Brigadier General William Maxwell^[1]

1733 - 1796  (63 years)

• Name	William Maxwell  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Brigadier General
  Birth	1733	County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Life Sketch	[3]
  	Revolutionary War Continental Army Brigadier General. During the American Revolution, he led the 2nd New Jersey Regiment. Among his many actions, he fought in the Battle of Newtown and was regarded by General George Washington as one of the best battlefie
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  _FSFTID	21RP-H1B
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  _HASHTAG	American Revolutionary War Veteran
  	Participant in the Amarican Colonies Revolutionary War between the American Colonies and Britain
  Burial	1796	Greenwich Cemetery, Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey, United States   [1, 2]
  	Address: Greenwich Church Road Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey United States
  Death	4 Nov 1796	Lansdowne, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States   [1, 2]
  	Revolutionary War Continental Army Brigadier General. During the American Revolution, he led the 2nd New Jersey Regiment. Among his many actions, he fought in the Battle of Newtown and was regarded by General George Washington as one of the best battlefield commanders of the American forces. Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
  Person ID	I27351	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	John Maxwell,   b. 1701, Derry, Clankee, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland d. 19 Aug 1786, Warren County, New Jersey, United States (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Anna Sessums,   b. 1712, County Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland d. 15 May 1790, Warren County, New Jersey, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1731	New Jersey, United States   [2]
  Family ID	F5177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John Maxwell,   b. 1701, Derry, Clankee, County Cavan, Ulster, Ireland d. 19 Aug 1786, Warren County, New Jersey, United States (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F13789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Death - 4 Nov 1796 - Lansdowne, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  William Maxwell 1733-1796

  
  

• Sources

  [S185] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Dec 2022), entry for William Maxwell, person ID 21RP-H1B. (Reliability: 3). [S19] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Dec 2022), entry for John Maxwell, person ID 9NWM-4H9. (Reliability: 3). [S19] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Dec 2022), entry for William Maxwell, person ID 21RP-H1B. (Reliability: 3).