Dr. Edward Maddox

Abt 1615 - 1694  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Edward Maddox  [1]
  Title	Dr.
  Born	Abt 1615	, , England   [1]
  	Suggested place of birth: Munslow Parish, Shropshire, England [1]
  Gender	Male
  Address	1648	Munslow Parish, Shropshire, England   [2, 3]
  	He was "of Thongland,"implying that he and his family lived in a small hamlet just northeast of the Munslow church" in Munslow Parish.
  Immigrated	Aft 1656 Before 1672	, Charles, MD   [4]
  Address	1673	, Charles, MD   [3]
  	Acquisition of Greene's Purchase, a 200-acre parcel, included the "'olde Indian forte' known as Anacostin Fort, located on St. Isidore's Creek where the village of Twining in the District of Columbia now stands."
  Address	Bef 1684	, Charles, MD   [3]
  	Lived on 500-acre plantation called Nanjemoy in the Nanjemoy tract area that centered around the Nanjemoy Creek; plantation may possibly have been along the Maddox Branch.
  Address	1684	, Stafford, VA   [4]
  	Move may have been influenced by religion in the region. Maryland was established as a haven for Catholicism while Protestantism and anti-Catholicism sentiment was predominant in Virginia. Edward aligned himself with anti-Catholic politicians in Virginian in 1689.
  Occupation	12 Aug 1691	, Stafford, VA   [3]
  	Sworn in as a justice of the peace. The area may now be King George County, still researching.
  Life event	Aft 12 Aug 1691	, Stafford, VA   [3]
  	"As a justice of the peace, he sat in judgement of Parson John Waugh in the case of Waugh's marriage of Mary Hathaway, the nine-year-old daughter of Thomas Hathaway of Aquia, to Mr. William Williams. Edward and the other justices ruled in 1691 that upon reaching the age of twelve years Mary could 'publickly disclaim the said marriage and protest against it, then it is the judgement of the court the aforesaid marriage ... is utterly null and void as if the same had never been had or made.' Mary declared her freedom, citing 'infancy and impuberty as well as force and fraud' at the time of her marriage."
  Will written/proved	23 Jun 1694	, Stafford, VA   [3]
  	Proved 11 Dec 1694. Area may now be King George County. Will no longer in existence, likely destroyed during the (presumably Revolutionary) war.
  Died	Between 23 Jun 1694 and 11 Dec 1694	Passapantanzy Creek, King George, VA   [1]
  	Was Stafford County at the time of his death. [3]
  Notes	He has been misidentified as "the son of Thomas, 'Lord of Scethrog,' Maddox of eastern Wales...." [3] "...referred to as doctor, surgeon, apothecary, or physician in various records... was called into court on charges of fraud at least once, and called others into court frequently to collect for services rendered. His treatments ranged from simple salves to long term cures for 'grievous pains and troubles.' He was among just a few doctors operating in the area." Possibly received his training in an apprenticeship in England during the English Civil War. [3]
  Person ID	I4388	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Eleanor MNU,   b. Abt 1619, England ,   d. Bef 5 Feb 1655/56, Munslow Parish, Shropshire, England  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	Bef 1648	Munslow Parish, Shropshire, England   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Edward Maddox,   b. Bef 8 Apr 1648, Munslow Parish, Shropshire, England   2. Elinor Maddox,   b. Bef 8 May 1650, Munslow Parish, Shropshire, England + 3. Cornelius Maddox,   b. Bef 4 Oct 1651, Munslow Parish, Shropshire, England ,   d. 1705, Port Tobacco, Charles, MD  (Age ~ 53 years)   4. John Maddox,   b. 6 Mar 1654/5, Munslow Parish, Shropshire, England ,   d. Bef 12 Feb 1655/6, Munslow Parish, Shropshire, England  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F1638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy Holding,   b. Bef 1640, England ,   d. Bef 1678  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1656	Munslow Parish, Shropshire, England   [2]
  	Officiant: Harcourt Leyghton, Esq. [2]
  Children	1. Alice Maddox,   b. 8 Jan 1656/7, Munslow Parish, Shropshire, England
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F1656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Margery MNU,   b. Abt 1653, England ,   d. Aft 1685, , King George, VA  (Age ~ 33 years)
  Married	Bef 5 Sep 1678  [3]
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F1658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Frances MNU,   b. Bef 1642,   d. 1693, , Charles, MD  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Married	Abt 1687	, Stafford, VA   [1]
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F1657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S370] Early Colonial Settlers, Southern MD and VA's Northern Neck Counties, Mike Marshall, (Mike Marshall). [S376] Registers of the Munslow Parish, George Litleton, Rector, (Mel Lockie, transcriptionist). [S375] Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, editor, Barbara Vines Little, CG FNGS, FUGA, FVGS, (Virginia Genealogical Society). [S377] hisXmark: Edward Maddox's descendants in America, David Maddox, Justin Maddox, (David Maddox, Justin Maddox).