Madison Coat of Arms & Family Crest - Symbols, Bearers, History

Madison/Maddison/Madeston “Family Crest” or Coat of Arms - Family History & Surname
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1) Maddison of Unthank Hall, co. Durham - Peter Maddison (fl. 1575), son of Rowland Maddison, son of Lionel Madison, son of Alexander Maddison, son of William Maddison, son of Richard Madyson, all of Unthank Hall, son of William Maddison of Allergill and Unthank (fl. 1428), son of John Madyson, son of Robert Madyson, son of Thomas Madyson of Allergill (fl. 13th century) - Quarterly; first and fourth, argent on a chevron between three martlets sable as many mullets or, for Marley, second, argent three bars gules within a bordure sable; third sable a fleur-de-lis argent. Crest: A dexter hand.

2) Madysion of Newcastle, co. Northumberland - Sir Lionel Maddison of Newcastle, Mayor, knighted in 1633 and was granted arms on June 6th, 1635, son of Henry Maddison (1574-1634), Mayor of Newcastle, son of Lionel Maddison (1537-1624), Mayor and Sheriff of Newcastle, coal entrepreneur, son of Rowland Maddison of Unthank Hall - Argent two battle-axes, in saltire sable. Crest: An armed arm, with a gauntlet proper, garnished gold, issuing out of a crown flory, and holding a battle-axe-proper charged with a cross gules the staff sable.

3) Argent a chevron between three martlets sable. Crest: A cubit arm, erminois, holding in the hand proper a battle-axe sable.

Madeston or Madyson of Fonaby, co. Licolnshire - granted in 1587 to Edward Madyson, grandson of Sir Edward Maddison of Fonaby (d. 1553) - had son Sir Ralph Maddison (c. 1571-1655), economic writer, involved in woollen trade, who had issue including Edward Maddison of Fonaby and Grimblethorpe (1594-1672), High Sheriff

Maddison of Saltwellside, co. Durham - Lionel Maddison of Saltwellside (born c. 1626), son of Ralph Maddison of Saltwellside, son of Henry Maddison of Newcastle, alderman and merchant – had issue Mary, Lionel, Booth, Ralph, William, and Henry

4) Maddison of Partney Hall, co. Lincolnshire - descended from Colonel George Maddison of Partney Hall (1762-1816), served in Ceylon, Cape of Good Hope, and the Walcheren Campaign, second son of George Maddison of Stainton Vale (1729-1807), Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Regiment of Foot, son of John Maddison of Stainton Vale and Ketton Hall (1691-1746), High Sheriff, son of Ralph Maddison of Stainton Vale (1626-1709), also High Sheriff, son of Humphrey Maddison of Alvingham Abbey (1601-1671), son of Sir Ralph Maddison of Fonaby (d. 1656) - Quarterly, 1st and 4th, argent two battle axes in saltire sable, for Maddison; 2nd and 3rd, argent a chevron sable charged with a mullet or, between three martlets of the second, for Marley. Crest: Out of a crown flory or, a cubit arm in armour proper grasping a battle axe sable. Motto: Vae timido.

5) Madeston - Gules three maiden’s heads, couped, argent, crined or.

6) Madeston or Madesson - Barry of four, azure and argent; in chief a lion rampant or. Crest: An ostrich reguardant ducally crowned, and resting the dexter foot on a pellet, sable.

7) Madeston - Ermine two battle-axes in saltire sable. Crest: A cock’s head ermine holding in the beak a trefoil slipped, vert.