Edward T. Maxey, Sr.

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See Maxey patents under the Timeline.

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His mother was either Elizabeth Woodhouse, Elizabeth Johnson, or Elizabeth Ann Wyatt.
But all agree that Edward Maxey was born in England, the son of another Edward Maxey and his wife Elizabeth; that he emigrated to VA in the late 17th century; and that he married Susannah (Gates ?) and had a large family.

Additionally, there were many people named Edward Maxey in this family line. The suffix "Jr." seems to have been given arbitrarily and inconsistently.

The following from this website:

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EDWARD MAXEY,. and his wife, Susannah Hales (born 1678, London, England and died 09/20/1743 Goochland County, Virginia) arrived in Henrico County, Virginia, before 1720.

In the Minute Book of that county in December of that year Edward was paid 100 pounds of tobacco for one wolf's head killed by his negroes.

The Minute Book of February 1722 recorded a request that Edward appear before the court to answer a petition of William Bradshaw. This request was repeated five times over the next two years before it was finally dropped from the records with no further action being taken. No earlier record in Virginia or elsewhere has come to light for him although a diligent search has been made. Therefore, it is a point of speculation as to whether they moved inland from one of the coastal counties (such as King and Queen where all early records have been destroyed), came from another state, or just arrived in American from the British Isles.

On August 17, 1725 he and his son Edward, Jr., each patented 400 acres in Henrico County, Virginia - - this land now being located in Powhatan County - - to supplement 400 acres previously secured by Edward, Sr., on March 25, 1725.

No further information is available from records until the wills of Edward and Susannah were proved in Goochland County, Virginia - - his on May 20, 1740 and hers on September 20, 1743.

It is estimated that all of the children of Edward and Susannah were grown - - and some married - - by the time of their arrival in Henrico County, with the exceptions of Walter and Sylvanus.

More About Edward Maxey:

Record Change: 23 Oct 200220

More About Edward Maxey and Susannah Gaites:

Marriage: 1710, Virginia.20

Children of Edward Maxey and Susannah Gaites are:

Edward Maxey, b. 1693, Henrico Co., VA20, d. 1726, Henrico Co., VA20.

Susannah Maxey, b. 1695, Henrico Co., VA21, 22, d. 1737, Virginia22.

John Maxey, b. 1699, Henrico Co., VA22, d. 1779, Buckingham Co., Va22.

William Henry Maxey, b. 1701, Henrico Co., VA22, d. 1768, Cumberland Co., VA22.

Elizabeth Maxey, b. 1702, Manakin, Henrico Co. VA22, d. 1750, Buckingham Co., Va22.

Nathaniel Maxey, b. 1703, Henrico Co., VA22, d. 1779, Powatan Co., VA22.

Sylvanus Maxey, b. 1718, Goochland Co., VA23, 24, d. 1770, Prince Edward Co., VA25, 26.

Walter Justinian Maxey, b. 1719, Henrico Co., VA27, 28, d. Apr 1791, Franklin Co., VA29, 30.

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Will of Edward Maxey

Goochland Co., Va., Deeds & Wills, Bk. 3, pp.298-99

In the name of God Amen. I Edward Maxey of Goochland County being at this present writing in perfect sense and memory and knowing the uncertainty of this mortal life do make this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth. First , I bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God from whom I received my first breath and my body to the earth from whence I was first taken to be buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and as to what temporal estate God hat h been pleased to bestow on me, I give and bequeath as followeth.

First, I give unto my son John Maxey one parcel of land lying on the north branch of Jones Creek as a line struck as followeth: Beginning at the bark line a corner black oak, a corner pine and a pink hickory from thence to the mouth of School Hou se Branch to a corner poplar and a black gum, from thence down the main branch to a corner black gum, I give ad bequeath to the foresaid John Maxey during his life and after his decease to his two sons Sampson Maxey and Edward Maxey, the son s of John Maxey and Sarah his wife, and in case one of them dies, the other to possess the whole parcel of land, otherwise to be equal divided between them, to them and their heirs forever. I give to my son William Maxey the remainder of that tra ck of land it joining upon William Lansdon and John Smith, to him and his heirs forever. I give to my loving wife Susannah, the land she now lives upon and plantation during her mortal life, after her decease the whole track to be divided betwee n my two sons Walter and Silvanus to them and their heirs forever. My will is that they may live on the said land not molesting my wife aforesaid, my son Walter to have that part joining upon John Ratford's line which was William Barnes. I giv e to my son Nathaniel, one feather bed and bolster. I give to my granddaughter Susannah Ratford one feather bed and bolster. I give to John Dunkin a young mare of three years old when the said John Dunkin doth come of age. And all the othe r of my estate both real and personal after my debts and funeral charges paid, I give to my loving wife and to her disposing, and I make and constitute my loving wife Susannah and my son William executors of this my last will and in witness where of I have set to my hand and fired my seal ye 28 day of April 1737.

(witnesses) Edward Maxey (L. S.)

John Capper Henry Byrom

John X Mossorn his mark

At a Court held for Goochland County May 20th 1740

This will was proved by the oaths of John Mossorn and John Capper to be the act and deed of Edward Maxey, deceased, which was ordered to be recorded.

Note:

Documented evidence has now been found in original court records placing our progenitor, Edward Maxey Senior, in Virginia by 24 March 1691. He was one of eight persons who had been imported into the Colony of Virginia by William Byrd, Esquire, for which Byrd was due 400 acres of land. About 1689 or 1690 Byrd began building his mansion house "Westover" on the James River, so Edward could have been one of the white indentured servants who signed a contract for five or seven years to work for him in return for the payment of his passage to Virginia. Unfortunately, very few of the colonial records of Charles City County have survived the ravages of time, so there is still a large gap of 29 years before Edward settled in Henrico County, Virginia, with his wife Susannah and his children.

The first existing record in Henrico County found for him, in a minutebook containing records of the December 1720 court when Edward Maxey was paid 100 pounds of tobacco for one wolf's head.

On 17 August 1725 he and his son Edward Junior each patented 400 acres in Henrico County---this land now being embraced by Powhatan County---to supplement 400 acres secured by Edward, Sr., on the 25th of March of that year.

At the May Court in 1738, two years before his death, Edward was exempted from the payment of taxes, due to his advanced age. But no more information has come to light from the records until the wills of Edward and Susannah were proved in Goochland County, Virginia---his on 20 May 1740 and hers on 20 September 1743.

One of the witnesses to Susannah's will was James Gates, probably the son of John Gates, both of whom were mentioned in a court petition of William Bradshaw directed to Susannah's son Edward, Jr., in 1724. This link between the Gates and Maxey families gives credence to the claim of some genealogists that Susannah's maiden name was Gates.

Will Proven 20 May 1740, Goochland Co., VA, Deeds & Wills 3/298-299

Source:

The Maxey's of Virginia, by Edythe Maxey Clark, A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Edward and Susannah Maxey.

Birth: 1674
London City of London Greater London, England Death: May 9, 1740 Manakin Goochland County Virginia, USA

Grandson of Edward Wyatt (1674-1740)Find A Grave Memorial# 14532791 Burial: Petsworth Parish Episcopal Church Cemetery Gloucester County Virginia, USA

Family links:

Parents:

 Edward Maxey (1650 - 1725)

 Elizabeth Ann Wyatt Maxey (1647 - 1692)

Spouse:

 Susannah Gates Maxey (1677 - 1743)*

Children:

 John Marshall Maxey (1708 - 1779)*

 Walter Justinian Maxey (1719 - 1791)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Huguenot Cemetery Manakin Goochland County Virginia, USA

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Created by: Leah Record added: Jun 17, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 112440089 https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=maxey&GSfn=e...

Notes for *Edward Maxey:Fled from France following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. After a sojourn in England of indeterminate duration they arrived in the Coloney of VA prior to 1700. They settled c1700 in Henrico Co, VA. Edward may have been born in France: It is reported they were Huguenots, members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, who were inspired by the writings of John Calvin in the 1530's. By the 1560's, this religious group was called Huguenots, but since the 17th century they are simply called French Protestants. The Huguenots were driven from France during a series of religious persecutions during the 16th and 17th century. The Maxey and many associated families fled to England, where they settled for an indeterminate length of time. They began immigrating to America prior to 1700. They were among the founders of Manakin Town in Henrico County, in the Colony of Virginia, about 1700. [info from Katherine McClure's web site] Manikin Town (established as a HUGUENOT colony) was located on the south bank of the James River in Henrico County which was not far from where present day Richmond now stands. Edward was born in 1620. Edward Maxey ... He passed away about 1773. The Maxey family were from France. When the King outlawed their religion they moved/escaped to England. There were still restrictions there and the families moved to north America. The Maxey families moved during 1700 to 1701, shortly after Edward was married to Susannah Gates, in London England. EDWARD MAXEY, JR. and his wife, Susannah Hales (born 1678, London, England and died 09/20/1743 Goochland County, Virginia) arrived in Henrico County, Virginia, before 1720.In the Minute Book of that county in December of that year Edward was paid 100 pounds of tobacco for one wolf's head killed by his negroes.The Minute Book of February 1722 recorded a request that Edward appear before the court to answer a petition of William Bradshaw.This request was repeated five times over the next two years before it was finally dropped from the records with no further action being taken.No earlier record in Virginia or elsewhere has come to light for him although a diligent search has been made.Therefore, it is a point of speculation as to whether they moved inland from one of the coastal counties (such as King and Queen where all early records have been destroyed), came from another state, or just arrived in American from the British Isles.On August 17, 1725 he and his son Edward, Jr., each patented 400 acres in Henrico County, Virginia - - this land now being located in Powhatan County - - to supplement 400 acres previously secured by Edward, Sr., on March 25, 1725.No further information is available from records until the wills of Edward and Susannah were proved in Goochland County, Virginia - - his on May 20, 1740 and hers on September 20, 1743.It is estimated that all of the children of Edward and Susannah were grown - - and some married - - by the time of their arrival in Henrico County, with the exceptions of Walter and Sylvanus. Alternative Death: 1737-04-18 Edward Maxey was born in 1681, he passed away about 1737.

Birth ABT 1681  London, Middlesex England Death bet Apr 1737 & May 1740 Goochland Co VA Death 18 APR 1737 Goochland, Virginia-He was buried at Powhatan Co, VA. Edward Maxey (son of *Edward Maxey and *Elizabeth Ann Wyatt) was born Abt. 1674 in From Wales in late 1600s..London, England, and died Bet. 18 Apr 1737 - 20 May 1740 in Goochland Co, VA. He married *Susannah Gates on Abt. 1710 in Probably in Goochland Co, Va.There is no doubt our progenitor, Edward Maxey, came from the British Isles. (??) More About *Edward Maxey: Residence: 1720, Last Residence in Henrico Co, VA.Will: 20 May 1740, Will Proven. There is no proof of the birth date of Edward Maxey. Maxeys of Virginia, 1980, by Edythe Maxey Clark. Immigrated to Henrico Co VA bef 1720. Death: will, May 20 1740; his wife Susannah (Gates?)'s will, Sep 20 1743. The woman who sent me Maxey data has last names and generations in England which Edythe Maxey Clark does not. I suspect these are not proven. I also have a FGS from the SLC Library, with obvious mistakes. Clark gives more children and many descendants.The colony of Virginia Company, in order to attract immigrants, offered to award 50 acres of land to any person who paid another person’s way to Virginia. One who brought others into Virginia under this policy was William Byrd I (1652-1704), and he brought Edward Maxey into Virginia. Byrd needed to present a receipt to prove that the passage money had been paid, and Edward Maxey is named in court orders in Charles City County on 24 March 1691. Bryd had begun building his mansion house in about 1689 or 1690, and Edward was likely one of the white indentured servants committed to work for him for five or seven years in return for his passage.Talley's N.W. Kentucky papers pgs.62-65 Overley-Maxey Bible DAR Kentucky Bible Record vol.VI p.49-51 James Dupuy Bible record utility Hancock, Kentucky The Huguenot, 1933, 975.5 B2hm#6 page 148 "Edward Maxey came to America about 1700, sailing with other Huguenot refugees in the ship "Le Nassau". That the Maxeys settled at Manakin, Virginia, is stated in Douglas Register.  The Maxeys of Virginia derive their descent from Huguenots who settled on the James River above Richmond.  Wills and deeds of the Maxeys and related families are recorded in Goochland, Cumberland and Powhatan counties of Va. Edward Maxey died in Goochland county, Virginia, in 1740.  His wife, Susannah died in the same county in 1743.  Their descendants served in the colonial and revolutionary wars and became pioneer settlers of the southern and western states. Their children were: 1-John Maxey married Sarah____; 2-William Maxey Married Mary_____; 3-Walter Maxey: 4-Sylvanus Maxey: 5-Nathaniel Maxey; 6-Elizabeth Maxey married John(?)Radford; 7-A daughter, ______, married a Barns.  (Contributed by Mrs James G. Johnson, TN. Branch.)"

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MH:SC210 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Maxey-26 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Maxey-26 Notes for *Edward Maxey: Fled from France following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. After a sojourn in England of indeterminate duration they arrived in the Coloney of VA prior to 1700. They settled c1700 in Henrico Co, VA.

Edward may have been born in France: It is reported they were Huguenots, members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, who were inspired by the writings of John Calvin in the 1530's. By the 1560's, this religious group was called Huguenots, but since the 17th century they are simply called French Protestants. The Huguenots were driven from France during a series of religious persecutions during the 16th and 17th century. The Maxey and many associated families fled to England, where they settled for an indeterminate length of time. They began immigrating to America prior to 1700. They were among the founders of Manakin Town in Henrico County, in the Colony of Virginia, about 1700. [info from Katherine McClure's web site]

Manikin Town (established as a HUGUENOT colony) was located on the south bank of the James River in Henrico County which was not far from where present day Richmond now stands.

Edward was born in 1620. Edward Maxey ... He passed away about 1773.

The Maxey family were from France. When the King outlawed their religion they moved/escaped to England. There were still restrictions there and the families moved to north America. The Maxey families moved during 1700 to 1701, shortly after Edward was married to Susannah Gates, in London England.

EDWARD MAXEY, JR. and his wife, Susannah Hales (born 1678, London, England and died 09/20/1743 Goochland County, Virginia) arrived in Henrico County, Virginia, before 1720.In the Minute Book of that county in December of that year Edward was paid 100 pounds of tobacco for one wolf's head killed by his negroes.The Minute Book of February 1722 recorded a request that Edward appear before the court to answer a petition of William Bradshaw.This request was repeated five times over the next two years before it was finally dropped from the records with no further action being taken.No earlier recordin Virginia or elsewhere has come to light for him although a diligent search has been made.Therefore, it is a point of speculation as to whether they moved inland from one of the coastal counties (such as King and Queen where all early records have been destroyed), came from another state, or just arrived in American from the British Isles. On August 17, 1725 he and his son Edward, Jr., each patented 400 acres in Henrico County, Virginia - - this land now being located in Powhatan County - - to supplement 400 acres previously secured by Edward, Sr., on March 25, 1725. No further information is available from records until the wills of Edward and Susannah were proved in Goochland County, Virginia - - his on May 20, 1740 and hers on September 20, 1743.It is estimated that all of the children of Edward and Susannah were grown - - and some married - - by the time of their arrival in Henrico County, with the exceptions of Walter and Sylvanus.[1]

Alternative Death: 1737-04-18

Edward Maxey was born in 1681, he passed away about 1737.

Birth ABT 1681 London, Middlesex England Death bet Apr 1737 & May 1740 Goochland Co VA Death 18 APR 1737 Goochland, Virginia-He was buried at Powhatan Co, VA.

Edward Maxey (son of *Edward Maxey and *Elizabeth Ann Wyatt) was born Abt. 1674 in From Wales in late 1600s..London, England, and died Bet. 18 Apr 1737 - 20 May 1740 in Goochland Co, VA. He married *Susannah Gates on Abt. 1710 in Probably in Goochland Co, Va.

There is no doubt our progenitor, Edward Maxey, came from the British Isles. (??)

More About *Edward Maxey:

Residence: 1720, Last Residence in Henrico Co, VA. Will: 20 May 1740, Will Proven. There is no proof of the birth date of Edward Maxey. Maxeys of Virginia, 1980, by Edythe Maxey Clark. Immigrated to Henrico Co VA bef 1720. Death: will, May 20 1740; his wife Susannah (Gates?)'s will, Sep 20 1743. The woman who sent me Maxey data has last names and generations in England which Edythe Maxey Clark does not. I suspect these are not proven. I also have a FGS from the SLC Library, with obvious mistakes. Clark gives more children and many descendants. The colony of Virginia Company, in order to attract immigrants, offered to award 50 acres of land to any person who paid another person’s way to Virginia. One who brought others into Virginia under this policy was William Byrd I (1652-1704), and he brought Edward Maxey into Virginia. Byrd needed to present a receipt to prove that the passage money had been paid, and Edward Maxey is named in court orders in Charles City County on 24 March 1691. Bryd had begun building his mansion house in about 1689 or 1690, and Edward was likely one of the white indentured servants committed to work for him for five or seven years in return for his passage.

Talley's N.W. Kentucky papers pgs.62-65 Overley-Maxey Bible DAR Kentucky Bible Record vol.VI p.49-51 James Dupuy Bible record utility Hancock, Kentucky The Huguenot, 1933, 975.5 B2hm#6 page 148 "Edward Maxey came to America about 1700, sailing with other Huguenot refugees in the ship "Le Nassau". That the Maxeys settled at Manakin, Virginia, is stated in Douglas Register. The Maxeys of Virginia derive their descent from Huguenots who settled on the James River above Richmond. Wills and deeds of the Maxeys and related families are recorded in Goochland, Cumberland and Powhatan counties of Va. Edward Maxey died in Goochland county, Virginia, in 1740. His wife, Susannah died in the same county in 1743. Their descendants served in the colonial and revolutionary wars and became pioneer settlersof the southern and western states. Their children were: 1-John Maxey married Sarah____; 2-William Maxey Married Mary_____; 3-Walter Maxey: 4-Sylvanus Maxey: 5-Nathaniel Maxey; 6-Elizabeth Maxey married John(?)Radford; 7-A daughter, ______, married a Barns. (Contributed by Mrs James G. Johnson, TN. Branch.)"[2] Will

Edward Maxey's will (1740) is found in Goochland County, Deeds and Wills 3/298-299, as follows:

"First I bequeath my Sole into the hand of Almighty God from whom I receiv'd my first Breth and my Body to the Earth from whome I was first taken to be buried at the discrection of my Executors hereafter named and as to what tembral estate God hath been pleased to besto on me I give and bequeath as followeth" "First I give unto my Son John Maxey one parsal of Land lying on the North branch of Jones Creek as a line Struck as followeth Beginning at the bark line a corner Clark oak, a Corner pine and a pick hikeey (?) from thence to the mouth of Schoolhouse branch to a Corner pobler and a black Gume from thence down the maine branch to a Corner Clark Gume I give and Bequeath to the foresaid John Maxeyin dureing his life and after his Desese to his two Sons Samson Maxey and Edward Maxey the sons of John Maxey and Sarah his Wife andin case one of them dyes the other to poses the hole parcel of Landotherways to be Equal Devided between them two them and thare ares for ever" { I added the Paragraphs} "I give to my Sone William Maxey the remaner of that track of Land it Joninge uppon William Sansdon and John Smith to him and his ares for ever." "I give to my Loveinge Wife Susannah the Land She now lives upon and plantation during her mortal life after hur Deseese the hole track to be Devieded Between my two sons Walter and Silvanus to them and thare ares for ever my Will is that thay may live on the said Land not melistingue my Wife aforesaid my Son Walter to have that part Joining upon John Radfords line which was William Barnes." "I give to my Son Nathaniel one fether bed and bolster." "I give my Grandaughter Susannah Ratford won fether bed and bolster." "I give to John Dunkin a young mare of three years old when the said John Dunkin doth come of age." "And all the other of my Estate both reull and parsoul after my Deats and feneril Charges paid I give to my Loveinge Wife and to hur Disbosinge and I make an Consecute my Loveinge Wife Susannah and my Sone Willim Excetors of this my last Will and in Witness whareof I have set to my hand and fixed my Seale yd 18 day of Aril 1737." John Capper, Henry Bryon, Joh Mossom Edward Maxey at a Court held for Goochland County May 20th, 1740. "This Will was proved by the Oaths of John Mossom and John Capper to be the act and Deed of Edward Maxey Desed which was ordered to be recorded"[3]

Records

The earliest references to Edward Maxey in Virginia are found in later deeds which refer to an original patent (I am still looking for this patent).

The first existing record in Henrico County found for Edward is in a minute book, containing records of the December 1720 court, when Edward Maxey was paid 100 pounds of tobacco for one wolf’s head after the animal had been killed by his Negroes. (Obviously he had progressed well, from “indentured servant” to “slave owner”.)

On 24 March 1725 he patented 400 acres of land in Henrico County (now in Powhatan County).

and in a deed in Cumberland County, book 3/350-351, bearing Date the seventeenth day of August one Thousand Seven Hundred & twenty five and left to be divided between Walter Maxey party to these Presents and Silvanus Maxey by the last Will & Testament of Edward Maxey***"

THE LAND PATENT (VIRGINIA PATENT BOOK 12, PAGE 252): “GEORGE, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King Defender of the Faith & ALL TO WHOM these presents shall come Greeting KNOW YE that for divers good causes and considerations but more especially for and in consideration of the sum of FORTY SHILLINGS of good and lawfull money for our use paid to our Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia WE HAVE given granted and confirmed and by these presents for our Heirs and Successors do give grant and confirm unto Edward Maxey one certain tract or parcell of Land containing four hundred acres lying and being on the South Side of James River in the County of Henrico and bounded as followeth (to witt) BEGINNING at a corner white oak of John Radfords land on Joneses Creek thence south one hundred chain to a corner black oak in a bottom of Fighting Creek thence east one hundred and sixty chain toan oak thence north one hundred chain to a corner oak on Radfords line thence on Radfords line one hundred and sixty chains to the place began WITH ALL woods underwoods swamps marshes low grounds meadows feedings and his due share of all veins mines and quarries as well discovered as not discovered within the bounds aforesaid and being part of the said quantity of four hundred acres of land and the rivers waters and water courses therein contained together with the privileges of hunting hawking fishing fowling and all other profits commodities and hereditaments whatsoever to the same or any part thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining TO HAVE HOLD possess and enjoy the said tract or parcell of land and all other the before granted premises and every part thereof with their and everyof their appurtenances unto the said Edward Maxey and to his heirs and assigns forever to the only use and behoof of him the said Edward Maxey his heirs and assigns forever TO BE HELD of us our Heirsand Successors as of our Mannor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free and common socccage and not in capite or by Knights service YIELDING AND PAYING unto us our Heirs and Successors for every fifty acres of land and so proportionably for a lessor or greater quantity than fifty acres the fee rent of one shilling yearly to be paid upon the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch Angel and also cultivating and improving three acres part of every fifty of the tract above mentioned within three years after the date of these presents PROVIDED always that if three years of the said fee rent shallat any time be in arrear and unpaid or if the said Edward Maxey his Heirs or Assigns do not within the space of three years next coming after the date of these presents cultivate and improve three acres part of every fifty of the tract above mentioned then the Estate hereby granted shall cease and be utterly determined and thereafter it shall and may be lawful to and for us our Heirs and Successors to grant the same lands and premises with the appurtenances unto such other person or persons as we our heirs and succcessors shall think fit. IN WITNESS wereof we have caused these our Letters Patent to be made WITNESS our trusty and well beloved Hugh Drysdale Esqr. or Lt. Governor and Commander in Chief of our said Colony and Dominion at Williamsburgh under the seal of our said Colony the Seventeenth day of August one thousand seven hundred and twenty five in the twelth year of our Reign.

4. At the May Court in 1738, two years before his death, Edward was exempted from the payment of taxes, due to his advanced age.

5. In a deed dated 12 April 1748 in Goochland County, Book 5/400-401, it is referred to as "**** 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 ***";

6. in an indenture made 20 August 1757 in Cumberland County, book ____ 420-423, it is referred to as "*** a Tract of Land formerly granted unto xxxxx (sic) Edward Maxcey as a Patent bearing date the twenty fourth day of March 1725****";

He was in Virginia by 24 March 1691. He was one of eight persons who had been imported into the Colony of Virginia by William Byrd, Esquire, for which Byrd was due 400 acres of land. About 1689 or1690 Byrd began building his mansion house "Westover" on the James River, so Edward could have been one of the white indentured servants who signed a contract for five or seven years to work for him in return for the payment of his passage to Virginia. Unfortunately, very few of the colonial records of Charles City County have survived the ravages of time, so there is still a large gap of 29 years before Edward settled in Henrico County, Virginia, with his wife Susannah and his children.

The first existing record in Henrico County found for him, in a minutebook containing records of the December 1720 court when Edward Maxey was paid 100 pounds of tobacco for one wolf's head.

On 17 August 1725 he and his son Edward Junior each patented 400 acres in Henrico County---this land now being embraced by Powhatan County---to supplement 400 acres secured by Edward, Sr., on the 25th of March of that year. At the May Court in 1738, two years before his death, Edward was exempted from the payment of taxes, due to his advanced age. But no more information has come to light from the records until the wills of Edward and Susannah were proved in Goochland County, Virginia---his on 20 May 1740 and hers on 20 September 1743.

One of the witnesses to Susannah's will was James Gates, probably the son of John Gates, both of whom were mentioned in a court petition of William Bradshaw directed to Susannah's son Edward, Jr.,in 1724. This link between the Gates and Maxey families gives credence to the claim of some genealogists that Susannah's maiden name was Gates.

March 25, 1725-patented 400 acres in Henrico Co.

Conflicting Lore

There is a question about his death date: May 9, 1740 vs 18 APR 1737 vs 20 May 1740(will proved) in the "records"

Some genealogies claim that the Edward Maxey who died in 1726 was the father of this Edward Maxey. However based on analysis in “The Maxeys of Virginia” it appears more likely that the one who died in 1726 was the son. That approach has been followed in this genealogy.

Sources

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112440089

His will: Edward Maxey's will (1740) is found in Goochland County, Deeds and Wills 3/298-299 I give my Grandaughter Susannah Radford won fether bed and bolster. (This would be the daughter of Edward Maxey's daughter Elizabeth who married John Massey Radford)

In the will he gives his wife's name in the following: I give to my Loveinge Wife Susannah the Land She now lives upon and plantation during her mortal life after hur Deseese the hole track to be Devieded Between my two sons Walter and Silvanus to them and thare ares for ever my Will is that thay may live on the said Land not melistingue my Wife aforesaid my Son Walter to have that part Joining upon John Radfords line which was William Barnes.

Source: S-2038541142 Repository: #R-2138726733 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files mayhave removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: Repository: R-2138726733 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Note: Edward Maxey's will (1740) is found in Goochland County, Deeds and Wills 3/298-299 Edward Maxey Jr 400 acres on the South side of James river, on Mathews branch. Land Office Patents No. 12, 1724-1726, p. 398 (Reel 11). on 24 March 1725 at Henrico Co, VA. March 25, 1725-patented 400 acres in Henrico Co. August 17, 1725-patented 400 acres in Henrico Co. Edythe Maxey Clark's book "the Maxeys of Virginia" Find A Grave Memorial# 48858910

↑ http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/f/u/l/Linda-Fullingim-NV/WEBSITE-0001/... ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6S8-B81?1=1&spous... ↑ http://mcclure.freeservers.com/edmaxwill.htm His will: Edward Maxey's will (1740) is found in Goochland County, Deeds and Wills 3/298-299 0

Edward Maxey, Sr. was the husband of Susannah (maiden name not proven).
Known children of Edward and Susannah Maxey: Edward Jr., Susannah, Elizabeth, John, William, Nathaniel, Sylvanus, and Walter.

Attached researched document from "The Maxeys of Virginia" by Edythe Maxey Clark.
A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Edward and Susannah Maxey. Third Edition 2000.

Although there is no legal document validating Susannah’s maiden name, some genealogists claim her maiden name was Gates. Evidence used to support this claim includes the fact James Gates was a witness to her will. He and John Gates, reported to be his father, were named in a 1724 court petition directed to Susannah’s son, Edward Maxey, Jr. Additionally, the map, “Maxey Patent Lands in Powhatan County, VA., 1725-32,” identifies John Gates as having patent land adjacent to the Maxey land holdings. These links between the Gates and Maxey families lend credence to Gates being Susannah’s maiden name.

Burial records for the earliest Maxey ancestors in our direct line have not been found. However, the will of Walter, the youngest son of Edward and Susannah Maxey, was found on file in the Rocky Mount Courthouse in Franklin County, Virginia. Walter was born in 1720 and died in September 1791, in Franklin County, Virginia. Additionally, the following information was printed In a 1961 Virginia Maxey Family Reunion bulletin: “The Maxey Cemetery containing the (unmarked) graves of Walter Maxey, Sr., who died in 1791 and near kin...is located on the old Maxey plantation on a sloping hillside overlooking Blackwater River in Franklin County, Virginia. Their remains are to be removed and reinterred on a plot at Mt. Ivy Baptist Church* which is a very fitting location as it is in the general vicinity in which they lived and died and also more accessible to travel. Their peaceful slumbers are being interrupted by the rising waters of Smith Mountain Lake formed by a dam that is being constructed a few miles below the Appalachian Power Company. All expense of plot, removal and reinterment is being taken care of by the Power Company. *Note: The grave site is actually behind Mt. Ivy Christian Church across the road from Mt. Ivy Baptist on Hwy.606, plot 1002.”

Historically, this church was built in 1895 as a “union church” shared by the Christian, Baptist, and Methodist churches who had use of the building on alternating Sundays. In the 1950’s, the Baptists build a church across the road. The Baptist and Methodist Churches deeded their interest in the property to the Mt. Ivy Christian Church in the 1970’s. Today, this church has a rich heritage of ministry in the Smith Mountain Lake area.

This information establishes burial sites for some early Maxey ancestors. Since Walter was a son of Edward and Susannah, and the original burial site mentioned, The Maxey Cemetery, was on the “old Maxey plantation,” it could be concluded that the earliest generations of Maxeys may have been buried on the old Maxey plantation too. The names of Edward Maxey, Sr. and his four oldest sons, are listed on adjacent land patents on the “Maxey Patent Lands in Powhatan County, VA, 1725-32” map. Unfortunately, as noted in the reinterment article, the burial sites are unmarked.

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