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Grizell Maxwell (b. 1563, d. 1628)

Grizell Maxwell (daughter of Sir John Maxwell 4th Baron of Terregles and Baroness Agnes Herries of Terregles) was born 1563 in Dumfries Scotland, and died 1628. She married James Young on 1586 in Scotland, son of Patrick Young and Jonnet Drummond.

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Grizell Maxwell Born 1563 - daughter of John Maxwell and Agness Herries

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Winifred Maxwell could trace her history back to Undwin and his son Maccus in the eleventh century; Maccus gave his name to the barony of Maccuswell, or Maxwell. His grandson, John de Maccuswell (d.1241), was first Lord Maxwell of Caerlaverock. The baronies of Maxwell and Caerlaverock then passed down through the male line, sometimes colaterally. Robert de Maxwell of Maxwell, Caerlaverock and Mearns (d.1409) rebuilt Caerlaverock castle and was succeeded by Herbert Maxwell of Caerlaverock (d.1420) who married Katherine Stewart. Their son, also Herbert Maxwell (d.1454) married a daughter of Herbert Herries of Terregles. He was created Lord Maxwell and this title passed down through the male line. John, 4th Lord Maxwell, was killed at Flodden in 1513 and his son, Robert, 5th Lord Maxwell (d.1546) was warden of the western marches and his commission by James V as master of the royal household is in the collection. His eldest son, Robert became 6th Lord Maxwell (d.1552) and his second son, JOHN MAXWELL (d.1582), married AGNESS HERRIES, sole heiress and eldest daughter of William, 3rd Lord Herries and he became 4th Lord Herries of Terregles. Both sides of the family were Catholic. Robert, 10th Lord Maxwell raised troops for Charles I through the 1620s and was created 1st Earl of Nithsdale. He was on the Scottish privy council and became an anti-Covenanter. He died in 1646, leaving behind one son, Robert, 11th Lord Maxwell and 2nd earl of Nithsdale, who negotiated with General Monck and Charles II. He died without ever marrying in 1667 to be succeeded by John Maxwell, 7th Lord Herries when co-lateral lines of the family rejoined. John Maxwell, became 12th Lord Maxwell, 7th Lord Herries and 3rd earl of Nithsdale. His grandson, William Maxwell, 14th Lord Maxwell, 9th Lord Herries and 5th earl of Nithsdale (1676-1744) was a Jacobite whose wife dressed him in women's clothes to effect his escape from prison. They fled to the continent and spent the rest of their lives in exile. Lady Winifred Maxwell's account of her husband's escape is in the collection [DDEV/76/17].

More About Grizell Maxwell and James Young:
Marriage: 1586, Scotland.

Children of Grizell Maxwell and James Young are:

+Isobel Young, b. 1593, Gulihill Dumfries Scotland.