Ewing, Maskell, 1758-1825

Maskell Ewing, Jr., the son of Mary Paget and Maskell Ewing, Sr., was born in Greenwich, New Jersey on January 30, 1758. He was appointed Clerk of the General Assembly in Trenton before he was twenty-one years old. Maskell, Jr. relocated to Trenton and stayed in the position of Clerk for the next twenty years. He also served as the Recorder of the City of Trenton from approximately 1799-1805 and, after moving to Philadelphia and then to Delaware County, Pennsylvania in 1805, he served as the State Senator from that county for six years.

From the description of Maskell Ewing docket, 1799-1805. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 54084853