchant and army officer  

Richard P. Gildrie

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Sedgwick, Robert (bap. 1613, d. 1656), merchant and army officer, was baptized on 6 May 1613 in Woburn, Bedfordshire, the son of William Sedgwick (d. 1632) and his wife, Elizabeth Howe, and brother of William Sedgwick (bap. 1609, d. 1663/4). He emigrated to ...