I believe that he died in Sussex Co., N. J. I don't have my records before at the moment. Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: khaddad <khaddad@attcanada.ca> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 9:09 AM Subject: Re: Reqest. data [MAXWELL-L] Capt. John Maxwell > Where did Capt. John die? > > Katheryn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: beth <abcfhist@valleyint.com> > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 11:37 AM > Subject: Reqest. data [MAXWELL-L] Capt. John Maxwell > > > > The records that I do have is the following > > > > Capt. John Maxwell born 28 Sept. 1765 married on 6 Nov. 1785 in Union Co., > > N. J. to Eunice Osborn - e, daughter of John and Pauh (Howell. Now I have > > the Osborn - e and the Howell family line if anyone is interested.) Capt. > > John Maxwell died the 13 May 1823. He was the son of John Maxwell II and > > Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, daughter of David and widow of Henry Sloan. > > > > Their children were > > > > Elizabeth Maxwell born 11 Aug. 1788 in Westfield, Union Co., N. J. She > > married Luke Van Buskirk, son of Luke and Ann (Van Buskirk) Van uskirk - > > my direct line abc) > > > > Jacob Brittin Maxwell born 5 Aug. 1786 > > > > John Osborn Maxwell born 5 Jan 1791 > > > > Esther Maxwell born 25 Jun 1796 > > > > Israel Baker Maxwell born 18 Jan. 1802. > > > > A side note: David Kirpatrick came from Scotland and settled at Mine > Brook, > > in Somerset Co., N. J. He married in Somerset Co to Miss McEowen > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <GenieMax@aol.com> > > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 8:41 AM > > Subject: [MAXWELL-L] Capt. John Maxwell > > > > > > > Beth- > > > If you have siblings and parents for Capt. John, will you please post > > them. > > > > > > > > > > > >
Where did Capt. John die? Katheryn ----- Original Message ----- From: beth <abcfhist@valleyint.com> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 11:37 AM Subject: Reqest. data [MAXWELL-L] Capt. John Maxwell > The records that I do have is the following > > Capt. John Maxwell born 28 Sept. 1765 married on 6 Nov. 1785 in Union Co., > N. J. to Eunice Osborn - e, daughter of John and Pauh (Howell. Now I have > the Osborn - e and the Howell family line if anyone is interested.) Capt. > John Maxwell died the 13 May 1823. He was the son of John Maxwell II and > Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, daughter of David and widow of Henry Sloan. > > Their children were > > Elizabeth Maxwell born 11 Aug. 1788 in Westfield, Union Co., N. J. She > married Luke Van Buskirk, son of Luke and Ann (Van Buskirk) Van Buskirk - > my direct line abc) > > Jacob Brittin Maxwell born 5 Aug. 1786 > > John Osborn Maxwell born 5 Jan 1791 > > Esther Maxwell born 25 Jun 1796 > > Israel Baker Maxwell born 18 Jan. 1802. > > A side note: David Kirpatrick came from Scotland and settled at Mine Brook, > in Somerset Co., N. J. He married in Somerset Co to Miss McEowen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <GenieMax@aol.com> > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 8:41 AM > Subject: [MAXWELL-L] Capt. John Maxwell > > > > Beth- > > If you have siblings and parents for Capt. John, will you please post > them. > > > > > >
Josette. I do hate to bother you, but does the book which you mention tell where in Indiana this branch of Maxwell's migrated to? thank you Martha Maxwell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josette Maxwell" <maxwelljl@earthlink.net> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 01, 1996 12:08 AM Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] Ancestors > Once again I want to emphasize that the William Keepers Maxwell > book titled ANCESTORS is totally devoted to one line of Maxwells > beginning with Henry Maxwell m. Agness Carson, and primarily > concentrates on the descendents of Henry's son Robert Maxwell. > All seven sons of Henry and Agness were in southwest PA by > 1790/panhandle of WV thereafter as well as eastern OHIO. Moved > west to Indiana/Illinois/Iowa/Kansas/Missouri. > > > Josette Maxwell > Boone NC > > > ---------- > > From: nanellen <nanellen@prodigy.net> > > To: MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [MAXWELL-L] Ancestors > > Date: Thursday, April 04, 2002 12:37 PM > > > > Does this book have an index? Does it name a Caswell Maxwell in it? > > Thanks, Nancy > >
Iain. Did your Alexander immigrate to the U.S.? I am researching my husband's family. I have an Alexander that would possible fit that time span, but I know must be dozens of others also. The Alexander of which I write migrated from North Carolina into southern Indiana. Knox county. I do not have an exact B:D: date, I can only go by the B: dates of the 3 known children. Thank you Martha Maxwell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Iain Scott" <inmscott@btinternet.com> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 4:18 PM Subject: [MAXWELL-L] Maxwell, Chalmers, Scott etc > Hello All > > I have with in my family a Maxwell line amongst others. > > I am interested in the Maxwells living near Dundee, Scotland. In particular > the line from Alexander Maxwell b 8.3.1791, d 7.7.1859 to David Chalmers > Maxwell who was living in Reading, England in 1968. > > I have a copy of a Red Book with 75 A4 pages of family trees that was > started by Alexander Maxwell (1791-1859), his sons David (1819-1899) and > George (1832-1898) continued with the writing/recording. Davids son David > Chalmers (1858-1929) continued the work. Then David Chalmers Maxwell took on > the work. > > I have taken on the work to add my parents descendants and also to add my > mothers ancestors, Bathgate and Grant from Edinburgh. > > I have just completed up-loading all 2,683 names which represents 593 > families to Family Origins. > > I would like to contact anyone who is related to this side of the Maxwell, > Chalmers, Strachan, Harris or Rymer family. > > Iain Scott > > >
The records that I do have is the following Capt. John Maxwell born 28 Sept. 1765 married on 6 Nov. 1785 in Union Co., N. J. to Eunice Osborn - e, daughter of John and Pauh (Howell. Now I have the Osborn - e and the Howell family line if anyone is interested.) Capt. John Maxwell died the 13 May 1823. He was the son of John Maxwell II and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, daughter of David and widow of Henry Sloan. Their children were Elizabeth Maxwell born 11 Aug. 1788 in Westfield, Union Co., N. J. She married Luke Van Buskirk, son of Luke and Ann (Van Buskirk) Van Buskirk - my direct line abc) Jacob Brittin Maxwell born 5 Aug. 1786 John Osborn Maxwell born 5 Jan 1791 Esther Maxwell born 25 Jun 1796 Israel Baker Maxwell born 18 Jan. 1802. A side note: David Kirpatrick came from Scotland and settled at Mine Brook, in Somerset Co., N. J. He married in Somerset Co to Miss McEowen ----- Original Message ----- From: <GenieMax@aol.com> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 8:41 AM Subject: [MAXWELL-L] Capt. John Maxwell > Beth- > If you have siblings and parents for Capt. John, will you please post them. > >
You wouldn't happen to be related to a Walter James or James Walter MAXWELL, Parents were Amos C and Annie E (DAVIS) MAXWELL Please let me know Thanks. Vickie Cooking404@aol.com
I was reading my deceased father's old email tonight and had to add there is also a Springfield, Delaware County (where I was raised) and Montgomery County, both outside Philadelphia. Walt Maxwell (wallymax@aol.com) ----- Original Message ----- From: <GenieMax@aol.com> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 12:36 AM Subject: [MAXWELL-L] Springfield, PA > Don- There is a Springfield, PA about two miles south of Newville, in > Cumberland Co. This is where the BigSpring gushes out of the ground, and > then flows about five miles to the Conodoguinet Creek. > If you check your red book, PENNSYLVANIA LINE, you will find four > Springfields. They are in: Bradford, Cumberland (above), Fayette, Erie, > and Springfield Station in Chester County. > >
Hello All, I am looking for any references you may have for Guy Steven Maxwell of West Virginia. He's my wife's father and would've died sometime in the last 10 years. She is researching her family and is trying to make connections. If you know anything it would be of help. thanks, James Carrell
Hello, I'm new to this list. My husband's great grandfather was John Maxwell died in Kimberley, S Africa in 1887 aged 43. His obituary described him as born in Yorkshire. John Maxwell was married to Penelope Thompson (b S Africa 1851) and they lived at Barkley West (near Kimberley, S Africa) Does anyone have any connection with this family? Regards, Jan Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: <MAXWELL-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <MAXWELL-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 11:00 AM Subject: MAXWELL-D Digest V02 #45
Hello All I have with in my family a Maxwell line amongst others. I am interested in the Maxwells living near Dundee, Scotland. In particular the line from Alexander Maxwell b 8.3.1791, d 7.7.1859 to David Chalmers Maxwell who was living in Reading, England in 1968. I have a copy of a Red Book with 75 A4 pages of family trees that was started by Alexander Maxwell (1791-1859), his sons David (1819-1899) and George (1832-1898) continued with the writing/recording. Davids son David Chalmers (1858-1929) continued the work. Then David Chalmers Maxwell took on the work. I have taken on the work to add my parents descendants and also to add my mothers ancestors, Bathgate and Grant from Edinburgh. I have just completed up-loading all 2,683 names which represents 593 families to Family Origins. I would like to contact anyone who is related to this side of the Maxwell, Chalmers, Strachan, Harris or Rymer family. Iain Scott
Does this book have an index? Does it name a Caswell Maxwell in it? Thanks, Nancy
Thank you, Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: ANN MAXWELL <ANN_MAX@msn.com> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" _ REPLY > > This book on Gen. Wm. Maxwell is not the same as the one who wrote "Ancestors". He was not a general. > > Ann Maxwell > ----- Original Message ----- > From: beth > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 10:39 AM > To: MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > Good Morning, > > Just went to this book search and in it found a book on Gen. William Maxwell > for $55.00. I am not able to fund it at this time but perhaps one of you > folks might be interested. > > Beth > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Clyde W. Burns <cpburns@swbell.net> > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:16 AM > Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > > > http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookSearch This should do it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "beth" <abcfhist@valleyint.com> > > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:03 AM > > Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > > > > > > Jack, > > > > > > Would you please send me an address or some sort of way to contact the > > ABE. > > > I would like to have a copy of this book. Itjust might have imformation > > > pertaining to my family line. Note I said MIGHT> > > > > > > Beth > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Jack Heine <JHeine7533@worldnet.att.net> > > > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 6:48 AM > > > Subject: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > > > > > > > > > I found over 100 copies of the above book at Advance Book Exchance > (ABE) > > > for > > > > $6.00 to $60.00. I bought a hard cover one for $10.00. > > > > > > > > Jack > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
----- Original Message ----- From: ANN MAXWELL <ANN_MAX@msn.com> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" _ REPLY > > This book on Gen. Wm. Maxwell is not the same as the one who wrote "Ancestors". He was not a general. > > Ann Maxwell > ----- Original Message ----- > From: beth > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 10:39 AM > To: MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > Good Morning, > > Just went to this book search and in it found a book on Gen. William Maxwell > for $55.00. I am not able to fund it at this time but perhaps one of you > folks might be interested. > > Beth > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Clyde W. Burns <cpburns@swbell.net> > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:16 AM > Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > > > http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookSearch This should do it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "beth" <abcfhist@valleyint.com> > > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:03 AM > > Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > > > > > > Jack, > > > > > > Would you please send me an address or some sort of way to contact the > > ABE. > > > I would like to have a copy of this book. Itjust might have imformation > > > pertaining to my family line. Note I said MIGHT> > > > > > > Beth > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Jack Heine <JHeine7533@worldnet.att.net> > > > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 6:48 AM > > > Subject: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > > > > > > > > > I found over 100 copies of the above book at Advance Book Exchance > (ABE) > > > for > > > > $6.00 to $60.00. I bought a hard cover one for $10.00. > > > > > > > > Jack > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
This book on Gen. Wm. Maxwell is not the same as the one who wrote "Ancestors". He was not a general. Ann Maxwell ----- Original Message ----- From: beth Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 10:39 AM To: MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" Good Morning, Just went to this book search and in it found a book on Gen. William Maxwell for $55.00. I am not able to fund it at this time but perhaps one of you folks might be interested. Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: Clyde W. Burns <cpburns@swbell.net> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookSearch This should do it. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "beth" <abcfhist@valleyint.com> > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:03 AM > Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > > > Jack, > > > > Would you please send me an address or some sort of way to contact the > ABE. > > I would like to have a copy of this book. Itjust might have imformation > > pertaining to my family line. Note I said MIGHT> > > > > Beth > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jack Heine <JHeine7533@worldnet.att.net> > > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 6:48 AM > > Subject: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > > > > > > I found over 100 copies of the above book at Advance Book Exchance (ABE) > > for > > > $6.00 to $60.00. I bought a hard cover one for $10.00. > > > > > > Jack > > > > > > > > > > > >
Good Morning, Just went to this book search and in it found a book on Gen. William Maxwell for $55.00. I am not able to fund it at this time but perhaps one of you folks might be interested. Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: Clyde W. Burns <cpburns@swbell.net> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookSearch This should do it. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "beth" <abcfhist@valleyint.com> > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:03 AM > Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > > > Jack, > > > > Would you please send me an address or some sort of way to contact the > ABE. > > I would like to have a copy of this book. Itjust might have imformation > > pertaining to my family line. Note I said MIGHT> > > > > Beth > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jack Heine <JHeine7533@worldnet.att.net> > > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 6:48 AM > > Subject: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > > > > > > I found over 100 copies of the above book at Advance Book Exchance (ABE) > > for > > > $6.00 to $60.00. I bought a hard cover one for $10.00. > > > > > > Jack > > > > > > > > > > > >
----- Original Message ----- From: Clyde W. Burns <cpburns@swbell.net> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookSearch This should do it. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "beth" <abcfhist@valleyint.com> > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:03 AM > Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > > > Jack, > > > > Would you please send me an address or some sort of way to contact the > ABE. > > I would like to have a copy of this book. Itjust might have imformation > > pertaining to my family line. Note I said MIGHT> > > > > Beth > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jack Heine <JHeine7533@worldnet.att.net> > > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 6:48 AM > > Subject: [MAXWELL-L] William Maxwell's book "Ancestors" > > > > > > > I found over 100 copies of the above book at Advance Book Exchance (ABE) > > for > > > $6.00 to $60.00. I bought a hard cover one for $10.00. > > > > > > Jack > > > > > > > > > > > >
I guess it was the Cem. records there in Morris Co. Genweb site. I will go to back over the other cos. in N. J. that I was searching and see where I saw all of those records. Capt. John Maxwell and Eunice Osborn-e were married in Union Co. so I have been searching for those marriage records. If you should happen upon them, would you please let me know. If you should find any good sites for marriage records in N. J., please tell me. AS I am searching for other related family records. John and Eunice had a grandaughter, daughter of Elizabeth Maxwell and Luke Van Buskirk named Eunice Phebe Van Buskirk who married Horace Cooper of Morris Co., N. J. Now, in the Seward family records I found where Horace S. Coopers mother was Polly Seward and Mr. Cooper and that they may have been married in Basking Ridge, N. J. and that perhaps that was where Horace was born. So far, on the Cooper family side I have hit a blank wall. Do you folks have any suggestions of where to look or whom to contact? Ity stated that Horace was born in either 1804 or 5. Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: Ray W. Justus <rayjustus@msn.com> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 4:46 PM Subject: [MAXWELL-L] Re: Morris Co. Genweb site > George, > > It was the lady named Beth who mentioned that there was information at > the Morris County GenWeb site. See her message below. I did a search > of the marriage index and came up empty. Immediately below is the URL I > used. If I post this to the list, perhaps she will share the one she > used. > > Morris County, New Jersey GenWeb Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris/ > > I also came up with the pages below containing information about the > Maxwell family. > > Maxwell name search > http://freefind.com/servlet/freefind?id=8764461&pageid=r&query=Maxwell > > > Maxwell's (Family Records or genealogies of the first settlers of > Passaic Valley and Vicinity above > Chatham)http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris/passaicvalley/maxwell.htm > > Sorry I couldn't be more help. Good luck in your search. > > Ray Justus > Chandler, AZ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "beth" <abcfhist@valleyint.com> > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 2:50 AM > Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] Thomas Maxwells - Father and Son > > Just a quick note. > > In the Morris Co., N. J. Genweb site they have all kinds of imformation > pertaining to early marriages of N. J. and other types of imformation. > I have just found this and was very impressed. There was all kinds of > Maxwell family marriages, some in the cem. records etc. > > Beth > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George M Wentzel" <gmw110349@juno.com> > To: <rayjustus@msn.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 2:01 PM > Subject: Morris Co. Genweb site > > > Ray, > Can you please forward the shotcut to the website wherein you indicated > that there was alot of information on MAXWELL's. > > Thanks, > > George Wentzel > > > >
Don, I have a copy of Fraser's Book of Carlaverock and there is no mention of a Thomas Maxwell on page 600 nor of a Thomas Maxwell of Littlebart. There is mentioned a Thomas Maxwell of Coull who was factor to Sir George Maxwell of Orchadton in 1715 on page 423, II 368,369 A Thomas Maxwell is mentioned in a charter dated 1 Jul 1562, Page II,441 There is a copy of the member of a funeral and those attending included a Thomas Maxwell, 20 Mar 1637, Page II.501 And there is a Thomas Maxwell who signed the inventory at the surrender of Carlaverock in Sept. 1640, Page II, 503 There is also a Thomas of Logan on II 106 These are the only Thomas Maxwells I can find mentioned in the Book of Carlaverock. In Fraser's Book of of the Maxwells of Pollok several others are mentioned. Thomas of Pollok 1427 -1450 Thomas of Auldhouse 1470 - 1500 and his son Thomas II 1491 - 1526. Thomas of Blawarthill is mentioned in a will 1660-1669 Thomas of Calderwood in a will 2 Oct 1622. There is also a letter to Brigadier General Thomas Maxwell from Sir John Maxwell of Pollok dated 26 Aug 1718. These are the only Thomas Maxwells that I find mentioned in either of these sets of books. Bob M ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Maxwell" <dmaxwelljr@hotmail.com> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:13 PM Subject: [MAXWELL-L] Gen. Thomas Maxwell, Battle of Atholone > > Dear Mr. Cowan and Giacoletti, > Thank you for posting your note on the Rootsweb MAXWELL list! > > I have tried in vain to ID the sons and MAXWELL grandsons > of Gen. Thomas Maxwell (see below)...I have circumstantial evidence that he > was the ancestor of my and proably many Maxwell lines which immigrated to > New Jersey and Pa., possibly Va and Carolinas. > > Don > ###### > > > THOMAS MAXWELL of Littlebart (as referenced on pg. 600 of "The Book of > Carlaverock" by William Fraser..line of the Kirkconnell Maxwells)... > > 1. Thomas was the lawful son of James of Littlebart, 2nd son of Lord Maxwell > whose sucessors were Lords of Nithsdale. > > 2. In 1686 he entered his pedigree and obtained a grant of arms from the > Lyon Office(reference: Dalton Add MS 20.701). > > 3. He married Jane, Duchess of Norfolk,widow of the 6th Duke.### I do not > understand this referece? > > 4. From Dalton's History of Ireland: > He served as a Colonel later General in in King James' army in War of > 1689 and later commanded the rear guard of St. Ruth's army at the battle of > Atholone(June 22,1691) he supposedly stay in Ireland afterwards? > > > I have also read portions of a book about Patrick Sarsfield, the Irish > Leader who fought at the Boyne, Athlone, > Aughrim and commanded at Limerick. The book is called "Patrick Sarsfield and > the Williamite War", by Piers Wauchope. > > There is frequent mention of > Major General Thomas Maxwell, > > a Scot, who also fought in all these battles. > > > After 1691, Thomas Maxwell left Ireland with > the Irish Army after the Treaty of Limerick and fought in the French Army > under Marshall Catinat. I quote from the Dalton's book describing events at > the Battle of Marsaglia, "The Irish over-ran their orders and Catinat, > seeing > that there was no recalling of them, commanded the whole army to follow. > Having fought with an extraordinary valour at the head of the Irish > Regiments, both Wauchope and Maxwell were SHOT DEAD, as were three Irish > Colonels". > > > > There is a family tradition and also a published source (New Jersey His. > soc. Proceedings, series 2, vol. 13, pg. 113 ) that the > > JOHN MAXWELL {born ca. 1701 died 19August 1786 in New Jersey married > Ann_____ [b. 1712-1790] } emigrated from County Tyrone, Ireland in > 1746...settled in Greenwich township, Sussex, now Warren Co.,N.J. was the > grandson of THOMAS MAXWELL, of the Kirkconnell line, who commanded the rear > guard of King James' or St. Ruth's and settled in the north of Ireland. > > children: > 1. William (1733-1796) > > NOTICE:[was General in the American Rev.] Never married. > > 2. John (1739-1828) married #1 Elizabeth Sloan #2 Mary Ann Clifford #3 > Elizabeth K. Sloan > 3. Jane (1743-1784) married James Kennedy. > 4. Robert (1745-1798) married Eleanor Sloan. > > > > I would love to prove/disprove: > > 1. Gen. Thomas Maxwell of St. Ruth's army is the same as "Col. Thomas > Maxwell son of James Maxwell of Littlebart" as per page 600 in Book > Carlaverock by William Fraser. > > 2. Find the family of Gen. Thomas Maxwell...I am especially intertested in > the names of the sons and MAXWELL grandsons. > > 3. Prove/disprove that John Maxwell the emigrant to New Jersey ca. 1746 was > or was not the "grandson" of said Thomas. > > 4. Attempt to "link" my Thomas Maxwell(1738 SCOT -1785 Pa) m. Ann Blackmar > to this line of Maxwells. > > I have copies of the William Fraser book and unfortunately it does not show > further descendent information beyond James of Littlebart...with a supposed > son Gen./Col. Thomas. > > > > > Donald Power Maxwell, Jr., M.D. > 18700 Wolf Creek Dr > Edmond, Okla 73003 > 405-216-0219 > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=donmaxwell > > > > ORIGINAL MESSAGE > >From : > CSCUNC@aol.com > > To : > MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject : > [MAXWELL-L] Castle's Woods, the Laggan and Siege of Londonderry > > Date : > Mon, 1 Apr 2002 16:43:33 EST > > On May 27th John Giacoletti and I travel to Northern Ireland to begin a > three > week trip to research those families who defended Derry during the great > siege. While rootsweb claims to have in excess of 20,000 surname lists we > are interested in less than one hundred. That is the approximate number of > families we have found that have roots both at Derry and King's Mountain > and it is the migration of these families from Ulster to the Carolinas by > way > of Pennsylvania, Virgina and other places that we wish to explore. I could > not be happier with my travelling companion who by all accounts is a > scholar. > John and I both attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. > He received a M.A there in 17th Century British literature and for two years > was a Wilson Library Fellow and assistant to the Curator of Rare Books. For > his thesis he did a manuscript attribution study and gained great skill in > reading the Elizabethan hand. I was a business major and am included on this > trip because I drive well on the left side of the road!! > > In order to help the researcher gain a better understanding of his or her > Ulster roots three documents have been offered to the lists during the past > few months. The first and by all accounts the most popular, has been the > thesis by Professor James W. Hagy entitled, "Castle's Woods: Frontier > Virginia Settlement, 1769-1799 published 1966 at East Tennessee St. > University. The importance of Castle's Woods is twofold. First, it had its > day of importance as a stepping stone to the West and secondly, it is > important as a case study of the American frontier. I actually located > Professor Hagy a month or so ago, thirty-seven years after he wrote this > thesis and had a nice conversation with him. > > The second item offered was a two book set by the Reverend Alexander Lecky; > "The Laggan and its Presbyterianism" and "In the Days of the Laggan > Presbytery" published in Belfast 1905 and 1908. The Laggan is the area > between the river Foyle and the upper reaches of Lough Swilly, and extending > in one direction from Lifford to Letterkenny. It formed the most productive > and desireable portion of the ancient territory of Tyrconnell. These books > represent the first published source of early settlers (Presbyterian elders) > arranged by Parish and TOWNLAND. To know who sat in the pew next to you is > really exciting if you are researching allied families of your direct line. > I will not list all the names of the people listed in Lecky's books except > to > say that if I send this post to your list it is because a person with the > same surname is listed as an elder in the Appendix. > > The last and most detailed offering is titled, "A History of the Siege of > Londonderry and Defence of Enniskillen in 1688 and 1689, with Historical > Poetry and Biographical Notes, & by the Reverend John Graham, M.A., Rector > of > Migilligan, in the Diocese of Derry. The Battles of the Boyne, Athlone, and > Aughrim, the Siege and Capitulation of Limmerick, by Lord McCaulay., > Toronto, McClear & Publishers, 1869. > > What a title!! They don't write em like that any more. I sacrificed my > copy > to the copy machine as it was in poor condition and now it is for all > purposes destroyed, but it copied really well. From the forward we read the > following: > > "In bringing out a new edition of Mr. Graham's narrative of the Siege of > Derry, and enhancing its value by descriptions from Lord McCaulay's graphic > pen, the publishers conceive that they are conferring a benefit upon the > reading public of Canada-for the events which these pages record are such as > we do not willingly let die. Apart altogether from the political and > religious aspects of the question, the romance of history never had a fairer > theme. Truth is proverbially stranger than fiction, and never did the > all-exiting elements of truth gather in sterner compression than around > these > memorable hundred days. What fiction ever imagined excitements and > sensations more thrilling? and yet they are no morbid fancies of the > distempered brain, but events which actually happened, events from whose > enactment and results, the destinies of a nation were changed." > > I will keep sending these documents to as many people as want them up until > May 1st. Contact me at cscunc@aol.com for details. Upon our return all > findings will be posted to our website (under construction) and the lists > will be notified. It is not possible to remain on all of the lists all of > the > time so feel free to contact us at cscunc@aol.com if you have any specific > questions. Thanks to those people who sent us e-mails so far with their > family lines that tie to Derry and King's Mountain. > > Regards, > Robert Cowan > John Giacoletti > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > >
Dear Mr. Cowan and Giacoletti, Thank you for posting your note on the Rootsweb MAXWELL list! I have tried in vain to ID the sons and MAXWELL grandsons of Gen. Thomas Maxwell (see below)...I have circumstantial evidence that he was the ancestor of my and proably many Maxwell lines which immigrated to New Jersey and Pa., possibly Va and Carolinas. Don ###### THOMAS MAXWELL of Littlebart (as referenced on pg. 600 of "The Book of Carlaverock" by William Fraser..line of the Kirkconnell Maxwells)... 1. Thomas was the lawful son of James of Littlebart, 2nd son of Lord Maxwell whose sucessors were Lords of Nithsdale. 2. In 1686 he entered his pedigree and obtained a grant of arms from the Lyon Office(reference: Dalton Add MS 20.701). 3. He married Jane, Duchess of Norfolk,widow of the 6th Duke.### I do not understand this referece? 4. From Dalton's History of Ireland: He served as a Colonel later General in in King James' army in War of 1689 and later commanded the rear guard of St. Ruth's army at the battle of Atholone(June 22,1691) he supposedly stay in Ireland afterwards? I have also read portions of a book about Patrick Sarsfield, the Irish Leader who fought at the Boyne, Athlone, Aughrim and commanded at Limerick. The book is called "Patrick Sarsfield and the Williamite War", by Piers Wauchope. There is frequent mention of Major General Thomas Maxwell, a Scot, who also fought in all these battles. After 1691, Thomas Maxwell left Ireland with the Irish Army after the Treaty of Limerick and fought in the French Army under Marshall Catinat. I quote from the Dalton's book describing events at the Battle of Marsaglia, "The Irish over-ran their orders and Catinat, seeing that there was no recalling of them, commanded the whole army to follow. Having fought with an extraordinary valour at the head of the Irish Regiments, both Wauchope and Maxwell were SHOT DEAD, as were three Irish Colonels". There is a family tradition and also a published source (New Jersey His. soc. Proceedings, series 2, vol. 13, pg. 113 ) that the JOHN MAXWELL {born ca. 1701 died 19August 1786 in New Jersey married Ann_____ [b. 1712-1790] } emigrated from County Tyrone, Ireland in 1746...settled in Greenwich township, Sussex, now Warren Co.,N.J. was the grandson of THOMAS MAXWELL, of the Kirkconnell line, who commanded the rear guard of King James' or St. Ruth's and settled in the north of Ireland. children: 1. William (1733-1796) NOTICE:[was General in the American Rev.] Never married. 2. John (1739-1828) married #1 Elizabeth Sloan #2 Mary Ann Clifford #3 Elizabeth K. Sloan 3. Jane (1743-1784) married James Kennedy. 4. Robert (1745-1798) married Eleanor Sloan. I would love to prove/disprove: 1. Gen. Thomas Maxwell of St. Ruth's army is the same as "Col. Thomas Maxwell son of James Maxwell of Littlebart" as per page 600 in Book Carlaverock by William Fraser. 2. Find the family of Gen. Thomas Maxwell...I am especially intertested in the names of the sons and MAXWELL grandsons. 3. Prove/disprove that John Maxwell the emigrant to New Jersey ca. 1746 was or was not the "grandson" of said Thomas. 4. Attempt to "link" my Thomas Maxwell(1738 SCOT -1785 Pa) m. Ann Blackmar to this line of Maxwells. I have copies of the William Fraser book and unfortunately it does not show further descendent information beyond James of Littlebart...with a supposed son Gen./Col. Thomas. Donald Power Maxwell, Jr., M.D. 18700 Wolf Creek Dr Edmond, Okla 73003 405-216-0219 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=donmaxwell ORIGINAL MESSAGE >From : CSCUNC@aol.com To : MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject : [MAXWELL-L] Castle's Woods, the Laggan and Siege of Londonderry Date : Mon, 1 Apr 2002 16:43:33 EST On May 27th John Giacoletti and I travel to Northern Ireland to begin a three week trip to research those families who defended Derry during the great siege. While rootsweb claims to have in excess of 20,000 surname lists we are interested in less than one hundred. That is the approximate number of families we have found that have roots both at Derry and King's Mountain and it is the migration of these families from Ulster to the Carolinas by way of Pennsylvania, Virgina and other places that we wish to explore. I could not be happier with my travelling companion who by all accounts is a scholar. John and I both attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received a M.A there in 17th Century British literature and for two years was a Wilson Library Fellow and assistant to the Curator of Rare Books. For his thesis he did a manuscript attribution study and gained great skill in reading the Elizabethan hand. I was a business major and am included on this trip because I drive well on the left side of the road!! In order to help the researcher gain a better understanding of his or her Ulster roots three documents have been offered to the lists during the past few months. The first and by all accounts the most popular, has been the thesis by Professor James W. Hagy entitled, "Castle's Woods: Frontier Virginia Settlement, 1769-1799 published 1966 at East Tennessee St. University. The importance of Castle's Woods is twofold. First, it had its day of importance as a stepping stone to the West and secondly, it is important as a case study of the American frontier. I actually located Professor Hagy a month or so ago, thirty-seven years after he wrote this thesis and had a nice conversation with him. The second item offered was a two book set by the Reverend Alexander Lecky; "The Laggan and its Presbyterianism" and "In the Days of the Laggan Presbytery" published in Belfast 1905 and 1908. The Laggan is the area between the river Foyle and the upper reaches of Lough Swilly, and extending in one direction from Lifford to Letterkenny. It formed the most productive and desireable portion of the ancient territory of Tyrconnell. These books represent the first published source of early settlers (Presbyterian elders) arranged by Parish and TOWNLAND. To know who sat in the pew next to you is really exciting if you are researching allied families of your direct line. I will not list all the names of the people listed in Lecky's books except to say that if I send this post to your list it is because a person with the same surname is listed as an elder in the Appendix. The last and most detailed offering is titled, "A History of the Siege of Londonderry and Defence of Enniskillen in 1688 and 1689, with Historical Poetry and Biographical Notes, & by the Reverend John Graham, M.A., Rector of Migilligan, in the Diocese of Derry. The Battles of the Boyne, Athlone, and Aughrim, the Siege and Capitulation of Limmerick, by Lord McCaulay., Toronto, McClear & Publishers, 1869. What a title!! They don't write em like that any more. I sacrificed my copy to the copy machine as it was in poor condition and now it is for all purposes destroyed, but it copied really well. From the forward we read the following: "In bringing out a new edition of Mr. Graham's narrative of the Siege of Derry, and enhancing its value by descriptions from Lord McCaulay's graphic pen, the publishers conceive that they are conferring a benefit upon the reading public of Canada-for the events which these pages record are such as we do not willingly let die. Apart altogether from the political and religious aspects of the question, the romance of history never had a fairer theme. Truth is proverbially stranger than fiction, and never did the all-exiting elements of truth gather in sterner compression than around these memorable hundred days. What fiction ever imagined excitements and sensations more thrilling? and yet they are no morbid fancies of the distempered brain, but events which actually happened, events from whose enactment and results, the destinies of a nation were changed." I will keep sending these documents to as many people as want them up until May 1st. Contact me at cscunc@aol.com for details. Upon our return all findings will be posted to our website (under construction) and the lists will be notified. It is not possible to remain on all of the lists all of the time so feel free to contact us at cscunc@aol.com if you have any specific questions. Thanks to those people who sent us e-mails so far with their family lines that tie to Derry and King's Mountain. Regards, Robert Cowan John Giacoletti _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
In Cumberland County, PA, one clan moved from Maxwell to Mixwell to Meixell and finally to Mixell. On early Pennsylvania census reports (1790 to 1830), you will find:. Maxwill, Maswell, Maxwel, Maxel(l), Maxvel, Maxfield and Maxinell. So much depended upon the amount of education for the census enumerator and how clearly the name may have been pronounced.