Notes for: Thomas Maxwell

Probably the son of Robert and Elizabeth Maxwell of East Nottingham Twp, Chester Co, PA, as Robert's will, dated Dec 30 1791, and probated Nov 13 1792, mentions his son Thomas. Just prior to his death, Thomas Maxwell had been making arrangements to move his family from Pennsylvania to western Virginia and had made one or more trips to that wilderness. But on his last trip, he failed to arrive. His exact fate remains unknown, although it is widely maintained that he drowned and his body was never recovered.