Kevan, I am so happy to find this information. Henry Maiben is my 3rd great grandfather :). I read somewhere else that he was the one who designed the Utah Beehive, but I haven't been able to find a source to mark it as fact - Do you have the source for this? How exciting! I'm looking forward to hear from you! Cara On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 5:05:48 PM UTC-7, Kevan Barton via wrote: > Folks, > > > > A 19th Century immigrant of mine, Henry Cater Maiben (1819-1883) , was from > Brighton, England. His family worked on coaches and painted, among other > things, the heraldic insignias of the coaches at the Brighton Pavilion. On > coming to Utah, he continued to paint and some of his original work can > still be seen in the Mormon Temple (a very significant work of 19th century > architecture) in Manti, UT. Additionally, the beehive, a state symbol of > Utah is also his work and was incorporated into the Utah state flag. His > music can also be found in early Deseret Hymnals (19th century Mormon Hymn > book). He was a member of the first Theatrical troop organized in Salt > Lake, the first ballet master into the territory... That's the introduction. > > > > 19th Century Mormon Gateways to nobility appear to be very rare. In a > short bio of his brother John, written at John's death, it is stated the > family Maiben was descended from the McBean/McBain/Mabon family of Stirling, > Scotland; with descent from the Stewarts. Indeed, the family originated > in Stirling - no doubt on that fact, but until recently, I've never seen a > line that connected the Maibens to the Stewarts to prove the family rumor > expressed in the stated bio. I've quoted the stated line below. > > > > I'm going to tackle it, but thought it best to throw it to this readership > for an initial looksee at the earlier connections to see if it quickly > tumbles apart. Though it is not early American, it is indeed a possible > gateway to medieval nobility. > > > > Henry Cater Maiben (1819-1883) m. Flora Louise Maddison > > William Maiben (1788-1870) m. Catherine Williams Cater > > Adam Maiben (b 1757, Stirling, d 1817), Scotland m. Sarah Osmer > > Robert Maiben (1722-1763) m Elizabeth Toshack > > David Toshack (1707-1753) m Janet Paterson > > James Paterson (b c 1678) m. Marion Motheral > > James Paterson (b c 1645) m. Isobell Provan > > John Paterson (b c 1615) m. Jonnet Ker > > Thomas (Sir) Ker (b c 1590) m. Margaret Ramsay > > Andrew Ker (1562-1631) m Anne Stewart (1566-1670) > > Andrew Stewart, Master of Ochiltree (1540-1578) m. ? > > Andrew Stewart (2nd Lord of Ochiltree) m. Agnes Cunningham > > Andrew Stewart (1490-1548) m Lady Margaret Hamilton (1505-1544) > > James Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran (1470-1529) m. Beatrice Drummond > > James Hamilton (1415-1488) m. Princess Mary Stewart > > James Stewart II, King of Scotland > > > > Just looking for a cursory view letting me know if it immediately falls > apart. > > > > Cheers, > > Kevan