Genealogy for
Michael Maddox
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Michael Maddox
1750 - 1807
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Michael Maddox was born about 1750 somewhere in Virginia and died about 1807 in Hancock County, Georgia. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 57 years old.
He married Jane Thomas.
Children:
Andrew Maddox, (1770 Va. - 1827-30 Marion Co., AL) - he married Leah Trammell
Judith "Juda" Andsworth Maddox (1776 Va. - after 1850 Marion Co., AL)
Nancy
Maddox -she marred John Townson
Esther Maddox
Linny Maddox (1793 - 1850 AL) - married William Fail | 
 | Other | 7/16/1783 | SC (Union County) | 33 yrs old |  Inventory of estate of Daniel Thomas
James and William Thomas administrators.
on page 5 - " to boarding the same 14 months with in , to amount paid to Michael Maddox for boarding and Ann, Elizabeth & Catherine Thomas, daughters of deceased" |
| Census | 1/1/1790 | GA (Greene County) | 40 yrs old | Name: Michael Maddox
Gender: M (Male)
State: Georgia
County: Greene County
Residence Year: 1790
Household Remarks: He signed one of multiple petitions, 31 Oct 1791, to Governor Edward Telfair from citizens of the Lower Battalion in Greene County stating the recommendations, by Colo. Henry Karr. |
| Other | 1/29/1801 | GA (Hancock County) | 51 yrs old | | In the name of God Amen, Michael Maddox of the County of Hancock being of Sound and perfect mind...do this twenty ninth day of January one thousand eight hundred and one, make and publish this my last Will...First, I give and bequeath unto my Son Andrew Maddox One hundred and Seven cents. Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Judith Andsworth Maddox One hundred and Seven cents, Thirdly, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Kancy Maddox one hundred and Seven cents. Forthly, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Esther Maddox one hundred and thirty five acres of Land lying on Sandy Run Creek in the county aforesaid...also one other tract of land lying on Said creek...containing Ninety acres...(goes on to leave Esther all livestock, furniture, personal belongings, etc.)...Fifthly, I Give and bequeath unto my daughter
Linny One hundred and Seven cents...Set my hand and Seal...Michael M Maddox |
| Land Deed | 3/9/1801 | GA (Hancock County) | 51 yrs old | | Deed Book E, page 161-162,
3/9/1801,
James Thomas sells land to Michael and Jane Maddox
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| Land Deed | 9/28/1805 | GA (Hancock County) | 55 yrs old | | Book G, Page 254 -256 - Micheal Maddox grants property to daughter Esther Maddox Dennis. |
| Other | 2/1/1807 | GA (Hancock County) | 57 yrs old | | Michael and Jane are excommunicated from Island Creek Baptist Church in
Hancock Co., Ga |
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Michael Maddox's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Michael, his family, and friends. For example, Michael is 10 years old when The Cherokee War (1760-61) ends in a treaty that opens the Up County for settlement. The Bounty At of 1761 offers public land tax free for ten years, and settlers from other colonies begin pouring into the Carolina "Up Country".
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 8 |
1758 |
Georgia organized into 8 parishes: Christ Church, Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint James, Saint John, Saint Matthew, Saint Paul and Saint Philip. |
| 13 |
1763 |
The Treaty of Augusta created the first defined line between the Creeks and the colony of Georgia by using well known trails and rivers. |
| 23 |
1773 |
Debts the Creeks and Cherokee owe to Georgians are assumed by the state in payment for the land. This includes a small portion of North Georgia. |
| 32 |
1782 |
The British evacuate Savannah on in July. |
| 34 |
1784 |
Franklin and Washington Counties are formed. |
| 35 |
1785 |
Burbon County formed. |
| 36 |
1786 |
Greene County was created the same year Oglethorpe dies. |
| 38 |
1788 |
Bourbon County Act rescinded. |
| 39 |
1789 |
December 21 - Governor Telfair signs first Yazoo Act selling 20,000,000 acres of and for $207,000 or about one cent per acre to. The Yazoo Companies attempted to pay in worthless paper money and Georgia refuses to transfer the land. The Virginia Yazoo, headed by Patrick Henry, even had the unmitigated gall to attempt to pay in worthless Georgia paper money. The South Carolina Yazoo Company sues Georgia in the U.S. Supreme Court to compel delivery but the suit fails when Georgia is able to obtain ratification of the eleventh amendment to the U.S. Constitution on February 7, 1795. |
| 40 |
1790 |
Columbia and Elbert Counties are created. |
| 40 |
1790 |
Alexander McGillivray, a mixed-blood of the Upper Creek Nation cedes the Altamaha lands to the Oconee. This treaty -- Treaty of New York -- is signed by President George Washington. |
| 43 |
1793 |
Hancock, Bryan, McIntosh, Montgomery, Oglethorpe and Warren Counties formed. This same year, the Fugitive Slave Act is passed. |
| 44 |
1794 |
General Clarke surrenders ending the Oconee War. |
| 45 |
1795 |
Governor Mathews signs the Second Yazoo Act selling somewhere between 35,000,000 and 50,000,000 acres of land for $500,000. |
| 51 |
1801 |
Clarke and Tatnall Counties formed. |
| 52 |
1802 |
Georgia formally cedes western claims for its southern boundary at the 31st parallel -- which will become a border between,GA, FL and AL. GA's western border reaches to the Mississippi River. |
| 53 |
1803 |
Between 1803 and 1811 a horse trail is established connecting Milledgeville, Georgia to Fort Stoddert, American outpost north of Mobile. This is expanded into a road and called The Federal Road by 1811. |
| 57 |
1807 |
December 10 - Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Morgan, Putnam, and Telfair Counties formed. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 2 |
1752 |
Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar on 9/14/1752. |
| 19 |
1769 |
The first steam engine is invented by Watt |
| 27 |
1777 |
The concept of chemical compounds is conceived by Lavoisier |
| 33 |
1783 |
The hot air balloon is invented by Michel and Montgolfier and the first people in modern history fly at an altitude of 1800 m. |
| 35 |
1785 |
The power loom was invented by Cartwright to produce cloth. |
| 43 |
1793 |
The cotton gin was invented by Whitney. |
| 49 |
1799 |
The Rosetta Stone was discovered |
| 50 |
1800 |
The first battery was invented by Volta |
| 57 |
1807 |
The first steamboat was invented by Fulton |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 25 |
1775 |
NEWS HEADLINES: On April 18th, Paul Revere makes his famous ride proclaiming "The British are Coming" and the American Revolution War begins. Britain hires 29,000 German mercenaries to handle conflict in North America. |
| 26 |
1776 |
NEWS HEADLINES: July 4th, American Revolution War ends and the United States of America is officially created. |
| 50 |
1800 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Seat of U.S. government moves from Philadelphia to Washington DC |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 10 |
1760 |
The Cherokee War (1760-61) ends in a treaty that opens the Up County for settlement. The Bounty At of 1761 offers public land tax free for ten years, and settlers from other colonies begin pouring into the Carolina "Up Country". |
| 13 |
1763 |
Georgia Gazette begins publication. It is the first newspaper in Georgia and the eighth newspaper in the English colonies. |
| 16 |
1766 |
Britain passes the Stamp Act taxing all colonial newspapers, advertisements, leases, licenses, pamphlets, and legal documents. Later the same year, Britain repeals the Stamp Act in Britain -- but it continues to be enforced on colonists in North America |
| 23 |
1773 |
Angered by the tea tax of 1767 and the British East India Company's monopoly on tea trade, the independent New England colonial merchants dump the precious cargo overboard into the Boston harbor. This incident is called the Boston Tea Party. |
| 24 |
1774 |
The First Continental Congress of fifty-five representatives (except from the colony of Georgia) meets in Philadelphia to discuss relations with Britain, the possibility of independence, and the hope of a peaceful solution. King George III scorns the thought of reconciliation and declares the colonies to be in a state of open rebellion. |
| 25 |
1775 |
On April 18th, Paul Revere makes his famous ride proclaiming "The British are Coming" and the American Revolution War begins. Britain hires 29,000 German mercenaries to handle conflict in North America. |
| 26 |
1776 |
July 4th, American Revolution War ends and the United States of America is officially created. |
| 28 |
1778 |
Alliance between United States and France |
| 37 |
1787 |
Constitution of the United States is signed |
| 43 |
1793 |
Alexander McGillivray, the head of the Creek Indian Nation, dies. A restlessness begins to grow among the Indians in what is now Georgia, Alabama and Northern Florida as town chiefs via for the vacant leadership role. |
| 44 |
1794 |
The United States establishes the Navy |
| 48 |
1798 |
Mississippi Territory organized from Georgia's western land claims. It includes what will later become portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Northern Florida, |
| 53 |
1803 |
Louisiana Purchase from France (who secured it from Spain) gives the US a huge new territory and the port of New Orleans. |
| 54 |
1804 |
The Seminole warrior later known as Osceola is born near Tuskegee, AL. |
| 55 |
1805 |
Federal Road project begins after the Creek Indians give the U.S. permission to develop a “horse path” through their nation that will provide better mail delivery between Washington City (DC) and New Orleans. Soon settlers are traveling and settling along this path to settle the southern frontier. |
| 56 |
1806 |
Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 6 |
1756 |
Seven Year's War begins |
| 9 |
1759 |
Jesuits are forced out of France |
| 13 |
1763 |
Seven Year's War ends; Peace is established in Paris between France, Spain, England and Portugal |
| 14 |
1764 |
Britain passes the Sugar Act forbids American importation of foreign rum and taxing imported molasses, wine, silk, coffee, and a number of other luxury items. |
| 17 |
1767 |
Jesuits are forced out of Spanish America |
| 29 |
1779 |
Spain declares war on England |
| 30 |
1780 |
Josef II abolishes serfdom in Hungary; England declares war on Holland |
| 33 |
1783 |
Peace established at Versailles between France, England, Spain and United States; Britain cedes all lands west to the Mississippi River |
| 37 |
1787 |
Catherine the Great leads Russia into war with Turkey |
| 38 |
1788 |
Russia begins war with Sweden |
| 39 |
1789 |
French feudal system is abolished with the Declaration of Rights of Man. Outbreak of hostilities in France with the fall of the Bastille on July 14; Revolution in Austrian Netherlands declares independence as Belgium |
| 42 |
1792 |
French Revolutionary Wars begin and the French royal family is imprisoned the following year |
| 43 |
1793 |
Marie Antoinette is executed; Fugitive Slave Act passed; Roman Catholic faith is banned in France; France declares war on Britain and Holland. |
| 45 |
1795 |
White Terror and bread riots in Paris |
| 46 |
1796 |
Napoleon marries Josephine de Beauharnais |
| 47 |
1797 |
Napoleon proclaims the Venetian Constitution, founds Ligurian Republic in Genoa |
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| Jane Thomas
Born about 1758 and died about 1845
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The Children of Michael Maddox
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Eleanor Esther Maddox
Born in Hancock Co., Georgia on May 15, 1790 and died in Orion, Pike Co., Alabama on February 5, 1870. She was 79 years old.
She married Charles A. Dennis. They had ten children:
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Michael Maddox Dennis(9/1/1807-6/10/1889) married Sarah Green (10/8/1812-9/25/1836)
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John Wilson Dennis(4/1/1828-1911) - marr...
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