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Capt. John Maxwell 1723–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1723

Birth Location: Antrim, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland; family fled Scotland

Death Date: 18 Jan 1814

Death Location: Garrard, Kentucky

Father: Bazaleel Maxwell

Mother: Rebecca Boyd

Spouse(s): FRANCES Garner

Children(s): Captain Maxwell

The story of Capt. John Maxwell began in 1723 in Antrim, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland; family fled Scotland. Capt. John Maxwell married Agnes Maxwell, Frances Fanny Garner, and had children including Captain Bezaleel Maxwell. Capt. John Maxwell passed away in 1814 in Garrard, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. John Maxwell began in 1723 in Antrim, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland; family fled Scotland.
  • Capt. John Maxwell married Agnes Maxwell, Frances Fanny Garner, and had children including Captain Bezaleel Maxwell.
  • Capt. John Maxwell passed away in 1814 in Garrard, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bazaleel Maxwell
1708–1808
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Rebecca Boyd
1708–1795
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

FRANCES Garner
1733–1806
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Captain Maxwell
1751–1828
Birth Location: Albermarle, Virginia, United States
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Capt. Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Maxwell
1723–1814
Birth Place: Antrim, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland; family fled Scotland
Parents
Bazaleel Maxwell
1708–1808
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rebecca Boyd
1708–1795
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John Nether Pollock Maxwell,) Baronet
1690–1786
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Mary Jane) CARSON
1690–1780
Sheffield, County Down, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Maxwell's Descendants

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Capt. (John) Maxwell (23 Jun 1723–18 Jan 1814) m. FRANCES ("Fanny") Garner (5 Aug 1733–1806)
  1. 1. Captain (Bezaleel) Maxwell 1751–1828 m. Margaret Anderson 1755–1834
    1. 1. John (William) MAXWELL 1775–1824 m. ELEANOR Marcus 1801–1821 m. Eleanor Marquis 1801–1821 m. Sarah Stevens 1780–1817 m. SARAH ((Sally)) Dunn 1786–1817
      1. 1. William Maxwell 1765–1832 m. Lucy Toliver 1768–1832 m. Frances Connelly 1802–1887
        1. 1. Mary (Polly) Maxwell 1791–1845 m. John Weaver 1790–1845 m. Theophilus Baldwin 1792–1851 m. John Weaver 1791–1875
        2. 2. John Maxwell 1801–1856
        3. 3. Susanna Maxwell 1808–1850
        4. 4. Eli Maxwell 1795–1835
        5. 5. Ann Maxwell 1804–1850
        6. 6. William Maxwell 1791–1851
        7. 7. Lucy Maxwell 1806–1852
        8. 8. James Maxwell 1787–1843
        9. 9. David Maxwell 1790–1860
        10. 10. Elizabeth (Betsy) Maxwell 1801–1850
        11. 11. Jesse Maxwell 1805–1832
        12. 12. Susan Maxwell 1799–
        13. 13. William (D) Maxwell 1787–1871
        14. 14. Polly Maxwell 1805–1880
        15. 15. Joseph (H) Maxwell 1801–1863
        16. 16. Sarah Maxwell 1793–1850
        17. 17. William Maxwell 1809–1890
        18. 18. Joseph Maxwell 1800–1857
        19. 19. Ann Maxwell 1804–1881
        20. 20. William Maxwell 1791–1871
        21. 21. Susan Erwin 1808–1850
        22. 22. Susanna Maxwell 1808–1850
        23. 23. Ann Maxwell 1804–1850
        24. 24. Polly Maxwell 1805–1880
        25. 25. WILLIAM (Jr) Maxwell 1791–1850
        26. 26. Elizabeth MAXWELL 1802–
      2. 2. James (Anderson) Maxwell 1808–1882
      3. 3. David Maxwell 1797–1860
      4. 4. Samuel (Dunn) Maxwell 1803–1873
      5. 5. William Maxwell 1812–1862
      6. 6. Irvin (Brewster) MAXWELL 1805–1884
      7. 7. williamson (dunn) Maxwell 1812–1884
      8. 8. irvin (brewster) Maxwell 1805–1884
      9. 9. james (anderson) Maxwell 1808–1873
      10. 10. Bailey (Maxwell) Sr. 1815–1862
      11. 11. Clara (Artemesia) Maxwell 1801–1847
      12. 12. Samuel (Dunn) MAXWELL 1803–1873
      13. 13. Basil (Edward) Maxwell 1793–1837
      14. 14. Iznil\Isreal Maxwell 1820–1890
      15. 15. John Maxwell 1800–
      16. 16. Benjamin Maxwell 1806–1865
    2. 2. William Maxwell 1788–1872
    3. 3. Matilda Maxwell 1772–1778
    4. 4. Anna Maxwell 1769–1854
    5. 5. John Maxwell 1816–
    6. 6. Edward (Russell) Maxwell 1793–1849
    7. 7. Elizabeth ('Betsy') Maxwell 1784–1802
    8. 8. Margaret ((Peggy)) Maxwell 1795–1862
    9. 9. Samuel (Campbell) Maxwell 1777–1837
    10. 10. Fannie Maxwell 1791–1795
    11. 11. Anna Maxwell 1781–1854
    12. 12. Matilda Maxwell 1800–1864
    13. 13. James (Anderson) Maxwell 1779–1823
    14. 14. David (Hervey Dr.) Maxwell 1786–1854
    15. 15. William Maxwell 1788–1847

Capt. Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1723
23 Jun 1723
Birth of Capt. John Maxwell in Antrim, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland; family fled Scotland
Antrim, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland; family fled Scotland
1814
18 Jan 1814
Age 91
Death of Capt. John Maxwell in Garrard, Kentucky
Garrard, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1723
    Event Place: Antrim, Ulster Province, Northern Ireland; family fled Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1814
    Event Place: Garrard, Kentucky
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