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GABRIEL GREEN,(Jas., Robt.) m. Miss Grant and had
1. Jno., who m. Martha Dixon, and had, Henry Dixon, m. Misses Lam- bert and Swift, having Grant, a lawyer in Ark., John, Henry Allen, Mary, Joshua and Lambert ; 2. Grant. who m. Kate Averton, having Eliza. in. Geo. B. Alexander; Grant, m. Miss Gray; Walker, Kate and John ; 3. Jno. W., who m. Miss Randolph, and had Gertrude, m. Mr. Blake; Mattie m Mr. Willett, Mary, Nathaniel and Cornelia ; 4. Mary, who m. Mr. Hall and had Jos., Ben. and Chas.
2. Richard, m. Betsie Henry, and had Gabriel, who m. and had 2 or 3 sons.
3. William,m. Miss Andrews,and had a dau. who in. Mr. Pentrust ; William who m. Ann Green, of Hopkinsville, Ky .; and 2 other sons.,
4. Gabriel, m. Mary Dixon and had Henry D., m. Sue Dixon, and left 2 children : Anne m. Rev. W. G. Allen, leaving 2 children ; and Gabriel, m. Miss Stinson, leaving. son and 2 daughters. .
5. Sallie, who m. Jno. Boyle, and had several children, including Dr. Hugh and Dr. Green, of Ky .; the rest lived in Ill.
6. Amelia, who in. Mr. Wilkins, and had dau. who in. Jno. W. Givens,, of Louisville, whose dau. in. Tnos. Sugg, of Webster county, Ky. - 7. Judith, m. Wilkins.
JAMES GREEN, (Jas., Robt), m. Betsy Jones, and had
1. Eliza, who m. Win. A. Lane,and had 1. James, m. Miss Norris; 2. Julia, m. J. Jett, and had Lavinia, m. Mr. Witheroe, Ellen, m. E. McCormick, Elvira, m. B. Taylor, Wm., mn. Alice Hopper, Hannah, in. Atchison Pollock, James, and Fannie,m. James W. Green, of Rappahannock; 3. Eliza, in. Phillip Slaugh- ter,and had dau. who m. M. Slaughter ; 4. Jno., in. Helen Berry, and had Helen, who.m. Rev.Johns, Wm. A., Harry B., and Lizzie; 5. Fanny, m. J. F. Scott, who had Fanny, m. Mr. Carter, Susan In. Rev. Clemens, and, William ; 6. Ellen, m. Geo. B. Scott ; 7. Elvira, who m. Munroe .Kilby, and had Ellen A., m. R. Car- michael, Lane, Margaret, and Lizzie.
2. J. Strother, who m. 1st. Miss Jett, 2nd. Mrs. Jones,and had 1. John, who In. Miss Crabb, of La., and had Henry, m. Miss Crab, Jno. J., m. Miss Campbell, Mary, Fanny, Jenny Douglas, Alex. Barrows, Lizzie Payne, Thomas Hunt, Delja, Robert Edwin, Eleanor Estille, and Charles Augustine ; 2. Lizzie, In. Miller Payne; 3. Duff,m. Miss Lane ; 4. Robert m. Miss Douglas ; 5. Delia, m. Ben Crump ; 6. Fanny m. Dr. Crump ; 7. Chas., mn. Jessie A. Ford; 8. Anne, m. Richard Payne.
3. Jas., who m. Miss Shackleford, and had John Shack, m. Miss Taylor, of
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Norfolk; E. Gertrude m. Rev. R. S. Bell ; Margaret J., m. Andrew Aldridge ; Victorine S., m. Wm. M. Fuller ; Estelle St. Pierre, m. Chas. Lewis.
4. Fanny, who m. Geo.M. Parsons,and had Elizabeth m. Geo. Brent, of Al- exandria, having Fannie, m. Robert Hunter ; Hughes, m. Miss Hutchin- son; and Florence, married.
5. Duff, who m. Miss Payne, and had Marian, m. John Porter ; MeDuff, m. Miss Howison ; Isabella. In. Wm. Lewis ; Jas. Lane, m. Miss Whittemore ; Charles, m. Miss Whittemore.
6. Dolly, who m. Turner Ashby, and had James, m. Miss Moncure ; Gen. Turner Ashby, killed in battle; Dolly or Dora, m. P. Moncure ; Betty m. Geo. Green ; Mary, m. Geo. Moncure.
7. Jones, who m. Miss Scott,of Fredericksburg, and had Rebecca, m. How- ard Shackelford ; Betsy, m. Geo. Williamson ; James, m. Lina . Hopper ; Fan- ny, m. Cassius Carter.
8. Charles, who m. Ann Herndon, and had Elizabeth, m. P. St. George Ambler; and James William, m. M. T. Jett.
9. Mary, who m. Sam Bailey, and had Mary E., m. William Allen ; and James P. m. Ary Ward.
10. Austin, who m. Miss Gordon, of Stafford.
JONES GREEN, (Jas., Robt.) who m. Miss Neville, moved to Hardy county, Va., and had Nevil, Jones, Nancy, Mrs Parsons, Mary and Betsy.
ROBERT GREEN, (Jas., Robt.), who m. Miss Edmunds, had . William, Jas. Thomas, Robt., Sarah, m. Mr. Cross, Fanny, Ellen and Eliza.
JOHN GREEN, (Jas., Robt.), m. Miss Catlett, of Fauquier, moved to Hender- son, Ky., and had
1. Jno. C. m. Miss Ruggles, and died without issue.
2. Hector, in. 1st. Louisa Ellen, widow of his bro. Jno. C .: 2nd Miss Missouri Grant, and had Chas. Catlett, m. Maggie Bell ; David Simmons, in. 1st. Mary Brown, who d. without issue, 2nd. Fannie G. Gunter ; Jno. Wm., in. Annie Amies ; Nellie R., Winnifred, Maggie, Robt. H., Orla, Alexander and Harvey.
3. Nathaniel Peter, m. Mary Anderson, and had Winnifred, m. Fred John- son ; Simion Catlett, m. Fannie Atkinson.
AUSTIN GREEN, ( Jas., Robt.), m. Miss Ball; lived and died in Hardin coun- ty, Ky., and had Dr. Austin; a dau. m. Mr. Powell; a dau. m. Mr. Long; a dau. m. Mr. Snow; Jessee, and others, some of whoin went to Texas.
ELEANOR GREEN, (Moses, Robt.), m. Gen. . James Williams, and had
1. Wm. who m. Anne Stubblefield, and had, Jas., m. Rosalie Fitzhugh ; Geo. S. who went to Ky., Wm. m. Miss Pannill ; Ellen, m. Ennis Adams; Anne, m. Dr. Alfred Taliaferro ; Fannie m. Jos. Pannill ; Sarah G., m. E. S. Talia- ferro; and Lucy A., m. Thos. Fitzhugh ;
2. Sally, m. Geo. French Strother, and had Jas. French, who m. Elizabeth Roberts, and had Geo. French, m. Miss Cary ; Jno. R., m. : Miss Payne ; Phillip W. m. Miss Pendleton ; Jas. French, m. Miss Botts ; Win. H. and J. Hunt, killed in battle ; W. J., m. Miss Shackelford ; Louis Harvie and Sallie.
ELIZABETH GREEN, ( Jno., Wm., Win., Robt.) m. Thomas Jones, sheriff, Campbell county, Ky.
NANNIE GREEN.(Jno., Win., Win., Robt.), m. Mr. Thomas, of Cincinnati, and had a dau. who in. W. D. Frazer, of Mason county, Ky .; also had a son.
JNO. A. GREEN, (Jno., Win., Wm., Robt.), lived in Lexington, Kentucky. JOSEPH GREEN, (Francis, Win., Win., Robt.), m Susan Ball, and had
1. Dr. Norvin Green, president of the Western Union Telegraph Co., who m. Martha English, and had Susy-Thornton ; Jas. Olive, m .. Amy Hewitt, of
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New York City ; Pinckney Frank, m. Carrie Conant, of Brooklyn ; Jno. En- glish, m. Annie Lindenberger ; and Warren, m. Blanche Smith.
2. Neville, m. M. J. Morris.
3. Thornton, who m. Mathilda Stewart, of Carroll county, Ky., and had Daniel, m. Minnie Todd ; Joseph moved to Oregon ; Norvin mn. Ida Stratton ; and Mollie, m. Will Erwin.
WILLIAM A. LANE, (Ellen, Robt., Robt.,) m. Eliza Green, and had
1. Jas. m. Miss Morris.
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2. Julia, m. Jas. Jett, and had Jno., m. Belle Roberts ; Lavinia, m. Mr. Witheroe ; Ellen, m. E. McCormick ; Elvira, m. B. Taylor ; Wm., m. Alice Hopper ; Hannah, m. Atchison Pollock ; and Fannie, m. Jas. W. Green.
3. Eliza, who m. Phillip Slaughter, had Eliza, who m. Montgomery Slaugh- ter.
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4. John m. Helen Berry, and had, Helen m. Rev. Authur Jones ; Wm. A. H. B.,and Lizzie;
5. Fanny, m. J. F. Scott, and had Betty J .; Fanny, m. Mr. Carter; Susan, m. Rev. Clemons ;
6. Ellen, m. Geo. B. Scott.
7. Elvira, m. Monroe Kilby, and had Ellen A., who m. R. Carmichael ; Lane, Margaret and Lizzie.
JUDGE JOHN GREEN, (Willis, Duff, Robt.), m. Sarah Reed and had
1. Dr. Willis, m. Louisa Smith.
3. Peachy, who m. Rev. R. A. Johnstone, of Danville, Ky .; and had Mary,m. Mr. Hogutt; Alice,and Dr. Arthur.
3. Sarah Reed, who m. Jno. Barkley, and had Jno. G., of Danville, Ky .; Mary, m. Rev. W. R. Brown, near Chicago ; Jessamine, m. E. W. C. Hum- phreys, of Louisville ; Martha, m. W. L. Green, Jr., of Peoria, Ill .; Ada, m. Nat Lafox, of Harrodsburg, Ky .; and Wm. Craig, of Louisville.
4. Rev. Joshua Fry. m. Harriet Booker ; died in Memphis ; had Louisa, Sallie and William, who lived in Little Rock.
5. Susan who m. Jas. Weir, of Owensboro, Ky., had Jno. G., m. Lizzie Griffith; Belle, m. Clinton Griffith ; Authur, Jas., Susan, and Dora.
6. Rev. Win. L., who in. Susan Weir, had Wm. L., m. Martha Barkeley, of Peoria.
7. Thos. M., m., 1st. Nannie Butler, 2nd. Pattie Craig, and had Jno. Allen, Bessie Logan, Pierce Butler, Lettie Craig, Wmn. O. Butler, Mary Keith, Pattie Craig and Nannie Thomas.
8. Jno. Duff, who m. Ida Triplett of St. Louis.
LETITIA GREEN, (Willis, Duff, Robert), m. Maj. James Barbour, and had
1. Catherine, who m. J. Wesley Vick, of Vicksburg, and had Kate. Mar- tha, Nannie, Amanda and Neville.
2. James, who m. Elizabeth Foster, of Maysville, Ky., had Jas. F. m. Eliz- abeth Taylor; and Rey. John Green Foster, a Presbyterian minister in Gill- ney county, Ky.
3. Martha, who m. Rev. B. M. Hobson, had Barbour and Lewis Green.
4. Rev. Lewis G., who m. Elizabeth Ford, of Richmond, Ky., and had sev- eral children.
ELIZA GREEN, (Willis, Duff, Robt.,) m. Dr. Ben Edwards, and had
1. and 2. Sarah and Julia, who both m. Col. Lewis Parsons.
3. Ellen, m. M. Whitaker and had son, Edward.
4. Peachy, m. Mr. Ostcone.
5. Martha, mn. Dr. Todd, of Lexington, Mo.
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6. Rev. Willis G., professor in St. Louis medical college.
7. Ben, m. Miss Midge, and died in Texas.
8. Presley, m. Miss Tunstall, of Illinois.
9. Frank, mn. and left widow and child in St. Louis.
10. Cyrus, lived in Texas.
MARTHA GREEN (Willis, Duff, Robt.), m. Dr. Wm. Craig, and had
1. Eliza .I.
2. Jno. J., m. Amanda Goodloe, and had Alma, Lettie and Bettie.
3. Rev. Willis G., m. Amelia Owsley of Keokuk, Ill .. and had 7 children.
. 4. Lettie B., m. Dr. Geo. Cowen, and had son, Harry.
5. Pattie E., m. Thos. M. Green, of Maysville, Ky.
GENERAL DUFF GREEN (Win., Duff, Robt.), m. Lucretia Edwards, and had 1. Laura, m. Shelby Reed, having 4 sons and 2 daughters; 2. Margaret, m. An- drew Calhoun, having 7 sons and 2 daughters; 3. Benjamin, m. Lizzie Waters. of Dalton, Ga .; 4. Lizzie, m. Dr. Bivings; 5. Mary,m. Mr. Maynard, having Con- stance, who m. Mr. Dixon, and 7 other children; 6. Duff, m. Miss Pickens, hav- ing Duff, Lizzie and Floride; 7. Jessie; 8 Constance, and 9. Florine.
JUDGE JNO. W. GREEN, (Wm., Jno., Robt.), m. 1st. Mary Browne, by whom he had
1. Wm., who m. Columbia Slaughter, and had John, killed in battle; and Bettie. in. Jas. Hayes, of Richmond, having 2 sons and several daughters.
2. Raleign B., died single.
3. Dr. Daniel S., U. S. A., m. Virginia Slaughter, and had Dr. William. of Baltimore; Samuel S., of Charleston, W. Va .: and Mollie, m. Richard Morton, of Baltimore, having one daughter and several sons.
Judge J. W. G., in. 2nd. Millian Cooke, a granddaughter of Geo. Mason, of Gunston Hall, by whom he had.
1. Juo. Cooke, m. Lucy Morton, and had two daughters, Bessie, m. Jno. Ambler Brooke; and Cooke.
2. Thos. Claiborne, Judge of the West Virginia Court of Appeals, m. Mary Naylor MeDonald, and had Claiborne, m. Miss Harris; Annie. m. Jno. Porter- field; Flora, m. Kruger Smith; Kate, m. Jno. Lattimer; and Elizabeth Travers, m. Dr. Perry.
3. George, m. Bettie Ashby, and had a number of children, one of whom. Dora, m. G. M. Wallace, of Stafford county.
4. James Williams, m. Anne Sanford MeDonald, and had Augus MeDonald, mu. Miss Taylor; Mary Mason, m. J. R. Norris; Leacy Naylor, m. J. M. Leach; Nancy Craig, m. Dr. W. W. Grant, of Denver; James Williams, m. Mamie Hill, of S. C .; Sue McDonald, m. Franklin Stearns; John Williams; and Raleigh Travers.
5. Lucy Williams, died single.
['The Green genealogy has been revised and added to by the publisher of this book, from reliable data in his possession, the work being done in Decem- ber, 1899.]
COLONEL JOHN GREEN.
COLONEL JOHN GREEN (4th. son of the first Robert), was born in Culpeper county about 1730. He m. Susanna Blackwell; was chosen collector of St. Mark's Parish 1761; made churchwarden with his brother Robert in 1764. In 1776 Richard Yancey was chosen vestryman "in place of John Green, in Con- tinental service." Colonel Green entered the military service of Virginia as Captain Ist. Va. Bat., Sept. 4, 1775. When his command was mustered into the Continental Line, he was re-elected Capt., Jan. 20, 1776, at which time he
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was under the command of Gen. Andrew Lewis at Williamsburg. In the fall of that year he served under Washington in New York; was engaged with his troops at Mamaroneck in the attack on Major Roberts of the British Army, Oct., 21, 1776, when he was wounded in the shoulder.
"A detachment of our men under Col. Haylet surprised Major Rogers and his regiment at Marinack last night. We have two men killed and twelve wounded, among them Major Greene, of the 1st. Va. Reg't., an officer of great merit." (Force.) Col. Tench Tilghman, in his report of the action, says: "Gen. Washington detached Major Green, of Va., with 150 men of the 1st. and 3rd. Va. Reg'ts., and Colonel Haslet, of Del., with 600 men to support them. * We had 12 wounded, among thein Major Green, in the shoul- der." (Force.) In 1777 (Carrington says) "a portion of Greene's Va. Reg't. joined the garrison at Fort Mifflin," and took part in the gallant defence of that post. Col. Green was promoted by Congress Jan. 26, 1778, to be colonel of the 6th. Va. Reg't., with which command he acted with conspicuous brave- ry at Brandywine and Monmouth. At Gilford C. H., he covered the retreat of Gen. Greene, but to his own personal dissatisfaction. When Gen. Greene de- cided that his safety lay in withdrawing his troops from action, "Col. Greene of Va., was ordered to withdraw his regiment from the line, and to take a po- sition at some distance in the rear, for the purpose of affording a rallying point to the fugitives, and of covering the retreat of the two regiments which con- tinued in the field." (Marshall, IV. 431.) Gen. Lee, in his memoirs, describing the battle, says: "Colonel Green, one of the bravest of brave soldiers, with his regiment of Virginians, was driven off without having tasted of battle, and or- dered to a given point in the rear for the security of this movement (the re- treat), which was performed deliberately under cover of Col. Green."
Col. Green was much dissatisfied with the General's selection of his regi- ment for this service - though esteemed among the most honorable-so anxious was the veteran officer to be led at once into keen conflict. When it was an- nounced upon the first of the retreat that the British were close advancing he became better humored, but soon the pursuit was discontinued, and his sour- ness returned. His friends would often console him by stating his selection as an evidence of the confidence reposed in him as a soldier. This would not sat- isfy the Colonel, who never failed to reply that he did not like such sort of dis- tinction: and he hoped the Gen. would upon the next occasion attach to some other regiment the honor of covering his retreat. Getting to the General's ears he took the first opportunity of telling the Colonel, whom he much esteemed and respected, that he had heard he did not relish the part assigned to his regiment the other day. "No, that I did not," replied the old Colonel. "Well," rejoined Greene, "be patient you shall have the first show the next time." This delighted him, and he always reckoned upon the promised boon with pleas- ure .- [The publishers are indebted to Rev. Horace Edwin Hayden's "Virginia Genealogies" for the above information relative to Col. Green's service in the war of the Revolution.]
Colonel Green's sons were William, mn. Lucy Clayton Williams: John. killed at Valley Forge in a duel; Robert, in. Frances Edmunds; Moses in. Fan- ny Richards; Thomas, m. 1st. Miss Miller, 2nd. Lucy Peyton.
There has been a continuous succession of yestrymen in this family, from Robert of 1731, who was a member of the House of Burgesses, to Major J. W. Green, late a leading member of the Culpeper bar.
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THE LIGHTFOOTS.
The Lightfoots were among the early colonists in Virginia. They seein to have settled originally in Gloucester and James City when the latter em- braced what is now Charles City County. Colonel Philip Lightfoot was a ves- tryman of Petsworth Parish as early as 1683. By his last will he devised his lands to his eldest son Francis, remainder to his son Philip. Francis devised his lands to his daughter Elizabeth, who married Peter Randolph of Henrico ; remainder to his brother Philip Lightfoot. The entail was docked by the House of Burgesses in 1740, and by agreement between the parties these lands were vested in Philip Lightfoot.
The present writer remembers to have seen at Sandy Point in Charles City when it was owned and occupied by Col. Robt. B. Bolling, divers portraits of the old Lightfoots. There were three William Lightfoots in succession at Sandy Point, and their tombs are still there. The first died in 1727, the sec- ond in 1809, and the third in 1810. We have in our possession now a copy of Bayles' folio dictionary, in ten volumes, with the name and coat-of-arms of William Lightfoot Tedington on each volume. Tedington was one of the four farms which composed the splendid estate of Sandy Point, between the James and Chickahominy Rivers. Three of these farms were inherited by Miss Minge (Mrs. Robert B. Bolling), and the fourth was added by Mr. Bolling.
There is a family of Lightfoots at Port Royal, Caroline, represented by the late Philip Lightfoot and his sons, Lewis Lightfoot and his brother John.
In 1726 we find the name of Major Goodrich Lightfoot as a member of the vestry of St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania, when that parish and county em- braced what was afterwards the parish of St. Mark's and county of Culpeper. He was one of the lay readers at the Germanna Church, and he and Robert Slaughter were appointed to count all the tobacco plants from the mouth of the Rapidan to the mouth of Mountain Run,and up Mountain Run and across to the mouth of the Robinson River, in obedience to an Act of the Assembly limiting the number of plants to be cultivated by each planter.
At the organization of St. Mark's Parish, at Germanna in 1731, he was cho- sen a member of the first vestry by the freeholders and housekeepers of St. Mark's, his home being within the limits of the new parish. He served as ves- tryman and churchwarden till his death in 1738, and was succeeded by Cap- tain Goodrich Lightfoot in 1741, who served till his removal from the parish in 1771. William Lightfoot was also a vestryman from 1752 to 1758, when he moved out of its bounds to the parish of Bromfield, which had been cut off from St. Mark's in 1752. William, we think, was the father of Goodrich, who married the daughter of the Rev. Henry Fry, who lived in the fork of Crooked Run and the Robinson River. Goodrich Lightfoot lived opposite to the pres- ent home of George Clark, Esq., on the Robinson River. He was the brother of the late Major Philip Lightfoot of the Culpeper bar, and of Walker Light- foot (clerk), and he was the father of Frank Lightfoot, clerk of Culpeper, who married Miss Fielder (father of Col. Charles E. Lightfoot), and of Edward, of Madison, who married Miss Con- ner, and is the father of Virginia; and John, who married Miss. Turner, the granddaughter of Major John Roberts of the Revolution, whose wife was the daughter of the old vestryman Captain Robert Pollard.
From the names of Philip, John, and William, which were common to these several branches of the Lightfoots, the presumption is that they sprang from the same stock.
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THE MADISON FAMILY.
From the record of James Madison, Sr., the father of the President, and from the record of James Madison, Jr., the President.
The first of the name in Virginia, John Madison patented land in Gloucester county, in 1653. His son John was the father of Ambrose, who married Fran- ces, daughter of James Taylor, Aug. 29th, 1721. Their son, James Madison, Sr., was married to Nelly, daughter of Francis Conway of Caroline, Sept. 13th, 1749. James Madison, Jr., (the President) was born at Port Conway at 12 o'clock (midnight) 6th March, 1751, was baptized by Rev. Wm. Davis, March 31st, and had for godfathers John Moore and Jonathan Gibson, and for god- mothers Mrs. Rebecca Moore and Misses Judith and Elizabeth Catlett. Fran- ces, daughter of James, Sr., born June 18th, 1753, baptized by the Rev. Mungo Marshall, July 31st; godfathers. Richard Beale and Erasmus Taylor; godinoth- era, Miss Milly Taylor and Mrs Frances Beale. Ambrose, son of James, Sr., born Jan. 27th, 1756, baptized by Rev. Mr. Marshall, March 2d; godfathers, James Coleman and George Taylor; godmothers, Mrs. Jane Taylor and Alice Chew. Catlett, son of James Sr., born Feb. 10th, 1758, baptized by Rev. Jas. Maury, Feb. 22d; godfathers, Col. Wm. Taliaferro and Richard Beale; god- mothers, Wrs. E. Beale and Miss Milly Chew. Nelly, daughter of James, Sr., (Mrs. Hite) born Feb. 14th. 1760, baptized March 6th by Rev. Wm. Giberne: godfathers, Larkin Chew and Wm. Moore; godmothers, Miss E. Catlett and Miss C. Bowie. Willlam Madison born May 1st, 1762, baptized May 23d by Rev. James Marye, Jr .; godfathers, William Moore and Jas. Taylor; godinothers, Miss Mary Willis and Miss Milly Chew. Sarah (Mrs. Thomas Macon), born Aug 17th, 1764, baptized Sept. 15th, by Rev. James Marye; godfathers Capt. R. J. Barbour and Andrew Shepherd; godmothers, Mrs. Sarah Taylor and Miss Mary Conway. Elizabeth Madison born Feb. 19th, 1768, baptized Feb. 22d by Rev. Thomas Martin; godfathers, Major T. Burnley and Ambrose Powell; god- mothers, Miss Alice and Miss Nelly Chew. Reuben Madison born Sept. 19th, 1771, baptized Nov. 10th by Rev. Mr. Barnett; godfathers, Francis Barbour and James Chew; godmothers, Alice and Nelly Chew. Francis Taylor Madison ( Mrs. Dr. Robert Rose) born Oct 9th, 1774, baptized Oct. 30th by Rev. Mr. Wingate; godfathers, Thos. Bell and Richard Taylor; godmothers Miss Frances and Miss Elizabeth Taylor. Here the old family record closes. It is a model record, which others would do well to imitate. In it we have the succession of the ministers of the parish, Wingate being the last of the colonial clergy. James Madison, Jr., was chairman of the Committee of Public Safety and an active vestryman.
The living representatives of James Madison,Sr., so far as is known by the writer. are:
1. The oldest child (Nelly) of Ambrose, eldest son of James Madison, Sr. married Dr. Willis and their living descendants are Col. John Willis of Orange and his children.
2. Of General William Madison, 2nd brother of James Madison Jr., (Presi- dent) the living descendants are Win. Madison and children of Texas, Dr. Jas Madison of Orange, and the children of Col.John Willis through their mother; the wife and children of Wmn. P. Dabney of Powhatan; the children of Robert Marye; the wife and children of Dorsey Taliaferro of Texas ; the children of Major Jolin H. Lee by his second wife Fanny, daughter of Lewis Willis and Eliza Madison; Dr. Robert Madison (the son of Robert) and his children, Vir- ginia Military Institute; the children of Daniel F. Slaughter by his first wife, Letitia Madison: and the children of Dr. Thomas T. Slaughter by his first wife.
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Of Frank, third brother of the President, the representatives are the chil- dren of Alexander and Thompson Shepherd.
The eldest sister of the President, Nelly (Mrs. Hite), left a son and daugh- ter. Her son Madison Hite, left two sons and a daughter (Mrs. Baker), all be- lieved to be living. Her daughter Nelly married Dr. Baldwin. Miss Baldwin, the untiring Missionary in Greece, and now at Joppa, is the illustrious off- spring of this marriage.
The second sister of the President, Sarah, married Thomas Macon. Of a number of children of this marriage, two only left issue. 1. Conway Macon left a son and three daughters. The son, who was killed at Manassas, left an only son, Edgar, now living. Conway Macon's daughter married Washington, Cave and Smith; the first and last of whom are living and have several chil- dren. 2. James Madison Macon's daughters, Mrs. Hite and Mrs. Knox. There was also a Thomas Macon, Jr., and that mother in Israel, the late Mrs. Reuben Conway, was a daughter of Thomas Macon, Sr., and Sarah Madison.
The youngest sister of the President, Fanny, married Dr. Robert Rose and they emigrated to Tennessee about 1822 or '23 with children, Ambrose, Hugh, James, Robert, Erasmus, Henry, Sam, Nelly, Frances and Mary. Of these, Dr. Erasmus Rose, if living, is a resident of Memphis.
James Madison, Sr., the zealous old vestryman, had a habit of making short sketches of sermons he heard. Col. John Willis had some of them. His great son, the President, left among his papers comments on the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. Among these are the following :- "Christ's Divinity appears in St. John, ch. xx. v. 28." On the words of Christ to St. Paul, "Arise and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou shalt do," his com- ment is, "It is not the talking, but the walking and working person that is the true Christian." It was he that furnished a list of theological authors for the Library of the University of Virginia. There are doubtless other descendants of James Madison, Sr., but the author of this notice is unable to trace the line of their connection with him.
THE SPOTSWOOD FAMILY.
Alexander Spotswood, Governor of Virginia, and Ann Butler his wife, had four children.
1. John m. (1745) Mary dau. of Win. Dandridge of the British Navy, ch. 1. Alexander, General in the army of the Revolution, who m. Elizabeth dau. of Gen. Wmn. Augustine Washington and niece of Gen. George Washington: their ch. were 1. John, Capt. in the American Revolution, wounded at Brandywine, 2. George W., 8. William, 4. Elizabeth (Mrs. Page), 5. Mary (Mrs. Brooke), 6. Anu (Mrs. Taliaferro), 7. Henrietta (Mrs. Taliaferro). 8. Martha. Capt. John m. Sally Rowzie, ch. Mary, John, Susan, Robert. Dandridge, Norborne. Berkely, Lucy and Ann.
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