Born in Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Maxwell
and Sarah (Foster) Maxwell
Sister of
Sarah (Maxwell) Jenks, Gershom Maxwell, James Maxwell, Lily Maxwell, Thompson Maxwell, Deborah (Maxwell) Hicks, Benjamin Maxwell, Abner Maxwell and Margaret Maxwell
Wife of
John Wry
— married
about 8 Nov 1786 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Wry) Hicks, Lilly E. (Wry) Estabrooks, John Wry, James Wry, Sarah (Wry) Crossman, George Wry, Jane Anne (Wry) Estabrooks, Ann (Wry) Fillmore, William Wry, Mary Elizabeth (Wry) Hicks, Charlotte (Wry) Wheeler, Amy (Wry) Ward, Pheobe (Wry) Ward, Christopher Wry, Martha (Wry) Wheaton, Gershom Wry, Newlove Wry and Dorothy Wry
Died
at about age 60
in Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
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Biography
This profile is part of the Maxwell Name Study.
Phoebe Maxwell was born on August 20, 1763 in Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, daughter of William Maxwell (~1729–1824) and Sarah Foster (~1730–~1788).
Her siblings were:
- Sarah Maxwell (1756–~1778)
- Gershom Maxwell (1758–1828)
- James Maxwell (1760– )
- Lily Maxwell (1761– )
- Thompson Maxwell (1765– )
- Deborah Maxwell (1767– )
- Benjamin Maxwell (1769– )
- Abner Maxwell (1771– )
- Margaret Maxwell (1773– )
Phoebe (23) married John Wry (36) (born about June 10, 1750 in Kirby Misperton, Yorkshire, England; son of John Wry and Mary (Cooper) Wry) on November 8, 1786 in Sackville, Westmorland. Their known children were:
- Elizabeth Wry (~1780–1859)
- Lilly E. Wry (1782–1844)
- John Wry (1785–1864)
- James Wry (1786–1861)
- Sarah Wry (~1786–~1859)
- George Wry (~1787–1880)
- Jane Anne Wry (~1788–~1839)
- Ann Wry (1792–~1870)
- William Wry (1793–1866)
- Mary Elizabeth Wry (1794–1816)
- Charlotte Wry (~1795–1872)
- Amy Wry (~1796–1850)
- Pheobe Wry (~1798–>1871)
- Christopher Wry (~1799–1888)
- Martha Wry (1802– )
- Newlove Wry (~1805–<1871)
- Gershom Wry (~1805–1875)
- Dorothy Wry (1806–1867)
Phoebe died in 1824 in Sackville, Canada, aged 60.
Sources
Acknowledgements
- Maxwell-3195 was created by Roland Goodwin through the import of Goodwin Family Tree.ged on Jan 1, 2015.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Phoebe by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Phoebe:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Phoebe by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Phoebe:
-
~6.25%
~18.75%
Ethel (Hicks) Bannister 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T344088 [compare]
-
~3.12%
Ronald Nickerson :
23andMe, GEDmatch RY6260638 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Gretchen (Wentzell) Wentzell Lowerison :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T915141 [compare]
-
~2.34%
Kerri (Crossman) Tamm :
23andMe, GEDmatch MX3440646 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MX3440646 [compare], Ancestry member kerricrossman
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch MX3440646 [compare], FTDNA kit #b42161
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~2.34%
~6.25%
Brenda Henwood :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A522444 [compare]
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~1.56%
Miroslav Wiesner :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Jean-Guy Berube :
23andMe, GEDmatch M762324 [compare]
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~1.56%
Colin Goodwin :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Missy Bannister :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A530909 [compare], Ancestry member tb1786search
-
~1.56%
Suzanne (Walsh) Wicks :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A387530 [compare], Ancestry member suemwicks
-
~1.56%
Allan Phinney :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A770648 [compare], Ancestry member allan_phinney
-
~1.56%
~1.56%
Karen Soria :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FW3334675 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Wanda Eaton :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
E. (Wry) Ochowicz :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~1.56%
Florence (Prowse) Cooper :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T756345 [compare]
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Paul Bumpus :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
-
~1.56%
I (Long) Arant :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T870419 [compare], FTDNA kit #806894
-
~1.17%
Krista-Lee (Patterson) Bailey :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Susan (Ayer) Barylo :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Tamara (Mitton) Peyton :
23andMe, GEDmatch DM3137271 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GT9557958 [compare], Ancestry member pstamara
-
~0.78%
Sandi Tower-Flechtner :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Teresa (Hyatt) Aller :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
D. Peters :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Leanne Cooper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A039526 [compare], Ancestry member LeanneCooperGenealogy
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T635756 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Jayne (Cooper) Kellock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A034271 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Robin Anderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member robin_adair_anderson
-
~0.78%
Matthew Ryckman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CZ3523791 [compare], Ancestry member Mbarrett3582
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Rebecca Moore :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rebecca7177
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~0.78%
Hatch Hatch :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #359983
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~0.39%
Brent Mitton :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Michael Knopp :
23andMe, GEDmatch RH7313574 [compare], yourDNAportal MIC9e00f5a8
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LQ2914259 [compare], Ancestry member knoppmic
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~0.39%
Benjamin Gilbert :
23andMe, GEDmatch RM8618982 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A822020 [compare], Ancestry member bace331
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~0.39%
Gerald Williamson :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
~0.39%
Melissa (Cady) Getchell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a018873 [compare], Ancestry member melitheawesomest
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Rebecca Bobor :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Atayct1
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Maxwell-11605 and Maxwell-366 appear to represent the same person because: Same person
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Maxwell-3195 and Maxwell-366 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth date and location
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