Cliffords

139. HELEN⁵ PERMELIA FREES (Naomi⁴ Beavers, Ann³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 18 January 1808 in Frenchtown, Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died 28 January 1848 in Clinton, Michigan; married HENRY THOMPSON; born 16 February 1802; died 25 August 1868 in Delhi, Iowa.⁸⁵⁰

 

Children of Henry and Helen Permelia (Frees) Thompson were

	421	i.	James6 Thompson; born 14 June 1824; died November 1831.
	422	ii.	William Thompson; born 18 February 1826. He was a Civil War veteran in the Union Army.
	423	iii.	John Thompson; born 10 October 1827; died 10 April 1855.
	424	iv.	George Thompson; born 9 August 1829 in New York; married Elizabeth (Bessie) H. [—?—]; born January 1844 in New York. The family was living in Rochester, Monroe County, New York (census page 60) in 1880, where George was enumerated as an engineer. Elizabeth and children were still in Rochester, New York, in 1900 (page 16B), where Elizabeth was a widow and doing laundry. In 1910, Elizabeth and son Joseph were living in Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana (page 8A). Children of George and Elizabeth Thompson (all born in New York state): (1) Minnie (Marie) Thompson, born January 1875, enumerated as a teacher in 1900, when still living with her mother. (2) Joseph Thompson, born November 1876, enumerated as a clergyman (priest) in 1900 and 1910, when living with his mother. (3) Owen Thompson, born October 1877; listed as a telephone linesman in 1900, when still living with his mother. He was "last heard from in 1908 just prior to the great San Francisco Earthquake."851
	425	v.	Charles Thompson; born 4 October 1831; died 21 September 1858.
	426	vi.	Henry Thompson; born 9 March 1833.
	427	vii.	Mary Jane Thompson; born 16 February 1834 in New York; died 2 February 1911; married Stephen Sylvester Summers; born 11 September 1839 in New York; died 1908. In 1880, Stephen and Mary J. Summers were living in Delhi Township, Delaware County, Iowa (census page 430), where S. S. was enumerated as a collection agent and a justice of the peace. Also in the family in 1880 was Mary Jane's brother Joseph B. Thompson (#432), enumerated as a printer. In 1900, Mary J. (head) was still in Delaware, Iowa, with brother Joseph B., printer, and nephew Harry J. Thompson—he was a son of Francis Thompson (#433). Child of Stephen and Mary Jane was (1) Blanche Maude Summer (adopted), born circa 1876 in Michigan; married Ralph Conger, born circa 1872 in Iowa. Blanche, Ralph and family lived in Delaware, Delaware County, Iowa (page 7B) in 1910, where Ralph was "manager of opera house," and in Manchester, Delaware County, in 1920 (page 5B), where Ralph was a salesman for a shoe store. Children of Ralph and Mary Jane Conger known from the federal censuses (all born in Iowa): (a) Amy G. Conger, born circa 1900; (b) Leta Conger, born circa 1903; (c) Alfred Conger, born circa 1906; and (d) Edwin J. Conger, born circa 1910.
	428	viii.	Martha Ann Thompson; born 24 September 1835.
+	429	ix.	Sophie Ellen Thompson; born 3 April 1837; died 22 June 1911; married Matthew Asbury Stevenson.
	430	x.	Naomi Thompson; born 16 December 1838; died 2 September 1839.
	431	xi.	Elizabeth Thompson; born 1 August 1841; died 2 August 1863.
	432	xii.	Joseph Beavers Frees Thompson; born 29 December 1842 in Michigan; died 22 February 1913. In 1880, Joseph, enumerated as a printer, was living with her sister Mary J. Summers and family in Delaware County, Iowa.
	433	xiii.	Francis Brink Thompson; born 5 August 1843 in Michigan; died 9 December 1889; married Angelett (Letty) Van Antwerp; born circa 1846 in New York. The family was in Delhi Township, Delaware County, Iowa, in 1870 (page 101), where Frank was listed as a farm laborer. Children of Francis and Lettie: (1) Charles Thompson (married [-?-]), (2) Jay Thompson (married [-?-]), (3) Getta Thompson (married Frank Ball), (4) Lulu Thompson, (5) Ruth Thompson, (6) Mary Thompson (married [-?-]), and (7) Harry J. Thompson, born August 1878 in Iowa, "was quite a famous athlete at Drake University,"852 (married [-?-] Barnes). In 1900, Harry was living with his aunt Mary J. Summer in Delaware, Iowa.
	435	xiv.	Wesley Thompson; born 4 December 1845; died 16 April 1848.
	436	xv.	infant Thompson; born 1848; died 1848.

141. JULIA⁵ FREES (Naomi⁴ Beavers, Ann³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 14 March 1816; died 17 June 1872; married EDWARD SIMMONS; born 1817; died 1863.⁸⁵³ The family lived in New York City.

 

Children of Edward and Julia (Frees) Simmons:

	436	i.	Julia6 Simmons.
	437	ii.	Edward Simmons.
	438	iii.	Sarah Jane Simmons; born 22 June 1844; died 9 December 1922 or 1923 in Bridgeport, Connecticut; married Andrew Bennett; born 1840; died 23 June 1872.854 One of Andrew and Sarah Jane's children was (1) Irene May Bennett, born 11 September 1869, died 5 April 1930 in Peekskill, New York, married, 23 June 1897, Henry Dimok Foster, born 15 March 1871. They had child Helen Marie Foster, born 10 March 1901 in Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York, died 20 November 1963, buried in Oakland Cemetery, Springfield, Vermont, married, 21 September, Carrol Henry Comstock, born 5 April 1904, died 20 October 1966, buried in Oakland Cemetery, Springfield, Vermont.

The 1850 federal census for Edward Simmon of New York City⁸⁵⁵ does not completely mesh with the above information cited from Sönn (1949), page 130. The census reports Edward Simmon; painter; born 1812 in Rhode Island, Mary A. Simmon (not Julia), born circa 1816 in New Jersey; Sarah Simmon, born circa 1844 in New York; Joseph Simmon, born circa 1848 in New York; and Edward Simmon, born 1850 in New York.


144. JOSEPH⁵ BREEN (Jane⁴ Clifford, John³, George², unknown Clifford¹); born circa 1808 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania (the 1860 federal census reports Joseph born in ?Coatsville); died 23 February 1873 in Brecksville Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; married BETSY HUNT; born 28 August 1821 in Northfield Township, Summit County, Ohio; died 21 May 1892 in Brecksville Township; she was a daughter of Abner and Betsey (Johnson) Hunt.⁸⁵⁶

In 1880, Betsy, widowed, was living by herself in Brecksville Township.⁸⁵⁷ Joseph was reported to be a weaver, being physically impaired, a result of breaking his leg at age five. However in 1850 and 1860, when Joseph, Betsy and children Cyrus and William were living in Brecksville Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Joseph was enumerated as a farmer.⁸⁵⁸ Also in the household in 1850 was Elizabeth Hunt, born circa 1839 in Virginia.

 

Children of Joseph and Betsy (Hunt) Breen:

+	439	i.	Cyrus6 Calvin Breen (enumerated in 1880 and 1920 as Calvin C. Breen); born 2 January 1841; died 9 November 1925; married Mary R. Packard.
	440	ii.	William J. Breen; born circa 1843 in Ohio.

154. MARY⁵ WILLIAMS (Elizabeth⁴ Maxwell, Mary³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 18 April 1786; died 26 January 1834; married, 15 January 1806, JOHN SLOANE MAXWELL; born 29 May 1776; died 3 April 1832. Both John and Mary are buried in Greenwich Presbyterian Cemetery, Greenwich, New Jersey.⁸⁵⁹ When they married, they were both living in Sussex County, New Jersey.⁸⁶⁰ John Sloane Maxwell was a first cousin once removed of Mary Williams; he was a son of Robert Maxwell (brother of John Maxwell who married Mary Clifford, #6) and Eleanor (Sloan) Maxwell.

 

Children of John Sloane and Mary (Williams) Maxwell:

+	441	i.	Elizabeth6 Maxwell; born 11 July 1807; died 23 August 1836; married Charles Green.
+	442	ii.	Mary Jane Maxwell; born 3 November 1809; died 14 October 1864; married Hugh Horner Abernethy.
	443	iii.	William Sloan Maxwell; born 1812; died 12 August 1816; buried in Greenwich Presbyterian Cemetery, Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
	444	iv.	Sarah Ann Maxwell; born 12 September 1814; died 20 September 1851; married, 15 March 1837, Charles G. Green. I initially placed him as the Charles Green who had married, first, Sarah Ann's sister Elizabeth, who died in August 1836. However, the Charles Green who married Elizabeth was reported marrying (second) Mary Latimore.861 Possibly Charles Green's third wife was Mary Latimore, since Sarah Ann (Maxwell) Green died at age 37. Children of Charles and Sarah Ann (Maxwell) Green were (1) Richard Maxwell Green, born 7 February 1838, married Elmina Schenck; (2) Alfred Dickinson Green, born 12 February, died 20 February 1841; (3) Matilda Green, born 4 April 1842, died 28 February 1864; and (4) Louisa Green, born 3 April 1844, died 10 October 1866, married James Carr Peasley.
	445	v.	John Thomas Maxwell; born 1817; died 2 October 1820; buried in Greenwich Presbyterian Cemetery.
	446	vi.	Eleanor Maxwell; born 9 September 1819; died 30 September 1830; buried in Greenwich Presbyterian Cemetery.
	447	vii.	Louisa Maxwell; born 7 January 1821 in New Jersey; married (first), 6 October 1840, Dr. Henry Southard; born circa 1811 in New Jersey; married (second), 17 March 1864, John Ball. In 1850, Henry, Louisa and children Mary Louisa, Isaac, and Sarah were living in Somerset County, New Jersey, where Henry was listed as a physician.862 Children of Henry and Lousia (Maxwell) Southard (all born in New Jersey) were (1) Mary Louisa Southard, born 3 August 1841, died 2 November 1889; (2) Isaac Maxwell Southard, born 8 January 1844, died 3 February 1881, married Sarah Frank Teal; (3) Sarah Green Southard, born 3 December 1847, died 4 December 1850; and (4) Celia Reading Southard, born 31 August 1850, died 10 July 1851. Child of John and Louisa (Maxwell) Ball was (5) Louisa Hamill Ball, born 16 February 1865, died 27 May 1865.
	448	viii.	Robert Maxwell; born 21 January 1826; died 23 July 1829; buried in Greenwich Presbyterian Cemetery.
	449	ix.	Margaret Maxwell; born 25 December 1829; died 8 October 1831; buried in Greenwich Presbyterian Cemetery, Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey.

155. JOHN⁵ MAXWELL SHERRERD (Ann⁴ Maxwell, Mary³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 6 September 1794; died 26 May 1871; married, 19 May 1818, SARAH BROWNE of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (John's cousin John Patterson Maxwell, #166, also married a Sarah Brown).⁸⁶³

In 1850, John and children John B. and Sarah (Brakeley) and their spouses, but not wife Sarah (Browne) Sherrerd, were living in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey, where John was enumerated as a lawyer with $20,000 in real estate.⁸⁶⁴ (According to Maxwell, 1895, page 76, John studied law with George Clifford Maxwell, #35.) Also in the household in 1850 were Hannah Sherrerd, age 2 (a daughter of John B. and Lucinda Sherrerd), Mary Brown, age 50, Henry Reeves, clergyman, age 27, Charles S. Robeson (who was the husband of John M.'s sister Ann Dunham Sherrerd), Mary Ann Ulmer age 27, Elizabeth Higgins, age 22, and Mary Smith, age 17.
 
From Hunterdon Democrat (Flemington, New Jersey), 7 June 1871:⁸⁶⁵

Another bright light in the legal profession of New Jersey was put out on 26th ult. by the breath of Death. In Belvidere, Warren county, in the seventy-seventh year of his age, died John M. Sherrerd in the midst of a sorrowing crowd of relatives and friends.

 

Children of John M. and Sarah (Browne) Sherrerd:

	450	i.	Samuel6 Sherrerd; born 25 April 1819 in Pennsylvania; died 21 June 1884; married Frances Maria Hamilton; born circa 1827 in New Jersey. "[12 May 1847] On the 17th inst., by the Rev. Hall, Samuel Sherrerd, Esq., of Rockbridge county, Va., to Fanny Maria, daughter of Gen. S. R. Hamilton, of Trenton."866 From Hunterdon Democrat (Flemington, New Jersey), 24 June 1884:867 Judge Samuel Sherrerd, postmaster at Belvidere died Saturday, aged sixty-five. He had not been able to assimilate his food in three months, and literally starved to death. In 1880, Samuel, Francis, and son (1) Morris Sherrerd, born circa 1866, were living in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey, where Samuel was listed as a lawyer.868 (Samuel graduated from Princeton College and studied law with a cousin, Henry D. Maxwell, #177).869 Other children of Samuel and Frances (Hamilton) Sherrerd (not all in order of birth: (2) Eliza Sherrerd, (3) Alexander Hamilton Sherrerd, (4) Anna Maria Robeson Sherrerd, (5) John Maxwell Sherrerd, and (6) Mary Robeson Sherrerd.
	451	ii.	John Brown Sherrerd; born 19 November 1820; died 3 May 1852; married Lucinda Mary Walter; born circa 1825. In 1850, John and Lucinda and child (1) Hannah, born circa 1848, were living with John's father, John M. Sherrerd, in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey, where John B. was enumerated as a physician. Another child of John B. and Lucinda (Walter) Sherrerd was (2) Sallie Brakeley Sherrerd.
	452	iii.	Sarah Dutton Sherrerd; died 22 January 1896; married Philip Fine Brakeley; born circa 1792. In 1850 Philip and Sarah, no children, were living with Sarah's father, John M. Sherrerd, in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey, where Philip was enumerated as a physician. Phillip and Sarah (Sherrerd) had child (1) Mary Browne Brakeley, no information on dates.

156. ELIZABETH⁵ SHERRERD (Ann⁴ Maxwell, Mary³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 26 January 1796 in New Jersey; died 17 April 1881in Pennsylvania; married JOSEPH VANNOY WILSON; born circa 1792 in New Jersey.⁸⁷⁰

In 1850, Joseph, Eliza, and unmarried daughters Catherine, Sarah and Elizabeth were living in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, where Joseph was enumerated as a merchant.⁸⁷¹ Also in the family in 1880 was Charles R. Wilson, born circa 1793 in New Jersey; he was probably a brother of Joseph V. Wilson.

 

Children of Joseph V. and Elizabeth (Sherrerd) Wilson:

	453	i.	Ann6 Sherrerd Wilson; born 19 February 1816; died 27 March 1836.
	454	ii.	Charles Wilson; born 16 August 1817; died 25 September 1819.
	455	iii.	Catherine H. Wilson; born 12 July 1820; died 28 June 1872.
	456	iv.	Susan S. Wilson; born 4 December 1821; died 24 March 1892; married Richard Duryee.
	457	v.	Mary Duryee Wilson; born 4 October 1823; died 9 January 1849; married Julius Howell.
	458	vi.	Samuel Sherrerd Wilson; born 24 October 1825; died 26 May 1829.
	459	vii.	Richard Duryee Wilson; born 1 May 1828; died 23 January 1849; married Margaret Stewart. In 1880, Richard (enumerated as a merchant), wife Margaret, born circa 1828 in New Jersey, and child Jesse Stewart Wilson, born circa 1850, were living next door (dwelling 439, family 439) to Richard's parents.
	460	viii.	Sarah Sherrerd Wilson; born 15 March 1830 in Pennsylvania.
	461	ix.	Jane S. Wilson; born 28 August 1832; died 9 June 1859; married Henry C. Elton.
	462	x.	Elizabeth Wilson; born 9 March 1835 in Pennsylvania; died 2 April 1856; married Charles C. Tupper.

157. MARY⁵ SHERRERD (Ann⁴ Maxwell, Mary³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 20 November 1797; died 8 August 1837; married JOHN FLAVEL CLARK (Reverend); died 7 October 1853.

 

Children of John and Mary (Sherrerd) Clark:

	463	i.	Anna6 Sherrerd Clark; born 15 April 1817 in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died 1 December 1883 in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey; married William McGee (Reverend); born 15 August 1816 in New Jersey; deceased by the time of the 1880 federal census, when Anna, widow, was living in the household of Caroline Stewart (no known relation) in Warren County, New Jersey.873 children of William and Ana were (1) Flavel McGee, and (2) (Dr.) William Henry McGee.
	464	ii.	Margaret Imlay Clark; born 27 December 1819; died 9 March 1872; married (first) John McKinney; married (second) James Blair; child of John and Margaret was (1) John J. McKinney.
	465	iii.	Elizabeth May Clark; born 10 February 1821; died 17 March 1825.
	466	iv.	Joseph C. Clark; born 30 April 1823; died 27 March 1825.
	467	v.	Samuel Sherrerd Clark; born 8 November 1825; died 23 November 1885 in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey; married Jane Clyde Kennedy; born 5 August 1832 in Stewartville, Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey; died 5 January 1899 in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey. Samuel and Jane were first cousins, Jane being a daughter of James Clyde and Ester (Sherrerd) Kennedy (#163). In 1880, Samuel, a physician, Jane and daughter (1) Mary Sherrerd Clark were living in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey.874 (Samuel Sherrerd Clark attended Lafayette College, graduated from Princeton and then the Medical Department of New York University. He practiced in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey.)875
	468	vi.	Sarah Browne Clark; born 8 November 1823; died 16 November 1826.

164. JANE⁵ MAXWELL SHERRERD (Ann⁴ Maxwell, Mary³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 11 September 1811 in New Jersey; died 7 December 1883; married WILLIAM GREEN; born 11 July 1806 in Pennsylvania; died 6 November 1882.⁸⁷⁶ Before marrying Jane Sherrerd, William married Elizabeth Biddleman, born 17 May 1809, died 11 February 1832.

William Green's parents were John and Rhoda Howell Green.⁸⁷⁷ William's brother Richard Green married Jane's sister Sarah Sherrerd, and William's brother Charles Green married Jane's first cousin, once removed, Elizabeth Maxwell (#441). Also, a third brother, Enoch Green, married Mary Biddleman (#97), who was a second cousin of Sarah and Jane Sherrerd.

In 1850, William, Jane and family were living in Easton, Pennsylvania, where William was enumerated as a lumber merchant.⁸⁷⁸ Living next door to William in 1850 was his father, John Green, born circa 1766 in New Jersey, Lydia Green, born circa 1765 in Pennsylvania, Henrietta Green, born circa 1815 in Pennsylvania, and Margaret Curtis, born circa 1830 in Pennsylvania.⁸⁷⁹ In 1880, William, Jane and unmarried daughters Ann Louisa (as A. L.) and Mary C. were still living in Easton, Pennsylvania, where William was enumerated as a "collector of bridge tolls."⁸⁸⁰

 

Children of William and Jane (Sherrerd) Green (all born in Pennsylvania):

	469	i.	Sarah6 (Sally) Sherrerd Green; born 12 June 1835 in Pennsylvania; died 1 August 1871; married John B. Kugler; born circa 1832 in New Jersey. John and Sally lived in Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey, in 1870, where John was listed as the Pastor of the Valley Presbyterian Church (census page 400). By 1880, Sally had died and John had married Anna Cramer, born circa 1847 in New Jersey—John was listed as a Minister in 1880 (page 637). John and Sarah (Green) Kuger had two children: (1) Anne E, Kuger, born circa 1863 in Pennsylvania; and (2) William G. Kuger, born May 1867 in New Jersey; married Louise M. [—?—], born April 1869 in New Jersey. The family lived in Newark, New Jersey, in 1900, where William was a retail druggist; in East Orange, New Jersey in 1910 and 1920, where William was a rubber salesman in 1910 (page 7A) and a pharmacist in 1930 (page 1B). Children of William and Louise known from the federal censuses (all born in New Jersey): (i) Edith M. Kuger, born February 1893; (ii) John L. Kuger, born circa 1902 (enumerated as a bookkeeper, National Cash Registry, in 1930, when single and still living with his parents); (iii) Elizabeth Kuger, born circa 1909; and (iv) Robert G. Kuger, born circa 1912.
	470	ii.	Theodore Howell Green; born 6 July 1837 in Pennsylvania; died 15 March 1874; married Amelia Pomp Kinsey (Kinney?); born circa 1834 in Pennsylvania. The family lived in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in 1870 (page 451), where Theodore was listed as a clerk in a furnace store. Their children known from the 1870 census (both born in Pennsylvania): (1) Frederick Green, born circa 1860; and (2) Samuel Green, born circa 1866.
	471	iii.	Francis (Frank) Xavier Green; born 20 July 1839 in Pennsylvania; died 13 May 1885. In 1880, Francis, single, was a railroad clerk in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (page 500).
	472	iv.	Emily Green; born 18 February 1841; died 24 December 1841.
	473	v.	John Sherrerd Green; born 14 May 1843; died 8 May 1862.
	474	vi.	Ann Louisa Green; born 20 June 1845.
	475	vii.	Miriam Kennedy Green; born 24 June 1848; died 19 July 1851.
	476	viii.	Mary Clark Green; born 29 November 1850; died 22 January 1885; married William Thomson (Reverend).
	477	ix.	Howard William Green; 16 February 1855; married (first) Frances Isabella Koons; married (second) Emma A. (Stinson) Kinney.

166. JOHN⁵ PATTERSON BRYAN MAXWELL (George⁴ Clifford Maxwell, Mary³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 3 September 1804 in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died 14 November 1845; buried in Belvidere Cemetery, Warren County, New Jersey; married, 11 September 1834, SARAH BROWNE,⁸⁸¹ "who lived only a few weeks after the marriage."⁸⁸² Note that John Patterson Maxwell's cousin John Maxwell Sherrerd (#155) also married a Sarah Brown. Apparently John Patterson Bryan Maxwell did not remarry.

From a short online congressional biography:⁸⁸³

MAXWELL, John Patterson Bryan, (son of George Clifford Maxwell and uncle of George Maxwell Robeson), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Flemington, Hunterdon County, N. J., September 3, 1804; was graduated from Princeton College in 1823; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Newark, N. J., moved to Belvidere, Warren County, N. J.; for awhile was editor of the Belvidere Apollo; elected a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1839); presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Twenty-sixth Congress, but the House declined to seat him [I can not find the reason]; elected to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3 1843); trustee of Princeton College 1842-1845; died in Belvidere, Warren County, N. J., November 1845; interment in Belvidere Cemetery.

167. ANNA⁵ MARIA MAXWELL (George⁴ Clifford Maxwell, Mary³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 5 September 1806 in New Jersey; died 9 March 1886. On 30 May 1825 in Warren County, New Jersey,⁸⁸⁴ Anna Maria married WILLIAM PENN ROBESON; born circa 1799 in Pennsylvania; deceased by the time of the 1880 federal census. He was a judge in Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey.⁸⁸⁵

In 1850, William, Anna and children George, Anna, and Emily were living in Belvidere Township, Warren County, New Jersey, where William was enumerated as "judge of the court," with $130,000 in real estate.⁸⁸⁶ Also in the household in 1850 were Elizabeth Green, born circa 1824, Ester Ross, born circa 1825, and Catherine Bryan, born circa 1835, all born in New Jersey. In 1880, Anna, widow, was living in Camden, New Jersey, with children Anna Robeson and William Penn Robeson.⁸⁸⁷

From Hunterdon Democrat (Flemington, New Jersey), 30 March 1886:⁸⁸⁸

The ancestors of Mrs. Robeson, mother of ex-Secretary George M. Robeson, who died last Tuesday, were early colonial settlers, and she was of distinguished revolutionary descent. Her grandfather, William Maxwell [sic, her grandfather was John Maxwell, brother of William], commanded the New Jersey line under George Washington, her father, George C. Maxwell, was a Representative in Congress in 1811, and her brother J. P. B. [John Patterson Bryan] Maxwell, in 1837-1842, and her son, George Maxwell Robeson, from 1876-1880. Mr. Robeson married a Baltimore lady, and thus two of the oldest colonial families in the country was united.

 

Children of William and Anna Maria (Maxwell) Robeson (all born in New Jersey):⁸⁸⁹

	478	i.	Mary6 Robeson; born 12 February 1827; died 22 June 1844.
+	479	ii.	George Maxwell Robeson; born 16 March 1829; died 27 September 1897; married Mary Isabella (Ogston) Aulick.
	480	iii.	Anna Maria Robeson; born 31 May 1831. In 1880, Anna, not married, was living with her mother and brother William Penn Robeson in Camden, New Jersey.
	481	iv.	Emily Maxwell Robeson; born 22 June 1833; married Joseph M. Paul Price; born circa 1830 "[31 January 1857] On the 27th inst., at the residence of Judge William P. Robeson [see next child], by the Rev. Henry Reeves, Joseph M. Price, of Philadelphia, to Emily M. Robeson. of this town."890 In 1880, the Prices and Emily's brother George Maxwell Robeson and his family were living in Camden County, New Jersey.891 Child of Joseph and Emily Price, reported in the 1880 federal census, was (1) George Maxwell Robeson Price, born circa 1860 (according to Maxwell, 1895, page 43, he was born 27 June 1859, died 9 June 1882.) Another (older) child was (2) William Robeson Price, born 29 October 1857, died 25 December 1857.
	482	v.	William Penn Robeson, Jr; born 8 July 1837; died 15 September 1881; buried in Belvidere Cemetery, Warren County, New Jersey. William, as was his brother George, was a Brigadier General in the Union Army during the Civil War. William enlisted as a Captain in Company E, 3rd Regiment in 1863. By April 1865, he was promoted to Brigadier General in the 3rd New Jersey Cavalry.892 In 1880, William was living with his widowed mother, Anna M. Robeson, and his sister Anna Robeson in Camden, New Jersey. William was enumerated as a "Collector of Port." Apparently William did not marry.

177. HENRY⁵ DUSENBERY MAXWELL (William⁴ Maxwell, Mary³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 5 December 1812; died 3 October 1874; married, 9 May 1854 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, MARIA LOUISA HONEYMAN;⁸⁹³ died 26 January 1875 in Easton, Pennsylvania.⁸⁹⁴ In 1880, son Henry D. was head of household, with his sisters Laura, Mary Elizabeth (as Minnie) and Lucy; they were living next door to their uncle William Maxwell.⁸⁹⁵

Henry was a lawyer and studied law with his first cousin John Patterson Bryan Maxwell (#166). "On July 21, 1856, he was appointed by Gov. Pollock President Judge of the Third Judicial District of Pa., upon the death of Hon. Washington McCartney and was re-appointed in 1862 by Gov. A. G. Curtin."⁸⁹⁶ (Washington McCartney was a brother-in-law of Henry, Washington having married Henry's sister Mary Elizabeth Maxwell, #178.)

From Hunterdon Democrat (Flemington, New Jersey), 13 October 1874:⁸⁹⁷

Obituary
The Hon. Henry D. Maxwell, one of the most respected citizens of Easton, Pa., died at his residence in that place, on Saturday, the 3d inst. Judge Maxwell was born in Flemington, December 5th, 1812. He completed his studies in his profession with his cousin, Hon. J. P. B. Maxwell [John Patterson Bryan Maxwell, see #166], at Belvidere, and was there first admitted to the bar on the 4th of September 1834 … He was a son-in-law of the late Dr. John Honeyman.

 

Children of Henry Dusenbery and Louisa (Honeyman) Maxwell:

	483	i.	Laura6 Maxwell; born 5 February 1858.
	484	ii.	Mary Elizabeth Maxwell; born 7 March 1860; married Henry McKeen. Children were (1) Thomas McKeen, born and died 8 April 1884; (2) Henry McKeen, Jr., born 31 May 1885; (3) Elizabeth McKeen, born 25 May 1886, married Charles M. Davis);898 (4) Laura Maxwell McKeen, born 10 March 1888; and Janet Ramsay McKeen, born 17 December 1889.
+	485	iii.	Henry D. Maxwell; born 3 August 1862 in Pennsylvania, married Mary Elizabeth McClelland.
	486	iv.	Lucy Evelyn Maxwell; born 28 August 1864 in Easton, Pennsylvania; probably died between the 1910 and 1920 federal censuses; married, 21 April 1888 in Brainard Presbyterian Church, Easton, John Eyerman (a son of Edward and Alice Heller Eyerman); born 15 January 1867 in Easton, Pennsylvania; died 30 December 1945 in Los Angeles, California (California Death Index 1940-1997). John Eyerman was a Lafayette College graduate (1884). According to his biography in The Mineralogical Record (http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=570), he was also for a time on the faculty and lectured in mineralogy. According to The Mineralogical Record biography: " Little is known about the nature of his mineral collection, or whether it was built by purchase or field collecting, but part or all of it was donated to Lafayette College upon his death." As indicated, John's wife, Lucy, was the sister of Henry D. Maxwell, author of The Maxwell Family. Descendants of John and Ann Maxwell. 1701-1894, see "References" for more information. John Eyerman was also a genealogist, one of his major genealogy treatise being The ancestors of Marguerite Eyerman: a study in genealogy, 48 pages 1898—available (2006) from Higginson Books. In 1900 and 1910, the family was living in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, where John apparently had himself enumerated as a "Capitalist" in 1900 (page 8B), and as "own income" in 1910 (page 13B). By 1920, John Eyerman, but not Lucy, was in Cleveland, Ohio, and listed as a scientist for a research company. In 1930, John (no indication of a family) was a lodger in Los Angeles and enumerated as a geologist, mining. Also in Los Angeles, but a different location in 1920 and 1930, was John's son John Eyerman (Jr.). Known children of John and Lucy (Maxwell) Eyerman (both born in Pennsylvania): :(1) Marguerite Eyerman, born 28 March 1895 in Pennsylvania; married Schuyler Pardee, born circa 1890 in Pennsylvania. In 1920 (census page 12A) and 1930 (page 10A), the family was living in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut , where Schuyler was enumerated as a broker on the stock exchange. Children known from the federal censuses: (a) Schuyler Pardee, Jr.; (b) Marguerite Pardee; and (c) Patricia Pardee. (2) John Eyerman (Jr.), born 5 April 1899 in Pennsylvania, died February 1968 in California (US Social Security Death Index). No information on a family. In 1920, John (Jr.) was a roomer in Los Angeles, where he was enumerated as a cameraman, motion pictures (page 3B). In 1930, John, still single and in Los Angeles, was listed as a geologist, mines and oils (page 5B).

178. MARY⁵ ELIZABETH MAXWELL (William⁴ Maxwell, Mary³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 21 April 1814 in New Jersey; died 25 December 1896; married WASHINGTON MCCARTNEY; born circa 1813.⁸⁹⁹ "On the 18th inst. [18 April 1839], by the Rev. John L. Grant, Washington McCartney, Esq., to Miss Elizabeth Maxwell of Easton, Pa."⁹⁰⁰

In 1850, Washington, Mary and children Anna and Henry were living in Easton, Pennsylvania, where Washington was enumerated as a lawyer.⁹⁰¹ Also in the household in 1850 was Henry Green, lawyer, born circa 1844. He was probably the Henry Green, son of Enoch and Mary (Biddleman) Green, see #97.

 

Children of Washington and Mary McCartney:

	487	i.	Isabel6 McCartney; born 17 February 1840; died 26 March 1847.
	488	ii.	Anna Robeson McCartney; born 23 September 1845; married Edward Stewart Moffat; born circa 1843 in Ohio. In 1880, Edward S. (enumerated as superintendent of the iron works), Anna and children were living in the village of Stanhope, Sussex County, New Jersey.902 Their children listed in the 1880 federal census: (1) Ethel M. Moffat, born 9 November 1873 in Pennsylvania, died 27 January 1881; (2) Edward S. Moffat, born 7 March 1876 in New Jersey; and (3) Maxwell C. Moffat, born 26 September 1877, died 11 January 1881 in New Jersey. Children born after the 1880 federal census were (4) Keith Douglas Moffat, born 27 June 1881, died 18 January 1881 (he would have died one week after his brother Maxwell died); (5) Douglas Maxwell Moffat, born 16 November 1881 (was he named after his two brothers who died earlier in 1881?); (6) Eleanor Stewart Moffat, born 1 October 1883; and (7) Constance Keith Moffat, born 20 August 1890.
	489	iii.	Henry Maxwell McCartney; born 12 April 1848; married Katharine H. Stout. Child was (1) Maxwell (Pardee) McCartney, born 2 July 1891.
	490	iv.	Helen McCartney; born 18 September 1851.

180. JOHN⁵ MAXWELL (William⁴ Maxwell, Mary³ Clifford, George², unknown Clifford¹); born 9 November 1816; died 3 November 1885; married, 13 May 184?, ELIZABETH GREEN CLARK; born circa 1818 in Pennsylvania.⁹⁰³

In 1850, John, Elizabeth and child Mary were living in Easton Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, where John was enumerated as a miller.⁹⁰⁴ Also in the household was Ann Curtis, age 19, Marie Maxwell, age 56 and Joseph Maxwell, age 11. I can not place these three people. Thirty years later, in 1880, John Maxwell, still in Easton, was enumerated as the President of the Lehigh Water Company. With John and Elizabeth in 1880, was their son John D. Maxwell, still single.⁹⁰⁵
 
From Hunterdon Democrat (Flemington, New Jersey), 10 November 1885:⁹⁰⁶

Mr John Maxwell, of Easton, died on Tuesday evening, aged 69, after a lengthy illness. He was President of the Easton Water Company, and had filled many other important positions in his time. He was born in Flemington, and was the son of the late William Maxwell of this place. He lived in Easton since 1830, and married a Miss Clark, of that place.

 

Children of John and Elizabeth (Clark) Maxwell:

	491	i.	Mary6 Ellen Maxwell; born 10 August 1844; married William Henry Ingham; born circa 1843 in New Jersey. In 1880, William H., Mary, and children Elizabeth, Harriet, and Howard were living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where William was listed as a lawyer.907 Children of William and Mary listed in the 1880 federal census (all born in Pennsylvania): (1) Elizabeth Ingham, born 18 February 1870; (2) Harriet Ingham, born 6 October 1871; and (3) Howard Ingham, born 14 April 1877. In 1920, Howard and wife Augusta [-?-], born circa 1878 in Pennsylvania, were living in Bergen County, Pennsylvania, where Howard was enumerated as an industrial engineer.908 Another child of William and Mary Ellen (Maxwell) Ingham, born after the 1880 federal census, was (4) Robert Maxwell Ingham, born 13 December 1881.
	492	ii.	Emily Robeson Maxwell; born 30 January 1847; died 21 January 1848.
	493	iii.	William Maxwell; born 30 December 1849; died 6 April 1850.
	494	iv.	John D. Maxwell; born 27 May 1851; married, 1 June 1882, Susannah Meisell Pomp; born December 1861 in Pennsylvania. The family was living in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 1900 (census page 9B); no occupation listed for John D. in 1900. Their children: (1) John Clifford Maxwell, born 11 November 1883, died 9 March 1890. (2) Charles Pomp Maxwell, born 13 March 1887; married Katherine [—?—]; born 1899 in New York; the family was in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1930, where Charles P. was a lawyer—two step-daughters were enumerated in 1930: Jeanette Anderson and Billie Anderson, both born in Pennsylvania. (3) John Maxwell (again), born 12 July 1893.