Eleanor Rose Conway

Female 1731 - 1829  (98 years)


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    Eleanor 'Nelly' Rose Conway
    Eleanor "Nelly" Rose Conway
    by Charles Peale Polke, 1799

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    Headstones
    Eleanor Rose 'Nellie' Conway Madison gravesite
    Eleanor Rose "Nellie" Conway Madison gravesite
    Eleanor "Nellie" Rose Conway was the daughter of Francis Conway & Rebecca Catlett. She married Col. James Madison Sr.(See his grave for their children) in Port Conway, King William, VA, on 15 Sep 1749.
    She died and is buried at Montpelier with her husband. .

    Find A Grave Memorial# 8358779

  • Name Eleanor Rose Conway 
    Born 9 Jan 1731  Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 11 Feb 1829  Orange County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2926  My Family Tree | McGee-Christensen
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2015 

    Father Francis Conway,   b. 1696, Richmond County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1733, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Catlett,   b. 1707, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1760, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married Bef 1722  [1
    Family ID F1115  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Madison,   b. 27 Mar 1723, Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1801, Orange County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 13 Sep 1749  Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • James Madison, Sr. was a prominent Virginia planter, who served as a colonel in the militia during the American Revolutionary War. He inherited Mount Pleasant, later known as Montpelier, a large tobacco plantation in Orange County, Virginia. James eventually acquired more property totally over 5,000 acres and became the largest landowner in the county. He was father to U.S. President James Madison, who inherited what he called Montpelier.
    Children 
    +1. Mollie Madison,   b. Abt 1750, Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. James Madison, Jr.,   b. 16 Mar 1751, Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1836, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Francis Madison,   b. 18 Jun 1753, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1843, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     4. Ambrose Madison,   b. 27 Jan 1755, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1793, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     5. Catlett Madison,   b. 10 Feb 1758, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1758, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Nelly Conway Madison,   b. 14 Feb 1760, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1802, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     7. William Taylor Madison,   b. 5 May 1762, Woodberry Forest, Madison, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1843, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     8. Sarah Catlett Madison,   b. 17 Aug 1764, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1843, Orange County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     9. Elizabeth Madison,   b. 19 Feb 1768, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1775, Washington City, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
     10. Reubin Madison,   b. 19 Sep 1771, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1775, Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F1111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jan 1731 - Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Sep 1749 - Port Conway, King George, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Feb 1829 - Orange County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Marriages of Richmond County, VA 1668-1853, King, George Harrison Sanford, (Fellow American Society of Genealogists, Fredericksburg, VA, 1964), 248 (Reliability: 3).