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James Madison, son of John Madison who died 1783 in Botetourt County, Virginia, was a Captain of the sloop Regulator. He served in the House of Representatives from Franklin County in 1786. He was a witness to the Hopewell Treaty with the Cherokee Indians in 1785 on the Keowee River in South Carolina, being one of the sworn interpreters. In 1808 he was scalped by Indians in Warren County. Issue:
  1. William Madison, born ca 1839 married Mary.
  2. James Madison, born 1841, a resident of Pike County, Alabama married Susan, born 1850. Issue:
    1. Guerry Madison (son), born 1869 in Alabama.
    2. Galenia Madison (daughter), born 1872 in Alabama.
    3. Clemmie Madison, born 1875 in Alabama.
    4. Carrie Madison, born 1877 in Alabama.
    5. Thomas Madison, born 1879 in Alabama.
  3. Margarette Mary Madison, born 1847 married Daniel Absalom Baker.
  4. Thomas Madison, born ca 1852.
  5. Elizabeth Madison, born ca 1854.
  6. Rachel Madison.
  7. John Madison.
Sources: [1] Mrs. Koma Joe Baker, 1822 Lawson Lane, Amarillo, Texas 79106 (1970); Journal of the House of Assembly of Georgia 1784-1786; Colonial Records of Georgia by Candler, Vol. 39, page 509-514; 1880 Pike County, Alabama Census.