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There is a newly dedicated military stone near the orignial stone carved with the initials J.W. and part of a visable date of 175_.
For more information about this grave, see The Charleston Gazette-Mail: 22 March 2016: "Grave of Revolutionary War soldier found on W.Va. ridge top"
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
From Charleston, WV: Head northeast on Dickinson St toward Lee St E. Follow US-119 S to Crawley Rd/Friendly Neighbor Rd in Chapmanville. Take the exit toward WV-10/Chapmanville from US-119 S.Take WV-10 N and Frances Creek Rd to your destination in Stonewall.Queens Ridge Cemetery is a well maintained, but remotely located. Do a Google search for Queens Ridge Cemetery or Queens Ridge Church near Harts, West Virginia
Author: Mark Andrew Davis
James Maynard was born in 1750 in the colony of Virginia.
The name of his first wife is not recorded. He married his second wife, Chaney Smith, on 25 December 1801, in Wilkes County, North Carolina. She was awarded a widow's pension in 1857 while living in Wayne County, Virginia. His known children were: Jesse, born about 1790; Charles, born about 1793; Susannah, born 1805 (wife of Jeremiah Smith); George, born about 1810; Simeon, born 1819; and Dorcus, born about 1820 (wife of Harrison Jarrell).
He was drafted from Wilkes County, North Carolina, as a Private in the Company of Captain Jesse Franklin, under the command of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland for a term of six months. He later volunteered for three months under Captain James Blevins and six months under Captain William Hardin.
After the Revolution, he moved from Wilkes County, North Carolina, to Floyd County, Kentucky, and later to Pike County, Kentucky. He was granted his pension in 1832 while living in Pike County. By 1841, he was living in Cabell County, Virginia.
His death occurred on 13 October 1852 in Wayne, Virginia. In recent years, a loose stone was found near Queens Ridge Cemetery with the initials J.M. and a partial date of 175_. As the Patriot's wife is buried at Queen Ridge, it was thought that this might well be the remains of James Maynard's stone. While not proof, it has led to a new Veterans Administration Military stone being placed at Queen Ridge.
Sources:
Revolutionary War Pension # W 10212
Virginia / West Virginia Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records, Vol 3, page 164.
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Newspaper article from Daily Independent, Ashland KY about finding this grave