Francis Conway

Edwin Conway, II
(About 1610-1675)

Martha Eltonhead
(1628-About 1652)

Col. Francis Thornton
(1651-1726)

Alice Savage
(1650-1701)

Edwin Conway, Jr.
(About 1644-1698)

Elizabeth Thornton
(1679-1732)

Francis Conway
(About 1696-1773)

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Spouses/Children:
Rebecca Catlett

Francis Conway

Born: About 15 Sep 1696, Richmond County, VA
Marriage: Rebecca Catlett 21 Oct 1717, Caroline Co., VA
Died: 12 Apr 1773, Caroline Co., VA at age 76

Notes and Events:

• Alt. Birth, 15 Apr 1698, Richmond County, VA.

• Note, 1727. Built home "Mount Zion" near Port Royal. Now the James Madison Memorial Bridge joins Port Royal to Port Conway. On the bluff above the bridge is the unmarked "SITE OF THE CONWAY HOUSE", once home of Francis Conway, whose grandson, James Madison, was born here March 16, 1751, the son of James Madison and Eleanor Rose Conway Madison.

• Note. One of the first justices of Caroline Co., VA, 1728.

• Alt. Death, 1732.

• Relationship. G6 Grandfather

Francis married Rebecca Catlett, daughter of John Catlett, Jr and Elizabeth Gaines, on 21 Oct 1717 in Caroline Co., VA. (Rebecca Catlett was born on 27 May 1702 in Essex Co., VA and died about 1730.)