Rev. Reverend Reverend John M Maxson, I[1, 2, 3]
1638 - 1720 (82 years)-
Name Reverend John M Maxson Title Rev. Prefix Reverend Suffix I Christening 24 Mar 1637 Westerly, Washington, RI 
Birth 24 Mar 1638 Aquidneck, Newport, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America - Aquidneck, Newport, RI. source: Maxson family genealogy. First white child born at Newportsource: Descendants of Robert Burdick. Year confirmed, source: Great Migration.
Gender Male Death 17 Dec 1720 Westerly, Kings, now Washington County, Rhode Island, Colonial America - Westerly, Washington, RI. Buried in Clark burial ground near Paytucket River. Reinterred on the spot where the church stood. source: Maxson Family Genealogy http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34592077
Burial Aft 17 Dec 1720 First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA - Place as originally recorded: First Hopkinton Cemetery, Also known as: Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Hopkinton #22, Old Hopkinton Cemetery Road, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island USA
Person ID I295 Murrow Last Modified 16 Oct 2026
Father Richard Maggesen Maxson, I, b. Abt 1602, Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England d. Abt 1643, Pelham Bay, Long Island, New York, USA (Age 41 years)Mother 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)Marriage 1624 England Family ID F82 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Mary Maxson Mosher, b. 12 Oct 1641, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts) d. 2 Feb 1718, Westerly, Kings (now Washington) County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Kingdom of Great Britain (Age 76 years) [1]Marriage 1665 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States Notes - Also John Maxson 2d (1666-1747) and Rev. Joseph Maxson (1672-1750); Denison, "Westerly and its Witnesses" (1878).
Children 1. John Maxson, Jr., b. 1666 d. 28 Oct 1747, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States (Age 81 years)2. Tracy (Tacy) Maxson, b. 1664, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 1721, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States (Age 57 years)3. Dorothy Maxson, b. 1670, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America d. 5 Feb 1713, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States (Age 43 years)4. Mary Maxson, b. 1675, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States d. Bef 1721, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island (Age < 45 years)5. Hannah Maxson, b. 13 Jan 1678, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States d. 19 Mar 1752, Hopkinton, Washington County, RI, USA when she was mentioned in her spouse's will (Age 74 years)6. Jonathan Maxson, Sr., b. Abt 1680, Westerly, Westerly, Kings County, Rhode Island, British Colonial America d. Abt 20 Nov 1732, Near, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA (Age 52 years)Family ID F83 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Oct 2026
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Event Map 
Christening - 24 Mar 1637 - Westerly, Washington, RI 
Birth - 24 Mar 1638 - Aquidneck, Newport, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America 
Marriage - 1665 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States 
Death - 17 Dec 1720 - Westerly, Kings, now Washington County, Rhode Island, Colonial America 
Burial - Aft 17 Dec 1720 - First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Rev. John Maxson Sr - "the first white child born on Rhode Island"; purchaser of Misquamicut 1661; elder/founder of the Westerly Seventh Day Baptist church 1708.
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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-2501175/reverend-john-m-maxson-i (Reliability: 3).
Added by confirming a Smart Match - [S500014] Judy Silknitter, Silknitter Family Site (FTDNA), https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV7SXJRFODWMJRZFQLMVSTXWSF4LY-1501000/reverend-john-m-maxson-i (Reliability: 3).
Added by confirming a Smart Match
- [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.