SLEDGE Mary Pocahontas b. 25 Oct 1825 Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 6 Oct 1872 Cabin Point, Surry County, VA.: Booth Family Website

1825 - 1872 (46 years)

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Name	SLEDGE Mary Pocahontas [1]
Birth	25 Oct 1825	Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States
Gender	Female
Inheritance	Abt 1842	Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [2]
	she received an equal share of her father's estate, which was divided between Amos Jrs.' seven children. Included in her share of the estate, according to Mary Coleman Braxton, was her great grandfather Emanuel White and "other slave property", which she brought with her marriage to Eldridge Maddera.. Valeria Ann Maddera, the daughter of Eldridge and Mary P. makes it clear that the family lived a very comfortable life on their plantation before the Civil War erupted in 1861.
Death	6 Oct 1872	Cabin Point, Surry County, VA.
	MADDERA.\emdash October 6th, 1872, at her residence in Surry county, Va., MRS. MARY P. MADDERA, consort of Major B. A. Maddera, and daughter of Amos and Mary Sledge, in the 47th year of her age: Embracing religion 30 years ago, at a Baptist altar, she joined that church, and remained a most exemplary member up to her death. I do not believe she had an enemy in the world. Affectionate and amiable in disposition, firm and fast in her friendship, she was loved by all who know her; and nowhere was her worth more fully known and appreciated than in her own devoted family. Here her counsels, examples and influence were of the most salutary character; and to them in her life! and death she hath bequeathed a legacy more valuable than gold or diamonds. She bore her sickness with patience and Christian resignation that cannot be surpassed, and while her cares and trials were many, she never faltered in that course, but earnestly and steadily adhered to the cause she espoused, and was ever ready and willing to make any sacrifice for that cause. She leaves a devoted husband and seven children, a large circle of friends and relatives, to mourn their loss, but we should feel that we mourn not as those who have no hope, but assured that she has merely been called from this world of trouble to the realms of eternal bliss, there to receive her reward. 'Tis the earthly chain which did bind thee to us hath been broken. We would have detained thee longer. We miss thy tender voice, thy deeds of kindness and lore; we miss so much that kind and genial face which hath so long been in our midst. But, alas we can never behold thee on earth again. The lines, "I would not live always," were sung at her funeral service, at which, in the absence of her pastor, the Rev. B. E. Reed, of the Episcopal church, officiated. May her husband, children and friends imitate "the Christian virtues which adorned her character, and ultimately meet her in the kingdom above. Va deaths index: Name: Mary A Maddera [Mary A Sledge] Birth Date: abt 1824 Birth Place: Surry County Death Date: 20 Aug 1872 Death Place: Cabin Point, Surry, Virginia Death Age: 48 Race: White Marital Status: Married Gender: Female Father Name: Amos Sledge Mother Name: Rebecca Sledge Spouse Name: E. A. Maddera FHL Film Number: 34153
Notes	Her brother, whose middle name was Powhatan, served in the War of 1812 The birth of Mary Pocahontas Sledge in 1826, and her marriage to Eldridge A. Maddera in 1843 brings us full circle. [2]
Person ID	I3038	Booth Family
Last Modified	21 Feb 2015

Father	SLEDGE Amos, Jr., b. 15 Apr 1780, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 1842, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States (Age 61 years)
Mother	SHACKLEFORD Mary, b. 17 Jun 1784 d. Aug 1827, Cabin Point, Surry County, VA. (Age 43 years)
Marriage	1800	Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [2]
Family ID	F1109	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family MADDERA Eldridge Anmstrit, Sr., b. 10 Feb 1821, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 22 Dec 1881, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States (Age 60 years)

Marriage 6 Dec 1843 Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States

Mary Pocahontas was only 17 when he died, and required the consent of a guardian, her brother Amos Sledge in, when she and Eldridge were married a year after her father's death. [2]

Children

	1. MADDERA Waverly T., b. 1846, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown
	2. MADDERA Valeria Ann, b. 5 Oct 1848, Spring Grove, Surry County, Va d. 25 Jun 1950, Surry, Surry County, VA (Age 101 years)
	3. MADDERA Mary Armistead "Puss", b. 1852 d. 21 May 1928 (Age 76 years)
	4. Maj. MADDERA Eldridge Anmstrit, Jr., b. 1855, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 22 Dec 1881, Cabin Point, Surry County, VA. (Age 26 years)
	5. MADDERA Adelia, b. 1857, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown
	6. MADDERA George, b. 1861, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown
	7. MADDERA Isabelle "Tinkle", b. 1867, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F1074 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 11 Mar 2014

Event Map

Death - 6 Oct 1872 - Cabin Point, Surry County, VA.

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Sources

[S296] Rogers Family Assoc, Rogers Family Assoc (Reliability: 3).
[S1212] Owner: Pat Reynolds, Cotton family tree, (Compiled and Supplied by Robert L. Bartlett of Juno Beach, FL to Pat Johnson Reynolds) (Reliability: 3).