Russum, William P., 1752-1821

William Russom was born between 1752 and 1765, in Maryland, to Winlock Russom and Esther Ann Polk. He was appointed as a Justice of the Peace for Somerset County, Maryland in 1811. He owned several properties, according to his will, to include a sawmill and a grist mill. He also owned a farm called Barren Creek Mineral Springs that was purchased by LDT and put up for auction sale under Writs of Venditioni Exponas in March of 1821. He married Eleanor Bozeman sometime before the 1795 birth of their eldest son, Joseph. Together they had at least seven children, who are mentioned in his will. William Russom died in late September or early October of 1821, as his will was probated on October 16, 1821.