Thank you for all the work you have done on Hugh Maxwell. I appreciate your efforts. I have considered this Hugh Maxwell b. 1770. He would have been 15 years old when he married Rugh Benton 11/21/1785. I have viewed the FHL films on the Chesterfield, MA Congregational Church and also the Town and Vital Records for Chesterfield, and have found four children for Hugh and Ruth Benton Maxwell. The last child in this record was Erastus b. 1792 in Chesterfield [my line]. It is possible Ruth Benton may have died and Hugh then married Olive Newhall in 1794. If this was fact it seems there would be some record. In the 1790 Census for Chesterfield, Hugh and family was living near Capt Thomas Maxwell, brother of Hugh b. 1770, I believe. Hugh had one male over 16 [himself], 1 male under 16 [Crosby], & 2 females,[Ruth & Permela]. The 1800 Census Seneca, Ontario, NY has 2 males under 10 [Erastus & uknown] l male 10-15 [Crosby] l male 26-45 [Hugh]& 1 female under 10 [Permela] & l female 26-44 [Ruth]. If this is in fact the family I am looking for. >From what I have read about Capt. Hugh Maxwell, his family remained in MA during the time he spent in western NY surveying for Phelps and Gorham Purchase. I am waiting for the FHL film, Town and vital records, 1750-1916 Ashfield, MA. Hugh and Ruth were married in Ashfield where she lived. Hugh was from Buckland. I am hopeful of finding both sets of parents for this couple. If you have any other thoughts or resourses to prove this line, I would appreciate it. Thanks again. Barbara Maxwell Krall -----Original Message----- From: mafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mafrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of pwallred@frontiernet.net Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 8:45 AM To: Mass, Franklin - Subject: [MAFRANKL] MAXWELL, Hugh - b. 1733 First Generation 1. Col Hugh MAXWELL was born on 27 May 1733 in Minterburn, County Tyrone, Ireland.1 "O.S." in Minterburn, Ire. He died on 14 Oct 1799 in at Sea.2,3 1785 - 1935 Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Town of Heath, Mass., Edited by Howard Chandler Robbins, Published by The Heath Historical Society. Printed by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1935. p. 42. His first public service was in the French War which broke out in 1755. He was in the battle near Lake George in 1755 and in Fort William Henry when it was surrendered to the French in 1756. He was one of the prisoners and the Indians caught him, stripped him of everthing except his pantaloons, when he slipped from their hands, seized a gun, and ran for life toward Fort Edward, not daring to stop of look behind him. At length, on reaching what was called Half-way Brook, he stopped to quench his thirst; but on looking bace he saw two Indians holding a white whom they were just ready to tomahawk. He first thought was to fire on them, but before he could raise his gun they dispatched their man, and he therefore again ran for the fort which he reached in safety. His youngest brother Thompson joined this warfare in 1757 when but 15. Although a poor man's son, young, destitute of property and without the advantages of education,, excepting the few weeks at school to learn the surveyor's art, Gov. Pownal of Massachusetts thought proper to appoint him an officer in Brigadier Ruggles' regiment, - his commission as ensign was dated March 31, 1759 which was his rank at the close of the war. At the age of 22 he joined the Congregational Church in Bedford. During the whole of his subsequent lfie he gave evidence that his profession was sincere, and held his life as not his own, but as a trust for God and his country. Thus he derived the courage of a soldier from the faith of a Christian, and as his faith never failed - his courage never flinched. At the close of the campaign of 1759 he returned to his home, and when the army was disbanded again took up the work of his plough and surveryor's instruments. A comminssion dated March 4, 1762 shows that he was appointed Lieutenant of a company of Foot in the Regiment where- of Joseph Ingersol, Esq. was Colonel. He was always fond of waiting and could express himself with great plainness. In 1773, he removed his family to Charlemont, Hampshire County, Mass. By the division of both town and county it is now Heath, Franklin County. Here he bought a small farm of Asaph White, where Fred Coates now (1935) lives. There were a few acres of cleared land and a small house of one room, and a closet. He later added another small room - and in this house his family found shelter till after the close of the Revolutionary war. It must have been very uncobfortable for on a winter's morning they would find themselves covered with some inches of snow which had drifted throught the chinks in the roof. He was elected a member of the first Provincial Congress which was convend at Salem, Oct. 7, 1774 and took an active part therein. This Congress provided for forming and arming companies of Minute Men, so when he came home he assisted in raising a company and Oliver Avery was chosen Captain, and Hugh Maxwell Lieutenant. At Cambridge May 26, 1775 he was made Captain of a compay in the regiment of Col. Wm. Prescott. During the acton at Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775 he was wounded by a ball passing through his right shoulder; he was without coat at the time and though his arm dropped and hung useless by his side he proceeded through a shower of shot and bullets to the place where he had left his coat and picking it up marched off the hill with the retreating army. The wound proved to be very serious and for a time his life was despaired of. This came as very heavy news to the family whom he had left in such trying circumstances. In a few weeks he was able to sit up a little and soon began to write with his left hand to his family to console them by pointing their minds to the same source from which he drew his own comfort - the Word of God. The next year he had a barn built about 70 rods east of the house, at a place where he intended in the future to build a new house. Late in the fall of '75 he left home again to return to his company. He was engaged in theoperations on Long island in the vicinity of New York, in August and September 1776 and was in the batle of Trenton and Princeton and Germantown. In 1777 the brigade to which he belonged was sent north to resist the advance of Burgoyne and he saw service at Bennington, Stillwater and Saratoga. In August 1783, before leaving the army he received a commission as Lieut. Col. in the Mass. line to take rank October 12, 1782 which was his rank at the close of the war. It was not until the spring of 1784 that he returned to his family. In 1784 he was sent ot Boston to secure the incorporation of the new town to be set off from Charlemont. This he did with the assistance of his old Commander and friend, Gen. Heath, after whom the town was named. He purchased some shipping horses and leaving home in July 1799 he sailed from Hartford for the West Indies. He had a good and prosperous voyage but three days before the vessel arrived in port, homeward bound, he was taken with a fever and on the 14th of October, died and was buried at sea. Vital Records of Buckland, Mass. to the year 1849, Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1934. p. 96 of Heath, Mass. 1806. Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War - Volume 10, page 370 Maxwell, Hugh, Charlemont.Major, in a regiment of Minute-men commanded by Lieut. Col. Samuel Williams; service from April 21, 1776 [5]. 19 days; also, communication dated Cambridge. May 25, 1775, signed by said Maxwell and others, captains in Col. William Prescott's regt., stating their approral of William Prescott, John Robinson, and Henry Woods as Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel. and Major, respectively, of said regiment, and asking that they be commissioned; also, Captain, Col. William Prescott's regt.; return of officers, dated May 25, 1775; ordered in Provincial Congress May 26, 1775, that said officers be commissioned; also, Captain, Col. Prescott's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; engaged May 10, 1775; service, 2 mos. 23 days; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775]; also, Major, Col. Bailey's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; reported as serving 6 mos. as Captain, 30 mos. as Major; also, Captain, 1st co., same regt.; company return dated Campnear Valley Forge, Jan. 24, 1778; also, order on the Board of War, payable to Lieut. Col. Ezra Badlam, dated Camp White Plains, Aug. 19, 1778, signed by said Maxwell and others, for the State donation on account of service in the Continental Army; also, receipt for clothing for officers of Col. Bailey's regt., dated Boston, Oct. 6, 1778, and signed by Lieut. Col. Ezra Badlam; also, Col. Bailey's (1st) regt.; returns of officers for clothing, dated Dorchester, Sept. 28, and Oct. 22, 1778; also, Col. Bailey's (2d) regt.; list of officers, dated Boston, May 19, 1779; also, Major; list of settlements of rank of Continental officers, dated West Point, made by a Board held for that purpose and confirmed by Congress Sept. 6, 1779; commissioned July 7, 1777; also, Captain, Col. Bailey's (2d) regt.; return of officers for clothing, certified at Dorchester, Sept. 24, 1779; said Maxwell reported Major on the new establishment; also, Major, 2d Mass. regt. commanded by Lieut. Colonel Ezra Badlam; return of officers, certified at Boston, Dec. 7, 1779; also, Major, Col. Bailey's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; also, letter from M. Jackson, Colonel, 8th Mass. regt., to the Governor and Council, dated Camp Verplanck's Point, Oct. 15, 1782, requesting that warrants be issued to certain officers in his regiment; said Maxwell. senior Major, recommended for Lieutenant Colonel; advised in Council Oct. 29, 1782, that warrants be granted; also, Lieutenant Colonel, 3d Mass. regt. commanded by Col. Michael Jackson; list of officers [year not given]; reported absent. Col Hugh MAXWELL and Bridget MONROE were married on 4 Nov 1760 in Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts.4,5 Bridget MONROE (daughter of William MONROE and Phebe) was born on 27 Apr 1735 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts.6 She died on 15 Jan 1816 in Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts.7 She was buried in South Cemetery, Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts.8 Col Hugh MAXWELL and Bridget MONROE had the following children: +2 i. Hannah MAXWELL, born on 22 Jun 1761, Heath, Hampshire, Massachusetts1,9; married Calvin RICE, on 30 Jun 1795, Heath, Hampshire, Massachusetts10-12; died on 20 Jan 1830, Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts9,13. +3 ii. Lilly MAXWELL, born on 7 Aug 1762, Heath, Hampshire, Massachusetts1; married Alfred JONES, in 1798, , Hampshire, Massachusetts12,14; died on 20 Jan 1839, Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts15-17. +4 iii. Dorcas MAXWELL, born on 13 Apr 1765, Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts18; married Joseph KIRKLAND, Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts19. 5 iv. Priscilla MAXWELL was born on 21 Oct 1767 in Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts.20 She died on 7 Sep 1851 in Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts.21,22 1785 - 1935 Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Town of Heath, Mass., Edited by Howard Chandler Robbins, Published by The Heath Historical Society. Printed by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1935. p. 43. Never married. At the age of 66 she wrote an account of her father's life under the title of "The Christian Patriot." +6 v. Hugh MAXWELL, born on 13 Mar 1770, Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts1; married Olive (Cloe) NEWHALL, on 16 Jun 1794, Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts5,23; died on 23 Feb 1849, Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts2. +7 vi. Chloe MAXWELL, born on 23 Jun 1772, Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts15; married Col. Roger Hooker LEAVITT24; died on 29 Mar 185115. +8 vii. Sylvester MAXWELL, born on 18 Apr 1774, Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts25; married Tirzah TAYLOR, on 25 Dec 1806, Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts26-29; died on 21 Dec 185815. Sources 1. Vital Records of Heath, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1915. p. 45 - Date & location. 2. Ibid., p. 129 - Date & location. 3. 1785 - 1935 Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Town of Heath, Mass., Edited by Howard Chandler Robbins, Published by The Heath Historical Society. Printed by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1935. Book Source: LDS, FHL, SLC US/CAN 974.422/HIH2s, p. 51 - Date & location. 4. Vital Records of Heath, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1915. p. 97 - Date, location & lineage. 5. 1785 - 1935 Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Town of Heath, Mass., Edited by Howard Chandler Robbins, Published by The Heath Historical Society. Printed by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1935. Book Source: LDS, FHL, SLC US/CAN 974.422/HIH2s, p. 43 - Date. 6. Vital Records of Heath, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1915. p. 48 - Date & location. 7. Ibid., p. 130 - Date & location. 8. Allegra Weiss; Location. 9. The Nims Family - Seven Generations of Descendants from Godfrey Nims - Elizabeth C. Suddaby, Editor, compiled by Susan S. Oathout, John H. Schultz, Elizabeth C. Suddaby for the Nims Family Association, 1990, P.O. Box 99, Deerfield, MA 01342, published by Southern Historical Press, Inc., P. O. Box 1267, Greenville, SC 29602 - 1267. p. 122 - Date & location. 10. Vital Records of Heath, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1915. p. 101 - Location. 11. International Genealogical Index - North America, Date & location. 12. 1785 - 1935 Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Town of Heath, Mass., Edited by Howard Chandler Robbins, Published by The Heath Historical Society. Printed by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1935. Book Source: LDS, FHL, SLC US/CAN 974.422/HIH2s, p. 43 - Name of husband. 13. Vital Records of Charlemont, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston, Mass. 1917. p. 157 - Date & location. 14. Vital Records of Heath, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1915. p. 95 - Location. 15. Allegra Weiss;5703 Greenwood Drive, Farmington, NM 87402. e-mail: weiss@cyberport.com, Date. 16. The History of Buckland 1779 - 1935 by Fannie Shaw Kendrick & Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Published by The Town of Buckland, Buckland, Mass. 1937. p. 506 - Date & location. 17. Vital Records of Buckland, Mass. to the year 1849, Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1934. p. 142 - Date & location. 18. Vital Records of Heath, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1915. p. 44 - Date & location. 19. Ibid., p. 97 - Location. 20. Ibid., p. 46 - Date & location. 21. 1785 - 1935 Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Town of Heath, Mass., Edited by Howard Chandler Robbins, Published by The Heath Historical Society. Printed by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1935. Book Source: LDS, FHL, SLC US/CAN 974.422/HIH2s, p. 43 - Year & location. 22. Allegra Weiss; Date & location. 23. Vital Records of Heath, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1915. p. 97 - Date & location. 24. Ibid., p. 43 - Given name of wife. 25. 1785 - 1935 Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Town of Heath, Mass., Edited by Howard Chandler Robbins, Published by The Heath Historical Society. Printed by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1935. Book Source: LDS, FHL, SLC US/CAN 974.422/HIH2s, p. 46 - Date. 26. The History of Buckland 1779 - 1935 by Fannie Shaw Kendrick & Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Published by The Town of Buckland, Buckland, Mass. 1937. p. 644 - Date. 27. 1785 - 1935 Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Town of Heath, Mass., Edited by Howard Chandler Robbins, Published by The Heath Historical Society. Printed by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1935. Book Source: LDS, FHL, SLC US/CAN 974.422/HIH2s, p. 44 - Name of wife. 28. Vital Records of Buckland, Mass. to the year 1849, Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1934. p. 115 - Date & location. 29. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 340 - Date. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message