Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Nicholas A Maxwell

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: Aug 1861 - (Vermont)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 9 May 1862 - (Waitsfield, Vermont)
         Burial: in Irasville (Waitsfield), Vermont
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Alexander Maxwell (1824-1869) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth McIntosh (1826-1895) 3

Notes
Medical:
age 9m

picture Robert Maxwell

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1838 - Ireland
        Baptism: 
          Death: 16 Dec 1894
         Burial: in Irasville (Waitsfield), Vermont
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Thomas Maxwell (1800-1863) 5
         Mother: Martha Rollston (1805-1868) 5

Spouses and Children
1. *Catherine Cook (1834 - 4 Feb 1927) 4 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

Notes
Medical:
age 56
Marriage Notes (Catherine Cook)
1880 US census, Fayston Vt
Robert Maxwell, 41, farmer, b Ireland, parents b Ireland
Catherine E Maxwell, wife, 36, b Mass, father Bavaria, mother Alsatia
Mattie L Mehuron, servant, 14, b Vt, father Vt, mother Ire
Phliander R Chase, servant, 19, all b Vt

picture Robert A Maxwell

      Sex: M
AKA: Robert K Maxwell
Individual Information
          Birth: 13 Jul 1851 - New York
        Baptism: 
          Death: 11 Nov 1923
         Burial: in Irasville (Waitsfield), Vermont
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: 
         Mother: Elizabeth (1829-      )

Spouses and Children
1. *May Ellen McAllister (17 Sep 1856 - 12 Mar 1901) 6 
       Marriage: 23 Feb 1881 - (Waitsfield, Vermont)
         Status: 

Notes
General:
1880 US census, Fayston Vt
Robert was 29, a farmer, b New York, parents b Ireland
His mother Elizabeth was 51, head of household

picture Thomas Maxwell

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1800 - Ireland
        Baptism: 
          Death: 4 Nov 1863
         Burial: in Irasville (Waitsfield), Vermont
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Martha Rollston (1805 - 7 Jun 1868) 5 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Robert Maxwell (1838-1894) 4
                2. Matilda Maxwell (1834-1890) 7


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William J Maxwell

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1856 - Vermont
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1941
         Burial: in Irasville (Waitsfield), Vermont
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: 
         Mother: Elizabeth (1829-      )

Spouses and Children


Notes
General:
1880 US census, Fayston Vt
William J Mazwell was 23, single, a servant in the household of farmer John & Patterson & Elizabeth Patterson. born Vt, parents Ireland

Parents presumably John & Eliza Maxwell, b Ireland, Fayston farmers

picture William Keepers Maxwell



      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 16 Aug 1908 - Illinois
        Baptism: 
          Death: 31 Jul 2000 - New York City, New York
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events
• Soc Sec Num, 067-01-9817 in New York
last residence: New York City


Spouses and Children


Notes
General:
Wellfleet summer resident
alum of the University of Illinois in 1930 and fiction editor of The New Yorker magazine from 1936-1975.

Education: 1930-1931 Harvard University
Author:
Bright Center of Heaven.
They Came Like Swallows.
The Folded Leaf.
The Heavenly Tenants.
Time Will Darken It.
Stories (with Jean Stafford, John Cheever, Daniel Fuchs).
The Chateau.
The Old Man at the Railroad Crossing.
Over by the River.
So Long, See You Tomorrow.
The Outermost Dream.
Billie Dyer.

Editor: The Garden and the Wilderness, by Charles Pratt.
Editor: Letters of Sylvia Townsend Warner.

Recipient
William Dean Howells medal Am. Acad. Inst. Arts and Letters.
Am. Book award.
Brandeis U. Creative arts award medal for ficiton.

Who's Who in America, Edition: 49th Ed., 1995

picture Charity May

      Sex: F
AKA: Charity Edmonds
Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1672 - Plymouth  Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: After 1720
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Edward May (1637-1691)
         Mother: Hannah King (Est 1650-Bef 1673)

Spouses and Children
1. *John Curtis (26 Jul 1673 - After 1734) 9 
       Marriage: Abt 1695 - Plymouth County, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Francis Curtis (1696-1753)
                2. Hannah Curtis (1698-      )
                3. Edward Curtis (Cir 1700-1735) 10
                4. John Curtis (1702-Bef 1756)
                5. Elizabeth Curtis (1704-Cir 1773)
                6. Ruth Curtis (1710-      )
                7. Sarah Curtis (1711-1781) 10

Notes
General:
Charity May & parent info from Art Hutchinson, Curtis Society, March 2006
It is not clear to me who her mother was, Charity or Dorcas.

picture Dorothy May



      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1595
        Baptism: 
          Death: Dec 1620 - Cape Cod (Provincetown), Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: drowned from Mayflower in Provincetown harbor


Spouses and Children
1. *Governor William Bradford (1590 - 9 May 1657)
       Marriage: 1613 - Leyden, Zuid-Holland
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. John Bradford (1617-Cir 1676)


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Edward May

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1637 - Plymouth  Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 10 Aug 1691 - Plymouth County, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah King (Est 1650 - Bef Mar 1673)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Charity May (Est 1672-After 1720)

2. Dorcas Billington (1650 - After 1711)
       Marriage: 29 Mar 1673 - Plymouth  Colony
         Status: 

Notes
Marriage Notes (Dorcas Billington)
children
Edward May b: BEF 1680
Israel May b: BEF 1686

picture Louise B May

      Sex: F
AKA: Louise B Lee
Individual Information
          Birth: 1901
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *George A Grant (1899 -       )
       Marriage: 2 Sep 1928 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 11
         Status: 

Notes
General:
1928 of Wellfleet

picture Thomas Maybe

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1719 - Ipswich, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Verrill (1723 -       )
       Marriage: 21 Jun 1746 - Ipswich, Massachusetts
         Status: 


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Mary Frances Maybury

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 1832 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1 Apr 1912 - Milton, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *George Washington Nickerson (30 Aug 1831 - 10 Oct 1914) 12 
       Marriage: 29 Feb 1852 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
         Status: 

Notes
Marriage Notes (George Washington Nickerson)
Children
George T. Nickerson b: 29 JUN 1853 in Provincetown
Elmer A. Nickerson b: 16 JUL 1861 in Dorchester

picture Catherine Mayers

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 1745 - Pownalborough, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1843 - Woolwich, Maine 13
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Robert Reed (3 Aug 1742 - 12 Apr 1822)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

Notes
Marriage Notes (Robert Reed)
son George married Sarah Shattuck

picture Elizabeth Mayers

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 1768 - Pownalborough, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 25 Jun 1837
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Francis Rittal (22 Apr 1764 - 7 Oct 1819) 14 
       Marriage: 19 Nov 1788 - Pownalborough, Maine
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Sally Rittal (1812-      )

Notes
Marriage Notes (Francis Rittal)
Children
James Rittal b: 13 FEB 1790 in Pownalborough, Lincoln, ME
Francis Rittal II b: 11 JUL 1792 in Pownalborough, Lincoln, ME
Charles Theobald Rittal b: 6 MAY 1797 in Dresden, Lincoln, ME
Louis Rittal b: 19 JUL 1799
Rose Ann Rittal b: 19 JUL 1803 in Dresden, Lincoln, ME
Mary Ann Rittal b: 1805
Philip Mayer Rittal b: 15 MAY 1809
Sally Sarah Rittal b: 12 JUL 1812 in Dresden
(keene)

picture Abiah Mayhew

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1658 - Great Harbor (now Edgartown), Martha's Vineyard
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Rev Thomas Mayhew (1620-1657)
         Mother: Jane Paine (1625-      ) 15

Notes
General:
*The name of Abiah is given to this child in family records. Gov. Mayhew in a letter in 1658 refers to "my daughter and her six children." 15

picture Abiah Mayhew

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Cir 1673 - Martha's Vineyard
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *William Tilton (11 Nov 1668 - Jun 1750)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Jane Tilton (1697-1732) 16
                2. Samuel Tilton (1700-1722)
                3. Sarah Tilton (1701-1742)
                4. Beriah Tilton (1703-      )


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Angelina Mayhew

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 17 Jul 1805 - Chilmark, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Joseph Mayhew (Cir 1775-      )
         Mother: Polly Cottle (Est 1776-      )


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Anna Mayhew

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 1710 - Martha's Vineyard 17
        Baptism: 
          Death: 25 Sep 1780 - Chilmark, Massachusetts 17
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *William Bassett (17 Dec 1702 - Cir 1782) 18 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

Notes
Marriage Notes (William Bassett)
"William4 Bassett, (Nathan,3 William2 - 1), b. 17 Dec. 1702; res. C, blacksmith. He m. Anna Mayhew who was b. 1710 and d. 25 Sept. 1780. Like others of the family he held prominent positions in the town and was a man of considerable wealth. His will 22 June 1779 was pro. 2 Jan. 1783, and the inventory of his est. showed property to the value of £527-15-2.

70. Nathaniel6 , b. 16 Nov. 1727.
71. Mary, b. {17SO); m. Nathan 6 Bassett.
72. Barachiah, b. 1732.
73. Nathan, b. {1735).
74. Anna, bapt. 19 Oct. 1740; prob. d. y.
75. Fortunatus, b. {1742).
76. Susanna, b. (17U) m. Hilliard Mayhew 16 Feb. 1764.
77. Abigail, b. 1746; m. Jeremiah Mayhew 3 Mch. 1768.
78. Jedidah, b. 17 July 1749; unm. 1792. 17

picture Asenath Mayhew

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1773 - Chilmark, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Joseph Mayhew (1750-1779)
         Mother: Lillian Love Hillman (1746-1834) 19

Spouses and Children
1. *John Phinney (Est 1770 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. John Phinney (1803-      )


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Asenath Mayhew

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 27 Jul 1800 - Chilmark, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Joseph Mayhew (Cir 1775-      )
         Mother: Polly Cottle (Est 1776-      )

Sources


1. David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Nicholas A Maxwell.

2. David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Alexander Maxwell.

3. David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Elizabeth (McIntosh) Maxwell.

4. David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Robert Maxwell & Catherine Cook.

5. David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Thomas Maxwell & Martha Rollston.

6. David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Robert A Maxwell & May E McAllister.

7. David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Matilda Maxwell, wife of Samuel Rollston.

8. David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), William J., Ferd L. Maxwell.

9. Harold E. Curtis, Genealogy of the Descendants of Francis Curtis of Plymouth, Mass. (Harold E. Curtis, Genealogy of the Descendants of Francis Curtis of Plymouth, Mass. (Curtis-Curtiss Society)).

10. Rootsweb.com.

11. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1928.

12. George Ernest Bowman and Ethel A. Richardson, "Provincetown, Massachusetts Vital Records" (Mayflower Descendant), 23:144.

13. Rootsweb.com, psnapods (Debbie Evans Peterson).

14. Ernest Keene, "Keene and related Maine & New Brunswick families" (Rootsweb files ernest_keene, :3363695).

15. Charles Edward Banks, The History of Martha'a Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. 1966).

16. Charles Edward Banks, The History of Martha'a Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. 1966), 3:213.

17. Charles Edward Banks, The History of Martha'a Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. 1966), 3:32-3.

18. Charles Edward Banks, The History of Martha'a Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. 1966), 3:31.

19. Rootsweb.com, jarvinen.

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Sources


1 David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Nicholas A Maxwell.

2 David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Alexander Maxwell.

3 David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Elizabeth (McIntosh) Maxwell.

4 David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Robert Maxwell & Catherine Cook.

5 David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Thomas Maxwell & Martha Rollston.

6 David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Robert A Maxwell & May E McAllister.

7 David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), Matilda Maxwell, wife of Samuel Rollston.

8 David Kew, photos and notes at Irasville Cemetery, Waitsville, Vermont (2008. CapeCodHistory.us/), William J., Ferd L. Maxwell.

9 Harold E. Curtis, Genealogy of the Descendants of Francis Curtis of Plymouth, Mass. (Harold E. Curtis, Genealogy of the Descendants of Francis Curtis of Plymouth, Mass. (Curtis-Curtiss Society)).

10 Rootsweb.com.

11 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1928.

12 George Ernest Bowman and Ethel A. Richardson, "Provincetown, Massachusetts Vital Records" (Mayflower Descendant), 23:144.

13 Rootsweb.com, psnapods (Debbie Evans Peterson).

14 Ernest Keene, "Keene and related Maine & New Brunswick families" (Rootsweb files ernest_keene, :3363695).

15 Charles Edward Banks, The History of Martha'a Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. 1966).

16 Charles Edward Banks, The History of Martha'a Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. 1966), 3:213.

17 Charles Edward Banks, The History of Martha'a Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. 1966), 3:32-3.

18 Charles Edward Banks, The History of Martha'a Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. 1966), 3:31.

19 Rootsweb.com, jarvinen.


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