Joseph Paxton served as a private in the 50th Regiment of Maryland under Captain McLaughlin during the War of 1812. He does not appear as a family head in the 1820 Maryland census, but beginning with the 1830 Allegany County census he can be followed until his death at age 71 in 1865 in West Virginia. In the Allegany County census for 1840, Joseph had 11 children living at home. While he and his wife were born in Pennsylvania, the children are shown as born in Maryland. Joseph's wife, Susannah, was born about 1802 and died July 1873, also at age 71, in Hampshire County (now Mineral County) West Virginia. Both Joseph and Susannah were buried in a family plot at Philos Cemetery, Westernport, Maryland, across the border from the town of Piedmont, West Virginia. Father: John Paxton (SR.) b: Abt. 1742 in Cumberland Twp., York County PA Mother: UNKNOWN MARY Marriage 1 Susannah DENNIS b: Abt. 1802 in Pennsylvania Married: 3 Sep 1819 Children Samuel PAXTON b: 12 Nov 1820 in Garrett County, Maryland David PAXTON b: 1824 Elizabeth PAXTON b: 1826 Son#2 PAXTON b: Abt. 1828 Son#3 PAXTON b: Abt. 1830 Henry PAXTON b: 1834 William A. PAXTON b: 1835 John S. PAXTON b: 1836 Susan PAXTON b: 1838 Margaret PAXTON b: Abt. 1839 Jonathon PAXTON b: 1842 ----- Original Message ----- From: <MRCACG@aol.com> To: <PAXTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 12:57 PM Subject: [PAXTON-L] William m. 1802 MD & DC > The Paxton family of my interest is that of William Paxton who wed Ruth > Sellman in July 1802 in Frederick County, MD. Ruth's pedigree traces back to a > Jamestown ancestor. But I have no idea where William came from to Frederick, MD > The couple eventually moved to the Tenleytown are of Washington, DC. That is > located just inside the district line. In the old census' it is referred to as > Washington County, DC. They could have had at least eight children that can be > identified. One daughter Althea married Elexious Queen. Another married > Jonathan Buckman, another James H. Flower, another married Robert Devine. There is > also one who married first a Wolford and second a Chappel. Their sons were > John, James, Joseph and Thomas. > William is shown on the 1840 census living next door to Elias King. Elias' > daughter married Joseph Paxton. In 1850 Ruth was listed as head of household, > but there is a notation she had recently died. There is some confusion over this > record because Birch funeral home has a Mrs. Paxton dying several months > after that. Perhaps this record was for the child Florida Paxton who seems to move > from household to house hold as the years passed. Living in the household > that same day was a Queen grandson who may have been on a "sleep over" but also > counted in his parents household; a girl Florida Paxton; a daughter and her > family, husband Robert Devine; and an Ann Selman who was either Ruth's unmarried > sister or sister-in-law. In 1860 Ann Selman age 80 was living in the Jonathan > Buckman home. And in 1870, there was a boarder in the Robert Devine household > named Althea Pedicord which was the name of Ruth (Sellman) Paxton's mother. > She had to be a cousin but what degree has not yet been determined. > I found one record in the Frederick Co. land records for a Thomas Paxton of > York Co. PA who bought 2 town lots in Taneystown. Any clue that might help me > extend the line back is appreciated. Margaret Amundson > > > ==== PAXTON Mailing List ==== > You may search the PAXTON-L archives on the Rootsweb web site at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > In the surname field, type in PAXTON > >