The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
Author: Jerry Ray Sayre
Ephraim Maxson. was born about 1743 in New Jersey. He was the youngest son of Joseph Jr. and Bethia Maxson. He lived most of his early life in Monmouth County, NJ. There, he married on 27 Apr 1764, Elizabeth Davis eldest daughter of Thomas William (P-145044) and Tacy (Crandall) Davis. She was a 1st Cousin once removed.
His Father-in-law was Captain of the local Company of Monmouth County Militia. The Davis/Maxson family made up more than ½ of the members of the Company. They were all members of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, and after the War they, as a group, moved west together. (Source: Davis Family Genealogy – Nicholson 1992)
This fact becomes more important in light of the following: After long months of research, the only direct reference to his service was records from a Court Marshal where he and others were fined for delinquency. (Sources: National Archives, New Jersey State Archives, Monmouth County Historical Society)
The fines were small and reporting late from furlough was still delinquency, but with his whole family in the same company it is doubtful that he was late very often.
While on their westward movement, Ephraim Maxson died 10 Sep 1795 in New Salem, Harrison, VA, now Salem, West Virginia. He was 52 years old. No grave has been found.
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