Nelly Conway Madison

Biography

Nelly Conway Madison was born in 1760 and lived during the transformative era of American independence and the early republic. Her life was marked by the values and traditions of her family and community, as reflected in her burial at the Hite Family Cemetery.

Madison passed away in 1802 at the age of 42, her life ending in the early years of the new nation. Though her years were limited, her memory endures through her family legacy and the cemetery that bears her family's name.