Ancestry of
James Willard Maxwell

(1901–1960)

Barker Lovell Thompson

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• • Great-grandfather of James Willard Maxwell — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 14 
  • Father:
  • James Thompson 
  • Mother:
  • Abigail Lovell   
  • Birth Date:
  • 14 Apr 1820 
  • Birth Location:
  • New York 
  • Christening Date:
  • 13 May 1856 
  • Christening Location:
  • Zion Episcopal Church, Palmyra, Wayne, New York 
  • Death Date:
  • AFT 19 Jun 1860 
  • Death Location:
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Caroline M. -----
  • Marriage Date:
  • ABT 1841 
  • Marriage Location:
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  • Child:

  Isabella A. Thompson (Ahnentafel No:7 )

  • Notes: 

  • The parentage of Barker Thompson is based on circumstantial evidence the most convincing of which is naming patterns. His middle name of Lovell is the maiden name of his mother Abigail (Lovell) Thompson. She in turn had a brother named Barker Lovell. The name Barker is the maiden name of Abigail's maternal grandmother Mercy Barker, daughter of Barnabas Barker.

• Sources for Barker Lovell Thompson

  • ¹ Federal Census, NY, Cayuga County, 1850, Springport, Image 44 of 50.
  • ² Federal Census, NY, Wayne County, 1860, Palmyra, p. 29, Image 29 of 109.
  • ³ New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962, Baptism record (as adult) for Barker Lovell Thompson.
  • ⁴ New York, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New York Church Records, 1767-1970, Church record for Barker Lovell and Caroline M Thompson.