Richard Maggesen Maxson, I^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1602 - Abt 1643  (41 years)

• Name	Richard Maggesen Maxson
  Suffix	I
  Birth	Abt 1602	Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1643	Pelham Bay, Long Island, New York, USA
  	Records state that Richard was killed by Indians after sending his wife and son off in a boat to safety.
  Burial	Aft 20 Aug 1643	Maxson's Point
  	Place as originally recorded: Maxson's Point, (Also Known as Throggs neck which is a narrow spit of land in the southeastern portion of the borough of the Bronx in New York City..It demarcates the passage between the East River (an estuary), and Long Island Sound.
  Person ID	I293	Murrow
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	John Magglson Maxson,   b. 29 Aug 1586, Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England d. 1 Sep 1643, Throgs Neck, New York, Bronx County, New York, United States (Killed in Indian raid) (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Lois Isabel Monroe,   b. 1586, Saint Bees, Cumberland, England d. 1640, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1610	England
  	Marriage to: John MAXSON
  Family ID	F500028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Ann Marbury,   b. 15 Feb 1597, Alford, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England d. 18 Mar 1677, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States (Age 80 years)  [1]
  Marriage	1624	England
  Children	1. Honor "Honara" Maxson,   b. 1636, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, Colonial America d. 5 Nov 1705, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, Colonial America (Age 69 years)   2. Rebecca Maxson,   b. 6 Feb 1637, Aquidneck, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonial America d. 29 Dec 1707, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, Colonial America (Age 70 years)   3. Rev. Reverend Reverend John M Maxson, I,   b. 24 Mar 1638, Aquidneck, Newport, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America d. 17 Dec 1720, Westerly, Kings, now Washington County, Rhode Island, Colonial America (Age 82 years)   4. Constant Maxson,   b. 1630, Newport, Rhode Island, United States d. 11 May 1715, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F82	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1602 - Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England Marriage - 1624 - England Death - Abt 1643 - Pelham Bay, Long Island, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Immigrant, arrived before 1634; killed by Indians 1643. His pregnant widow Rebecca escaped to Rhode Island. An imported tree recorded a "Name Alter" fact with the text "Joseph Maxon" in its place field; it does not describe Richard Maxson and was removed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Hermes Agent for Rob Murrow, Extension research reports (Sep 2026), ~/Desktop/genealogy/reports/extension-{dutch,scottish,colonial,ontario,michigan}.md, (8 Sep 2026), extension-colonial.md. [S500009] James Earl Dawson, Dawson Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV6RW4DLTJM7NKIXVF3XE4IH63FEY-2501599/richard-maggesen-richard-magglson-maxson-maxson-i-i (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500028] Beverly Ross Hebner, Hebner Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV62WIGSJQUEADYDNA56CDKCYGHRY-1503828/rev-richard-maxson (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match