Généalogie de la famille de PRELLE de la NIEPPE

Biography Elizabeth Ann Madison was born about 1697, in St. Stephens Parish, King and Queen, Virginia, United States, her father, John Madison Jr, was 40 and her mother, Isabella Minor Todd, was 35. She married John Penn 1713 Spotsylvania County, Virginia . They were the parents of at least 4 sons. Children 1. George Penn, Sr. - Born about 1706 in Caroline County, Virginia. Married about 1733 to Ann (Fleming?). He died 8 September 1749 in Caroline County. 2. Joseph Penn - Born 1708-1710. Married 1st to 3 February 1735, to Mary Taylor (30 May 1718-22 September 1757, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Daughter of John and Catherine (Pendleton) Taylor); 2nd to Mrs. Elizabeth Holladay Pulliam. Planter. 3. John Penn, Jr. - Born about 1710. Married about 1740 to Mary ??? (about 1725-before 5 December 1786). He died in November 1772, at St. George Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. 4. Moses Penn - Born 1712. Married on 4 July 1739, to Catherine Taylor (30 December 1719-4 November 1774). He died 4 November 1759, in Amherst County, Virginia. One son, John Penn, born 17 May 1741, and moved to North Carolina, where he became a political leader, being the third signer of the Declaration of Independence. Moses died 14 September 1788, leaving one daughter. For Catherine’s ancestry see William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 12, p. 129. [1] Research Notes 2nd born daughter of John and Isabella Elizabeth Madison, born abt. 1685. Her existence is probable, with this approximate date of birth based on the following factors: a. On 4 January 1653/54 John Madeson received a land patent of 600 acres in Gloucester Co., VA, on the North side of the Mattapony River, adjacent to Col. Taylor's Creek and Adam Holland for the transportation of 12 persons to VA, including John Madison (Patent Book 3, page 217). This land became part of New Kent Co., VA when that county was formed in 1654. There is what seems to be the original of this land patent that is among the records of the Baylor Collection at the Alderman Library at the University of Virginia. It shows various assignments of ownership on this property. It shows that John Madison assigned this property to Thomas Jones on 24 Feb. 1659/60. A witness was William Hurt. It shows that Thomas Jones assigned this land to William Hurt on 10 May 1660. William Hurt and Margaret, his wife, assigned this land to William Nichalls on 3 February 1682/83. All this time John Madison also owned an adjoining parcel of 800 acres that he patented on 28 August 1657 in New Kent Co., VA (Patent Book 4, page 112/166). William Hurt and Margaret were the parents of Isabella Hurt who was the wife of Phillip Pendleton who parented Catherine Pendleton, wife of John Taylor (b. 1696). b. There is a John Penn who was born about 1680 who is proven to have died in Caroline Co., VA, in 1741. There is a Caroline Co., VA, Court Order Book reference in 1741 to the Will of John Penn being proved in Court by Elizabeth Penn and Moses Penn, co-executors named in the Will. It is assumed that Elizabeth Penn was his widow and Moses Penn was his son. This John Penn was the father of four sons, John Penn, Jr., George Penn, Joseph Penn and Moses Penn. The two oldest sons, John Penn, Jr., and George Penn were born very close to 1700. These two older Penn children, John Penn, Jr., and George Penn, received a joint deed from Thomas Chew in Spotsylvania Co., VA in 1727. John Penn, Jr., married in the mid to late 1720s and George Penn married in 1735. c. An Elizabeth Penn was named as the Godmother to the baptisms of two of Ambrose Madison’s children: James, who was baptized on 21 April 1723, and Frances, who was baptized on 9 April 1727. Almost all of the Godparents of Ambrose Madison’s children are proven Madison relatives or relatives of his wife, Frances Taylor. Frances Taylor was the child of James Taylor, Jr., and Martha Thompson and the grandchild of James Taylor, Sr., (d. 1698 in King & Queen Co., VA) and his first wife __?__ (some accounts say that his first wife was Frances? Walker?). If Elizabeth was a Taylor, she would have been the daughter of James Taylor, Sr., and his second wife, Mary Gregory. There is a Bible record of the children of James Taylor, Sr., and both wives and it does not mention a child Elizabeth. Other accounts of the children of James Taylor mention a daughter Elizabeth who died young. In either case, this seems to eliminate Taylor as Elizabeth’s (the Godmother’s) last name. d. George Penn was a witness to the Will of Ambrose Madison on 31 July 1732. e. There is an account book of Ambrose Madison for the years 1726 and 1727 located in the Shane Collection of the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, PA. It has an alphabetical listing of all the people who Ambrose Madison did business with in 1726 and 1727. The listings includes John Penn, Sr., John Penn, Jr., George Penn, Col. James Taylor, John Taylor, James Taylor, Jr., William Taylor, Capt. John Madison (one list), John Madison (other list, quite possibly the same as Capt. John Madison), Isabell Madison and Thomas Madison. f. By deductive reasoning, Elizabeth Penn, the Godparent, was probably Elizabeth Madison and was probably the wife of John Penn who died in Caroline Co., VA in 1741. If so, her date of birth would have been circa 1685. She had four sons: Joseph born abt. 1712; John born abt. 1704; George born abt. 1706 and Moses born abt. 1720. Sources Genforum (dated 23 Sept 2003) by Robert Allen [1] ↑ Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties|https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I38227&tree=Tree1 Source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Madison-36