William Russell was born circa 1605 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England to Joseph Russell (1575-1676) and Agnes Blanchard (1588-) and died 14 February 1662 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Martha Davies (1609-1694) 1625 in Hertfordshire, England.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Benjamin Russell (1638-1691) | 1638 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 26 June 1691 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Rebecca Gardner (1642-1714) |
| Joseph Russell (1641-1668) | |||
| Phebe Russell (1640-1642) | |||
| Martha Russell (1644-1684) | |||
| John Russell (1645-1733) | 11 September 1645 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 6 March 1733 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Elizabeth Fiske (1654-1718) |
| Philip Russell (1650-1731) | |||
| Thomas Russell (1653-1653) | |||
| William Russell (1655-1744) | |||
| Jason Russell (1658-1726) | |||
| Thomas Russell (1659-1659) | |||
| Joyce Russell (1660-1719) | 31 March 1660 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 1719 Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Edmund Rice (1653-1719) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Russell (1605-1662) | 1605 Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England | 14 February 1662 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Martha Davies (1609-1694) |
| Eglantine Russell (1601-) | |||