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Where did the Welsh Maddox family come from? What is the Welsh Maddox family crest and coat of arms? When did the Maddox family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Maddox family history?
The Welsh surname Maddox is derived from the early Welsh personal name Madoc. This was also written as Madawc and Madog, from the Old Welsh name Matoc, which had the literal meaning of goodly.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Although there are comparatively few Welsh surnames, they have a great many spelling variations. Variations of Welsh names began almost immediately after their acceptance within Welsh society. In the Middle Ages, it was up to priests and the few other people that recorded names in official documents to decide how to spell the names that they heard. Variations that occurred because of improper recording increased dramatically as the names were later transliterated into English. The Brythonic Celtic language of Wales, known by natives as Cymraeg, featured many highly inflected sounds that could not be properly captured by the English language. Spelling variations were, however, also carried out according to an individual's design: a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations were all indicated by the particular variation of one's name. The spelling variations of the name Maddox have included Maddox, Maddix, Maddick, Mattick, Matticks, Mattix, Maddock, Maddockes, Maddocks, Madocks, Madox, Madoch, Mattock and many more.First found in Herefordshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maddox research. Another 240 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1086 and 1736 are included under the topic Early Maddox History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Another 25 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Maddox Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Maddox family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 137 words(10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Maddox. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Many Welsh joined the great migrations to North America in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Like their Scottish and Irish neighbors, many Welsh families left their homeland hoping to find hope and prosperity in a land that the English did not exercise a tight rule over. Those Welsh immigrants that successfully traveled to North America went on to make significant contributions to the rapid development of both Canada and the United States in terms of the settling of land and the establishment of industry. They also added to the rich cultural heritage of both countries. An examination into the immigration and passenger lists has discovered a number of people bearing the name Maddox:
Maddox Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Thomas Maddox settled in Virginia in 1623
- Jo Maddox, aged 43, landed in America in 1634
- John Maddox settled in Boston in 1635
- Alexander Maddox, aged 22, landed in Virginia in 1635
- Alexander Maddox settled in Virginia in 1635
Maddox Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- J A Maddox, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- J F Maddox, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- E Maddox, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- M Maddox, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1860
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- Lester Garfield Maddox (1915-2003), American politician and 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971
- Robert Foster Maddox (1870-1965), American 41st Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
- Kenneth Maddox (b. 1964), former California State Assemblyman
- Sir John Royden Maddox (1925-2009), British science writer
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- My Family by Edward Barrett Stanford.
- Maddox Family of Virginia & Kentucky by Clyde Goddard.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Davies, R. R. The Age of Conquest: Wales, 1063-1415. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Rowlands, John, John Rowlands and Sheila Rowlands. Welsh Family History: A Guide to Research. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1999. Print. (ISBN 080631620).
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. . Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-005-8).
- Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Evans, Gwynfor. Wales: A History: 2000 Years of Welsh History. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1996. Print. (ISBN 0-76070-120-2).
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Maddox Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Maddox Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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