James Madison

1723 - 1801  (77 years)

• Name	James Madison
  Born	27 Mar 1723	Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Feb 1801	Orange County, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I2925	My Family Tree | McGee-Christensen
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Ambrose Madison,   b. 17 Jan 1696, Orange County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 1732, Orange County, Virginia, USA  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Frances Taylor
  Married	1721
  Family ID	F1112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Rose Conway,   b. 9 Jan 1731, Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Feb 1829, Orange County, Virginia, USA  (Age 98 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1749	Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA
  	James Madison, Sr. was a prominent Virginia planter, who served as a colonel in the militia during the American Revolutionary War. He inherited Mount Pleasant, later known as Montpelier, a large tobacco plantation in Orange County, Virginia. James eventually acquired more property totally over 5,000 acres and became the largest landowner in the county. He was father to U.S. President James Madison, who inherited what he called Montpelier.
  Children	+ 1. Mollie Madison,   b. Abt 1750, Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. James Madison, Jr.,   b. 16 Mar 1751, Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Jun 1836, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA  (Age 85 years)   3. Francis Madison,   b. 18 Jun 1753, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 Jul 1843, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA  (Age 90 years)   4. Ambrose Madison,   b. 27 Jan 1755, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA ,   d. 3 Oct 1793, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA  (Age 38 years)   5. Catlett Madison,   b. 10 Feb 1758, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Mar 1758, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   6. Nelly Conway Madison,   b. 14 Feb 1760, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Dec 1802, Virginia, USA  (Age 42 years)   7. William Taylor Madison,   b. 5 May 1762, Woodberry Forest, Madison, Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 Jul 1843, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA  (Age 81 years)   8. Sarah Catlett Madison,   b. 17 Aug 1764, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Oct 1843, Orange County, Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years)   9. Elizabeth Madison,   b. 19 Feb 1768, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 May 1775, Washington City, District of Columbia, USA  (Age 7 years)   10. Reubin Madison,   b. 19 Sep 1771, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 May 1775, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA  (Age 3 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F1111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Mar 1723 - Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA Married - 13 Sep 1749 - Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA Died - 27 Feb 1801 - Orange County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  James Madison Picture b 1722 Painter: Charles Peale Polk (1767-1822) Source: History of the Mount Pleasant Site – montpelier.org (Original oil painting is at Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, Virginia, USA.)

  
  

  Headstones

  James Madison Headstone The graves of James Madison's parents are unmarked. But according to records, Col. James Madison, Sr. is buried next to his son, James. James Sr. would be buried just inside the chains in this photo, and just to the left of the base of the obelisk, under which the president is buried. James Sr's wife, Nellie is buried to his left, which would be just under the bare spot in the grass in the center of the photo. Find A Grave Memorial# 8358563