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Rev. William, of Minnigaff, of Newland, Signed Galloway Covenant Maxwell 1605–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: December 1655

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Agnes Mac-Cullogh

Mother: Lord Monreith

Spouse(s): Katherine Murdoch

Children(s): Lady Mercer)

Rev. William, of Minnigaff, of Newland, Signed Galloway Covenant Maxwell was born in 1605 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Agnes Mac Cullogh And Lord John Maxwell Van Monreith. Rev. William, of Minnigaff, of Newland, Signed Galloway Covenant Maxwell married Katherine Murdoch, and had children including Lady Catherine Katherine Louise Maxwell Elliot Spotswood Mercer. Rev. William, of Minnigaff, of Newland, Signed Galloway Covenant Maxwell passed away in 1655 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Rev. William, of Minnigaff, of Newland, Signed Galloway Covenant Maxwell was born in 1605 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Agnes Mac Cullogh And Lord John Maxwell Van Monreith.
  • Rev. William, of Minnigaff, of Newland, Signed Galloway Covenant Maxwell married Katherine Murdoch, and had children including Lady Catherine Katherine Louise Maxwell Elliot Spotswood Mercer.
  • Rev. William, of Minnigaff, of Newland, Signed Galloway Covenant Maxwell passed away in 1655 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Rev. Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Maxwell
1605–1655
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Agnes Mac-Cullogh
1549–1637
Myrton
Lord (John Maxwell van) Monreith
1540–1605
Portwilliam, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Prince (CuConnaugh 2nd, Mac Uldhir-Fer-) Managh
1525–1589
Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Margaret ONeill-Tyrone
1525–1590
Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Margaretha (Lady Maxwell van) Monreith
1511–1578
Morton Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
CUCONNAUGHT Prince)
1500–1538
Siobhan O'Neill
1500–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Maxwell's Descendants

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Rev. (William, of Minnigaff, of Newland, Signed Galloway Covenant) Maxwell (1605–December 1655) m. Katherine Murdoch (18 Oct 1606–Aft. 1640)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine (Katherine) Louise Maxwell (Elliot - Spotswood -) Mercer) 1638–1695 m. Robert (Spotswood - Surgeon to the Tangiers, Morocco) garrison 1637–1688
    1. 1. Governor (Alexander) Spotswood 1676–1740 m. Anne (Butler) Brayne 1698–1740
      1. 1. Jane (Butler) Spotswood 1723–1760 m. Rev. (John X.) Thompson 1722–1772
        1. 1. Richard Thompson 1742–1830 m. Sarah (Yarbrough) (Thompson)(Storer) 1748–1805 m. Permelia (Mildred) Short 1745–1825 m. Mary (Margaret Elizabeth) Barr 1758–1821 m. Mildred ('Millie') Short 1745–1821 m. Margaret Barr 1739–1810

Rev. Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1605
1605
Birth of Rev. William, of Minnigaff, of Newland, Signed Galloway Covenant Maxwell in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1655
December 1655
Age 50
Death of Rev. William, of Minnigaff, of Newland, Signed Galloway Covenant Maxwell in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1655
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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