VIRGIL MAXCY

Maxcy, Virgil (1785-1844) — of Maryland. Born in Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass., May 5, 1785. Son of Levi Maxcy and Ruth (Newell) Maxcy; married to Mary Galloway. Lawyer; member of Maryland state executive council, 1815; member of Maryland state house of delegates; member of Maryland state senate; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belgium, 1837-42. Among those killed in the explosion when a cannon burst on board the U.S.S. Princeton, on the Potomac River near Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Md., February 28, 1844. Originally entombed at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at a private or family graveyard, Anne Arundel County, Md.
Spouse:
Mary Galloway
Born: abt 1786 in Chestertown, Kent, Maryland
Died: 16 Jul 1849 in West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Marriage: 1811 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Children Sex Birth
Mary Galloway Maxcy F 1812 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Juliana Howard Maxcy F 1813
Ann Sarah Maxcy F 1813

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell