This John Maddox 3 didn’t inherit any of his the property from his father, Notley Maddox 2, the reason for this it unknown to us. John moved his family to Culpeper County, Virginia, in the year 1774, we feel it was close to the town of Culpeper, but the exact location is not known. We know from records that John had a farm and orchards in Culpeper County, Virginia and we also know that John and his wife, Mary (Dyson) Maddox were buried in Culpeper County, Virginia, but we do not know just where.
When John Maddox died, date reported to be 25 May 1782, he left a will. In this will he left everything to his wife, Mary (Dyson) Maddox, including, two Negro fellows by the names of Harry and Will during her life and afterwards to be left at her disposal, every kind of stock, the estate, buildings, house, barns and furniture and all property. As directed in the will, after her death, that everything is equally divided between all my children. John also directed that his children shall have his lawful right of his Uncle John Maddox’s Estate to be equally divided between them. John also appointed his wife, Mary (Dyson) Maddox to be the sole executrix of the will. The will can be found in Book C, page 141 in Culpeper County at the courthouse. The will was proved (probated) in Culpeper County, Virginia on the 19th. Day of October 1785.
Mary (Dyson) Maddox died in Culpeper County, Virginia in 1786 and she left a will. In this will she set forth the conditions of the will.
Mary (Dyson) Maddox left her son, Samuel Maddox twenty Shillings, to her son Notley Maddox, she left twenty Shillings, to her son, Thomas Maddox, she left her riding horse called “Fly”, to her daughter, Mary (Maddox) Harrell, she left one gold Guinea, to her daughter, Sarah Sally (Maddox) Conn her saddle, spice mortar and a square of black silk, to her daughter, Margaret (Maddox) Wilson, one Negro fellow called Harry, one bed and furniture, and to her son, Matthew Maddox, Sr. the bulk of the estate to include the property, house, barn, building, farm tools, one Negro fellow called William, livestock and all property that remained. Mary (Dyson) Maddox also appointed Matthew Maddox, Sr. as the full and whole executor of the will.
The will was proved (probated) on the 16th day of April 1787 in a court in Culpeper County, Virginia. The will can be found on pages 229 and 230 of the Will Book, Culpeper County, Virginia at the courthouse. Matthew Maddox, Sr. appeared in the above court hearing to probate the will.