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David Maxwell 1778 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1778

Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA

Death Date: Bet. 1824–1870

Death Location: Harrison, West Virginia, United States

Father: David Maxwell

Mother: Susannah White

Spouse(s): Catherine Williams

Children(s): Elizabeth Maxwell, Prudence ✠★, Elizabeth Maxwell, Mary ??, Nathaniel Maxwell, Thomas MAXWELL

David Maxwell Jr. was born in 1778 in Kent, Delaware, USA, the child of David Maxwell and Susannah White. David Maxwell Jr. married Catherine Mary Williams, and had children including Elizabeth Maxwell, Prudence Maxwell ✠★, Elizabeth Maxwell, Mary Polly Maxwell ??, Nathaniel Than Maxwell, Thomas MAXWELL. David Maxwell Jr. passed away in 1824 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • David Maxwell Jr. was born in 1778 in Kent, Delaware, USA, the child of David Maxwell and Susannah White.
  • David Maxwell Jr. married Catherine Mary Williams, and had children including Elizabeth Maxwell, Prudence Maxwell ✠★, Elizabeth Maxwell, Mary Polly Maxwell ??, Nathaniel Than Maxwell, Thomas MAXWELL.
  • David Maxwell Jr. passed away in 1824 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Maxwell
1750 – 1820
Birth Location: Dover, Kent County, Delaware, United States of America
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Susannah White
1751 – 1792
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Williams
1777 – 1860
Birth Location: Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Maxwell
1804 – 1894
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Prudence ✠★
1805 – 1874
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Maxwell
1807 – 1904
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Mary ??
1812 –
Birth Location: Ritchie, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA
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Nathaniel Maxwell
1821 – 1862
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Thomas MAXWELL
1822 – 1895
Birth Location: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
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David Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
David Maxwell
1778 – 1824
Birth Place: Kent, Delaware, USA
Parents
David Maxwell
1750 – 1820
Dover, Kent County, Delaware, United States of America
Susannah White
1751 – 1792
Kent, Delaware, United States
Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1719 – 1769
Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
Joannah
1720 – 1764
Great-Grandparents
Robert Maxwell
1691 – 1744
Millicent Bedwell
1697 – 1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James MAXWELL
1607 – 1659
Alice (Maxwell)

David Maxwell's Descendants

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David Maxwell (2 Aug 1778 – Bet. 1824–1870) m. Catherine (Mary) Williams (1777 – aft 1860)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Maxwell (7 Nov 1804 – 12 Mar 1894)
  2. 2. Prudence (Maxwell) ✠★ (1805 – 25 Sep 1874)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Maxwell (9 Mar 1807 – 12 Mar 1904)
  4. 4. Mary (Polly Maxwell) ?? (Abt. 1812 – )
  5. 5. Nathaniel (Than) Maxwell (21 Aug 1821 – 8 May 1862)
  6. 6. Thomas MAXWELL (Nov 1822 – 23 Jun 1895) m. Rebecca (Catherine) Starkey (1831 – 1925)
    1. 1. David (James) MAXWELL (19 Feb 1846 – 1 Aug 1926) m. Louise (Jane) CUNNINGHAM (10 Oct 1849 – 21 Feb 1926)
      1. 1. Oliver (C) Maxwell (Abt 1871 – 12 May 1945) m. Georgie (Ann) Gerrard (27 July 1875 – 2 November 1907)
        1. 1. William (O.) Maxwell (19 December 1897 – 24 January 1959)
        2. 2. Benjamin (Henry) Maxwell (15 March 1900 – April 1982)
        3. 3. Ralph (W.) Maxwell (20 March 1902 – December 1974)
        4. 4. John (David) Maxwell (4 June 1906 – 11 October 1986)
      2. 2. Benjamine (E.) Maxwell (13 Aug 1873 – 14 Oct 1903)
      3. 3. Ida (Belle) Maxwell (Abt 1875 – 12/16/1965)
      4. 4. George (Ellsworth) MAXWELL (1879 – 1948) m. Grace (Virginia) GERRARD (14 Oct 1884 – Nov 1974)
        1. 1. Charles Maxwell (abt 1903 – 6/25/1994) m. Laurie
        2. 2. Frank (Warren) Maxwell (14 Nov 1904 – 5 Oct 1980) m. Margaret (Jean) Maxwell (abt 1930 – )
        3. 3. Carl (Cleveland) Maxwell (abt 1908 – 22 November 1985) m. Jettie (Pearl) Tichenor (24 Dec 1911 – 30 Mar 1973)
        4. 4. Roscoe (Adam) Maxwell (1910 – 19 Sep 1994) m. Della (Gay) TICHENOR (8/7/1909 – 4 Feb 1996)
        5. 5. Bessie (Mildred) Maxwell (11/1/1913 – 6/8/1999) m. Jesse (Leo) Lawson
        6. 6. Robert (C.) Maxwell (3/2/1915 – 11/14/1984)
        7. 7. Raymond (Edward) Maxwell (11 December 1919 – 4/11/1993) m. Margie (Etta) Allen (Oct 29, 1924 – Jan 29, 2016)
        8. 8. Opal (Irene) Maxwell (Aug. 30 1922 – 4/14/1996) m. Ernest (Edward) Baker (Abt. 1918 – )
        9. 9. Maynard (Aldeen) Maxwell (6/22/1928 – 5/6/2002)
      5. 5. Stella (W.) Maxwell (Mar Abt 1879 – 6/26/1945)
      6. 6. Nancy (Rebecca) Maxwell (Jul 1882 – 20 Sep 1942) m. Isaac (Newton) Gerrard (6 Apr 1879 – 30 Aug 1958)
        1. 1. Besse (Lea Gerrard) Garcia (29 Mar 1910 – 13 Oct 1951)
        2. 2. James (William) Gerrard (22 Aug 1922 – 1958) m. Ann (Laura) Cross (abt 1922 – )
        3. 3. Johnny (D) Gerrard (abt 1941 – )
      7. 7. Buckey Maxwell (Jul 1882 – )
      8. 8. Harvey Maxwell (22 Aug 1883 – )
      9. 9. Elva (E) Maxwell (Apr 1887 – 11/11/1955)
      10. 10. Bertha Maxwell (Aug 1889 – 2/10/1948)
      11. 11. Arley (O) Maxwell (5 Apr 1891 – )
      12. 12. Jessie (Lee) Maxwell (22 February 1893 – 11 December 1957) m. Huey (Jefferson) Ash (abt 1889 – )
      13. 13. C Maxwell (22 Feb 1894 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Prudence Maxwell) ✠ (2/19/1846 – 11 Jul 1932)
    3. 3. George (Washington) Maxwell (May 1849 – 1912)
    4. 4. Nathaniel Maxwell (19 Jun 1850 – 1925)
    5. 5. Irving (Lewis) Maxwell (1852 – Aug 1874)
    6. 6. Jasper (Nuton) Maxwell (25 Apr 1854 – 27 Apr 1923)
    7. 7. John (Calhoun) Maxwell (26 Oct 1855 – 22 May 1928)
    8. 8. Francis (Marion) Maxwell (6/1/1857 – Nov 1942)
    9. 9. Jonathan (Bunell Bonnell) Maxwell (7 Jan 1859 – 11 Apr 1926)
    10. 10. Preston (F) Maxwell (9 Dec 1860 – Feb 1879)
    11. 11. Elias (L. Maxwell) ✠❇★✶ (21 Oct 1862 – 3 Mar 1938)
    12. 12. Thomas (Miller) Maxwell (29 May 1865 – 15 Jan 1927)

David Maxwell's Timeline

3 Records

1778
2 Aug 1778
Birth of David Maxwell Jr. in Kent, Delaware, USA
Kent, Delaware, USA
1824
Bet. 1824–1870
Age 46
Death of David Maxwell Jr. in Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Harrison, West Virginia, United States
1849
1849
Age 71
Death of David Maxwell Jr. in Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1778
    Event Place: Kent, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1824–1870
    Event Place: Harrison, West Virginia, United States
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