The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01


In ZOOS Jonn Madison patented lands
in Gloucester County Was he the
great grandfather OF Ambrose Madison,
who in August. 1891 married Frances.
daughter OF James Taylor OF Granger
We wish ne were. Wasnington's
grandmother was born at Warner Han
Jefferson was the friend OF John Page
and IL is said wrote the draft Of the
Declaration OF independence at Rose
well. Anyway. he visited Roosevelt
time and again. Tyler lived at Glou-
cester place. which stands on the road
leading from the courthouse TO Glou-
cester Point, and We should like to say
Madison's ancestors lived Just here.
John Madison took up 5000 acres.
We can't bridge the years between him
and the President but We can tell lit
tie about the little bookworms" fam
uy.
Colonel James Madison. sr.. was for
several years vestryman OF 81. Thomas
parish. Orange County. and also Lieu
tenaEt-Governor OF the county. Colo
mel Madison was a member OF the
Orange County Committee Of safety
from 1874 20 l777. Colonel Madison
lived during his whole life upon his
beautiful estate OF Montpelier. cele-
brated for the picturesque grandeur OF
its mountain scenery and for the gen
uine hospitality OF its owners. At the
death OF Colonel James Madison r..
Montpelier became the residence Of his
son, Colonel James Madison. -. On
September 13. l74s. Colonel James Mad
ison, ST., married Eleanor Rose Con-
way. who was born On January 3. 173i.
and was a daughter OF Francis Conway.
of Port Conway. King George County.
fsrta ia
at Montpelier on February II, 1929.
aged ninety-six years.
The cha jren OF Colonel James Mad
son. Sir. and his wife. Nelly Conway.
were % Francis. born June is. 1885,
(2) Ambrose. born January. 1855. and
married 1t daughter OF Hancock Lee
(they had one daughter, Mrs. Nellie c.
Wills, OF Orange county,; 90 Catlett,
born February 10, 1858; (4) Nelly, born
in 1850. and who married Major Isaac
Hite. Of Belle Grove. and had issue of
one daughter Nellie. who married DR.
Cornelius Baldwin. Of Virginia. 60
General William Madison. born May 1.
1862. ana married Miss Throokmorton
ttheir son. Major Ambrose Madison.
who st Idiel law under Thomas JEFF
ferson. was Justice Of Culpeper in 1922;
90 Sarah. born in 1884, and married
Thomas Macon; "a Elizabeth. born In
1868. 80 Reuben. born in 1771: 90
Frances. born in 1774, and married DR..
Robert II. Rose. moved to Tennessee
and had issue of Ambrose. Hugh. Jane.
Robert. DR.. Erasmus. Henry, Samuel.
Nelly. Frances and Mary.
Captain Amb rose Madison served In
the Virginia line during the Revoiu-
ton
General william Madison lived at
Woodbury. Foest, Madison County.
He served with distinction in the Revo-
luton General William Madison mar
ried Miss Frances Throckmorton.
Colonel James Madison. Jr. son of
Colonel James Madison. Sr, and his
wife, Nelly Conway Madison. was born
on March 5. 1851. at Port Conway.
King william County. the family es
tate OF Francis Conway. his paterna.
grandfather. James Madison, Jr.. was
the eldest of seven chiliren. In 1863
James Madison entered Princeton. was
graduated in 1772 from that college
and returned 70 Montpelier, which
from that time until his death became
his permanent home. In September
1874 he married Dorothea tPayne)
Todd. widow OF John Todd, a lawyer
OF Pennsylvania. Dorothea Payne as
Dolly Madison, the name under which
tory, was born in North Carolina on
May 20, 1772. She was the daughter
of John Payne ana his wife. Mary
Coles, who was a first cousin of Patrick
Henry and a granddaughter of John
Payne and his wife. Anna Fleming.
who was In her turn granddaughter
of Sir Thomas Fleming G616), second
son OF the Earl of wigton- The name
of Dolly Madison bears with IL subtle
charm OF all the noble women who
have graced the White House with
their presence during the eighteenth
century none has left behind her
more charming and attractive memory
than Dolly Madison wife of James
Madison. the fourth President of the
United States IT Is said of President
Madison that his biography and
writings are an integral part of our
national literature" think II might
be said, with equal truth. or the fss-
cinatlng Dolly that her letters and the
anecdotes which are told OF her give
US a peep into the social manners and
customs of the best society OF her
dav that we could iil afford TO DIS
pense with. We are told BY some or
the biographers that the fair Dolly
was a Quakeress in her youth We can
imagine how fetching and demure she
little Quaker Later In life she be-
came n member Of Old St Johns, which
in Washington Is considered to De
equivalent to a patent of nobility.
Dolly Madison died in Washington on
July IL, Is4s.
Colonel James Madison. Jr.. was
elected a member of the Virginia
Revolutionary Committee in ITS He
was an ardent patriot and served his
country in numberless ways. lie was
made u member Of the executive com
mitte4 in l77S Colonel James Msdi-
son. Jr.. was elected President OF the
ynited states in 1893. and served until
1916. President Madison died at Mont
pelier on June IS. 1855 lie died child
less Dolly Payne Madison had one
child. q son. by her FIRST marriage
John Madison. Jr-, son OF John
Madison. Sr. who patented land an
Gloucester In 1864. was The father Of
Ambrose Madison. who rsarriea fran
ces Taylor. daughter % James Tayicr
on August 20, 172t.
rohn Madtson clerk Of the court or