Jean Leeper 1490 Circle Drive Knoxville, IA 50138 It could very well be possible that Sidney received his inheritance previous to the death of his mother, thus ot in will. On Friday, July 26, 2002, at 08:43 AM, Bob Barker wrote: > Hello Jean, I have two letters from Littleton Maxwell dated in 1984 in > which he puts forth his theory of Sidney Maxwell being the son of Thomas > Maxwell. If you would like me to send them to you please send me your > snail > mail address to lsailor2@primary.net and I will forward them to you. > Bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean Leeper" <grannyroots@iowatelecom.net> > To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 9:38 PM > Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] Maxwell research > > >> >> >> Hello, I was looking at your husbands Maxwell connections and was > wondering >> if the Thomas Maxwell listed died at the battle of Tugs Mountain in May >> 1781. His wife's name was Rebecca and they were married in 1766. I am >> really interested in their children's names, possibly Sidney born about > 1770 >> and Sarah born in 1772. I am descended from Sidney and have been > law;ooking >> for his parents. >> >> Thanks >> Bob >> >> I believe this fits except no Sidney and if you think so I would love to >> see what you have found. Thomas has been a hard line to research. My >> husband descends from his brother James. >> >> Name: Thomas MAXWELL Capt., 6G Uncle, M >> ----------------- >> Death Date: 1781 >> Death Place: Tazewell County VA Area, Died In The Spring >> Father: John MAXWELL, M (?1719-?1786) >> Mother: Mary, F (?1723-) >> Marriage Date: bef 1781 >> ----------------- >> Spouse: Rebecca, F >> ----------------- >> Death Date: ca 1819 >> Death Place: TN >> Other spouses: John HAYS, M >> ----------------- >> >> Children >> ----------------- >> 1 F: Sarah A. MAXWELL, 1C6R, F >> Birth Date: ca 1781 >> Birth Place: Propably Mont. County, VA >> Spouse: Newitt DREW, M >> >> >> Notes for Thomas MAXWELL Capt. >> Thomas Maxwell was no "timorous " man. He dressed often in hunting shirt, >> with his tomahawk and scalping knife in a belt and with his trusty >> mountain rifle on his shoulder, he marched to and fought at Kings > Mountain. >> After the battle at that place, which was fought on the 7 Oct 1780 he >> settled on the North Fork of Holston River, near Broad Ford, in the > present >> Smyth county. In the spring of 1781 a small band of Shawnee Indians >> entered Burke's Garden and Thomas Maxwell was killed near Tug River at >> Maxwell's Gap while trailing them. Taken from page 277 of "History of >> Tazewell County and Southwest, Virginia" 1748-1920 by Pendleton >> >> 1783 Survey 290 acres north Fork Clinch River on Taylors's line > Montgomery >> B-84 is listed a Thomas Maxwell >> >> >> Notes for Rebecca >> Rebecca left a will and she mentioned Sarah "Sally" Drew, her daughter. >> Rebecca did not name any other children who were not her Hays children. >> Sarah named her first son John Cloyd. Her second was Thomas Stephenson, >> who became a govenor of Arkansas. She later named another son Richard >> Maxwell Drew. He became a judge in LA. >> >> >> Notes for Sarah A. (Child 1) >> "After Sarah married Newett Drew, John and Rebecca Hays relinquished their >> rights to some property in Tazewell County, VA and this is also recorded > in >> Wilson County, TN records. This property was given to Sarah and Newitt >> as >> a gift, and it is believed it was the land that had belonged to her > father. >> It was adjoining James Maxwell's land and Audley Maxwell signed an oath >> concerning it. " from Connee Kroeger who believes she is a descendant of >> Thomas Maxwell >> >> ----------------- >> Last Modified: 25 Jul 2002 >> Created: 25 Jul 2002 >> ----------------- >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Jean Leeper >> >> grannyroots@iowatelecom.net or jeansjots@yahoo.com >> >> "Watch What You Say or Do, You Might Sell Your Parrot To The Town Gossip >> and If You Don't Have A Parrot Someone Above May Be Watching You" >> >> Register Report: > http://www.iowatelecom.net/~grannyroots/leepergenealogical. >> html >> Every Name Index: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jeanlee >> >> Marion County IA Gen.Soc.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamcgs/Index.html >> >> Researching: WILMETH, DENNY/DENNEY >> >> Other SURNAMES: ARGO - BEALS - BOGUE - BURNETT - DRAPER - HALL - > HALLOWELL >> - HECK - HIATT - HIGGOTT - HODSON - HOUK - KOLLINGS - McILVAINE - MAXWELL >> - MARK - MARRS - MENDENHALL - MICHENER - NEWBY - REISINGER -ROBERDS - >> RUNYON - THORNELOE - TRUEBLOOD >> >> > > Sincerely, Jean Leeper grannyroots@iowatelecom.net or jeansjots@yahoo.com "Watch What You Say or Do, You Might Sell Your Parrot To The Town Gossip and If You Don't Have A Parrot Someone Above May Be Watching You"   Register Report: http://www.iowatelecom.net/~grannyroots/leepergenealogical. html Every Name Index: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jeanlee Marion County IA Gen.Soc.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iamcgs/Index.html Researching: WILMETH, DENNY/DENNEY Other SURNAMES: ARGO - BEALS - BOGUE - BURNETT - DRAPER - HALL - HALLOWELL - HECK - HIATT - HIGGOTT - HODSON - HOUK - KOLLINGS - McILVAINE - MAXWELL - MARK - MARRS - MENDENHALL - MICHENER - NEWBY - REISINGER -ROBERDS - RUNYON - THORNELOE - TRUEBLOOD