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Dorothea Dolley Payne 1768 – 1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 MAY 1768

Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 JUL 1849

Death Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Father: John Payne

Mother: Mary Coles

Spouse(s): James Madison, John Todd

Children(s): William Todd, John Todd

Dorothea Dolley Payne was born in 1768 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Parish Payne and Mary Winston Coles. Dorothea Dolley Payne married James Madison, John Todd, and had children including William Temple Todd, John Payne Todd. Dorothea Dolley Payne passed away in 1849 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothea Dolley Payne was born in 1768 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Parish Payne and Mary Winston Coles.
  • Dorothea Dolley Payne married James Madison, John Todd, and had children including William Temple Todd, John Payne Todd.
  • Dorothea Dolley Payne passed away in 1849 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

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Dorothea Payne's Ancestors

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Dorothea Payne
1768 – 1849
Birth Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Parish Payne
1740 – 1792
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Mary (Winston) Coles
1743 – 1807
Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothea Payne's Descendants

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Dorothea (Dolley) Payne (20 MAY 1768 – 12 JUL 1849) m. James Madison (16 MAR 1751 – 28 JUN 1836) m. John Todd (17 NOV 1763 – 28 JUN 1836)
  1. 1. William (Temple) Todd (4 JUL 1793 – 14 OCT 1793)
  2. 2. John (Payne) Todd (29 FEB 1792 – 16 JAN 1852)

Dorothea Payne's Timeline

2 Records

1768
20 MAY 1768
Birth of Dorothea Dolley Payne in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1849
12 JUL 1849
Age 81
Death of Dorothea Dolley Payne in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 MAY 1768
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 367.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1849
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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