Betsey Maxon

1790 - 1867  (76 years)

• Name	Betsey Maxon  [1]
  Birth	9 Jun 1790	Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Mar 1867	Washington Co., Ohio, USA   [2]
  Burial	Washington Co., Ohio, USA   [2]
  		Headstone of Betsey Jennings
  Notes	Betsey Maxon was one of the first children born in the fort at Marietta. Her father, Richard Maxon, settled on Duck Creek at the same time Stanley and Chapman did. At the age of fifteen, she taught the first school ever opened in Duck Creek and continued teaching in the various settlements near there until she was twenty-six. Her contracts read, 'that she shall be paid in good merchantable corn and other products, to be delivered at Marietta.' One read that the chairman of the school committee shall have D. Protsman make her a set of silver teaspoons. At her first term there were but two books, the spelling book and English reader. She taught other things by 'word of mouth' she said. But it was not long until they had books, as well as bears, who came for the remains of the dinners. The school house stood at the mouth of Sugar Run, above Caywood.
  Person ID	I1564	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	Richard Maxon   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zebulon Jennings,   b. 18 Feb 1792, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Mar 1873, Washington Co., Ohio, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1816	Washington Co., Ohio, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. William Nixon
  Family ID	F442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2002

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jun 1790 - Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA Marriage - 21 Nov 1816 - Washington Co., Ohio, USA Death - 7 Mar 1867 - Washington Co., Ohio, USA Burial - - Washington Co., Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S610] William Henry Jennings, A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families, (Mann & Adair), 18, 29. [S610] William Henry Jennings, A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families, (Mann & Adair), 29.