Benjamin Abbeville Maddox, II

• Note: A Benjamin Maddox (1736) and a William Maddox (1776) share DNA kit #105358. R1b1c
• A Benjamin Maddox (1736) and a Chandler Maddox (1776) share DNA kit #94488, also R1b1c: But with one digit difference.
• Reference: http://maddoxdna.com/Main%20Folder/maddox.htm

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BENJAMIN MADDOX, II b. 1735/9 Charles County MD DNA Kits #'s 97661, 101218, & 105358

Benjamin is the father of all the children based on documentation for Henley Maddox, census data, and proximity in MD, SC, GA, and AL noted in footnote 1 below. DNA of descendants of William b. 1776 and Lawson b. 1784 match kit 94488 Chandler Maddox b. 1780.

Generation One

A BENJAMIN MADDOX1, II b. 1735/9 m. Mary Woodyard (1784 will of Richard Woodyard) d. 1819 Abbeville Co., SC

CH <At least 10 sons> 

1. A1 Henley Maddox, b. 1761 MD d. 1806 SC m. Janet Luckett, widow of Prior Posey
2. A2 Walter Maddox b. 176x
3. A3 John Maddox
4. A4 Benjamin Maddox, III b. 1770 MD m. Donaldson, Abbeville Co., SC d. 1864 Fulton GA
5. A5 David Maddox
6. A6 Henry Maddox b. 1785 d, 1839 Abbeville SC
7. A7 Thomas Maddox
8. A8 William Maddox, b. 1776 MD d. 1857 AL (see B below)
9. A9 Chandler Maddox, b. 1780 MD d. 1872 AL (see BB below) see also kit 94488
10. A10 Lawson Maddox, b. 1784 (see BBB below)
11. A11 Charles Maddox b. 177x <probably of Richard>
12. A12 Lanty Maddox <probably of Richard>

Generation Two

B WILLIAM MADDOX (same as A8 above)2 b. 1776 Charles, MD m. Sarah d. 1857 Tuscaloosa Co., AL
CH: [1850 Tuscaloosa AL]

1. B1 Benjamin Maddox, b. 1801 (see C below)
2. B2 Rhoda Maddox, b. 1803 Abbeville Co., SC, m. Nimrod Freeman
3. B3 Anna Maddox, b. 1807 Abbeville Co., SC, m. Boswell Freeman
4. B4 Lucinda Maddox, b. 1812 Abbeville Co., SC, m. William C. Watkins
5. B5 Thursa Maddox, b. 1813 Abbeville Co., SC
6. B6 William Allison Maddox, b. 1820 Abbeville Co., SC, m. Catherine Rogers
7. B7 Elizabeth Maddox, b. 1822 Abbeville Co., SC, m. Berry Wilson
8. B8 Samuel Maddox, b. 1826 Abbeville Co., SC

BB CHANDLER MADDOX (same as A9 above)*** b. 1780 MD m. Margaret/Peggy Spencer [1812 Pension] d. 1872 Tuscaloosa Co., AL

CH: [1850, 1860, 1870 Tuscaloosa AL]

1. BB1 William Maddox, b. 1796 Abbeville Co., SC
2. BB2 Son Maddox b.c. 1799 Abbeville Co., SC
3. BB3 Margaret Gillie Ann Maddox b. 1820 [Chandler's gift in his will]
4. BB3 Daughter Maddox b.c. 1803 Abbeville Co., SC
5. BB4 Daughter Maddox b.c. 1805 Abbeville Co., SC
6. BB5 Daughter Maddox b.c. 1807 Abbeville Co., SC
7. BB6 George W. Maddox b. 1809 Abbeville Co., SC

BBB LAWSON MADDOX (same as A10 above) b 1784 m Beersheba Bagwell, prob. Laurens Co., SC d. 1850 Clark Co., AR

CH: [1850 Fayette AL] 

1. BBB1 Strauder Maddox, b. 1807(see CC below)
2. BBB2 Son Maddox, b.c. 1810, m. Mahala (Bagwell or Fish)
3. BBB4 John Wiley Maddox, b. 1812 (see CCC below)
4. BBB5 William B. Maddox, b. 1818 (see CCCC below)
5. BBB6-7 Daughters Maddox b. 1805-1810
6. BBB8-10 Daughters Maddox b. 1811-1820

Generation Three

C BENJAMIN MADDOX (same as B1 above) b. 1801 Abbeville Co., SC m. 1st c. 1826 ___ Riley, Abbeville Co., SC d. 1880-1890 Tuscaloosa Co., AL

CH: [1850, 1860, 1880 Fayette AL] C1       William Riley Maddox, b. 1827 (see D below)

m.    2nd 1830 Nancy Williamson, Abbeville Co., SC C2       Arthur W. Maddox, b. 1832 Abbeville Co., SC C3       Rachel Maddox, b. 1837 Tuscaloosa Co., AL C4       Sarah Maddox, b. 1839 Tuscaloosa Co., AL C5       Elihu Maddox, b. 1842 Tuscaloosa Co., AL C6       George Washington C. Maddox, b. 1846 (see DD below)   C7       Thursa Maddox, b. 1848 Tuscaloosa Co., AL C8       Benjamin Franklin Maddox, b. 1851 Tuscaloosa Co., AL C9       Samuel Maddox, b. 1852 Fayette Co., AL, d. 1915 C10     Jehu Maddox, b. 1854 Fayette Co., AL

CC STRAUDER MADDOX (same as BBB1 above) b 1807 Abbeville Co., SC m Elizabeth Holmes, AL d 1881 Fayette Co., AL

CH: [1850 Tuscaloosa AL, 1860 Calcasieu Parish LA] CC1     Mary C. Maddox, b. 1883 Fayette Co., AL CC2     Elizabeth Maddox, b. 1835 Fayette Co., AL CC3     Charles Maddox, b. 1837 (see DDD below) CC4     Clementa C. Maddox, b. 1839 Fayette Co., AL CC5     Marinda Maddox, b. 1843 Fayette Co., AL CC6     Rebecca Maddox, b. 1846 Fayette Co., AL CC7     Elias Maddox, b. 1849 Fayette Co., AL

CCC JOHN WILEY MADDOX (same as BBB4 above) b 1812 Abbeville Dist.?SC m. 1st ____ m. 2nd 1861 Matilda C. Pollard, Union Co., AR d. 1885 Rapides Parish, LA

CH: [1850 Fayette AL, 1870 Rapids Parish LA ] CCC1       William Wiley Maddox, b. 1833 (see DDDD below) CCC2       Riley Maddox, b. 1835 Fayette Co., AL CCC3       Kindred Maddox, b. 1837 Fayette Co., AL, d. Madison Co., TX CCC4       Jane Maddox, b. 1837 Fayette Co., AL CCC5       Henry J. Maddox, b. 1838 Fayette Co., AL CCC6       Irena Maddox, b. 1839 Fayette Co., AL CCC7       James Maddox, b. 1841 Fayette Co., AL CCC8       Robert Maddox, b. 1841 Fayette Co., AL CCC9       Lawson Monroe Maddox, b. 1842 Sabine Parish LA CCC10     Cansadia Maddox, b. 1843 Fayette Co., AL CCC11     Maranda Maddox, b. 1845 Fayette Co., AL CCC12     Levi W. Maddox, b. 1847 Fayette Co., AL CCC13     John W. Maddox, b. 1848 Fayette Co., AL CCC14     Louisa Maddox, b. 1851 Fayette Co., AL CCC15     Margaret Emmaline Maddox, b. 1853 Fayette Co., AL

CCCC WILLIAM B. MADDOX (same as BBB5 above) b. 1819 Abbeville Dist.?SC m. Rebekah ____, AL d. Aft. 1870 probably Freestone Co., TX

CH: [1850, 1860 Fayette AL, 1870 Freestone TX, 1900 Indian Territory] CCCC1      Minerva J. Maddox, b. 1843 Fayette Co., AL CCCC2      Roman/Raymond J. Maddox, b. 1845 Fayette Co., AL CCCC3      Rosse J. Maddox, b. 1846 Fayette Co., AL CCCC4      Emily Adeline Maddox, b. 1848 Fayette Co., AL CCCC5      Perry J. Maddox, b. 1850 Fayette Co., AL CCCC6      Malinda Maddox, b. 1851 Fayette Co., AL CCCC7      John W. Maddox, b. 1854 Fayette Co., AL, m. Frances, d. TX? CCCC8      Calvin Maddox, b. 1855 Fayette Co., AL CCCC9      William Arthur Maddox, b. 1857 Fayette Co., AL (see D5  below) CCCC10    Metta Maddox, b. 1859 Fayette Co., AL   

Generation Four

D WILLIAM RILEY MADDOX (same as C1 above) b. 1827 Spartanburg Co., SC m. 1857 Rachel J. Hewitt, Tuscaloosa Co., AL d. 1880 Tuscaloosa Co., AL

CH: [1860 Fayette AL, 1880, 1900 Tuscaloosa AL] D1         George Washington Maddox, b. 1848 Tuscaloosa Co., AL, m. Mina Z. Day, d. 1928 D2         Mary E. Maddox, b. 1862 Tuscaloosa Co., AL D3         Benjamin Riley Maddox, b. 1866 (see E below) D4         John H. Maddox, b. 1868 Tuscaloosa Co., AL, m. Georgia Spencer, d. 1924 D5         Emma Lena Maddox, b. 1874 Tuscaloosa Co., AL, d. 1939

DD GEORGE WASHINGTON C. MADDOX (same as C6 above) b. 1846 Tuscaloosa Co., AL m. Harriet C. Hewitt, Tuscaloosa Co., AL d. 1915 Tuscaloosa Co., AL

CH: [1880, 1900, 1910 Tuscaloosa AL] DD1      Ethel J. Maddox, b. 1879 Tuscaloosa Co., AL DD2      William G. Maddox, b. 1881 Tuscaloosa Co., AL DD3      James H. Maddox, b. 1882 Tuscaloosa Co., AL DD4      Viola Maddox, b. 1885 Tuscaloosa Co., AL DD5      Clara B. Maddox, b. 1887 Tuscaloosa Co., AL DD6      Isaach H. Maddox, b. 1888 Tuscaloosa Co., AL DD7      Jerrold H. Maddox, b. 1890 Tuscaloosa Co., AL DD8      Jessie W. Maddox, b. 1893 Tuscaloosa Co., AL

DDD CHARLES MADDOX, b. 1837 (same as CC3 above) b. 1837 Fayette Co., AL m. c. 1857 Amanda ___ AR d. Rapides Co., LA?

CH: [1870 Calcasieu Parish LA ] DDD1   William Maddox, b. 1858 Union Co., AR DDD2   Frozine Maddox, b. 1862 Rapides Co., LA DDD3   Ardelia Maddox, b. 1865 Rapides Co., LA DDD4   Frances Maddox, b. 1869 Rapides Co., LA

DDDD WILLIAM WILEY MADDOX (same as CC1 above)3 b. 1833 Fayette Co., AL m. c. 1861 Mary E. E. Newell d. 1890 Lamar Co., AL

CH: DDDD1      William I. Maddox, b. 1862 AL DDDD2      Pinkney Levi Maddox, b. 1865 (see EE below)  DDDD3      Rachell E. Maddox, b. 1867 AL DDDD4      Steven Maddox, b. 1871 AL DDDD5      Marry J. Maddox, b. 1873 Lamar Co., AL DDDD6      Thomas Maddox, b. 1877 Lamar Co., AL DDDD7      Julia Maddox, b. 1878 Lamar Co., AL DDDD8      Elizabeth Maddox, b. 1879 Lamar Co., AL      

DDDDD WILLIAM ARTHUR MADDOX (same as CCC9 above)3 b 1857 Fayette Co., AL m. 1874 Eppie M. _____ d. After 1910 Montague Co?, TX

CH: [1910, 1930 Montague TX ] DDDDD1 Unknown DDDDD2 William Arthur Maddox (see EE below)

Generation Five 

E BENJAMIN RILEY MADDOX (same as D3 above) b. 1866 Tuscaloosa Co., AL m. 1895 Sarah E. Ramsey, Tuscaloosa Co., AL d. 1927 Tuscaloosa Co., AL

CH: [1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Tuscaloosa] E1        William Franklin Maddox, b. 1896 Tuscaloosa Co., AL, d. 1970 Tuscaloosa Co., AL E2        Foster Norris Maddox, b. 1898 Tuscaloosa Co., AL, m. Virgie E. Snider c. 1924, d 1985 E3        Bama Lucretia Maddox, b. 1902 Tuscaloosa Co., AL Claude C. Snider, d. 1977 E4        Ruby Jane Maddox, b. 1904 Tuscaloosa Co., AL, m. 1923 Frank J. Delbridge, AL, d. 2006 Tuscaloosa Co., AL E5        Beulah Elizabeth Maddox, b. 1911 Tuscaloosa Co., AL, m. Howard Snyder, d. 1969 E6        Edna Riley Maddox, b. 1913 Tuscaloosa Co., AL, m. ___ Powell

EE PINKNEY/PANTLEY LEVI MADDOX (same as D42 above) b. 1865 _____ AL m. 1st 1884 Mary F. Rector, Lamar Co., AL m. 2nd 1886 Margaret A. Butler, Lamar Co., AL d. 1952

CH: [1900 Lamar AL, 1930 Fayette] EE1     William Milton Maddox, b. 1887 (see F below) EE2      Mary Emmaline Maddox, b. 1888 Lamar Co., AL EE3      Icie Bell Maddox, b. 1893 Lamar Co., AL EE4      Lonnie Veteau Maddox, b. 1890 Lamar Co., AL EE5      Rosie Anna Maddox, b. 1894 Lamar Co., AL EE6      Dovie Caroline Maddox, b. 1897 Lamar Co., AL d. 1965 EE7      Thomas Claburn Maddox, b. 1898 Lamar Co., AL EE8      Donnie Adine Maddox, b. 1899 Lamar Co., AL EE9      James Franklin Tilton Monroe Maddox, b. 1901 Lamar Co., AL EE10    Sarah Loretta Maddox, b. 1903 Lamar Co., AL EE11    Minnie Ellis Maddox, b. 1906 Lamar Co., AL EE12    Ommie Lee Maddox, b. 1910 Lamar Co., AL

EEE WILLIAM ARTHUR MADDOX (same as D52 above) b. 1883 Freestone Co., TX

Benjamin and Mary Maddox on March 3, 1790, sold “Hornfare” and “Posey’s Chance” inherited 1770 from his father Benjamin I. Benjamin appeared with a household of 8 other males with Walter and Henley’s stepson Ignatius Posey (son of Prior) beside him in 1790/2 Abbeville County SC Census. Counting Henley in MD, Benjamin had at least 10 sons.

1b Paternity Documentation Benjamin (II) to children: Documented, Proven, and Strong circumstantial. Benjamin’s sons in census records: “Henley of Ben” on the 1790 census of Charles County MD; Walter beside Benjamin on 1790 census of Abbeville County, SC; John in household of Benjamin in 1810 Abbeville. The nephew of Benjamin II, widow of Henley, widow of John, Benjamin Sr., future William’s family in-law, two Benjamin III in-laws, and William were 8 parts of 11 of the “tight” Maddox sequence on 1810 Abbeville. Benjamin III stated on 1860 GA census that he was born in MD. William stated in 1850 AL census that he was born in MD (He died before 1860 census). Chandler stated in 1860 AL census that he was born in MD.

In addition: Abbeville SC: 1810 Charles and Chandler and Lanty; 1830 Henry Laurens SC: 1810 Benjamin (III); 1820 William Elbert GA: 1820 Benjamin, Chandler, and Lawson on one page; 1820 David Wilkes GA 1820 Richard and Lanty on same page; 1820 Charles. NW Tuscaloosa AL 1850: William, Chandler Fayette AL adjoining Tuscaloosa: 1850 Lawson In Sept. 1808 and Jan. 1811 Benjamin of Abbeville Co., SC, sold land in Laurens Co., SC, to Cornelius Cook and Patrick Sperinn, witnessed by William Maddox In Aug. 1811 notes were paid to the estate of Benjamin Maddox, deceased, on land he sold Sperinn.

2a Thomas Maddox 1805 estate included: Widow Cloe, William, Losson, Lanty, Benjamin Jr., Chandler. 2b Benjamin Maddox 1811 deed was witnessed by William. 2c Paternity Documentation William to Benjamin: Deed in Tuscaloosa Co., AL, Bk AA, pg. 281-282 wherein William gave a Negro boy named Dennis to son Benjamin for love and affection. Also, will of William, WB 7, pg. 121 recorded Feb 13, 1860

Madawg � name of Teithyon's son in old legends. Madoc. Maddock � "generous". Maddox � "the benefactor's son". Madoc � (MAH-dog) from British mad "fortunate, lucky". In legend, Madog ap Owain Gwynedd colonized N. America in the late 12th C. Mael � legendary name of Roycol's son.