Jen - Like Gordon Smith's wife, I'm another descendant of WBM - my grandmother was the youngest daughter of Clement Meuron Maxwell (the same line as Gordon's wife, whose link is through my grandmother's brother, Tom). There are three researchers in England - Sue Edwards, John Phalp, and Chris(tine) Sibbald - who are pretty knowledgeable about the Maxwell family, with whom I've been in touch since about 1998. Ironically, each of them, like Gordon, is married to the Maxwell descendant. If you haven't been in touch with Chris or Sue, then I can let you know a lot more, including a copy of WBM's father's will. What were the names/ dobs of Eliza Burns's siblings? And what became of them? Bill Greenwell