Beeson Family Roots and More

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 / Virginia

Married 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

           

Walter Maxey  (83 years old)

            Born: July 09, 1745, Virginia  / Death: October 07, 1828, Georgia

            Married: Ann Swanson

            Children:

                        John Maxey

                        Sally Maxey

                        Garland Maxey

                        Yerverton Maxey

                        Puncey Maxey

                        William Maxey

                        Mary Maxey

                        Martha Maxey

 

John Maxey  (75 years old)

            Born: 1782, Alabama /  Death: 1857, Alabama

            Married:  Sally Brooks

            Children:

                        Nancy Maxey

                        Jarvis Maxey

                        Elizabeth Maxey

                        Jesse Maxey

                        Mary Ann Maxey

                        William Maxey

                        Sarah Maxey

                        Allen Maxey

                        Preston Brooks Maxey

 

More about John:  He served in the War of 1812 as a private in Capt. Cyrus White's company of Georgia Militia.  He enlisted Jan. 1, 1813 at Monticello, Ga. and was honorably discharged on March 8, 1815.

 

Allen Maxey  (59 years old)

            Born: 1827, Alabama  / Death: March 29, 1886, Texas

            Married: Eliza Elizabeth Nichols

            Children:

                        Mary Maxey

                        William Maxey

                        Frances Ann Maxey

                        Sarah Lucinda Maxey

                        John Allen Maxey

                        Eliza Angeline Maxey

                        Amanda Elizabeth Maxey

 

More about Allen: He is buried in unmarked graves with wife at Antioch Cemetary in Lovelady, Texas along with son John A. Maxey and daughter Eliza A. Whitehead.  Allen enlisted in Confederate Army on June 30, 1863 and served in Co. A, 6th Texas Cavalry until end of war.

           

Amanda Elizabeth Maxey (91 years old)   GREAT GRANDPARENTS

            Born:  December 09, 1869 Texas / Death: September 09, 1960, Texas

            Married: William Henry Monzingo

            Children: see My Monzingo Line

More about Amanda:  They lived in Lovelady, Texas