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Captain James "Great White Chief" Maxwell 1745–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1745

Birth Location: Old Craig Parish, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 March 1821

Death Location: Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir Baronet

Mother: Margaret Maxwell

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In 1745, Captain James "Great White Chief" Maxwell entered the world in Old Craig Parish, Augusta, Virginia, USA, born to Sir John Nether Pollock Maxwell Baronet And Margaret Mary Carson Maxwell. Captain James "Great White Chief" Maxwell passed away in 1821 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1745, Captain James "Great White Chief" Maxwell entered the world in Old Craig Parish, Augusta, Virginia, USA, born to Sir John Nether Pollock Maxwell Baronet And Margaret Mary Carson Maxwell.
  • Captain James "Great White Chief" Maxwell passed away in 1821 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

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Captain Maxwell's Ancestors

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Captain Maxwell
1745–1821
Birth Place: Old Craig Parish, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sir John Nether Pollock Maxwell, Baronet
1690–1786
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Mary CARSON) Maxwell
1690–1780
Downpatrick, County Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas (James) Maxwell
1666–1760
Kirkconnel, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Patty Audley
1680–1720
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col. Maxwell
1635–1720
Margery Crump
1638–1674
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Calderwood
1611–1649
Jane Scott
1614–1635

Captain Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1745
15 August 1745
Birth of Captain James "Great White Chief" Maxwell in Old Craig Parish, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Old Craig Parish, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1821
27 March 1821
Age 76
Death of Captain James "Great White Chief" Maxwell in Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1745
    Event Place: Old Craig Parish, Augusta, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 March 1821
    Event Place: Burkes Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

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