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Col. James Madison

James was born on March 27th, 1723 in VA and his baptism took place on April 20th, 1723. James' father was Ambrose Madison and his mother was Frances Taylor. His paternal grandparents were John Madison Jr. and Isabella Minor (Todd). He had two sisters named Frances and Elizabeth. He died at the age of 77 on February 27th, 1801 in Montpelier, Orange County, VA. His burial was in Montpelier Cemetery.

General Notes
- As James Madison, Sr., grew older, he assumed a larger role in the management of the plantation. One of his responsibilities was to carry tobacco to the warehouse of Francis Conway on the Rappahannock River. There he met Conway's daughter, Nelly, and in 1749, they married. Twelve children would be born to them over the next twenty-two years, though five would die in infancy. The first child, James Madison, Jr., was born March 16, 1751, leaving, in order of birth, Francis, Ambrose, Nelly, William, Sarah, and Frances.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Capt. Isaac Maddison
  - b.  1590 in England d.  1624 in VA
  
  John Maddison
  - b.  1625 d.16 Apr 1683 in King & Queen, VA
  
  Mary Councilor
  - b.  1594 in England
  
  John Madison Jr.
  - b.  1660 in St. Stephens, King & Queen, VA d.  1728 in King & Queen, VA
  
  Marie Ambrose
  - b.  1632 in Kent County, VA
  
  Ambrose Madison
  - b.  1696 in Orange Co., VA d.27 Aug 1732 in Spotsylvania Co., VA
  
  John Minor
  - b.  1637 in VA
  
  Isabella Minor (Todd)
  - b.  1663 in Toddsbury, Gloucester, VA d.  1706
  
  Isabel Taylor
  - b.  1641 in VA
  
  Col. James Madison
  - b.27 Mar 1723 in VA d.27 Feb 1801 in Montpelier, Orange County, VA
  
  Frances Taylor
  - b.30 Aug 1700 in King & Queen, VA d.25 Nov 1761 in Montpelier, Orange County, VA

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