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Preferred Citation:
James M. Owens Collection of Madison Family Material, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
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Scope and Contents
Correspondence, notes, typescripts, and genealogical charts of James M. Owens concerning genealogy of the Madison family of
Virginia with emphasis on President 
James Madison and Bishop James Madison. Includes photocopies of letters of 
President James Madison and Bishop James Madison; and two original letters, 1804 and 1832, of James Madison and one, 1846, of John
Quincy Adams.
Related Material
See other papers by Bishop James Madison; Bishop James Madison Letter to John Norton, 1776, Bishop James Madison Letter to
William White, 1795, Bishop James Madison Letter to James Breckiridge, 1805, Office of the President , James Madison, 1775-1979 (UA 2.03), Petition of the President and Professors, 1787 (UA 96), and the Bishop James Madison Papers (Mss. 65 Pst). See also; James Madison Papers, Duke University
Libraries.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
- Correspondence
- Madison, James, 1751-1836
- Manuscripts (document genre)
- Notebooks
- Typescripts
General
Other Information:
A PDF document of this inventory is available online.
Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/65_Ow2_James_Owens_Collection_Madison_Material.pdf
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
- Madison, James, 1749-1812
- Madison, James, 1751-1836
- Madison, James, Jr., 1751-1836
- Owens, James M.
Container List
Scope and Contents Original letters by James Madison (1751-1836) and John Quincy Adams, and letters to Dr. Calvin Jones of Smithfield, North Carolina; correspondence (1933-1953) of James M. Owens concerning the Madison family; incomplete manuscript drafts by James Owens.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id153776
Gov. B. Williams, Raleigh, North Carolina, to Dr. Calvin Jones, Smithfield, North Carolina1801 June 9Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Describes his affliction by the disease yaws and the promises of cure by Dr. Farrell.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id153779
Gen. W. Davie, Haliafax, North Carolina, to Dr. Calvin Jones, Smithfield, North Carolina1802 July 14Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Asks Dr. Jones to assist him in finding a "gentleman of the medical society"to reside at the university in order to teach medical students to maintain a practice in the area.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id153780
James Madison, Washington, D.C., to Mr. Worthington, Chilicothe, Ohio.1804 March 27Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Will consider Worthington's suggestion for a second press in Ohio to print copies of the laws.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id153781
To Mrs. General Jones1820 July 3Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Printed invitation to a "Celebration Ball"on July 4.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id153782
James Madison, Montpellier, Virginia, to Thomas Marshall, Richmond, Virginia1832 March 14Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Acknowledges receipt of Marshall's pamphlet "On the Abolition of Slavery"and praises its style and content.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id153783
John Quincy Adams, Washington, D.C., to Calvin Jones, Bolivar?, West Tennessee.1846 April 6Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Defines the French word "brimborion"used in his father's letters.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id153784
Correspondence between James M. Owens, Lessie Madison Garrett, and others concerning the history and genealogy of the Madison family1933-1939
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8 id153785
Correspondence between James M. Owens, Lessie Madison Garrett, and others concerning the history and genealogy of the Madison family.1940-1953
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id153786
Miscellaneous, incomplete drafts by Owens, concerning James Madison and political institutions in the U.S.; Celts and Romans in ancient Britain.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id153787
Miscellaneous, incomplete drafts by Owens, concerning Bishop James Madison as a correspondent; early members of the Madison family in Virginia.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id153788
Miscellaneous, incomplete drafts by Owens, concerning the Church in colonial Virginia; members of the Madison family in Virginia.
Scope and Contents Completed manuscripts, some untitled, by James Owens on the Madison family and its history, William and Mary College under Bishop Madison, and gardens of Williamsburg; eleven photographs.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id153790
Three manuscripts by Owens: "William and Mary Under Bishop Madison," "John Madison," and "The Westward Advance and the American Revolution."
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id153791
Two untitled manuscripts by Owens, concerning a broadside announcing the formation of a Constitutional Scoeity; early 17th century colonization of Virginia and the role of the Madison family in it.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3 id153792
"James Madison, D.D." by Owens
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 id153793
"They Were Like This: The Origin and Development of an American Family" by Owens
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 id153794
"The Madisons of Virginia: Their Background in England and Their Place in Early American Life"by Owens.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6 id153795
"Descendants of John Madison and Isabella Minor Todd Madison His Wife"by Owens.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7 id153796
"Was Bishop Madison a Pupil at James Maury's School in Albemarle?" by Owens
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8 id153797
"Possible Line of Descent of Sally Tait Madison, Wife of Rt. Rev. James Madison, D.D." by Owens.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9 id153798
"Some Gardens of Williamsburg, Virginia and of the Adjacent James River Region" by Owens
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10 id153803
"The Family of John White of Charlotte County, Virginia, Whose Daughter, Martha, on May 5, 1764 Lunenburg County, Va. married Henry Madison of the Same County"by Owens
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11 id153805
Typed copies concerning the formation of a Constitutional Society announced in a broadside and commentary upon it; a eulogy of Bishop James Madison.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12 id153806
"Memorial Service at St. John's Episcopal Church, Halifax, Virginia" by Owens?
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13 id153807
"James Madison, D.D." by Owens.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id153808
"A Sketch of My Own Immediate Family. Written for My Grandchildren," by Charles Lewis Scott and "Introduction, by Rev. James M. Owens, D.D."
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id153810
11 photographs, including 1 photo of Verville, Corotoman Bay, Va., possibly built by Dr. James Madison c. 1680-1690; 5 photographs of The Mount, home of the Todd family, King and Queen County, Va.
Scope and Contents Typescripts by James Owens entitled "The Madisons of Virginia and Some Allied Family Names," "The Madisons of Virginia: Their Background in England and Their Place in Early American Life," and "Madison Backgrounds: a Survey of Family Origins and of Probable Family Relationships in Virginia During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries"in three parts.
Scope and Contents Photostats of James Madison correspondence (1788-89, 1831, and undated); photostats of letters written by Bishop James Madison (1776, 1780-1803); photostats of letters to Bishop Madison from Henry St. George Tucker (1811); photostats of letters written by James Madison, Sr. (1794-95); photostat of lectures given by Bishop Madison at William and Mary (1796)
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1 id153824
9 photostats of autographed signed letters written to James Madison, Jr., by E. Carrington, James Madison, Sr., and othersJanuary-February 1788Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Some photostats are from the Library of Congress
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2 id153827
6 photostats of autographed signed letters written to James Madison, Jr., by E. Carrington, James Madison, Sr., and others.1788 April-1789Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Some photostats are from the Library of Congress
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3 id153829
4 photostats of autographed signed letters written by James Madison, Jr., to Robert Walsh and to George Washington1831 and undatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents One photostat is from the Library of Congress
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4 id153831
8 photostats (negative and positive) of autographed signed letters written by Bishop James Madison to Edmund Randolph, James Madison, Jr. ?, and others1776, 1780-1783Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Two photostats are from the American Philosophical Society Library
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5 id153834
10 photostats (negative and positive) of autographed signed letters written by Bishop James Madison to Edmund Randolph and James Madison, Jr.1785-1789
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6 id153835
13 photostats (negative and positive) of autographed signed letters written by Bishop James Madison to James Madison, Jr.1791-1803
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 7 id153837
3 photostats written by Henry St. George Tucker to Bishop James Madison; and a photostat copy of "Heads of Lectures on Natural Philosophy"given by Bishop Madison at William and Mary College.1796, 1811
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 8 id153838
Photostatic copies of autographed signed letters by James Madison, Sr., to John Lee from the Crittenden and the Jospeh Jones manuscript collections, Ducke University Library.1794-1795
Scope and Contents Photocopies of materials relating to James Madison and Bishop Madison, including copies of "Madison and Religion... by Themistius"(1811) and "Manifestations of the Beneficence of the Divine Providence... by Bishop Madison"(1795); genealogical charts and pedigrees.
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1 id154303
Photostats of a broadside announcing the formation of a Constitutional Society by James Madison, Jr. ,Edmund Randolph, James Monroe, (Bishop) James Madison, and others; and a copy of the Society's minutes for June, 1784.1784
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2 id154304
Photocopies of a pamphlet and newspaper articles concerning a debt owed to Gabriel Jones by Thomas Jefferson and the controversy surrounding this transaction1802-1803
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3 id154305
Genealogical charts, scrapbooks, and pedigrees of the Madison family, compiled by various persons; also, a sketch map of landholdings in Nomini Cliffs on the Potomac River.
Miscellaneous notes taken by James Owens on slips of paper, in notebooks, and in folders on the Madison genealogy
Card file of notes taken by James Owens on "James Madison as Bishop"
Scope and Contents Card file of notes taken by James Owens on "James Madison of Orange County"
Card file of notes taken by James Owens on "Bishop Madison and Allied Families"
Card file of notes taken by James Owens on "Madison Family - Miscellaneous Items."
Card file of notes taken by James Owens on miscellaneous subjects related to the Madison family history
Scope and Contents Card file of notes taken by James Owens on miscellaneous subjects related to the Madison family history
Photostatic copy of "Maddison Family Pedigree and Royal Descents by A.R. Maddison, M.A., Canon of Lincoln Cathedral."
Two genealogical charts on the Madison family.