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William B. Maxwell 1775–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1775

Birth Location: Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 25 Sep 1852

Death Location: Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Rev. Jr.

Mother: Mary Pemberton

Spouse(s): Jane Higginbotham

Children(s): Elizabeth Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Thomas Maxwell, Martin Maxwell, Anna Maxwell, Jane Maxwell, Benjamin Maxwell, James Maxwell, Riley Maxwell, Jeremiah Maxwell, Lucinda Maxwell, Sarah Maxwell

The story of William B. Maxwell began in 1775 in Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America. William B. Maxwell married Jane Jennie Satterwhite Higginbotham, and had children including Anna Maxwell, Benjamin Franklin Maxwell, Elizabeth Maxwell, James Madison Maxwell, Jane Maxwell, Jeremiah Jerry Maxwell, Lucinda Lucy Maxwell, Martin Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Riley Newton Maxwell, Sarah Sallie Maxwell, Thomas Jackson Maxwell. William B. Maxwell passed away in 1852 in Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William B. Maxwell began in 1775 in Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • William B. Maxwell married Jane Jennie Satterwhite Higginbotham, and had children including Anna Maxwell, Benjamin Franklin Maxwell, Elizabeth Maxwell, James Madison Maxwell, Jane Maxwell, Jeremiah Jerry Maxwell, Lucinda Lucy Maxwell, Martin Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Riley Newton Maxwell, Sarah Sallie Maxwell, Thomas Jackson Maxwell.
  • William B. Maxwell passed away in 1852 in Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Spouses(s)

Jane Higginbotham
1782–1863
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia, United States
JH

Children(s)

Elizabeth Maxwell
1801–1840
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, United States
EM
Mary Maxwell
1803–1891
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, United States
MM
Thomas Maxwell
1804–1869
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, United States
TM
Martin Maxwell
1805–1882
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, United States
MM
Anna Maxwell
1808–1881
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, USA
AM
Jane Maxwell
1810–1893
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, United States
JM
Benjamin Maxwell
1811–1899
Birth Location: Pike, Elbert County, Georgia, United States
BM
James Maxwell
1813–1864
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, United States
JM
Riley Maxwell
1820–1870
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, United States
RM
Jeremiah Maxwell
1818–1863
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, United States
JM
Lucinda Maxwell
1820–1860
Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, United States
LM
Sarah Maxwell
1823–1869
Birth Location: Elbert County, George, United States
SM

William Maxwell's Ancestors

Self
William Maxwell
1775–1852
Birth Place: Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
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

William Maxwell's Descendants

1.
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William (B.) Maxwell (22 Dec 1775–25 Sep 1852) m. Jane ((Jennie) Satterwhite) Higginbotham (3 Mar 1782–7 Sep 1863)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Maxwell 1801–1840
  2. 2. Mary Maxwell 1803–1891
  3. 3. Thomas (Jackson) Maxwell 1804–1869 m. Ann (B) Adams 1814–1886
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Maxwell 1832–1919
    2. 2. Chandler Maxwell 1843–1926
    3. 3. Julia (Ann) Maxwell 1845–1921
    4. 4. Louisa Maxwell 1847–1910
    5. 5. John (Madison) Maxwell 1849–1883
    6. 6. Thomas (J) Maxwell* 1854–1938
    7. 7. M (P) Maxwell 1854–1881
    8. 8. Benson (Mansfield) Maxwell 1862–1903
    9. 9. Amanda Maxwell 1855–1935
    10. 10. William (Hayden) Maxwell 1834–1864 m. Amelia (A) Oglesby 1840–1900 m. Harriett (P Allmand (m.) Maxwell) 1835–1856
      1. 1. Francis (C) Maxwell 1859–1932
      2. 2. Harriet (Catherine) Maxwell 1863–1884
    11. 11. Jackson (Oliver) Maxwell 1839–1881 m. Mary (Catherine) Fleming 1838–1907
      1. 1. Tarrance (Mansfield) Maxwell 1871–1939 m. Willie (J) Teasley 1870–1952
      2. 2. Fannie (Eunice) Maxwell 1861–1889 m. John (Granville) Thornton 1859–1911
        1. 1. Atticus (G) Thornton 1881–1944
        2. 2. Everette Thornton 1882–1882
        3. 3. Reuben (Oliver) Thornton 1886–1961
      3. 3. Elzora (Martha) Maxwell 1867–1907
      4. 4. Robert (Oliver) Maxwell 1877–1960
      5. 5. Thomas (Martin) Maxwell 1869–1950 m. Janie (L) Hulm 1879–1948
        1. 1. Mary (Thomas) Maxwell 1902–1970
      6. 6. Lois Maxwell 1874–1911 m. James (William Alfred) Teasley 1859–1928
        1. 1. Gladstone (Inman) Teasley 1904–1967
        2. 2. Mary (Drucilla) Teasley 1906–1989
        3. 3. Julia Teasley 1909–1991
      7. 7. William (Jefferson) Maxwell 1875–1944
      8. 8. Panola (Amanda) Maxwell 1865–1867
    12. 12. Benjamin (Martin) Maxwell 1837–1862
    13. 13. Frances (Jane) Maxwell 1835–1839
    14. 14. Sarah (Catherine) Maxwell 1841–1923
  4. 4. Martin Maxwell 1805–1882
  5. 5. Anna Maxwell 1808–1881
  6. 6. Jane Maxwell 1810–1893
  7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin) Maxwell 1811–1899 m. Nancy (Matilda) Christian 1820–1899
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Maxwell 1839–1915 m. Robert Green 1835–1903
      1. 1. Jarrett Green 1859–1936
      2. 2. Arous (Nathaniel) Green 1866–1947
      3. 3. Julia ((Anna) Green) Wynne 1874–1947
      4. 4. Anna (Ella Jane) Green 1874–1947 m. John (S.) Wynne 1868–1950
        1. 1. Esther Manning 1892–1965
        2. 2. John (Robert) Wynne 1900–1975
        3. 3. Janie Wynne 1892–
        4. 4. Mamie Wynne 1894–
        5. 5. Lora Wynne 1897–
        6. 6. Heywood (Hughes) Wynn 1910–1991 m. Lois (Lorraine) Wynn 1916–1991
      5. 5. Mary (F V (Mollie) Green) Birdsong 1863–1941
      6. 6. Charles (P) Green 1856–1913
      7. 7. William (L) Green 1861–
    2. 2. William (Washington) Maxwell 1847–1927 m. Sarah (Emaline) Vaughan 1848–1923
      1. 1. John (B.) Maxwell 1873–1927
      2. 2. Baylus (Benjamin) Maxwell 1878–1927 m. Martha (Lavonia) Hall 1881–1957
        1. 1. William (H Maxwell) Sr 1905–1950
        2. 2. Otto Maxwell 1909–1925
        3. 3. Lester (Howard) Maxwell 1900–1979 m. Mary (L) Cobb 1901–1978
        4. 4. Bertha (Lucille) Seymour 1907–1997
        5. 5. Charleen Fowler 1926–2019
        6. 6. Buford (Vose) Maxwell 1903–1998
        7. 7. Fannie (V) Maxwell 1898–1990 m. Thomas (Quinn) Wansley 1894–1956
        8. 8. Ina Maxwell 1913–
        9. 9. B (B Maxwell) Jr 1915–
        10. 10. Evelyn Maxwell 1917–
        11. 11. Raymond Maxwell 1920–
      3. 3. Charles (P D) Maxwell 1887–
      4. 4. Nancy (A) Maxwell 1890–
    3. 3. Martin (G) Maxwell 1849–1908 m. Mary (Lucy) Dickerson 1848–1922
      1. 1. Josephine ("Josie" Pearl) Maxwell 1880–1962
      2. 2. Lessie (Pheobe) Maxwell 1889–1930
      3. 3. James (Earlie) Maxwell 1875–1912
      4. 4. William (Alvin) Maxwell 1877–1951
      5. 5. John (B) Maxwell 1879–1961
      6. 6. Jackson (Oliver) Maxwell 1882–1960
      7. 7. Mary (E) Maxwell 1884–1982
      8. 8. Jasper (Thomas) Maxwell 1886–1972
      9. 9. Martha Maxwell 1891–1968
    4. 4. John (R) Maxwell 1852–1935
    5. 5. Thomas (Jady) Maxwell 1854–1938
    6. 6. James (Franklin) Maxwell 1856–1935
    7. 7. Brawner Maxwell 1859–1933
    8. 8. Lula (Burton) Maxwell 1864–1927
    9. 9. Charles (W J) Maxwell 1845–1934
    10. 10. Martha (Ann) Christian 1863–1943
    11. 11. Anna (P) Maxwell 1841–1850
    12. 12. Jesse Maxwell 1862–1927
  8. 8. James (Madison) Maxwell 1813–1864 m. Mary (Freeman) Tabor 1824–
    1. 1. Eliza (Ophelia) Maxwell 1856–1915 m. James (Tarpley) Quillian 1849–1932
  9. 9. Riley (Newton) Maxwell 1820–1870
  10. 10. Jeremiah ('Jerry') Maxwell 1818–1863 m. Elizabeth Orr 1826–1888
    1. 1. Dicey (Jane) Maxwell 1848–1858
    2. 2. Sarah (Amanda 'Mandy') Maxwell 1848–1926
    3. 3. Emily (Florence 'Florence') Maxwell 1858–1911
    4. 4. Ann (Elizabeth) Maxwell 1854–1937
    5. 5. Mary (Cornelia) Maxwell 1851–1936
    6. 6. Isaac Maxwell 1861–1931
  11. 11. Lucinda ('Lucy') Maxwell 1820–1860
  12. 12. Sarah ('Sallie') Maxwell 1823–1869

William Maxwell's Timeline

4 Records

1775
22 Dec 1775
Birth of William B. Maxwell in Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
1775
22 Dec 1775
Birth of William B. Maxwell in Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
1852
25 Sep 1852
Age 77
Death of William B. Maxwell in Banks County, Georgia, USA
Banks County, Georgia, USA
1852
25 Sep 1852
Age 77
Death of William B. Maxwell in Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1775
    Event Place: Middlesex County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1775
    Event Place: Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Banks County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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