N . ▁God f rey ▁in ▁ 1 3 8 9 ▁and ▁their ▁son ▁John ▁Russell ▁( born ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 0 ) ▁was ▁the ▁grand father ▁of ▁a ▁later ▁John ▁Russell , ▁the ▁first ▁Earl ▁of ▁Bed ford . ▁ ▁Modern ▁times ▁ ▁Early ▁modern ▁period ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁possibly ▁around ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 0 s , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁man or , ▁including ▁the ▁house , ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁Michel ▁family , ▁who ▁partly ▁re built ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century ▁King ston ▁Russell ▁House ▁as ▁it ▁still ▁stands ▁today ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁drive way . ▁The ▁Michel ▁family ▁also ▁owned ▁D ew lish ▁House ▁in ▁D ew lish , ▁Dor set ▁and ▁removed ▁there ▁som etime ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 7 6 0 s ▁when ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁then ▁let . ▁ ▁Admir al ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Hard y , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et , ▁Nelson ' s ▁flag ▁captain , ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁King ston ▁Russell ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 7 6 9 , ▁his ▁mother ▁being ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Master man ▁of ▁this ▁place . ▁ ▁Victor ian ▁and ▁Edward ian ▁er as ▁At ▁some ▁time ▁before ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁the ▁D uk es ▁of ▁Bed ford ▁bought ▁King ston ▁Russell ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time , ▁and ▁when ▁Lord ▁John ▁Russell ▁( 1 7 9 2 – 1 8 7 8 ) ▁the ▁prominent ▁Liberal ▁states man , ▁ 3 rd ▁son ▁of