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Topic: James Maxwell 1719 Wigtown (Read 266 times)
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dunvr
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Posts: 105
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Hi all. Family legend says the Maxwell's descend from Maxwell of Monreith. Can anyone connect the below names to the Monreith line or find info on James Maxwell's baptism? I have the following data:
James Maxwell in Wigtown married 29 Nov 1719 Ann Mckie
Note Maxuel & Maxwall used in children's baptisms:
1. Ann Maxuel bp 6 Nov 1720 at Wigtown
2. John Maxwall bp 16 Sept 1722 at Wigtown
3. Barbra Maxuel bp 30 Aug 1724 at Wigtown
4. William Maxwall bp 15 Sep 1726 at Wigtown
5. Sara [Sarah] Maxwell married at Leswalt 23 Jun 1748 to Hugh Mcilwraith of Auchinflower
Sarah was Bp 10 Dec 1727 at Wigtown
6. James Mcilwraith bp 31 Jul 1730 at Wigtown
I would also be interested to see descendants of any of the above children apart from Sarah as I descend from her and Hugh. Any help appreciated 
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KirstyG
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Posts: 1136
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The wills of various Maxwells of Monrieth are included in the index:
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~leighann/wills/intro2.html#search
They can be found in the NAS catalogue
http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/
eg
GD72/111 Copy of testament of Sir William Maxwell of Monrith, bart., in favour of Mr. Alexander Maxwell, his eldest son. 5 Apr 1709
It should be possible to corroborate or disprove your family legend by seeing if any of the names match up.
Have you found MIs for any of your Maxwells?
Kirsty
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dunvr
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Posts: 105
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Hi I have searched Wills at Scotland People but cannot find any of relevance. I have also searched NAS but cannot find an exact link. I have a large Maxwell tree, these stories were written by a close descendant of Hugh Mcilwraith and Sarah Maxwell, they give clues but I have not been able to get an exact link. Your comments on these clues would be welcome:
1. In the very long list of names (given by Wodrow Vol 14 page 490) whose properties were restored there appears besides Hugh Mcilwraith two more names of our ancestors, viz. Maxwell younger of Mowing, Mcilwraith of Auchinflower, George Mochrie feir of Stouring.
Note on above By DVR: Myretoun or Myrtoun is correct name instead of Mowing.
2. I never heard nor read of either brothers or sisters of Hugh Mcilwraith, - his wife, Sarah Maxwell, was a daughter of Monreith, of whose family the following extract from an Old History of Galloway maybe interesting. “In the reign of James III (of Scotland) a branch of the family of Maxwell obtained lands in Wigtownshire – Lord Maxwell having acquired the barony of Monseitter, conferred it on Edward Maxwell of Sinwald, second son of Herbert Lord Maxwell – Edwards was the progenitor of the Maxwell’s of Monreith who in 1681 obtained the rank of baronet. The late Duchess of Gordon (born 1749 – married 1767) “says the author of Caledonia, ‘was a daughter of Maxwell, baronet of Monreith, whose daughters became duchess of Richmond, Duchess of Bedford, Duchess of Manchester, Marchioness of Cornwallis, and Lady Sinclair of Musckle; it is very seldom that the daughters of the greatest families are matched in such numbers with men of high rank.”
A copy of this extract I sent to my Father asking him to tell me if any relationship existed between the Duchess of Gordon and his father as my aunts used to speak mysteriously about her and I also enclosed a copy of a poem on ‘Death’ occasioned by the “Funeral (1684) of the virtuous Lady Agnes Mcilwraith.”
My Father replied – “But proud at once to answer your queries about the Duchess as far as I can – I never heard of Lady Agnes McCullough, but she very likely would be the Grand or Great Grandmother of the Duchess of Gordon who was mother of the three Duchesses and third cousin to my Father – I recollect hearing a good deal about the young ladies through the late Mr. & Mrs. Cathcart of Genoch – The Duchess, her daughters and son, then Marquis of Huntly and afterwards the last Duke of Gordon, used to attend Ayr races – the young ladies were talked of as good looking and very clever – the old Duchess was considered extraordinary clever, managing and quite a match maker – the Duchess of Bedford married Lord John Russels old brother (These families were all related by ties of blood to Grandfather through the Maxwells). Uncle Hugh used to visit at Monreith and my Father met with Sir William Maxwell, brother to the Duchess and was recognised as a relation.”
3. Another extract from History of Galloway referring to the persecution says “Through the Metropolis was full of prescribed Covenanters, to many resorted to it as a place of comparative safety, yet none of them were apprehended; many had almost miraculous escapes. Mr. Maxwell of Monreith, one of the most influential gentlemen of the party had been excepted from the indemnity. He was in Edinburgh when the search commenced but being little acquainted with private families in the city he came in great trepidation to his land lord Nicholl Moffat, Stabler in the Horsewynd and begged he would hide him – Nicholl answered that his house was one of the most unsafe places of concealment in Edinburgh, but pointing to an empty hogshead, used for holding oatmeal he told Mr. Maxwell if he chose to risk his safety in that place, he was welcome to enter – Monreith, in this season of extreme danger, gladly accepted any shelter that even offered a single chance of escape, and, having, entered the barrel, he caused the landlord to cover it with the lid. Not long after a constable, with some soldiers arrived and enquired if there were any Whigs in the house – Nicholl him on a careless manner he might look. This seeming indifference on the part of the landlord deceived the party and being thirsty they sat down to drink some ale which they had ordered. While thus engaged they began to talk of the fruitlessness of their search, notwithstanding the great number of Whigs at that time in the city, ‘and perhaps’ says one of them ‘ there are some marks’ ‘Yes’ added another one of them ‘there are some marks’ “Yes’ added another knocking violently on the barrel, ‘probably there is even one in this hogshead’. The reply was laughed at as an excellent joke, and the party withdrew without any further examination. When Mr. Maxwell was released from his perilous confinement, after tasting almost the bitterness of death – then Mr. Maxwell referred to above was ancestor of Sarah Maxwell wife of Hugh Mcilwraith – his property was also forfeited but restored at the Revolution as previously mentioned.
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