1Arthur J. Russell and Mrs. S. R. Child, The Ancestors and Descendants of Abel Russell, Revolutionary Soldier from Westford, Massachusetts, and Fayette, . . ., p. 11 (1922).
"The John Russell who was born at Cambridge Sept. 11, 1645, died there March 6, 1733, full of years and honors. He married Elizabeth Fiske, born 1645, daughter of David Fiske and (probably) Lydia Cooper Fiske who died in 1654.
John Russell was at Cambridge Farms at the organization of the parish in 1693 and was the largest subscriber for the meeting house. He was one of the original members of the church in 1696. He was not only a man of wealth but he was an active and valuable citizen, filling various offices in church and town. His children, born in Lexington, follow:
JOHN, born Nov. 9, 1671, married Rebecca ------.
THOMAS, born Sept. 1, 1675.
MARTHA, born Sept. 1, 1675. Died young.
BENJAMIN (1681).
WILLIAM (1683).
ABIGAIL, born April 18, 1686.
PATIENCE, born 1687, died in 1688.
ESTHER, born December 19, 1700.
The senior John Russell was a "housewright" and resided at "The Farms." Both he and his wife were living on Dec. 13, 1731.".