William Justinian Maxey: JEM Genealogy

Generation: 1

William Justinian Maxey was born in 1625 in , Kent, England (son of Henry Maxey and Anne Adire Adair); died in 1656 in , Powhatan, Virginia, USA.

Notes:

It is believed that the Maxey family is of French Huguenot descent.

The Huguenots began with John Calvin a protestant leader following after Luther. Converts to the teachings of John Calvin became known as Huguenots.

The Edict of Nantes in 1685 by King Henry IV granted Huguenots some toleration; however, King Louis XIV revoked this edict causing many of the Huguenots to flee from France with many finally settling in the English “New World”, specifically Virginia.

Walter Maxey Born: Bef. 1625, Wales / Death: unknown / VirginiaM arried a woman in France

Children: Walter Maxey, John Maxey, Edward Maxey, Horatio Maxey

Edward Maxey (68 years old) Born: November 04, 1658, England / Death: December 10, 1726, Virginia Married: Elizabeth Walters

Children: Edward Maxey

Edward Maxey (about 59 years old) Born: Abt. 1681, England / Death: Abt. May 20, 1740, Virginia Married: Susannah Gates

Children: Edward Maxey Susannah Maxey John Marshall Maxey William Maxey Nathaniel Maxey Sylvanus Maxey Elizabeth Maxey Walter Justinian Maxey

More about Edward: He fled from France following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. After some time in England they arrived in the Colony of Virginia prior to 1700 and settled in Henrico Co., Virginia. Manikin Town (established as a HUGUENOT colony) was located on the south bank of the James River in Henrico County which is not far from present day Richmond.

Walter Justinian Maxey (no more than 75 years old) Born: 1716, Virginia / Death: Bef. September 1791, Virginia Married: Mary Ann Netherland

Children: Jane Maxey Josiah Maxey Jeremiah Maxey Walter Maxey Mary Maxey Lucy Maxey Jesse Maxey Susannah Maxey Esther Maxey

William married Elizabeth Palmer Johnson in 1656 in , Powhatan, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1629 in Andover, Essex, England; died on 16 Nov 1721 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Edward Maxey was born on 2 Apr 1649 in , Kent, England; died on 10 Dec 1726 in , Goochland, Virginia, USA; was buried in Manakin, Goochland, Virginia, USA.

Generation: 2

2.	Henry Maxey was born in 1609 in , Powhatan, Virginia, USA; died in 1630 in , Powhatan, Virginia, USA. Henry married Anne Adire Adair in 1624 in , Powhatan, Virginia, USA. Anne was born in 1609 in , Powhatan, Virginia, USA; died in 1624 in , Powhatan, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne Adire Adair was born in 1609 in , Powhatan, Virginia, USA; died in 1624 in , Powhatan, Virginia, USA.

Children:

1. William Justinian Maxey was born in 1625 in , Kent, England; died in 1656 in , Powhatan, Virginia, USA.