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William MADDOX

William MADDOX

Male 1785 - 1869  (84 years)

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  • Name William MADDOX 
    Born 10 Apr 1785  Sandy Hook (Huntly), Culpeper (now Rappahannock) Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • W. N. Hurley Jr., in "Maddox: A Southern Maryland Family," incorrectly identifies William Maddox's birthplace as St. Marys Co, MD. The correct birthplace, "near Sandy Hook in Culpepper Co VA, probably in what is now Rappahannock Co VA," was provided by Raymond A. Mann , a direct descendant, based on his grandmother's notes and other reliable information.
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Apr 1869  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • "Cemeteries of Grant District," p. 39, reports death date on headstone as Apr 30 1869.
    Buried Sinclair Cemetery, Upper Duck Crk Rd, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I1442  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2003 

    Father Matthew MADDOX,   b. 1751, St. Marys Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1831, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Rachel (twin) BONNIFIELD,   b. 1753, Frederick Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1826, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F5513  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah GASTON,   b. 29 Dec 1790, Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1873, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1811  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • Marriage date of Dec 26 1811 reported by Hurley in "Maddox: A Southern Maryland Family," p. 105.
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      William Maddox, 75, farmer, b. Virginia; Sarah, 69, b. New Jersey; Matthew, 48, b. Va; Mary E, 49, b. Ohio; Arnold, 31, b. Va; Mary F. Ward, 9, b. Va.
    Children 
    +1. Matthew MADDOX,   b. 4 Oct 1812, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1863, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    +2. John G. MADDOX,   b. 20 Jul 1814, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1896, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Mansfield MADDOX,   b. 6 Jul 1816, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1816, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +4. Margaret MADDOX,   b. 15 Aug 1817, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Thomas MADDOX,   b. 2 Jan 1820, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1901, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +6. William D. MADDOX, Jr.,   b. 17 Jan 1822, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1906, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +7. James Gaston MADDOX,   b. 11 Nov 1823, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1901, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     8. Dorcas MADDOX,   b. 12 Nov 1825, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Oliver MADDOX,   b. 25 Jan 1828, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1828, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +10. Arnold M. MADDOX,   b. 8 Apr 1829, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1879  (Age 49 years)
    +11. Anna MADDOX,   b. 19 Sep 1831, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1917  (Age 85 years)
    +12. Ruhama MADDOX,   b. 26 Aug 1833, Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1909, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F471  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1549] Maddox: A Southern Maryland Family, W. N. Hurley, Jr., (Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, ISBN 0-788-0123-8, 1994), p. 105.

    2. [S1701] Raymond A. Mann .

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S2238] Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV).

    5. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.
      Donnelly, in "Wests of Duck Creek, p. 457, reports marriage date as Dec 23 1811.

    6. [S1549] Maddox: A Southern Maryland Family, W. N. Hurley, Jr., (Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, ISBN 0-788-0123-8, 1994).