Maria Ambrose

Other Events and Attributes:

• Arrival: 1635, Virginia, USA

Maria married John Maddison in 1654 in New Kent Co, VA. John (son of (Captain) Isaac Maddison and Mary Counsilor) was born in 1620 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 16 Apr 1683 in King & Queen Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Documents refer to her as Elizabeth Minor Tood, but several researchers say that middle names for women were very uncommon at the time, so she was probably born as Elizabeth Minor, and probably had been married to someone named Todd

John married Isabella Minor (Todd) in 1690 in Virginia. Isabella was born in 1663 in Toddsbury, Gloucester, VA; died in 1706 in St Stephen's Parish, King & Queen, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Sources list several dates in the 1690s

Family/Spouse: Johanna Buckner??. Johanna was born in 1698 in Caroline Co, VA; died on 13 Apr 1758 in Caroline Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Richard Gaines. Richard was born in 1686 in Culpeper Co, VA; died on 13 Feb 1755 in Culpeper Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Madison

Died:
Poisoned by slaves

Ambrose married Frances Taylor on 29 Aug 1721 in Orange Co, VA. Frances was born on 30 Aug 1700 in Rapidan, Orange, VA; died on 25 Nov 1761 in Montpelier Station, Orange, VA; was buried in Madison Family Cemetery, Montpelier Station, Orange, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Civil: 15 May 1770, Augusta County, Virginia, USA; His niece, Catherine Madison, orphan of Humphrey Madison, chose John Madison her guardian

John married Agatha Strother in 1748. Agatha was born in 1728 in King George Co, VA; died in 1822 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Nov 1749, Caroline County, Virginia, USA; Humphrey Madison witness to deed Stone to Bowler. This record is among several for other Madisons, such as Roger and Thomas, and helps support the notion that Humprey was in their family
• Possessions: 3 Aug 1753, Cloverdale, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA; Sold land says on Buffalo Creek in or about Roanoke, VA (present-day Botetourt County, just north Cloverdale, a suburb of Roanoke)
• Military: 1756, Bath County, Virginia, USA; Ensign in Dickinson's Rangers of the Virgina Militia
• Probate: 15 Dec 1756, Augusta County, Virginia, USA; Adam Dickinson gave bound for the adminisration of the estate of Humphrey Madison. Security given by Wallace Estill and Daniel Harrison. [Augusta Co., Va, Will Book 2, page 180]

Notes:

Humphrey Madison's origins are obscure. I know of no contemporaneous documentation of his parents. He is almost always presented as a grandson of President James Madison's great-grandfather, John Madison, Jr (1640-1705). Most online trees and stories list Humphrey as the son of John Madison III and John's first wife Eliza Minor (whose origins appear to be completely undocumented). He is listed as a son of John Madison III's brother Thomas in only a couple of resources that I've found, including the 1903 book Reminisces of Eastern Oregon by Mrs. Elizabeth Lord.

Died:
Died in an attack of Fort Dickinson, where Capt John Dickinson (his brother-in-law) may have been negligent in organizing the defense

Humphrey married Mary Dickinson on 17 Aug 1753 in Augusta Co, VA. Mary (daughter of Adam Dickinson and Catherine Stephenson) was born in 1725 in Augusta Co, VA; died after 1797 in Augusta Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 18 Nov 1773, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

Notes:

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison,_Sr.

Buried:
GrID=8358563

Family/Spouse: Eleanor Rose (Nelly) Conway. Eleanor was born on 9 Jan 1731 in Port Conway, King George, VA; died on 11 Feb 1829 in Madison Family Cemetery, Montpelier Station, Orange, VA; was buried in Madison Family Cemetery, Montpelier Station, Orange, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Was kidnapped and then killed by Cherokees who killed her husband, Jacob Hite. Her body was found on August 9. Their two daughters were also kidnapped or killed.

Frances married Tavener Beale, Sr about 1743 in Orange Co, VA. Tavener was born in 1713 in Farnam Parish, Richmond, VA; died in 1756 in Orange Co, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Jacob Hite on 15 Dec 1760 in Orange Co, VA. Jacob was born in 1719 in Perkiomen, Chester, PA; died on 1 Jul 1776 in Greenville Co, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]