James Maxwell Jr. (abt. 1782 - 1866)

Born about 1782 in homestead on the Clinch River, Montgomery (now Tazewell) Co, VA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Witten) Maxwell — married 25 Apr 1804 in Tazewell Co, VA

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1866 at about age 84 in Clinch River, Tazewell Co, VA

Biography

Son of James “Great White Chief” Maxwell, Sr. (1745-1821) and Jane Roberts (1745-1820).

DOB also given as 1778, 1780, or 1786.

James Maxwell, Jr., married Mary "Polly" Witten (1780-1873) on 25 Apr 1804 in Tazewell Co, VA. They had five children: Witten (1805-1894); Robert (1807-1904); Sarah "Sallie" (1805-?); James, III (?-?); Margaret "Peggy" (1818-1886).

According to Pendleton (History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia, page 433), James Maxwell, Jr., was "a scholarly man".

Sources

• Ancestry.com, entries for "James Maxwell"(3), "James MAXWELL" (2), and "James William Maxwell".

• Larry E. Smith, “McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families and Individuals,” at URL http://www.coalexchange.com/ smith/, accessed 17 Oct 2016.

• Mary Ann Fields, "Maxwell-Witten," in John Newton Harmon, Sr. Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia from 1800 to 1922, Vol. II (Richmond, VA: W. C. Hill Printing Co., 1925), pages 376-377. Mrs. Fields’ article is an important source for information about her great-grandfather, James Maxwell, and his descendants.

• Ancestry.com, Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 (database on-line), Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. (FHL Film No. 34185).

• Ancestry.com, Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850(database on-line), Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1999. (FHL Film No. 34214).

• Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (database on-line), Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

• Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. (Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Tazewell, VA; Roll M432_979; Page: 263D; Enumeration Date: 16 Aug 1850; Family No,: 661). Listed as James Maxwell, age 68, farmer, head of household.

• Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. (Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Tazewell, VA; Roll M653_1382; Page: 852; FHL Film No.: 805381; Family No,: 1125). Listed as James Maxwell, age 70 (!sic; should be 78), head of household.

• John Newton Harman, Sr., Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia from 1800 to 1922, Vol. II (Richmond, VA: W. C. Hill Printing Co., 1925), pages 376-379, 492-493, and 553-581.

• William Cecil Pendleton, History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia, 1748-1920 (Richmond, VA: W. C. Hill Printing Co., 1920), page 433.