Philip T. Russell. Of Lunenburg Co., VA., served as a Wagon Master and a Private in the Virginia Continental troops and was present when Cornwallis surrendered. He was aged 69 and a resident of Franklin Co., IL, when he was placed on the pension roll Dec 17, 1833. He drew bounty land for his services. BLWT 26883-160-55 VA. His wife drew a widow's pension, W-2575. He moved to Tennessee and in 1817 came from Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TN to Franklin Co., IL. At the time of his death he was living in Williamson Co., IL. Williamson Co. was divided off from Franklin Co. in 1839. He was born Nov 14, 1765,, of Irish stock, and died Aug 17, 1842. He is buried in the Wilson Cemetery, west of Cambria, Williamson Co., IL. He carried a bullet in his body till the day he died. He married 1st, on Jan 6, 1792, in Pittsylvania Co., VA to Elizabeth Stuart, born Aug 31, 1770, died May 12, 1828. He married 2nd, Mary Williams. Mary drew a pension. Philip was in Montgomery Co., TN, in 1798. In the 1818 census of Franklin Co., IL, was Philip Russel +21 and 7 other white inhabitants in the household. The 1830 census of Franklin Co., IL, shows Philip Rusel aged 60 - 70 with 3 young adults and 2 children. Nannie Gray Parks gives his death date as 1849 in the Wilson Cem. There are several references to this Philip Russell in "The Pioneer Daughters Applications Of Williamson Co., IL."