Samuel (Madoc) Maddox

From the Record

First of this lineage to travel from Wales to America, landing in St. Marys County, Maryland in 1665; his friend Thomas Notley (later Maryland's eighth Governor) came on the same ship. The later charts identify the ship as Good Intent, citing P. William Filby's Passenger and Immigration Records, while the earlier manuscript says its name was unknown. First recorded in a St. Marys County ledger book in 1667, although the charts give 1666. Settled the 300-acre 'Green Springs Farm' on the Wicomico River and owned 100 acres called the 'Indian Fields'.

Served as a Lieutenant under Captain Justinian Gerrard in the 1675 expedition against the Susquehanna Indians; the charts say he received 900 pounds of tobacco for that service and later paid a 700-pound tobacco assessment toward a 1678 campaign. Left a will dated 18 January 1684, proved 9 March 1684, dividing the estate among his four sons in the old-world style (daughters received nothing; first-born received the bulk): Notley received the Green Springs Farm, Samuel the Indian Fields, William and John quarter shares of livestock and goods. The will also bequeathed enslaved people ('one Negro woman and child and three English hands') equally among the sons, and named Captain Justian Gerrard, John Hilton, Ralph Foster and John Smith to look after the children. Burial at Christ Church, Chaptico is inferred from a memorial stained-glass window there (dated 1882) naming several generations of Samuel Maddoxes; no burial record or grave marker has been located.

The town of Maddox, Maryland is named for Samuel and the Maddox family (its U.S. Post Office ran 1892-1960; first Post Master George William Maddox, appointed 23 August 1892).

The source names a father, John (Madoc) Maddox Lord of Scethrog, Wales, and a mother, Person unknown at this time — not yet part of the connected tree.

From the Family Manuscript

• This above account of the family history was research and compiled by Larry W. Maddox of Liberty, Missouri. Larry has been to Wales on several trips researching the Maddox Family. Larry is not in our direct lineage, but he is in the total lineage. Larry is a descendant from Matthew Maddox, Sr. by his son, Rozzel Maddox, Larry Maddox (10), Arnold Maddox (9), Samuel Everett Maddox (8), Samuel R. Maddox (7), Arnold Maddox (6), Rozzel Maddox (5), Matthew Maddox, Sr. (4), John Maddox (3), Notley Maddox (2), Samuel (Madoc) Maddox (1) generations in America

  Maddox Family History, transcript line 155.

• The first was Alexander Mattocks (1613-1659) who came on the Ship Abraham in the year, 1635 and landed in Virginia. The second was Samuel (Madoc) Maddox (1635-1684) who landed on the Southern shores of Maryland in 1665. This Samuel is the father of our lineage in America The third was Cornelius Maddox (1660-1707) who landed in Charles County, Maryland in 1680. The last was John Maddox (1667-1717) who landed on the shores of Virginia in 1681.

  Maddox Family History, transcript lines 174–177.

• Some say that Samuel (Madoc) Maddox was the first born son, but it would appear if he was, he would have stayed in Wales to inherit the vast holdings of his father, John (Madoc) Maddox, Lord of Scethrog, Wales. At this point, we don’t know the birth order of the children of his father, John (Madoc) Maddox, Lord of Scethrog, Wales and the place of his burial is also unknown at this time. The name of the wife of John (Madoc) Maddox is also unknown at this time.

  Maddox Family History, transcript lines 181–183.

• Note-Ann (Anne) Notley Maddox after the death of her husband, Samuel (Madoc) Maddox 1 married again 1695 to John Calvert of Maryland. Their death dates and place of burial are unknown.

  Maddox Family History, transcript line 258.

• Samuel (Madoc) Maddox 1 was born in Wales and he was the first to travel from Wales to America, landing in St. Marys County, Maryland in 1665, we do not know the name of the ship that he arrived on, but his friend, Thomas Notley also came on the same ship with Samuel. Thomas Notley went on to become Maryland’s eighth Governor. It was assumed that both Samuel and Thomas were from families of standing and means in the old world. In 1669, Samuel married Ann (Anne) Notley who was the daughter of Walter Notley and the niece of Thomas Notley. The very first recorded record of Samuel, was in a county ledger book (St. Marys County, Maryland) in 1667, this ledger, was handwritten and contained the names of the residents of St. Marys County.

  Maddox Family History, transcript line 260.