Eleanor Rose 'Nelly' Conway

1731 - 1829  (98 years)

• Name	Eleanor Rose 'Nelly' Conway  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	9 Jan 1731	King George County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  	Port Conway
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Feb 1829	Orange County, Virginia, USA   [1, 4]
  Burial	Madison Family Cemetery at Montpelier Estate National Historic Site, Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA   [4]
  		Madison Family Cemetery at Montpelier Montpelier National Historic Site Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia Find a Grave: #641550 Plot: Presidential Memorial
  Person ID	I22615	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Colonel James Madison, Sr,   b. 27 Mar 1723, King George County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Feb 1801, Orange County, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1749	Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  	(formerly in Virginia)/Harewood
  Children	1. Sarah Catlett 'Sally' Madison,   b. 17 Aug 1764, Orange County, Virginia, USA d. 1843, Orange County, Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Captain Ambrose Madison,   b. 27 Jan 1755, Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA d. 3 Oct 1793, Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Frances Taylor 'Fanny' Madison,   b. 4 Oct 1774, Orange County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Nov 1823, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elizabeth Madison,   b. 19 Feb 1768, Orange County, Virginia, USA d. 17 May 1775, Orange County, Virginia, USA (Age 7 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Catlett Madison,   b. 10 Feb 1758, Orange County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Mar 1758, Orange County, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]   6. Francis 'Frank' Madison,   b. 18 Jun 1753, Orange County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1800, Virginia, USA (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: unknown]   7. William Madison,   b. 1 May 1762, Orange County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Jul 1843, Montpelier, Hanover, Virginia, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. (infant son) Madison,   b. 12 Jul 1770, Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA d. 12 Jul 1770, Montpelier Station, Orange, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Reuben Madison,   b. 19 Sep 1771, Orange County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Jun 1775, Orange County, Virginia, USA (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. 4th President of the USA President James Madison,   b. 16 Mar 1751, King George County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Jun 1836, Montpelier, Hanover, Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Nelly Conway Madison,   b. 14 Feb 1760, Orange County, Virginia, USA d. 1802, Warren County, Virginia, USA (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jan 1731 - King George County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 15 Sep 1749 - Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA Death - 11 Feb 1829 - Orange County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People

  MADISON-Nelly Conway Eleanor Rose 'Nelly' Conway

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), James MADISON Sr.FTW. [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: . [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 [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