 Abt 1775 - 1826 (~ 51 years)
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| Name |
MADDERA Thomas [1] |
| Birth |
Abt 1775 |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1826 |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [1] |
| Notes |
- Thomas Maddera ca. 1775 -1826
Thomas Maddera's father, John Maddera, in his will, left his lands, slaves and other property to his wife Elizabeth for as long as she should live or not remarry. And upon her death or remarriage the estate would be equally divided between his surviving sons, John and Thomas.
Thomas appears to have never left home. He continued to live with his mother and run the family plantation. His mother, in her will of 1814, 32 years after his father's death expresses exasperation that Thomas, now in his 40's, is still unmarried.
On 29 April 1819, five years after Elizabeth's death, Thomas, now at least 45, married Rebecca G. Thompson, daughter of William E. Thompson and his wife Frances. Rebecca was only 19 years old. She was born in 1800. The marriage was of short duration. Thomas Maddera died in 1825/6 at about the age of 50, leaving behind one very small son Eldridge Armstrit Maddera, to mark his passing. He did not leave a will and died intestate.
Thomas' widow Rebecca married again, this time to Hugh Hopkins, on 22 August 18,1829. Hugh Hopkins is listed in the 1850 Census as a "stave getter" and was five years younger than Rebecca. Eldridge, still only 8 years old, stood to inherit much of his long deceased father's and grandfather's estates. William West was appointed by the Court as guardian of Eldridge, to look after his interests until he should come of age.
The estate accounts of Thomas Maddera include the information that six negros were hired out in 1826 for a total of $ 66.45. They were Abram, Billy, Wilson, Lizza, Diumma and Mary. [1]
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| Person ID |
I3440 |
Booth Family |
| Last Modified |
11 Mar 2014 |
| Father |
MADDERA John, b. 1720-1730, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 1782, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States (Age 52 years) |
| Mother |
MADDERA Elizabeth --LNU-- d. 1814, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States |
| Marriage |
Y [1] |
- Elizabeth Maddera did not remarry, and lived on at the plantation until her death in 1814. [1]
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| Family ID |
F1105 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
THOMPSON Rebecca G., b. 1800, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. Aft 1850 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage |
29 Apr 1819 |
Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. 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) |
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| Family ID |
F1103 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2014 |
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| Sources |
- [S1212] Owner: Pat Reynolds, Cotton family tree, (Compiled and Supplied by Robert L. Bartlett of Juno Beach, FL to Pat Johnson Reynolds) (Reliability: 3).
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