Guy Maxwell

Guy Maxwell (Seneca adopted name, Ta-ce-wa.ya.se; 15 July 1770, Ireland - 23 Feb 1814) was an Irish-born American pioneer.

[1] Some years earlier, Matthias Hollenback had left Martinsburg for the Susquehanna Valley, settling at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

His operations extended up the Susquehanna and Chemung rivers, and at every "point" or trading post, all along the valley, he had a store.

Two years later, he returned to Martinsburg and married a relative of Colonel Hollenback, taking her with him to Elmira.

Maxwell acted as clerk for Timothy Pickering at Tioga Point, Pennsylvania, and transcribed a treaty for him.

In connection with treaties of this region should be mentioned the adoption by the Iroquois of Maxwell and his descendants.