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Thomas Maxwell 1635 – 1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Orcharton, Buittle, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 October 1681

Death Location: Delaware, Delaware, USA

Father: Robert Maxwell

Mother: Margaret MacLellan

Spouse(s): Mary Maxwell

Children(s): Sir MAXWELL

The story of Thomas Maxwell began in 1635 in Orcharton, Buittle, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom. Thomas Maxwell married Mary Maxwell, and had children including Sir ROBERT (4TH BARONET OF ORCHARDTOUN) MAXWELL. Thomas Maxwell passed away in 1681 in Delaware, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Maxwell began in 1635 in Orcharton, Buittle, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Thomas Maxwell married Mary Maxwell, and had children including Sir ROBERT (4TH BARONET OF ORCHARDTOUN) MAXWELL.
  • Thomas Maxwell passed away in 1681 in Delaware, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Maxwell
1593 – 1655
Birth Location: Ir
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Margaret MacLellan
1605 – 1650
Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Maxwell
1648 – 1672
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Sir MAXWELL
1660 – 1729
Birth Location: Orcharton, Buittle, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
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Thomas Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Maxwell
1635 – 1681
Birth Place: Orcharton, Buittle, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Maxwell
1593 – 1655
Ir
Margaret (Anne) MacLellan
1605 – 1650
Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Robert of Bomby 1st Baron of Kirkcudbright) McClelland\MacLellan
1585 – 1639
Scotland
MARGARET (AGNES CAMPBELL, MACLELLAN OF) LOUDOUN
1585 – 1612
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas MacLellan
1520 – 1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Kennedy
1515 – 1558
Margery Kennedy
– 1596

Thomas Maxwell's Descendants

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Thomas Maxwell (1635 – 20 October 1681) m. Mary Maxwell (03 Apr 1648 – 1672)
  1. 1. Sir (ROBERT (4TH BARONET OF ORCHARDTOUN)) MAXWELL (1660 – 1729) m. Barbara (of Munches) Maxwell (1665 – 1697)
    1. 1. sir (george) Maxwell (1682 – 29 December 1746) m. Mart. Whyt (16 Aug 1680 – 1752)
      1. 1. Agnes Maxwell (1705 – 1772) m. Walter Carson (1700 – 1775) m. Elizabeth Carson m. sir (walter) Carson (1700 – 1775)
        1. 1. John (Daniel) Carson (1730 – 20 Jul 1789) m. Esther Stubbs (1721 – 1768) m. Mary McFarland (1733 – 1802)
        2. 2. Mary Carson

Thomas Maxwell's Timeline

2 Records

1635
1635
Birth of Thomas Maxwell in Orcharton, Buittle, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom
Orcharton, Buittle, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom
1681
20 October 1681
Age 46
Death of Thomas Maxwell in Delaware, Delaware, USA
Delaware, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Orcharton, Buittle, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Carsuada, Kirkcudbright, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1681
    Event Place: Delaware, Delaware, USA
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