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Eleanor Rose"Nelly" Conway 1731–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1731

Birth Location: Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 Feb 1829

Death Location: Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA

Father: Francis Conway

Mother: Rebecca Catlett

Spouse(s): James Madison

Children(s): James Jr, Francis Madison

Eleanor Rose"Nelly" Conway was born in 1731 in Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis Conway And Rebecca Catlett. Eleanor Rose"Nelly" Conway married James Madison, and had children including Francis Madison, James Madison Jr. Eleanor Rose"Nelly" Conway passed away in 1829 in Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Rose"Nelly" Conway was born in 1731 in Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis Conway And Rebecca Catlett.
  • Eleanor Rose"Nelly" Conway married James Madison, and had children including Francis Madison, James Madison Jr.
  • Eleanor Rose"Nelly" Conway passed away in 1829 in Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Conway
1696–1733
Birth Location: richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
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Rebecca Catlett
1702–1799
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Madison
1723–1801
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James Jr
1751–1836
Birth Location: Port Conway, Virginia
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Francis Madison
1753–1800
Birth Location: King George County, Virginia, USA
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Eleanor Conway's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Conway
1731–1829
Birth Place: Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States
Parents
Francis Conway
1696–1733
richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Catlett
1702–1799
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edwin (Conway) Jr
1642–1698
Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Thornton
1674–1733
Old Rappahannock, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Edwin Conway
1610–1675
Martha Eltonhead
1613–1653
Francis Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1651–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Savage
1623–1695
Sarah Constable
1616–1653

Eleanor Conway's Descendants

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Eleanor (Rose"Nelly") Conway (9 Jan 1731–11 Feb 1829) m. James Madison (27 Mar 1723–27 Feb 1801)
  1. 1. James (Madison) Jr 1751–1836 m. Dolley (Dorothea) Payne 1768–1849
  2. 2. Francis Madison 1753–1800 m. Susannah Bell 1750–
    1. 1. Nelly (Madison) Wood 1784–1819
    2. 2. Catherine (Kitty) Madison 1791–1869
    3. 3. Catlett (M) Madison 1786–1850
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Betsy Bell) Madison 1780–1850
    5. 5. Frances (T) Madison 1792–1866
    6. 6. James (F) Madison 1775–1820
    7. 7. Mary ((Polly)) Madison 1786–1807
    8. 8. Reuben (Conway) Madison 1788–1835
    9. 9. William Madison 1778–1850

Eleanor Conway's Timeline

3 Records

1731
9 Jan 1731
Birth of Eleanor Rose"Nelly" Conway in Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States
Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States
1749
1749
Age 18
Eleanor Rose"Nelly" Conway was married in Orange, Virginia, USA
Orange, Virginia, USA
1829
11 Feb 1829
Age 98
Death of Eleanor Rose"Nelly" Conway in Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA
Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1731
    Event Place: Port Conway, King George, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1829
    Event Place: Montpelier, Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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