My Maxey family probably originated in France. It is reported they fled from France to England, where they settled for an indeterminate length of time, before immigrating to America about 1700.
Most of the information contained in this section was contributed by Glen Maxey and other researchers and has not been proven by me. My sincere thanks to Glen and the other contributors for sharing this early genealogy.
My 7th great grandfather, Edward Maxey, was born in France or in Kent County, England. He married my 7th great grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Wyatt. They immigrated to America about 1700 and settled in Henrico County, Virginia. It has been said that Edward died in Goochland County, Virginia, which was formed from Henrico County in 1728. Edward and Elizabeth probably had several children, including Edward Maxey II.
My 6th great grandfather, Edward Maxey II, was born about 1674 in either France or England. Edward married my 6th great grandmother, Susannah Gates (Gaites). He immigrated to America about 1700 with his family, and settled in Henrico County, Virginia.
We have been told the earliest record of Edward in Virginia is in a deed dated April 12, 1748, in Goochland County, in which reference is made to "a Trect of Land Patent in the name of Edward Maxey deceased bearing date the Seventeenth Day of August one thousand Seven hundred twenty five."
Edward signed his will on April 18, 1737, in Goochland County, in which he names his wife and children. Edward died between April 18, 1737 and May 20, 1740. Susannah signed her will May 31, 1743. Susannah died after May 31, 1743, in Goochland County.
Edward and Susannah had at least eight children: (1) Edward Maxey, born in London, England, died 1726, Henrico County, Virginia, married Elizabeth Radford; (2) Susannah Maxey, married William Barnes; (3) Elizabeth Maxey, born about 1702, Henrico County, Virginia, married John Radford; (4) John Marshall Maxey, born about 1708, Goochland County, Virginia, married Sarah Sampson; (5) William W. Maxey, born about 1710, married Mary (last name unknown) and Mary Elizabeth Sublett; (6) Nathaniel Maxey, born about 1712, Virginia; (7) Sylvanus Maxey, born about 1718, Virginia, died 1770, Prince Edward County, Virginia, married Mary Esther Worley and Elizabeth Langsdon; and (8) Walter Justinian Maxey.
My 5th great grandfather, Walter Justinian Maxey, was born about 1719, in Henrico County, Virginia, the youngest son of Edward Maxey and Susannah Gates.
Walter married my 5th great grandmother, Mary Netherland. Mary Netherland was born about 1719, possibly in Goochland County, Virginia.
Walter is named in his father's will, dated April 18, 1737, Goochland County, Virginia. He is to receive one-half of the plantation on which the family lived in Goochland County, after the death of his mother. The other half of the land is to go to Walter's brother, Sylvanus. Walter is named in his mother's will, dated May 31, 1743, to receive a feather bed, furniture and two dishes.
Goochland County records show a deed dated April 12, 1748, in which Silvanus conveyed the remaining 200 acres of land to Walter. This part of Goochland County later became part of Cumberland County. Cumberland County records show Walter sold part of this land in 1762. Walter bought land in Bedford County, Virginia, in 1763, and some years later, moved to Franklin County, Virginia.
Some researchers show Mary Netherland Maxey died and Walter then married Mary Bedford. We have not researched this matter.
Walter signed his will on March 5, 1791, in Franklin County. He names his wife, Mary (we do not know which Mary), and his children. Walter died between March 5, 1791 and September 1791. Mary died there in 1798.
Walter and Mary (Netherland) had at least ten children: (1) Jane Dicia Maxey, born about 1737, Goochland County, Virginia, married John Craighead; (2) Unknown Maxey, born abut 1743; (3) Walter Maxey, born July 9, 1745, Goochland County, died October 7, 1828, Jasper County, Georgia, married Ann Swanson; (4) Mary M. Maxey, born 1746-1756, Goochland County, married Walter Addy; (5) Josiah Maxey, born about 1748, Virginia, died 1793, Franklin County, Virginia, married Martha Arthur and Phebe (last name unknown -- some researchers say Arthur); (6) Jesse Maxey, born about 1750, died 1808, Tennessee; (7) Jeremiah Maxey, born about 1751; (8) Lucy Maxey, born about 1757, died about 1770, Sumner County, Tennessee, married William Cowden; (9) Susannah Maxey, born about 1759, married John Sullivan; and (10) Esther (Hester) Maxey, born November 14, 1761, Cumberland County, Virginia, died May 20, 1826, Franklin County, Virginia, married Thomas C. Kemp, son of John Kemp and Mary Craighead.
My 4th great grandfather, Jeremiah Maxey, was born about 1751, the son of Walter Justinian Maxey and Mary Netherland.
Jeremiah married my 4th great grandmother, Mourning Hail, about 1769, in Virginia. Mourning Hail was born about 1751, in Virginia.
Jeremiah and Mourning's children were born in Virginia. Jeremiah is listed in personal property tax records of Franklin County, Virginia in 1790. About 1801-1802, Jeremiah moved his family to Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He purchased land on Sandy Creek in Oglethorpe County. Mourning died in Oglethorpe County between 1802 and 1808.
Jeremiah married Mary "Polly" Allen on February 13, 1808, in Oglethorpe County. Mary Allen was born about 1780, in Virginia. They had two children.
Abstracts of Oglethorpe County wills shows Jeremiah signed his will in Oglethorpe County on June 4, 1810. He left his estate to his wife Mary, and to "children wife had by me: Jenny and Susannah and child in esse. To my other children, Edward, Hail, John, Jeremiah, Boze, Josiah, Frankey, Mornin Osborn, Polly Bentley, Karenapuck Maxey, and Sally Lawe. Executors: Boze and Josiah Maxey. Witnesses: Thomas Hail, John Townsend, Renark Boze, usually Boaz."
Jeremiah died between June 4, 1810 and September 1810. His will was probated September 10, 1810. (His widow, Mary, married Mark House on July 4, 1816, in Oglethorpe County.)
Jeremiah and Mourning (Hail) Maxey had twelve children: (1) Hail Maxey, born about 1769-1770, Bedford County, Virginia; (2) John Maxey, born about 1773, Bedford County, Virginia, died 1811, Clarke County, Georgia, married Sarah Greer on August 7, 1794, in Bedford County; (3) Stephen Maxey, born about 1775, Virginia, died 1806, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, never married; (4) Mourning Maxey, born 1776-1780, Virginia, married John Osborne; (5) Sarah Maxey, born 1776-1780, Virginia, married John Law on September 5, 1796, in Franklin County, Virginia; (6) Frankey Maxey, born 1776-1780, died before 1815; (7) Jeremiah Maxey, born 1781, Bedford County, Virginia, died after 1850, Georgia, married Tabitha McBee on March 26, 1818, Clarke County, Georgia; (8) Boaz Maxey, born April 8, 1788, Virginia, died March 23, 1872, Clarke County, Georgia, married Cynthia Varner and Sarah Landman; (9) Josiah Maxey, born about 1790, Virginia, died 1858, Clarke County, Georgia, married Elizabeth Tye; (10) Polly Maxey, born about 1790, Virginia, died about 1830, Georgia, married John T. Bentley on October 22, 1807, Oglethorpe County, Georgia; (11) Edward H. Maxey, born 1794, Franklin County, Virginia, died 1833, Clarke County, Georgia, married Mary Elder on May 28, 1815, Clarke County, Georgia; and (12) Karen Happuck Maxey, born about 1800, Virginia, married Thomas Fambrough on November 8, 1816, Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
Jeremiah and Mary (Allen) had two children: (1) Jane Maxey, born about 1808, Oglethorpe County, Georgia; and (2) Susannah Maxey, born 1809, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, died 1854, Newton County, Georgia, married John Lindsay on October 25, 1827, Newton County.
My research begins with my 3rd great grandfather, Hail Maxey, who was born about 1769-1770, in Bedford County, Virginia, the son of Jeremiah Maxey and Mourning Hail.
Hail married my 3rd great grandmother, Dicey Craighead (Craghead) on November 3, 1789, in Bedford County, Virginia. Dicey Craighead was born about 1766, in Virginia, the daughter of John Craighead and Jane Dicia Maxey. Dicey and Hail were first cousins, as Hail's father, Jeremiah Maxey, and Dicey's mother, Jane Dicia Maxey,were brother and sister.
Hail and Dicey probably moved their family from Virginia, to Oglethorpe County, Georgia around 1802, possibly at the same time Hail's parents moved to Oglethorpe County. On January 20, 1803, Hail purchased 100 acres of land on Sandy Creek in Oglethorpe County, adjoining the land of his father, Jeremiah.
Hail was administrator of his brother Stephen's estate on July 6, 1806, in Oglethorpe County.
Information obtained from Mary Ann Million, a Craighead descendant, shows that Hail purchased six parcels of 202 1/2 acres each in Wilkinson County, Georgia, in 1808. He sold five of these tracts prior to 1817. Hail purchased an additional 600 acres of land on Sandy Creek, in Oglethorpe County, on January 8, 1812. He then purchased an adjoining 34 acres, including a grist mill, in August 1812. Hail also purchased land on Falling Creek. He sold 184 acres on Falling Creek to his son-in-law, Amos Shaw, in 1821, and 194 acres in the same area to Thomas Fambrough in 1823. Hail also had two successful draws in the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery, obtaining tracts in Gilmer County and Walker County, Georgia. Hail's son Bennett, my great-great grandfather, lived in Walker County at a later date.
Dicey died about 1840-1845. Hail signed his will in Oglethorpe County on April 7, 1845, in which he named his children: "William Maxcey, Delilah Fambrough, Sarah Shaw, Stephen Maxcey, Elizabeth Degraphenread, Jane Jacks, the heirs of his deceased daughter Nancy Connel, Bennett H. Maxcey and Melinda M. Wilkes." His wife, Dicey, was not mentioned in the will.
Hail died in 1849, in Oglethorpe County. His will was proved in September 1849.
Children of Hail Maxey and Dicey Craighead
1. William Maxey, b. 1791, Franklin Co, VA
2. Delilah Maxey, b. abt 1792, VA; m. Anderson Fambrough on Sept 4, 1810, Oglethorpe Co, GA
3. Sarah Maxey, b. 1793, Franklin Co, VA
4. Stephen Maxey, b. abt 1797, Franklin Co, VA
5. Elizabeth Maxey, b. abt 1800, probably Franklin Co, VA
6. Jane Maxey, b. abt 1804, VA
7. Nancy Maxey, b. abt 1806, Oglethorpe Co, GA; m. Benjamin G. Conrad on Apr 8, 1824, Oglethorpe Co.
8. Bennett Hail Maxey, b. abt 1808, Oglethorpe Co, GA (my line)
9. Malinda M. Maxey, b. abt 1810, Oglethorpe Co, GA; m. Osborne Wilkes on Oct 26, 1825, Oglethorpe Co.
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