'Maxwell11'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Maxwell of Gelston, Maxwell of Gribton, Maxwell Herries of Terregles, Maxwell of Munches, Maxwell of Nithsdale, Maxwell of Orchardtoun, Maxwell of Terraughty
[Much of the upper section below was originally shown within Maxwell02. It was moved here to facilitate review & expansion of that section and the addition of the lower sections.]
| William Maxwell, 5th Lord Herries of Terregles (b c1555, d 10.10.1603) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Catharine Kerr (d 03.1600, dau of Mark Kerr, Commendator of Newbottle) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Maxwell, 6th Lord Herries of Terregles (d c09.1631) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Maxwell (a 12.1639, dau of John Maxwell, 8th Lord of Carlaverock, 'Earl of Morton') | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Maxwell, 7th Lord Herries of Terregles, 3rd Earl of Nithsdale (d before 29.06.1677) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 19.08.1626) Elizabeth Gordon (dau of Sir Robert Gordon of Lochinvar) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Maxwell, 8th Lord Herries of Terregles, 4th Earl of Nithsdale (d before 23.03.1683) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 06/25.03.1669) Lucy Douglas (d 08.01.1713, dau of William, 1st Marquess of Douglas) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Maxwell, 9th Lord Herries, 5th Earl of Nithsdale (b 1676, d 20.03.1744) | ||||||||||||||
| The earldom was forfeited because William supported the Jacobite rebellion. He was sentenced to death but escaped from the Tower of London thanks to his courageous wife. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (02.03.1699) Winifred Herbert (d 05.1749, dau of William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Maxwell, Lord Maxwell, 'Earl of Nithsdale' (d 02.08.1776) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (06.1731) Catherine Stewart (b 04.03.1705, d 16.06.1765, dau of Charles Stewart, 4th Earl of Traquhair) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Mary Maxwell (b c1733, d unm 21.12.1747) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Winifred Maxwell (b c1736, d 13.07.1801) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.10.1758) William Haggerston, later Haggerston-Constable of Everingham (d 20.06.1797) | |||||||||||||||
| Their eldest son's eldest son became 10th Lord Herries of Terregles. | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (11.08.1767) Anne Fox (d 06.03.1773) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anne Maxwell (d 03.05.1735) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.09.1731) John Bellew, 4th Lord of Duleek (b 1702, d 18.08.1770) | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue (d young) - Robert, George, Lucy | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Mary Maxwell (b c1671, d 22.09.1759) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.01.1694) Charles Stewart, 4th Earl of Traquhair (d 13.06.1741) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Anne Maxwell (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Maxwell (d 1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Glendoning (dau/heir of William Glendoning of Gelston, m2. Thomas Maxwell) ## see below ## | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Elizabeth Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Maxwell of Kirkhouse | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | William Maxwell 'of Kelton' (dsp 1684) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 30.06.1674) Agnes Gordon (dau of Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount Kenmure) | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | John Maxwell (a 1657) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | James Maxwell of Breconside | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Vans | |||||||||||||||
| (1) TSP identifies James as ancestor of Maxwells of Breconside, Terraughtie, Munches & Garruchan. (2) The following comes from BLG1879 ('Maxwell of Terraughty') which reports that James Maxwell of Brackenside (sic), son of John 5th (sb 6th) Lord Herries of Terregles, was father of ... |
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| i. | Alexander Maxwell of Terraughty, Dumfriesshire | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Robertson (dau of Alan Robertson of Kirkconnell) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Maxwell of Terraughty | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Maxwell of Terraughty, later also of Munches & Dinwiddie (b 1720) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1741) Agnes Hannay (dau of Alexander Hannay of Dumfriesshire) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Alexander Herries Maxwell of Munches & Terraughty | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Charlotte Douglas (dau of James Douglas of Carlisle, son of Sir William of Kelhead, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Charlotte Maxwell (d young unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1783, sp) Marian Gordon (dau of William Gordon of Greenlaw, relict of William Kirkpatrick of Racberry) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | William Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Symes (dau of John Symes of Barneailzie) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | 4 sons (dsp) + 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Elizabeth Maxwell (d 1816) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1773) John Harley of Dumfries (d 1803) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Alexander Harley of Portrack, later Maxwell (d 1853) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1819) Sarah Hyslop (dau of John Hyslop of Lochend) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Agnes Harley | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | Agnes Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. John Robertson | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Jean Maxwell (d 16.07.1815) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.10.1769) William Hyslop of Lochend | |||||||||||||||
| (F) | Catherine Maxwell (d 1858) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Wellwood Maxwell of Barncleugh | |||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLG1879 ('Maxwell of Munches'). | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Herries Maxwell of Munches (b 1783, d 1843) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1813) Clementina Maxwell (dau of William Maxwell) | |||||||||||||||
| (G) | Margaret Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Agnes Maxwell (dau/heir of William Maxwell of Munches) @1@ below | |||||||||||||||
| b. | William Maxwell of Caruchan | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Catharine Maxwell probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Neilson of Barncalzie (a 1732) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Edward Maxwell of Lawston | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Glen | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1628) George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton (b 12.1584, d 17.12.1650) | |||||||||||||||
| E.+ | other issue - William, Alexander, Robert, Frederick in Madrid (d 1632), Michael | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Sir William Maxwell of Gribton (d before 07.10.1628) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Barbara Johnstone (dau of John Johnstone of Newbie) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Maxwell of Gribton | ||||||||||||||
| A William Maxwell was identified as 'junior of Gribton' in 1677 and there was a James Maxwell of Gribton in 1699 but their relationships to this John has not yet been identified. | |||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - Edward, Alexander | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Agnes Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1584) James Maitland of Lethington (b 1568, d c1625) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Graham, 2nd of Orchell | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Margaret Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Glendining of Parton (b 1585) | |||||||||||||||
| 6.+ | other issue - Sir Robert of Sweetheart, Edward, James, Grissel (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
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| Thomas Maxwell 'of Gelston' | |||||||||||||||
| TCB (vol 3, 'Maxwell of Orchardtoun', p340) shows that the baronetcy of Orchardtoun "became, apparently, extinct or dormant" upon the death of the 2nd Baronet who is shown in the continuation as elder brother of this Thomas. However, TCB adds a note that the baronetcy "was, however, assumed subsequently, and the deaths occur of (1) "Sir George Maxwell, of Orchardton, 28 Dec. 1746." and (2) Sir Robert Maxwell, Baronet, of Orchardtown, 21 Sep. 1786," who is said to have been the 7th and last Baronet." | |||||||||||||||
| m. (after 1658) Elizabeth Glendoning (dau/heir of William Glendoning of Gelston, widow of John Maxwell) ## see above ## | |||||||||||||||
| ThePeerage.com mentions this Thomas and cites 'The Book of Carlaverock' (1873) as the source for much of the following, including showing that Thomas & Elizabeth Glendinning (sic) were parents of the following Sir Thomas. We have obtained a copy of what we think is that 'The Book of Carlaverock' but found that difficult to use to confirm the following information (possibly because it is the wrong edition of that book?). | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir Robert Maxwell of Gelston, 4th Bart of Orchardtoun (d 1729) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c1680) Agnes Maxwell (dau of George Maxwell, 1st of Munches, by Barbara Maxwell) @2@ below | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir George Maxwell, 5th Bart of Orchardtoun (b 1682, d 28.12.1746, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c1715) Margaret Blacklock | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Thomas Maxwell, 6th Bart of Orchardtoun (d 03.02.1761) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henrietta Broun (dau of Samuel Broun by Margaret, dau of James MacClellan, Lord Kirkcudbright) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Barbara Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1738) John MacWilliam | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | other issue - William (bpt 15.09.1723, dsp), Ann (bpt 20.01.1719), Agnes (bpt 14.03.1721) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1725) Margaret Maxwell (dau of Francis Maxwell of Breoch) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Robert Maxwell (d c1740) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Mary Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Herries of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Jean Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Graham of Longbottom | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - John, Robert, Agnes, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue (dsp) - William, James | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1697) Ann Lindsay | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Robert Maxwell of Blckbelly | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Maxwell (dau of Robert Maxwell of Hazlefield) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Maxwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Henry | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - Robert in Maxwelton (a 1805), William (b 21.05.1755, a 1795) | ||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - William, Mungo, Ann | ||||||||||||||
| G. | Mungo Maxwell (b 05.1700, d 06.1740) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Cairns | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Robert Maxwell, 7th Bart (dsp 21.09.1786) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Maclellan (d 03.1772, dau of Robert Maclellan of Barscobe) | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - David, Ann, Barbara, Henrietta, Elizabeth, Agnes | ||||||||||||||
| H. | Elizabeth Maxwell (b 06.1701, d 03.10.1779) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Irving (minister at Newabbey) | |||||||||||||||
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| George Maxwell, 1st of Munches | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Macqueen | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Maxwell of Slognaw | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (mcrt 09.06.1655) Barbara Maxwell | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | George Maxwell, 2nd of Munches (d 1728) | ||||||||||||||
| 'ThePeerage.com' does not follow this line any further. The following are possible cross-references to this family from elsewhere in the database. | |||||||||||||||
| A. | ?? Maxwell possible intermediary generation | ||||||||||||||
| i. | George Maxwell of Munches possibly fits here, dsp? | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lucy Gage (dau of Sir Thomas Rookwood Gage, 5th Bart of Hengrave (who was b c1718) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Maxwell of Munches possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Agnes Maxwell, heiress of Munches | ||||||||||||||
| m. (sp) John Maxwell of Terraughty, later also of Munches & Dinwiddie (b 1720) @1@ above | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Agnes Mawell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1680) Sir Robert Maxwell, 4th Bart of Orchardtoun (d 1729) @2@ above | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section :
TSP ('Herries of Terregles'), TSP ('Nithsdale') and as reported above
(2) For lower & middle sections : the web site 'ThePeerage.com' (here) and as reported above [N.B. ThePeerage.com cites 'The Book of Carlaverock' (William Fraser, 1873) as the source for most of the information shown above. We have obtained what we thought was a copy of that book but have been unable to verify the information shown above. However, that could easily be because EITHER we used a different version of that book and/or were looking at the wrong book altogether OR we were not as diligent as that web site in digging out the information noting that cross-references in the book we saw were difficult to follow.]
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