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Subject: Re: [KYBATH] Chastain/Maxey
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 10:15:01 EDT


It's been a while since I checked out Edyth Maxey's book and I failed to get
my money by the deadline for the reprint a few years back. I do know someone
who has the book and will see what she says. I "believe" that she was the
first one to cite the whole name Elizabeth Lydde "Lydia" and I thought she
got it from Rev. Rene Chastain's marriage list. Apparently that may not be
right. The following letter is from a Maxey researcher in 1998 and if anyone
is in Bath County the deed to grandchildren by Rane Chastain would be worth
looking at. I'll be up there (I'm in Louisiana) the third weekend in July and
can check the deed book.

I have your Thomas Maxey in my files: He was b. Montgomery Co., KY 10
May1802, m. Sarah Cassity 9 Dec 1824 at Fleming Co., KY, and d. Fleming Co.,
KYc. 1871. He was buried at Poplar Run. Like his brother Colvit 2
yearsearlier, Thomas was apprenticed to Joseph Kelso in 1818 (Bath Co., KY,
Deeds,Bk. B, p.444). He and Sarah spent most of their long married life in
BathCo., KY and were located there in the 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860
censuses.Sometime before 1870 they moved to Fleming Co. in the Centerville
District.He was a carpenter and in 1870 was employed as a millwright.Thomas
(I show him with the middle initial 'W') was the son of Thomas Maxeyand his
first wife, Lydia Chastain, (I don't have the date for their marriage,but she
died in 1805, shortly after the birth of their 6th child). Thomas wasborn in
Buckingham Co., VA 1765. He married Ann Biggs c. 1806. Thomas diedin
Montgomery Co., KY 1808 and is buried in Bath Co., KY. He had one child
byhis second marriage, but Thomas died before she was born. Some records
youmight want to check: Bath Co., KY, Deeds, Bk. B, p.77 is Rane Chastain's
deedof gift to his grandchildren; Montgomery Co., KY, Wills, Bk. A,
pp.336-337 isThomas's inventory & appraisal of estate, taken 5 May
1808.Thomas was the son of Nathaniel Maxey (6 Jul 1745-c. 1808) who was born
inGoochland Co., VA and died in Buckingham Co., VA. Buckingham Co.'s first
110years of records were destroyed by a fire, so some of his records are
sketchy.He married twice - to a Ruth E. Ford and 2nd to an
Elizabeth.Nathaniel was the son of William Maxey (c. 1706-1768) and his
second wifeMary. His first wife was probably Mary Soblet. Check following
records: VALand Patents, Bk. 14, pp. 44-45; Goochland Co., VA, Deeds, Bk. 1,
p.443;Goochland Co., VA, Deeds, Bk. 1, p. 444; VA Land Patents, Bk. 24, pp.
468-469;Cumberland Co., VA, Deeds, Bk. 1, p.327, Bk. 3, p.24; Cumberland Co.,
VA,Wills, Bk. 1, pp.356-358; Cumberland Co., VA, Wills, Bk. 2, pp.46-47; -
all ofthese records refer to William.William was the son of Edward T. Maxey
(c. 1674-1737) who may have been inHenrico Co., VA and died in Goochland Co.,
VA. He m. Mary Susannah Gates c.1710, probably at Goochland.

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