MADDERA Domingo

Other Events and Attributes:

• Lived(s) In: King & Queen County, VA

Notes:

He was probably born on the island of Madiera, Portugal or possibly his father was. He may have been brought by the Dutch, who imported skilled cattle ranchers from Portugal.

Ancestry.com in their Ancestry World Tree > Individual View section provides the following sketch concerning Domingo Maderas, the progenitor of the Maddera family in America.
Domingo lived in Essex and in Kings and Queens County, VA in the mid 1600's, wife unknown, but suspected to be "Sarah ". Domingo shows in several Virginia Records. One where he witnessed the sale of property in Virginia in 1658/59. Domingo Madeiras cattle mark (registration), two crops and two holes in the right ear. It is believed that around 1620, Domingo Madeiras was born, likely on the Portuguese Island of Madeira. The circumstances of his arrival to the New Colonies of America are not yet known. There are several theories to consider. He may have come here on a Dutch ship in the 1640'a to be a rancher. The Dutch, having the foresight to realize they would need to grow and produce their own food, brought farmers and ranchers from areas all over the world. Among their group, cattle ranchers from Portugal. This foresight allowed them to prosper and succeed much easier than the early English Colonists. It is also possible that Domingo was born in this country in 1620 in the area of the newly settled Jamestown. The Portuguese were traders with the new Colonists, as there was a treaty between Portugal and England. They traded furs and tobacco.

In fact, it was the production and trade of tobacco from the Portuguese settled West Indies island ofBarbadoes, that created the financial success of the new Colonies. The Virginia Colony nearly failed before the importation of this fine tobacco, which replaced the Indian (domestic) tobacco which most Englanders found to have a "bite ". Did Domingo come to America as a rancher? Was he a child of a Jamestown settler? Was he a son of a Portuguese tobacco trader? Was his family here before the establishment of Jamestown? I doubt that we will ever know the answer to these questions. (Copyright 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries.)

Essex Co., VA Deeds Book p. 292, date 1660 - Domingo Medaris - cattle mark two cropps and two holes in right ear.
Cavaliers and Pioneers Patent Book No. 6 - Domingo Mederis & James Johnson awarded 1000 acres in New Kent County for transportation of 10 persons on 8 April 1668. On 24 April 1694 500 acres of the same tract, identified as formerly granted to Domingo Maderas and James Johnson and since deserted, was granted to Zachary Lewis. It is quite possible that James Johnson may have been the father-in-law or brother-in-law of Domingo, making his wife speculatively "Sarah Johnson". Partnerships with a non-family member were uncommon. Domingo named one of his sons James, and his daughter Sarah.
Margi Wagner-Farley at web site blitzen@iw.edwpub.com lists the following as the children of Domingo Madeiras. These same children are also listed in Ancestry World Tree on Ancestry .com. The sources of the information are not given.
Carlos/Charles Maderas
Bolivar Maderas
Jonas Maderas
James Maderas
Sarah Maderas
These tantalizing bits of information are just enough to suggest that Domingo Medeiras was a settler with means enough to be a player in the business of patenting major land grants in return for paying the transportation expenses for new immigrants from England. The grants and his business partnerships indicate that he was well integrated into the colony.
The family name is spelled in a myriad of ways before settling into Maddera, pronounced Madrey, a century later. Some of the variations found in the records are: Medeiros, Medeiras, Medaris, MadoraSjMaderis, Maderas, Maddarra, Madderra, Madera,Maddra,Madray, Maddera. Anglicizing the family name seems to have presented an ongoing problem for the clerks who kept the records.

Lived(s) In:
Lived in Essex and King & Queen Counties in the mid 1600s

Family/Spouse: MADDERA Sarah --LNU--. Sarah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Land: 1681, Isle of Wight County, VA; Purchase

Notes:

James Maddera ca. 1650 (?) - after 1712.
Isle of Wight County Will and Deed Book I records the following: John Murray sells to James Maddera 100 acres in U. P. (Upper Parish) adjoining Thomas Took. Elizabeth Murray also signs. 20 Jan. 1681.
A James Maddera married Mary Gray, daughter of Richard Gray (widower) of ye Upper Parish in Isle of Wight County. In Richard Gray's will written in 1722 he mentions daughter Mary and her husband James Maddera and various young grandchildren. This is 42 years after the original land purchase above. Therefore, it is probable that the James Maddera who married Mary Gray is the son of the James Maddera who first purchased land in Isle of Wight County.
On 30 December 1712 James Maddera witnessed the will of Peter Deberry. The will included a legacy to daughter Priscilla, wife of Zacharias Maddera. The marriage of Zacharias Maddera and Priscilla Deberry, daughter of Peter Deberry is recorded in 1712. W. &D. B.2p. 554. The marriage date being given in the same year as the will of Peter Deberry may indicate that the marriage occurred earlier but was not recorded until proved by the information in the will. This James Maddera was probably the father of Zachariah and James n.
At present this is all we know of James Maddera/Maderas. The name is spelled in many different ways in the early records. We assume that James Maddera I is the son of Domingo Maderas and father of James Maddera U and Zacharias/Zachariah Maddera, about whom we know a considerable amount. The dates fit comfortably.

Land:
Purchased 100 acres in the Upper Parish in Isle of Wight

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Domingo named one of his sons James, and his daughter Sarah.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 4 Mar 1748, Southwark Parish, Surry Co., Virginia

Notes:

Zachariah Maddera ca. 1680 - 1752
The name Zacarias Maderas is first mentioned as a gaber (or jailer) in Urbanna, Virginia in Middlesex County, in the late 1600's. It appears Zacarias was an official, possibly a court clerk or a Justice of the Peace and witnessed many documents such as wills, and land deeds. This Zacarias may have been a son of Domingo, but is more likely the young son of James Maderas. James Maderas bought land in Isle of Wight County in 1781, and later moved there, bringing his son Zacharias with him. Since most travel and commerce moved by boat at this time in Tidewater Virginia, this would not have been an unusual or daunting move.

Zachariah Maddera had ten children by his two wives. We have not been able as yet to sort out which children were born to which wife, with the exception of our progenitor, John Maddera. In Zachariah's will dated March 4,1748 specifically mentions John as the son of his last wife, Johanna, and appoints Johanna and John Maddera executors of his will John clearly has younger siblings because Zacharias leaves the remainder of his estate to Johanna "during her natural life for the raising of my children ". Based on the wording and arrangement of the will, our best guess at this time as to which wife bore which children is as follows:
Children of Zacharias Maddera and Priscilla Deberrv Not proved. James Maddera Sarah Maddera Elizabeth Maddera
Joel Maddera - Born ?. Died ?.
Married (1) Lucy Warren 3/2/1774. Married (2) Anne Cooke Thompson 1779.
William Maddera -Born ? . Died 1772.
Married Elizabeth . Born ? . Died 1783.
Children of Zacharias Maddera and Joanna Hurdle, Not proved.
John Maddera - Born ?. Died 1782 in Surry County, VA
Married Elizabeth_______?Born ?. Will dated 1814, Surry County.
Lucy Maddera Priscilla Maddera Martha Maddera Ann Maddera
Zacharias apparently lived a long and fruitful life. His will was proved on 18 February 1752. A summary of the provisions of the will follows:
In the name of God Amen IZachariah Maddera of the Parish ofSouthwark and County of
Surry in Virginia......................and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God
to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner....
I give to my loving wife Johanna the sole use and benefit of the plantation whereon I live and the benefit of the labour of three of my slaves namely Roger, Tom and a negro woman Rose..............
I give unto my two daughters Sarah and Elizabeth my negro fellow Tom in case my wife remarry or when she dies.
Item: I give unto my son James the plantation whereon he now lives to him and his heirs. Also my negro man Roger in case my wife should remarry or when she dies.
Item: I give to my son John the plantation whereon he now lives with two negros, namely Dick and Jack......
Item: I give to my son William apiece of land on the south side ofPidgeon Swamp known by the name of................and two negros, feather bed and furniture........
Item: I give unto my daughter Lucy...............
Item: I give to my daughter Priscilla one negro girl named Sue and one feather bed and furniture.
Item: I give unto my daughter Martha one negro girl named Fanny and one bed or five pounds current money to buy one.
Item: I give unto my daughter Ann one negro girl named Isabel and one feather bed and furniture or five pounds current money to buy her one.
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Will:
Zacharias apparently lived a long and fruitful life. His will was proved on 18 February 1752. A summary of the provisions of the will follows:

In the name of God Amen IZachariah Maddera of the Parish ofSouthwark and County of
Surry in Virginia......................and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God
to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner....
I give to my loving wife Johanna the sole use and benefit of the plantation whereon I live and the benefit of the labour of three of my slaves namely Roger, Tom and a negro woman Rose..............
I give unto my two daughters Sarah and Elizabeth my negro fellow Tom in case my wife remarry or when she dies.
Item: I give unto my son James the plantation whereon he now lives to him and his heirs. Also my negro man Roger in case my wife should remarry or when she dies.
Item: I give to my son John the plantation whereon he now lives with two negros, namely Dick and Jack......
Item: I give to my son William apiece of land on the south side ofPidgeon Swamp known by the name of................and two negros, feather bed and furniture........
Item: I give unto my daughter Lucy...............
Item: I give to my daughter Priscilla one negro girl named Sue and one feather bed and furniture.
Item: I give unto my daughter Martha one negro girl named Fanny and one bed or five pounds current money to buy one.
Item: I give unto my daughter Ann one negro girl named Isabel and one feather bed and furniture or five pounds current money to buy her one.
Item: I give unto my son Joel one negro woman named Patt with her increase and one negro boy named Bob and the plantation whereon I now live and one feather bed and furniture or five pounds......
Item: It is the true intent and meaning of my will that if either of the negros that I have given to my last four daughters die that then my desire is that I do hereby then give to that daughter whose negro shall die the negro woman Rose at such time as I give my negro man Roger to my son James and it is farther my desire that if either of my children that I have had by this last wife should die without lawful issue of their body that then the legacies given them shall be equally divided among the surviving children that I have had by my said last wife and it is further my will and desire that all my children have their freedom and what I have given them when they shall come of age or eighteen or married.
Item: My will and desire is that my wife have and enjoy all the remainder of my estate not alreadu bequeathed let it be of what kind or quality soever during her natural life for the raising of my children and then after her death it be equally divided among her children except her son John who has had his part already.
Item: I do hereby nominate, ordain and appoint my loving wife Johanna Madeira and my son John Maderra my whole and sole executrix and executor of this my last will......4 March 1748.
Zacharias Madder

The will was presented to the Court on 18 February 1752.

Family/Spouse: HURDLE Joanna. Joanna (daughter of HURDLE William, Sr. and HURDLE Elizabeth --LNU--) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Zachariah married DEBERRY Priscilla in 1712 in Isle of Wight County, VA. Priscilla (daughter of DEBERRY Peter and DEBERRY Elizabeth --LNU--) died before 1727. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 18 Feb 1752, Cabin Point, Surry County, VA.; From Father's will
• Will: 10 Jul 1782, Cabin Point, Surry County, VA.

Notes:

John Maddera was the son, probably the only son born to Zacharias Maddera and his second wife Joanna Hurdle. He was probably born between 1720 and 1730. The Maddera family is said to have lived near Cabin Point in Surry County. Most of what we know about him and his family is gleaned from his will, written in 1782. All of his eight children were still under age when he died.

Will:
Item: I give unto my son James the plantation whereon he now lives to him and his heirs. Also my negro man Roger in case my wife should remarry or when she dies.

Will:
Imprimus: I give and bequeath unto my children Micajah Maddera, Rebekah Maddera, Nancy Maddera, Martha Maddera each the sum of 20 shillings specie to them and their heirs forever.
Item: I give to my daughter Diecey Maddera the sum of twenty-five pounds in specie to her and her heirs forever. I also desire her to have one feather bed and furniture after the death or intermarriage of my beloved wife, to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Priscilla Maddera the sum of twenty-five pounds specie to her and her heirs forever. I also desire her to have one feather bed and furniture after the death.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife my best horse, saddle and bridle -with the best bed and furniture I possess, to her and her heirs forever. My will and desire is that my beloved wife shall have the use of my land and plantation with all its appurtenances and shall have, possess and enjoy all my slaves, stock and household furniture so long as she remains my widow, to enable her to raise and educate my children who are now with me and under age: and after her death, or after she shall intermarry I give and bequeath all my land slaves, stock and household furniture to my two sons John and Thomas Maddera to be equally divided between them, if they be both alive; but if one of them only shall at that time survive, my will and desire is that the whole of my lands, slaves, stock and household furniture shall go to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I also give and bequeath to my two sons John Maddera and Thomas Maddera all the ready money I have at the time of my death, with all the debts due to my estate which I desire my executors to collect as soon as possible and put the whole out at interest, to be equally divided between them, when they or either of them arrive at lawful age. But in case my executors shall thinkproper at any time to purchase one certain parcel or tract of land now belonging to Joseph Thorp and lying contiguous to my land, I desire that they may apply apart of the money aforesaid to that purpose, which I desire may go to them after the death, or after my beloved wife shall intermarry, in the same manner as is directed respecting the land I now possess.
Item: My will and desire is that all the rest and residue of my estate not herein before mentioned may remain in the possession of my beloved wife so long as she remains my widow and afterwards to go to my two sons John and Thomas to be equally divided between them, or to revert to the survivor as is before directed in the case of lands, slaves, etc.; I also desire that the ready money and debts given as aforesaid to them the said John and Thomas Maddera may in the case of the death of either of them, go to the other.
I do hereby nominate and appoint my friends William Clinch, Jr. and James Kee my lawful executors to this my last will and testament and do empower them to execute the trust hereby imposed in them as well as see to the education of my young children...............10 July 1782
John Maddera
The will was presented to the Court 27 August 1782.

Family/Spouse: MADDERA Elizabeth --LNU--. Elizabeth died in 1814 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shows 2 marriages:

1. Lucy Warren married 3/2/1774.
Note:
This may be the Lucy Warren, daughter of Allen Warren, II (born 1690 and died 1732) and Ann Hart (born 1693 and died 1743). They are listed on the website and this needs further research.

2.Anne Cooke Thompson, married 1783.

Family/Spouse: MADDERA Elizabeth --LNU--. Elizabeth died in 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]