After I recheck my papers I will get back to you on my theory. Thanks for your response 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 > >