Thomas Maddux
- Born: Abt 1680, Somerset Co., MD
- Marriage (1): Mary Bell?
- Died: 03 Mar 1736-10 Apr 1736, Somerset Co., MD
Thomas Maddocks (also spelled Maddux and Maddox therein) wrote his will on Mar 3 1735/6 and it was probated in Somerset Co., MD on Apr 10 1736 with the following provisions:
- To well beloved wife Mary, my inland plantation within the ditch that parts me with John Outten excepting some liberties that I shall make mention of hereafter. She is also free to get firewood and log timber from my outland and my moveable estate during her widowhood
- To son Bell, all my land, marshes, orchards and houses except a marsh hummock known by the name of Lindsey Green, also feather bed/furniture, cow/calf, 4 chairs (two are black walnut and two others), half my hogs that use the back woods, six shoats in the great marsh, my great large black walnut table and bench but it to remain where it is now during my wife's widowhood. He to sow wheat with his mother on the plantation and divide it between them and a third part of the fruit from the orchards and 400 gallons of cider casks.
- To son Alexander, feather bed/furniture, cow/calf, 2 hogs, to be paid at the day of marriage and give him liberty to ark and doe? in my house in his trading for 7 years as he has in my lifetime
- To son Thomas, cow/calf, 2 breeding sows, 2 hogs for housekeeping, and liberty to build a house on my outland given before to my son Bell to hold for 14 years in case he thinks to live in it
- To daughter Margaret Maddux, negro girl Cate and her increase except her first child that lives more than one year. She not to take Cate from her mother during her widowhood. Also feather bed/furniture.
- To daughter Sarah Maddux, the first child born of negro Cate that lives more than one year, feather bed/furniture, 2 cows/calves, two pewter dishes/plates, one mare colt, black walnut table.
- To sons Alexander and Thomas and daughters Margaret and Sarah, 100a tract of land known as Lindseys Green not to be sold or divided but remain a perpetual pasture. Son Bell my till the land
- If son Bell dies without lawful issue, son Alexander to get dwelling plantation and Thomas to get my outlands
- Remainder of estate to go to Bell, Margaret and Sarah equally
- Appoint son Bell as executor
Witnesses: John Riggin Sr., John Outten, Samuel Adams (SoW-EB9:192) (MdW-21:595)
Thomas married Mary Bell?. (Mary Bell? was born about 1695 and died after 1759 in Somerset Co., MD.)
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