Ambrose Madison

1696 - 1732  (36 years)

• Name	Ambrose Madison  [1]
  Birth	17 Jan 1696	, King and Queen, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Aug 1732	, Orange, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I44926	Master
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2022

  
  

  Family	Frances Madison,   b. 30 Aug 1700, , Orange, Virginia, USA d. 26 Nov 1761, , Orange, Virginia, USA (Age 61 years)
  Children	+ 1. James Madison,   b. 27 Mar 1723, Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA d. 27 Feb 1801, , Orange, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F10287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jan 1696 - , King and Queen, Virginia, USA Death - 27 Aug 1732 - , Orange, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Buried in an unmarked grave.(Source: National Park Service) Ambrose Madison was the grandfather of Pres. James Madison; he was the son of John Madison II & Isabella Minor Todd. He & Frances had the following children: John III, Col. James Madison Sr., Elizabeth, and Frances Madison. In the spring of 1732, Ambrose & family moved to Mount Pleasant (now Montpelier), VA. By Aug. of 1732, Ambrose had died, leaving his young wife to raise their children and run the plantation until Col. James Madison Sr. took title at the age of 18. James Madison Sr. built a new plantation, Montpelier, and when Pres. James Madison was 9, they moved to the present-day mansion of Montpelier located on the same land as Mount Pleasant. Ambrose was well-connected and well-established member of the VA gentry, and held several public office, married very well, and owned thousands of acres in both the Tidewater and Piedmont areas of VA. Ambrose was born in of, Orange Co., VA, and died at Montpelier, Orange Co., VA, at the age of 32.

  
  

• Sources

  [S751] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).