Lazarus Maddux
- Born: 1656, Northampton Co., VA
- Marriage (1): Sarah Mount about 1680
- Died: 18 Jan 1717-19 Mar 1717, Somerset Co., MD
Lazarus Maddux wrote his will Jan 18 1716/17 and it was proven in Somerset Co., MD on Mar 19 1716/17:
- To sons Thomas, Lazarus and Daniel part of several patents containing nine hundred acres on south side of Manokin River
- To son Thomas 300a on Wolf Trap Creek
- To son Daniel the privilege of using Thomas' marshland for his 30 head of cattle
- To son Lazarus, 300a
- To son Daniel the rest of the land in the 900a acres total
- To sons Alexander and William, tract called "Whitefield" containing 700a divided equally
- To loving wife, dwelling plantation during her widowhood and negro man Coffee, negro woman Shue, two feather beds/furniture, one silver tankard (as Shallvar Thanckard), copper kettle, chest of drawers and three silver spoons?
- To son Thomas, negro boy Will, windmill, whipsaw and 3 silver spoons
- To son Lazarus, negro boy Joe, feather bed/furniture, pot, chest, gun
- To son Alexander, negro girl Murear, feather bed/furniture, a pot/pan, copper kettle, chest
- To son Daniel, negro boy Jacob (wife to have use of half his labor during her widowhood), feather bed/furniture, one long gun, pot/pan
- To son William, negro boy Abraham, feather bed/furniture,pot/pan, gun
- To daughter Mary, negro man Mingo
- To daughter Sarah, negro man Garell
- To daughter Ellenor, negro woman Letty
- To daughter Elizabeth, first child of negro woman Shue and feather bed/furniture
- To each a silver spoon and rest of estate divided between my 8 children
- wife to be executrix
Witnesses: James Willis, William Henderson, Marcy Fountain (SoW-EB9:62) (MdW-14:364)
His inventory and account was approved Jun 12 1717 for £396.1.11½ (MdInv&Acc-39C:045)
Lazarus married Sarah Mount about 1680. (Sarah Mount was born about 1656 in Northampton Co., VA and died before 1715 in Somerset Co., MD.)
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