Captain Ambrose Madison

1755 - 1793  (38 years)

• Name	Ambrose Madison  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Title	Captain
  Birth	27 Jan 1755	Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Baptism	2 Mar 1755	Orange County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution #: A073053  [4, 8]
  Military Service	Abt 1776	Virginia, USA   [8]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War; 2nd Virginia Regiment
  Residence	1782	Orange County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	Continental Census
  Death	3 Oct 1793	Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA   [1, 3]
  Burial	Madison Family Cemetery at Montpelier Estate National Historic Site, Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I17128	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Colonel James Madison, Sr,   b. 27 Mar 1723, King George County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Feb 1801, Orange County, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eleanor Rose 'Nelly' Conway,   b. 9 Jan 1731, King George County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Feb 1829, Orange County, Virginia, USA (Age 98 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Sep 1749	Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 9, 10]
  	(formerly in Virginia)/Harewood
  Family ID	F11170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Willis Lee,   b. Between 1741 and 1765, Virginia, USA d. 14 Mar 1798, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1779	Fauquier County, Virginia, USA   [1, 5]
  Children	1. Nelly Conway Madison,   b. 1781, Orange County, Virginia, USA d. 1865 (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jan 1755 - Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA Baptism - 2 Mar 1755 - Orange County, Virginia, USA Military Service - American Army - Revolutionary War; 2nd Virginia Regiment - Abt 1776 - Virginia, USA Marriage - 11 Nov 1779 - Fauquier County, Virginia, USA Residence - Continental Census - 1782 - Orange County, Virginia, USA Death - 3 Oct 1793 - Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), James MADISON Sr.FTW. [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S509] Sons of the American Revolution - Members, Volume: 34. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Volume: 34 [S317] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). [S634] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 087 : 1911. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 087 : 1911 [S620] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;). [S4094] Daughters of the American Revolution - Ancestors, MADISON, Ambrose -- Ancestor #: A073053. MADISON, AMBROSE Ancestor #: A073053 Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): CAPTAIN Birth: 1-27-1755 ORANGE CO VIRGINIA Death: ANTE 12-22-1794 ORANGE CO VIRGINIA Service Source: BENTLEY, VA MIL RECS, P 647; SANCHEZ-SAAVEDRA, A GUIDE TO VA MIL ORGS IN AM REV, PP 118-119 Service Description: 1) ALSO PM, 2ND VA REGT, COL ALEXANDER SPOTSWOOD; CAPT, CONVENTION GUARD REGT https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A073053 [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . [S2284] Find a Grave: CONWAY Eleanor Madison 1731-1829, Eleanor Rose “Nellie” Conway Madison. Eleanor Rose “Nellie” Conway Madison BIRTH: 9 Jan 1731 Port Conway, King George, Virginia DEATH: 11 Feb 1829 (aged 98) Orange, Virginia BURIAL: Madison Family Cemetery at Montpelier, Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia MEMORIAL ID: 8358779 ______________________________________________________ Buried in an unmarked grave. (Source: National Park Service) 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. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8358779/eleanor-rose-madison