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Elijah Maxwell 1773–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1773

Birth Location: Culpepper, Orange, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 22 Jan 1847

Death Location: Elbert County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Rev. Jr.

Mother: Mary Pemberton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Jordan

Children(s): Elizabeth Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Eliza Maxwell, Ann Maxwell, Thomas Maxwell, Willis Maxwell, Martha Maxwell, Josephus Maxwell, Marshall Maxwell, Elijah Maxwell, Rebecca Maxwell

The story of Elijah Maxwell began in 1773 in Culpepper, Orange, Virginia, United States. Elijah Maxwell married Elizabeth Betsy Jordan, and had children including Ann Maxwell, Elijah Zerah Upson Maxwell, Eliza Blake Maxwell, Elizabeth Anderson Maxwell, Josephus Maxwell, Marshall Harford Maxwell, Martha P Maxwell, Mary Walton Maxwell, Rebecca Pemberton Maxwell, Thomas Sly Maxwell, Willis Maxwell. Elijah Maxwell passed away in 1847 in Elbert County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Maxwell began in 1773 in Culpepper, Orange, Virginia, United States.
  • Elijah Maxwell married Elizabeth Betsy Jordan, and had children including Ann Maxwell, Elijah Zerah Upson Maxwell, Eliza Blake Maxwell, Elizabeth Anderson Maxwell, Josephus Maxwell, Marshall Harford Maxwell, Martha P Maxwell, Mary Walton Maxwell, Rebecca Pemberton Maxwell, Thomas Sly Maxwell, Willis Maxwell.
  • Elijah Maxwell passed away in 1847 in Elbert County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Jr.
1742–1837
Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Mary Pemberton
1744–1827
Birth Location: White Oak Landing, King William County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Jordan
1791–1879
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Maxwell
1815–1875
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Mary Maxwell
1811–1869
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Eliza Maxwell
1813–1865
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Ann Maxwell
1816–1896
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Thomas Maxwell
1819–1870
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Willis Maxwell
1821–1829
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Martha Maxwell
1824–1890
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Josephus Maxwell
1826–1892
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Marshall Maxwell
1829–1862
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Elijah Maxwell
1831–1917
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Rebecca Maxwell
1809–1878
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Elijah Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Maxwell
1773–1847
Birth Place: Culpepper, Orange, Virginia, United States
Parents
Rev. Thomas Joel Maxwell Jr.
1742–1837
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Mary Pemberton
1744–1827
White Oak Landing, King William County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Joel) Maxwell
1711–1741
VA
Keziah Blake
1719–1746
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
John Pemberton
1718–1748
King William, King William, Virginia, United States,
Mary (Lue) Massey
1720–1748
Salem, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Joel Maxwell
1687–1780
Emily Cooke
1690–
John Blake
1698–1744
Johannah Bell
1699–1726
Thomas Massey
1673–1748
Mary Walker
1681–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eustace Maxwell
1655–1693
George Blake
1661–
Edward Bell
1670–1726
Keziah Osborne
1674–1736

Elijah Maxwell's Descendants

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Elijah Maxwell (1 May 1773–22 Jan 1847) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Jordan (23 Aug 1791–21 Jun 1879)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Anderson) Maxwell 1815–1875
  2. 2. Mary (Walton) Maxwell 1811–1869
  3. 3. Eliza (Blake) Maxwell 1813–1865
  4. 4. Ann Maxwell 1816–1896
  5. 5. Thomas (Sly) Maxwell 1819–1870
  6. 6. Willis Maxwell 1821–1829
  7. 7. Martha (P) Maxwell 1824–1890
  8. 8. Josephus Maxwell 1826–1892
  9. 9. Marshall (Harford) Maxwell 1829–1862
  10. 10. Elijah (Zerah Upson) Maxwell 1831–1917
  11. 11. Rebecca ((Pemberton)) Maxwell 1809–1878

Elijah Maxwell's Timeline

3 Records

1773
1 May 1773
Birth of Elijah Maxwell in Culpepper, Orange, Virginia, United States
Culpepper, Orange, Virginia, United States
1847
22 Jan 1847
Age 74
Death of Elijah Maxwell in Bowman, Elbert, Georgia, USA
Bowman, Elbert, Georgia, USA
1847
22 Jan 1847
Age 74
Death of Elijah Maxwell in Elbert County, Georgia, United States of America
Elbert County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1773
    Event Place: Culpepper, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1847
    Event Place: Bowman, Elbert, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1847
    Event Place: Elbert County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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