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An American Family History

George Maxwell
Marylandwas established with religious freedom for Catholics. The colonial economy was based on tobacco cultivated by Africans who had been enslaved.

George Maxwell was born about 1725 in Baltimore County, Maryland. His parents were James Maxwell, the elder and Mary Marsh.

He married Elizabeth Trippe on May 27, 1756. Elizabeth was the daughter of Major Henry Trippe and Elizabeth Emerson.

Mary Maxwell (1750),
Elizabeth Maxwell (1756, married Major John Swan),
James Maxwell (1758), and
Eleanor Maxwell (1762).

George Maxwell died in Charles County, leaving a will dated 1777. His wife Elizabeth was named executrix.

 

 

 

  
 

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