James Madison^{[1, 2]}

1751 - 1836  (85 years)

• Name	James Madison
  Birth	16 Mar 1751	Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Married	1780
  Death	28 Jun 1836	Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA   [3, 4]
  Burial	Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I44881	Master
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	James Madison,   b. 27 Mar 1723, Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA d. 27 Feb 1801, , Orange, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Eleanor Rose "Nelly" Conway,   b. 9 Jan 1731, , Orange, Virginia, USA d. 11 Feb 1829, , Orange, Virginia, USA (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	11 Sep 1749	, , Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F10283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothea Dandridge "Dolley" Payne,   b. 20 May 1768, New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, USA d. 12 Jul 1849, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1794	Harewood Charlestown, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F10279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2022

  
  

• Notes

  James Madison was the father of the U.S. Constitution and author of the Bill of Rights. He was the fourth President of the United States, and was the second cousin of the 12th President, Gen. Zachary Taylor. As a young lawyer, Madison defended Baptist preachers arrested for preaching without a license from the established Anglican Church. He also worked with pracher Elijah Craig on constitutional guarantees for religious liberty in Virginia. In 1794, Madison married Dorothea (Dolley) Payne Todd, a widow, and daughter of John Payne (b.1740) and Mary W. Coles. John Paynes' parents were Josias Payne (1705-1785) and Anna Fleming (1705-1785). Dolly's sister, Lucy Payne, married George Steptoe Washington, a nephew of President George Washington.

  
  

• Sources

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