ALVENA ELIZABETH (MAXEY) SHARP
Alvena Elizabeth (Maxey) Sharp was born on February 27, 1874 in Hickory, Grundy County, MO to William Thomas and Eliza Jane (Mason) Maxey. She married George William Sharp on October 8, 1893 in Grundy County, MO. They had 11 children. Alvena died on May 3, 1893 in Grundy County, MO and is buried next to her husband in Maple Grove Cemetery in Grundy County, MO.
Alvena's name is spelled several ways, but I will use the spelling shown on her grave stone. Other spellings are Alvina and Alvenia.
Much of the information for Alvena's family comes from the book, The Maxey's of Virginia, 3rd Edition, by Edythe Maxey Clark. It is a genealogical history of the descendents of Edward and Susannah Maxey. I have researched and added additional information that pertains to our direct line.
EDWARD MAXEY
In the book, The Maxey's of Virginia, it is written that Edward Maxey came to Virginia from England. The earliest documented evidence has been found in original court records placing Edward Maxey in Virginia on March 24, 1691. It is believed that Edward was one of eight white indentured servants, who signed a contract for 5-7 years to work for William Byrd, Esquire, in exchange for their passage from England to Virginia. Few records have survived of the colonial records of Charles City County, VA so there is a gap of 29 years before Edward settled in Henrico County, Virginia, with his wife Susannah (Gates) and children.
The first existing record for Edward Maxey in Henrico County, VA is in a minute book containing records of the December, 1720 court, when Edward paid 100 pounds of tobacco for one wolf's head after the animal was killed by his "negroes".
On August 17, 1725, he and his son Edward Jr each patented 400 acres in Henrico County, VA to supplement 400 acres secured by Edward Sr on March 25, 1725.
The children of Edward and Susannah are: Edward Jr, Susannah, Elizabeth, John, William, Nathaniel, Sylvanus and Walter. Their son William is our line.
In Edward Sr's will dated May 20, 1740, he left William a tract of 100 acres of land in Goochland County, VA. In Susannah's will dated September 20, 1743, she left William one pound, one shilling and six pence and a half dozen pewter plates.
I do not have access to England records, but those with the subscription state that Edward was born March 31, 1677 in the City of Westminster, England and died May 31, 1743 in Manakin, Goochland County, VA.
WILLIAM MAXEY
William was the 5th child of Edward and Susannah Maxey. He secured his 1st patent of new land on December 11, 1730, which was 400 acres in Goochland County, VA. On September 25, 1746, he patented 400 acres of land in Goochland County, VA. In 1750 he bought 150 acres but sold those in 1760.
Williams had 2 wives, both named Mary. He and his first wife had 2 children, John and Mary. He and his second wife Mary had 5 children, Kerenhappuck, Nathaniel, Jemima, Kezia and Bede "Biddy". William's will dated May 27, 1769, named all of his children and Mary's will in 1771 named all the children except John and Mary from William's first marriage. William's son Nathaniel is our line.
NATHANIEL MAXEY
Nathaniel was the 4th child of William Maxey and his second wife, Mary. Nathaniel was left 400 acres in Buckingham County, VA in his father's will. Nathaniel married twice and it is reported that he had 14 children. Some indicate his first wife and mother to his children was Ruth Ford, daughter of James and Anne (Bondurant) Ford, but there is no primary documentation to verify this. Nathaniel's second wife was named Elizabeth. Some verification of his children come from land records. In the personal property tax records beginning in 1782 in Buckingham County, VA list his name and children. From 1782-1785, Nathaniel is listed with his son, later verified to be Thomas. The following year, another son, William as listed and in 1789, his son Nathaniel Jr. is listed. In 1792, Edward "Ned" in listed and in 1796, his son Samuel is listed. In 1798, sons Edward, Samuel and Jacob are listed. The personal property tax records list the sons of "taxable age". There are other names attributed to Nathaniel, but there is no documentation. Those names are John, Elizabeth, Keziah, Olivia and Malinda. Documented children's names are Thomas, William, Nathaniel, Edward, Samuel, Jacob, Mary "Molly", Amy Esther and Lucretia. Note: the first 108 years of Buckingham County, VA courthouse records were destroyed in a fire making it hard to verify Nathaniel's information. Nathaniel's son Samuel is our line.
SAMUEL MAXEY
Samuel was born in 1775 in Buckingham County, VA and died in 1856. His name is first documented on personal property tax rolls with his father in 1796 and was recorded in those books for the next two years. After that, he dropped from sight until he appeared in 1806 in Garrard County, Kentucky.
On August 27, 1802, Samuel married Judith "Judah" Ford, daughter of Peter and Judith (Maxey) Ford in Madison County, KY. In 1801 Judith was left 61 acres of land in Buckingham County, VA in her father's will.
Printed records show Samuel in the infantry company of KY militia during the War of 1812, but was not found in the National Archives Index for soldiers that fought in that war.
Samuel's sons are shown on the tax books of Garrard County, KY - Colvit in 1828 with 40 acres, Nathaniel in Butler County, KY in 1833 and Garrard County, KY in 1835-1836. And son Peter was listed in Butler County, KY in 1833-1835.
In 1836, Samuel sold land and that was the last year he shows up in Garrard County, KY tax records. On May 5, 1839, Samuel purchased 40 acres in Coles County, Illinois and later added another 40 acres. His land was located about 7 miles southeast of Charleston, Illinois.
Samuel's sons Colvit, Nathaniel and Peter were named on the 1840 federal census of Coles County, IL. Samuel was not found in the 1850 census of Coles County, IL and a will was filed there dated February 19, 1856. Samuel bequeathed land to Colvit and Peter, and bequeathed $10 to Nathaniel and $10 to the heirs of his daughter Lucretia.
Children of Samuel and Judith Maxey:
Colvit Maxey b ca. 1803 in KY, d 7/3/1864 in Coles County, IL
Peter Maxey b 11/19/1806 Garrard County, KY d 1874 Coles County, IL
Nathaniel Maxey b 1810 Garrard County, KY d 2/2/1860 Doniphon County, KS
Lucretia Maxey Arbuckle b 1808 Garrard County, KY d ca 1838 Butler County, KY, married Drinkard Arbuckle
Samuel's son Nathaniel is our line.
NATHANIEL MAXEY
Nathaniel Maxey was the youngest son of Samuel and Judith Maxey. On March 19, 1832 Nathaniel married Temperance "Tempy" Embry, the daughter of Burrell Embry. Nathaniel was found in the tax books of Butler County, KY in 1836. Nathaniel and Tempy moved to Coles County, Illinois about 1837 where there lived approximately 7 years before moving to Grundy County, Missouri. On September 7, 1849, they sold land in Mercer County, KY that Tempy had received from her deceased father.
Nathaniel was traveling in Doniphan County, KS when he died of typhoid fever on February 2, 1860.
Tempy lost 3 children in 5 months, Effie in 1859 of scarlet fever, Nelson in 1859 of typhoid fever and Scott in 1860 to typhoid pneumonia. Tempy and her remaining children were listed twice in the 1860 census - the 2 censuses were taken on different dates, so they must have been in the middle of moving and were counted twice. Once in Buchanan County, MO and then again in Grundy County, MO. The census in Grundy County, MO listed children John M., Henry C., Temperance, Lucinda, America, William T., Mary E. and Sarah. Oldest two were born in Illinois and the remaining in Missouri. In the Grundy County census, all children except Lucinda and Sarah are listed.
On December 30, 1862, Tempy married Augustus B. Snidow, but they were divorced in Livingston County, MO on July 30, 1869. In the federal census of 1880, Tempy was living with her son William T. and his family. The last documentation of Tempy is a letter she wrote in 1886 appealing a pension application.
The children of Nathaniel and Tempy are:
Talton b 10/12/1836 Butler County, KY d 8/16/1913
Lucretia Elizabeth b 1838 Coles County, IL
John Milton b 1839 Coles County, IL d 11/20/1862 m. Paulina Jane Embry on 3/20/1861
Effie b 1840 Coles County, IL d Sept 1869 Buchanan County, MO
George W. b 1842 Coles County, IL died young
Henry Clay b 1843 Coles County, IL d 5/20/1863 Center Creek, MO
Temperance b 1/18/1845 Grundy County, MO d 9/1/1911 Grundy County, MO m. Jacob M Snidow
Scott b 1847 Grundy County, MO d 1860 Buchanan County, MO
Nelson b 1848 Grundy County, MO d December, 1859 Buchanan County, MO
Lucinda b 1/13/1849 Grundy County, MO m. James A Vineyard 7/28/1868 Grundy County, MO
America M. b 11/6/1851 Grundy County, MO d April 1873 Grundy County, MO m. George W. Hartman 4/25/1869
William T. b 7/5/1854 Grundy County, MO d 10/27/1909 Grundy County, MO
Mary Ellen b 9/22/1856 Grundy County, MO m. John Mason 6/11/1874 Grundy County, MO
Sarah b 1858 Grundy County, MO died young
Nathaniel and Tempy's son William T. is our line.
WILLIAM T. MAXEY
William T. was the 12th child of Nathaniel and Tempy Maxey. He was born in Grundy County, Missouri on July 5, 1854.
On March 28, 1873, he married Eliza Jane Mason (9/25/1855-12/8/1938), daughter of Thomas and Frances (Lamb) Mason.
The children of William T. and Eliza Jane Maxey are:
Alvena Elizabeth b 2/27/1874 Hickory, Grundy County, MO d 5/3/1956 m. George W. Sharp 10/8/1893 in Grundy County, MO
Mary A. b 11/18/1876 d 9/9/1877
Ora Frances b 11/151878 d 3/26/1963 m. Charles Dockery
Anna Belle b 3/2/1881 d 12/19/1964 m. Rayford Marlin m. KB Conrad
Eva b 12/13/1883 d 4/1/1864 m. John C. Davis
William Alvin b 5/9/1886 d 4/3/1966 m. Ethel Brummitt
Maude V. b 11/2/1888 d 11/7/1907
Robert Franklin b 3/25/1891 d 1/28/1971 m. Lillie E. Bell
Temperance "Tempe" A. b 11/1/1893 d 6/7/1910
Roy b 1896 d 1898
Bessie Blanche b 3/17/1899 d 5/18/1945 m. James Morris
WILLIAM MAXEY
William was the 5th child of Edward and Susannah Maxey. He secured his 1st patent of new land on December 11, 1730, which was 400 acres in Goochland County, VA. On September 25, 1746, he patented 400 acres of land in Goochland County, VA. In 1750 he bought 150 acres but sold those in 1760.
Williams had 2 wives, both named Mary. He and his first wife had 2 children, John and Mary. He and his second wife Mary had 5 children, Kerenhappuck, Nathaniel, Jemima, Kezia and Bede "Biddy". William's will dated May 27, 1769, named all of his children and Mary's will in 1771 named all the children except John and Mary from William's first marriage. William's son Nathaniel is our line.
NATHANIEL MAXEY
Nathaniel was the 4th child of William Maxey and his second wife, Mary. Nathaniel was left 400 acres in Buckingham County, VA in his father's will. Nathaniel married twice and it is reported that he had 14 children. Some indicate his first wife and mother to his children was Ruth Ford, daughter of James and Anne (Bondurant) Ford, but there is no primary documentation to verify this. Nathaniel's second wife was named Elizabeth. Some verification of his children come from land records. In the personal property tax records beginning in 1782 in Buckingham County, VA list his name and children. From 1782-1785, Nathaniel is listed with his son, later verified to be Thomas. The following year, another son, William as listed and in 1789, his son Nathaniel Jr. is listed. In 1792, Edward "Ned" in listed and in 1796, his son Samuel is listed. In 1798, sons Edward, Samuel and Jacob are listed. The personal property tax records list the sons of "taxable age". There are other names attributed to Nathaniel, but there is no documentation. Those names are John, Elizabeth, Keziah, Olivia and Malinda. Documented children's names are Thomas, William, Nathaniel, Edward, Samuel, Jacob, Mary "Molly", Amy Esther and Lucretia. Note: the first 108 years of Buckingham County, VA courthouse records were destroyed in a fire making it hard to verify Nathaniel's information. Nathaniel's son Samuel is our line.
SAMUEL MAXEY
Samuel was born in 1775 in Buckingham County, VA and died in 1856. His name is first documented on personal property tax rolls with his father in 1796 and was recorded in those books for the next two years. After that, he dropped from sight until he appeared in 1806 in Garrard County, Kentucky.
On August 27, 1802, Samuel married Judith "Judah" Ford, daughter of Peter and Judith (Maxey) Ford in Madison County, KY. In 1801 Judith was left 61 acres of land in Buckingham County, VA in her father's will.
Printed records show Samuel in the infantry company of KY militia during the War of 1812, but was not found in the National Archives Index for soldiers that fought in that war.
Samuel's sons are shown on the tax books of Garrard County, KY - Colvit in 1828 with 40 acres, Nathaniel in Butler County, KY in 1833 and Garrard County, KY in 1835-1836. And son Peter was listed in Butler County, KY in 1833-1835.
In 1836, Samuel sold land and that was the last year he shows up in Garrard County, KY tax records. On May 5, 1839, Samuel purchased 40 acres in Coles County, Illinois and later added another 40 acres. His land was located about 7 miles southeast of Charleston, Illinois.
Samuel's sons Colvit, Nathaniel and Peter were named on the 1840 federal census of Coles County, IL. Samuel was not found in the 1850 census of Coles County, IL and a will was filed there dated February 19, 1856. Samuel bequeathed land to Colvit and Peter, and bequeathed $10 to Nathaniel and $10 to the heirs of his daughter Lucretia.
Children of Samuel and Judith Maxey:
Colvit Maxey b ca. 1803 in KY, d 7/3/1864 in Coles County, IL
Peter Maxey b 11/19/1806 Garrard County, KY d 1874 Coles County, IL
Nathaniel Maxey b 1810 Garrard County, KY d 2/2/1860 Doniphon County, KS
Lucretia Maxey Arbuckle b 1808 Garrard County, KY d ca 1838 Butler County, KY, married Drinkard Arbuckle
Samuel's son Nathaniel is our line.
NATHANIEL MAXEY
Nathaniel Maxey was the youngest son of Samuel and Judith Maxey. On March 19, 1832 Nathaniel married Temperance "Tempy" Embry, the daughter of Burrell Embry. Nathaniel was found in the tax books of Butler County, KY in 1836. Nathaniel and Tempy moved to Coles County, Illinois about 1837 where there lived approximately 7 years before moving to Grundy County, Missouri. On September 7, 1849, they sold land in Mercer County, KY that Tempy had received from her deceased father.
Nathaniel was traveling in Doniphan County, KS when he died of typhoid fever on February 2, 1860.
Tempy lost 3 children in 5 months, Effie in 1859 of scarlet fever, Nelson in 1859 of typhoid fever and Scott in 1860 to typhoid pneumonia. Tempy and her remaining children were listed twice in the 1860 census - the 2 censuses were taken on different dates, so they must have been in the middle of moving and were counted twice. Once in Buchanan County, MO and then again in Grundy County, MO. The census in Grundy County, MO listed children John M., Henry C., Temperance, Lucinda, America, William T., Mary E. and Sarah. Oldest two were born in Illinois and the remaining in Missouri. In the Grundy County census, all children except Lucinda and Sarah are listed.
On December 30, 1862, Tempy married Augustus B. Snidow, but they were divorced in Livingston County, MO on July 30, 1869. In the federal census of 1880, Tempy was living with her son William T. and his family. The last documentation of Tempy is a letter she wrote in 1886 appealing a pension application.
The children of Nathaniel and Tempy are:
Talton b 10/12/1836 Butler County, KY d 8/16/1913
Lucretia Elizabeth b 1838 Coles County, IL
John Milton b 1839 Coles County, IL d 11/20/1862 m. Paulina Jane Embry on 3/20/1861
Effie b 1840 Coles County, IL d Sept 1869 Buchanan County, MO
George W. b 1842 Coles County, IL died young
Henry Clay b 1843 Coles County, IL d 5/20/1863 Center Creek, MO
Temperance b 1/18/1845 Grundy County, MO d 9/1/1911 Grundy County, MO m. Jacob M Snidow
Scott b 1847 Grundy County, MO d 1860 Buchanan County, MO
Nelson b 1848 Grundy County, MO d December, 1859 Buchanan County, MO
Lucinda b 1/13/1849 Grundy County, MO m. James A Vineyard 7/28/1868 Grundy County, MO
America M. b 11/6/1851 Grundy County, MO d April 1873 Grundy County, MO m. George W. Hartman 4/25/1869
William T. b 7/5/1854 Grundy County, MO d 10/27/1909 Grundy County, MO
Mary Ellen b 9/22/1856 Grundy County, MO m. John Mason 6/11/1874 Grundy County, MO
Sarah b 1858 Grundy County, MO died young
Nathaniel and Tempy's son William T. is our line.
WILLIAM T. MAXEY
William T. was the 12th child of Nathaniel and Tempy Maxey. He was born in Grundy County, Missouri on July 5, 1854.
On March 28, 1873, he married Eliza Jane Mason (9/25/1855-12/8/1938), daughter of Thomas and Frances (Lamb) Mason.
The children of William T. and Eliza Jane Maxey are:
Alvena Elizabeth b 2/27/1874 Hickory, Grundy County, MO d 5/3/1956 m. George W. Sharp 10/8/1893 in Grundy County, MO
Mary A. b 11/18/1876 d 9/9/1877
Ora Frances b 11/151878 d 3/26/1963 m. Charles Dockery
Anna Belle b 3/2/1881 d 12/19/1964 m. Rayford Marlin m. KB Conrad
Eva b 12/13/1883 d 4/1/1864 m. John C. Davis
William Alvin b 5/9/1886 d 4/3/1966 m. Ethel Brummitt
Maude V. b 11/2/1888 d 11/7/1907
Robert Franklin b 3/25/1891 d 1/28/1971 m. Lillie E. Bell
Temperance "Tempe" A. b 11/1/1893 d 6/7/1910
Roy b 1896 d 1898
Bessie Blanche b 3/17/1899 d 5/18/1945 m. James Morris
Alvena Elizabeth Maxey is our line.
CENSUS INFORMATION
1860 - Lake Township, Buchanan County, MO and Grundy County, MO. William's family passed away while traveling in Buchanon County and Tempy and children were counted twice in the enumerations.
1870 - Jefferson Township, Grundy County, MO. William is living with his mother and sister Mary. His mother had remarried and was going by Tempy Snidow but was divorced at the time.
1880 - Jefferson Township, Grundy County, MO. William is married and living with his wife, Eliza Jane (Mason) and children Alvena and Ora Frances, along with his mother (going by Tempy Maxey) and 2 nieces, Frances and Angeline Mason.
William is noted as a farmer.
1900 - Jefferson Township, Grundy County, MO. William and Eliza are living with their children, William, Maude, Frank, Tempa A and Bessie. William & Eliza have been married 28 years and are renting a farm.
1910 - Jefferson Township, Grundy County, MO. William died in 1909 and Eliza is living with her children, Frank, Tempa and Blanche. She is renting a farm. She is noted as having 11 children born, with 8 living.
1920 - Trenton Ward 3, Grundy County, MO. Eliza has bought home at 2309 Chicago Street in Trenton, Grundy County, MO which she owns without morgage. She is living there with her daughter, Blanche.
1930 - Trenton, Grundy County, MO. Eliza is living in same place in Trenton, which the home has a value of $1,800. She is living alone.
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