Margaret McNutt Paxton and Rachel Eleanor McNutt Paxton
Entry/Object ID
Paxton, Margaret Paxton
Description
Middle-aged woman in black clothing with a frilled bonnet and gold brooch. Sitting next to her is a young woman with brown hair wearing a greenish dress. The young woman has her arm around the older woman.
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Collection
Private Collection
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
Margaret "Peggy" McNutt was the daughter of Alexander McNutt and Rachel Grigsby. "Peggy" McNutt was born in Rockbridge County, VA, in 1792. She married Elisha Paxton, the son of William Paxton and Eleanor Hays, on 3 Aug 1809 in Rockbridge Co., VA. She died in 1856 and is buried in Rockbridge County.
Rachel Eleanor Paxton was born in 1825 in Rockbridge County, VA to Margaret McNutt Paxton and Elisha Paxton. She married John William Buckner in 1846 and the pair had 4 children. She died in 1865 and is buried in Rockbridge County.
