Mary (Davis) Maxson (abt. 1772 - 1855)

Born about 1772 in Harrison, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Maxson — married 7 Dec 1791 in Harrison, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1855 at about age 83 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Davis Name Study.

Mary was born about 1772. Mary is the child of William Davis and Jane Hardaway.

Mary became the second wife of Thomas MAXSON 07 Dec 1791. They were the parents of three children. Mary passed away in 1855.

Research Notes

• "120.THOMAS MAXSON 84.SIMEON MAXSON 29.JOSEPH MAXSON 9.JOHN MOSHER MAXSON 5.JOHN MAXSON 2.RICHARD MAGGESEN MAXSON 1.JOHN MAXSON
• Thomas Maxson, a son of Simeon and Ruth (Babcock) Maxson, was born 1768 in Shrewsbury, NJ and died October 8, 1822 or February 2, 1825. He married Martha Davis in 1781 in Shrewsbury, NJ. She was born in Monmouth County NJ. He married Mary Davis December 7, 1791 in Harrison County VA. Mary, a daughter of William Joseph and Jen Jane (Hardaway) Davis, was born about 1760 in Shrewsbury NJ." (Cotrill & Norman) <----- (This information is a conflict with her birth location on both profiles pre-merge. The location on both profiles listed Virginia as her place of birth)

• Mary was one of my 4th great grandmothers [Flesher-280]

Sources

See also:

• Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971: Harrison: Will Book, v. 003 1818-1825. Image 63-64 [1]. FamilySearch.org, accessed 27 Jan 2021.

Will of THOMAS MAXON, Harrison County, Virginia

Signed 28 October 1822

bequests to: wife, Mary Maxon; daughter, Jina Vanhorn; son, Timothy Maxon. Executor: Henry Carruthers

Enslaved people named in will: woman named Cindy (left to daughter Jina Vanhorn), boy named Job (left to son Timothy)

• Register Report for Richard Maxson http://ron-lila-cameron.clancameronmn.org/ftm/maxson.pdf
• Descendants of John Maxson, Stella Cotrill and Don Norman, #120, http://hackerscreek.com/norman/MAXSON.htm
• First-hand information as remembered by James Swiger, Friday, December 26, 2014.
• Flesher-Fleischer FTM database by Larry Gene Flesher as of November 2019