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From: "Sue Maxwell" <>
Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] MAXWELL, Fayette & Westmoreland Co.'s PA
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 09:39:30 -0600
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if you look back to some messages from last night, you will see my Maxwells-
but I doubt that there is a connection. These are all New Yorkers- my
husband and I are both Maxwells by birth and his are from W Va and mind NY-
I just never seem to find any relatives beyond the ones I know. Sue
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martha Maxwell" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] MAXWELL, Fayette & Westmoreland Co.'s PA


> Hello Sue. May I ask about your Maxwell's? I was off the internet a
> while,
> and just rejoined the lists a short time ago, so I have missed much. I
> have
> my Maxwell's to the late 1700's in Indiana. That man, Alexander, came
> from
> North Carolina. There are so many Alexander's, at this point I will never
> connect further without help from someone else. Thank you. Martha Maxwell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sue Maxwell <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 6:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [MAXWELL-L] MAXWELL, Fayette & Westmoreland Co.'s PA
>
>
>> I just had a point two 25 marker match with someone on the DNA test. The
>> only exact matches so far, are my brother and my cousin- all of whom I
>> already knew. There must be someone out there related to my Maxwell
>> branch
>> of the family. My husband's Maxwell branch seems to hav a ton of matches,
>> but I have noone I don't already know. What does this mean? Does it mean
> the
>> my Maxwell branch isn't prolific, is dying out, or what? I can't even
>> find
>> people on the net who are related to my Maxwell branch. Where are all of
>> these descendants? Sue Maxwell
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kathy Mahmens" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 12:18 PM
>> Subject: RE: [MAXWELL-L] MAXWELL, Fayette & Westmoreland Co.'s PA
>>
>>
>> > At 12:18 PM 9/6/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>> >>Hello Kathy,
>> >>
>> >>Thank you SO MUCH! The clues that stand out to me are the given names
>> >>Margaret, John and Joseph. Joseph was my grandfather, and he had a
> sister
>> >>named Margaret and a brother named John.
>> >
>> > I was going to add this comment to my prior message but decided it
>> > might
>> > be too promising - but my line seems to use the same given names down
> thru
>> > the generations - the Irish naming pattern. Gets kind of confusing
>> > sorting out all the different Johns, Jesses, Margarets, Elizabeths,
>> > etc!
>> > But I think I would start checking out the Josephs! My Joseph may have
>> > moved to Fayette Co & that's why I haven't found him yet.
>> >
>> >
>> >>I found two submissions on the Ancestry World Tree on the David &
> Margaret
>> >>Maxwell family. One by Diane Green giving Donegal, Ireland as the
>> >>birth
>> >>place of both David & Margaret. and one by Linda Stoffer Grissom just
>> >>giving
>> >>the birth place as Ireland. For the children Diane Green has David,
>> >>William, Jesse and James. Linda Grissom has two more Joseph &
>> >>Margaret.
>> >>Do
>> >>you know if their Ireland information is correct?
>> >
>> > Diane Green is my cousin & received her info from me. Her info is a
>> > little out dated, tho. The info on my web site is also outdated & I
> need
>> > to get it changed, as I have found a lot more stuff over the past year.
>> > Yes, David & Margaret were both born in Donegal per family bibles. I'm
>> > not sure when they came to the US, if they both came when young with
>> > parents, or were married & they came here. But their oldest child,
>> > Margaret, was born in the US bet 1800-1804. Their second child was
>> > born
>> > 1802. The bible also records Margaret's maiden name as also Maxwell.
> But
>> > I haven't verified this yet. I hadn't seen the entry from Linda
>> > Stoffer
>> > Grissom - will have to check it out. One of David & Margaret's
> daughters
>> > married a Stoffer. She was still living in 1902 per 60th anniversary
>> > newspaper clipping of my Jesse & Anna. Thanks for that info!
>> >
>> > I have pics of my Jesse & a few of other Maxwells that I can send you
> via
>> > attachments if you'ld like. Maybe you can see a resemblance someplace
>> > along the line. I also have a county bio written for my Jesse. There
> may
>> > be a hidden clue there for you & I can send it also. Just let me know.
>> >
>> > Kathy Mahmens <>
>> > <http://www.rogersark.net/hawkeyes>;
>> >
>> >
>>
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