MAVERICK FAMILY LINE


The name Maverick is unusual. Supposedly, it is akin to Morris, Morrice or Maurice. The original Welsh would be Mawr-rwyce, meaning "a valiant hero"[4]. The American branch of the family is believed to originate from the original emigrant family to New England in 1630. Thus, all American Mavericks are probably related. In many ways, the Maverick family has left indelible stamps on American history and culture.

For example, Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870) took an active part in establishing the Republic of Texas[5]. Legend has it that he refused to brand his cattle, leading to the knowledge that if one saw an unbranded cow in that area it was known "a Maverick". This word then entered the American Lexicon as a word meaning "renegade" and was embraced by Texans -- and later Americans -- everywhere. Meanwhile, his namesake relative, Samuel Maverick (born 1602), not only was one of the three founders of the Anglo-American colony in the Boston area -- establishing settlement there before 1626 -- but is responsible for writing the report which eventually brought the Winthrop Fleet and The Great Migrants to the area to found New England (essentially, the first "the streets are paved with gold" pamphlet of colonial America in order to attract migrants). To this day, an area of East Boston, Suffolk co., MA is known as "Maverick Square". Yet another Samuel Maverick was one of the five Bostonians who was killed during The Boston Massacre of 5 March 1770, thus becoming one of the martyrs whose deaths would spur the American Revolution in the Boston area just over five years later.

There is a 17th century connection between Mavericks and the Johnson family of Haverhill, Essex co., MA. Three marriages between the families occurred during that time[27]. Boston, Suffolk co., MA & Haverhill are not geographically close. It would be interesting to discover the connection.

Finally, Mary Gye, the wife of The Reverend John Maverick and mother of Moses & Elias Maverick is the key to an extraordinary genealogy in her own right. I have traced her ancestry through most of the royal houses of Europe to the year 384 C.E. It is an amazing line.

Name variations in the records include: Mathericke, Mauverick, Mauvericke, Mavarick, Mavereek, Maverreck, Maverick, Mavericke, Maverieke, Maverik, Maverike, Mavireck & Mavreick.









G11 (twice)
The Reverend Robert MAVERICK
m.
[not known]
14,928/14,929 (via Elias) and 14,972/14,973 (via Moses)





G10 (twice)
The Reverend Peter MAVERICK
m.
Dorothy TUCKE
7464/7465 (via Elias) and 7486/7487 (via Moses)
G9 (twice)
The Reverend John MAVERICK
m.
Mary GYE
3732/3733 (via Elias) and 3748/3749 (via Moses)










G8.
Elias MAVERICK
m.
Anna HARRIS
1866/1867
G8.
Moses MAVERICK
m.
Remember ALLERTON
1874/1875










G7.
Deacon Francis SMITH
m.
Ruth MAVERICK
932/933
G7.
John2 HAWKES
m.
Rebecca MAVERICK
936/937



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