George (Maxwell) Maxwell IInd of Newark (aft. 1454 - bef. 1484)

Born after 1454 in Newark Castle, Port Glasgow, Scotland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 16 Nov 1484 before age 30 in Scotland

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Biography

George (Maxwell) Maxwell IInd of Newark is a member of Clan Maxwell.

George was the son of John Maxwell and Margaret Rutherford^[1][2][3][4] born after 1454.

Sir William Maxwell of Calderwood settle the lands of Newark and Finleystone on his second son George Maxwell. It was he who built the original tower and gatehouse of Newark Castle in the early part of the 15th century. Overlooking the Clyde estuary towards Dumbarton, the castle stood within a barmkin wall with round towers in the corners, one of which remains. This was later converted in to a Dovecot.

He had issue:

1. Catherine Maxwell^[1]
2. Patrick Maxwell, 3rd of Newark, b. Abt 1470, Scotland ^[1]
3. Archibald Maxwell of Stanely^[1]

Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, 1424-1513, charter number 1352 on p. 275 His father gave him Newark (Finlastoun) on 7 January 1476. ^[5]

The Barony of Fynlastoun afterwards the Barony of Newark This notice of the Maxwells of Newark is taken from Walter MacFarlane's geographical collection. The name of the author is not know: "Sir John Maxwell of Calderwood hath with ther Fynlastoun afterwards called the barony of Newark, and is lately sold by them. they were a race of brave gentlemen and in reputation inferior to none in this country."^[6]

George Maxwell of Newark died before 16 Nov 1484.^{[1] [7]}

Research Notes

• dob not yet confirmed. His father married his first wife in Dec 1450 and they had three children putting the second marriage after 1453. His father died in 1476 placing George's birth between those two date.

• Clan MacFarlane: George Maxwell

• GENi: George Maxwell

• The Peerage: George Maxwel, 2nd of Newark

• Maxwells

• Arthur Maxwell, Drumbeg (Co.Down) & Strabane (Co.Tyrone), late 1600s,early 1700s

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} MacGregor, Gordon, The Red Book of Scotland, Scotland, private, 2022, Ed. 3, Vol. VI, p. 853
2. ↑ Fraser, William, "Memoirs of the Maxwells of Pollok.", Edinburgh: 1863, Vol. I Memoirs and Charters, Archive.org, p. 465
3. ↑ Houston, Florence Wilson, "Maxwell History and Genealogy: Including the Allied Families ", Indianapolis, Indiana: Indianapolis Engraving Co., 1919, Archive.org, p. 12
4. ↑ George and his father and mother are noticed in a charter which was issued at Edinburgh on 7 January 1476. Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, 1424-1513, charter number 1352 on p. 275
5. ↑ Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, 1424-1513, charter number 1352 on p. 275
6. ↑ Geographical Collections Relating to Scotland made by Walter MacFarlane (Scottish Records Society, Edinburgh, 1907), ii, p. 204
7. ↑ Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, 1424-1513, charter number 1612 on pp. 339-40

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q75969605

• The Scottish Covenanter Genealogical Index - (1630-1712): (1630-1712) By Isabelle McCall MacLean