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Robert Maxwell 1691 – 1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 19, 1691

Birth Location: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA

Death Date: October 10, 1744

Death Location: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA

Father: James MAXWELL

Mother: Alice (Maxwell)

Spouse(s): Millicent Bedwell

Children(s): Robert Maxwell, Sarah Maxwell, Mark Maxwell, Adam Maxwell, James Maxwell, Thomas Maxwell, Moses Maxwell, William Maxwell, Elce Maxwell

Robert Maxwell was born in 1691 in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA, the child of James MAXWELL and Alice (Maxwell). Robert Maxwell married Millicent Bedwell, and had children including Robert Maxwell, Sarah Maxwell, Mark Maxwell, Adam Maxwell, James Maxwell, Thomas Maxwell, Moses Maxwell, William Maxwell, Elce Maxwell. Robert Maxwell passed away in 1744 in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Maxwell was born in 1691 in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA, the child of James MAXWELL and Alice (Maxwell).
  • Robert Maxwell married Millicent Bedwell, and had children including Robert Maxwell, Sarah Maxwell, Mark Maxwell, Adam Maxwell, James Maxwell, Thomas Maxwell, Moses Maxwell, William Maxwell, Elce Maxwell.
  • Robert Maxwell passed away in 1744 in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James MAXWELL
1607 – 1659
Birth Location: Terregles, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
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Alice (Maxwell)
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Spouses(s)

Millicent Bedwell
1697 – 1744
Birth Location: Kent, Delaware, USA
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Children(s)

Robert Maxwell
1719 – 1769
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
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Sarah Maxwell
Birth Location: –
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Mark Maxwell
Birth Location: –
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Adam Maxwell
Birth Location: –
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James Maxwell
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Maxwell
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Moses Maxwell
Birth Location: –
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William Maxwell
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Elce Maxwell
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Robert Maxwell's Ancestors

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Robert Maxwell
1691 – 1744
Birth Place: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
Parents
James MAXWELL
1607 – 1659
Terregles, Dumfries-shire, SCOTLAND
Alice (Maxwell)
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Robert Maxwell's Descendants

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Robert Maxwell (August 19, 1691 – October 10, 1744) m. Millicent Bedwell (8 Mar 1697 – 1744)
  1. 1. Robert Maxwell (1719 – 1769) m. Joannah (1720 – August 23, 1764)
    1. 1. Joannah Maxwell (1740 – )
    2. 2. David Maxwell (19 June 1750 – 20 Jan 1820) m. Susannah White (22 Apr 1751 – 09 Oct 1792)
      1. 1. Robert Maxwell (3 Aug 1772 – 1773)
      2. 2. Obedium Maxwell (28 Nov 1773 – 1774)
      3. 3. Johanna Maxwell (May 28, 1775 – 30 Apr 1787)
      4. 4. James Maxwell (1 Jan 1777 – 1778)
      5. 5. 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)
      6. 6. Nancy Maxwell (20 Aug 1779 – )
      7. 7. William Maxwell (25 Sep 1780 – 10 Feb 1798)
      8. 8. Mark Maxwell (February 11, 1783 – May 5, 1805)
      9. 9. Elizabeth Maxwell (May 12, 1784 – 25 Aug 1845)
      10. 10. Susanna Maxwell (4 Jan 1787 – 1824)
      11. 11. Bedwell Maxwell (07 MAR 1789 – ABT SEP 1845)
    3. 3. Bedwell Maxwell (14 Aug 1761 – 15 SEP 1798)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Maxwell
    5. 5. Millicent Maxwell
    6. 6. James Maxwell
  2. 2. Sarah Maxwell
  3. 3. Mark Maxwell
  4. 4. Adam Maxwell
  5. 5. James Maxwell
  6. 6. Thomas Maxwell
  7. 7. Moses Maxwell
  8. 8. William Maxwell
  9. 9. Elce Maxwell

Robert Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1691
August 19, 1691
Birth of Robert Maxwell in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
1744
October 10, 1744
Age 53
Death of Robert Maxwell in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 19, 1691
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 10, 1744
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
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