Welcome!
It has been a pleasure so far to be your County Coordinator. I'm glad you're still with us after the move!! To make this a better site, we really need new submissions of information-- any kind of genealogical document for the county is definitely wanted. Those of you that heard about my loss of data last year were very supportive, as last year I took many photos in Madison County of tombstones and other things of interest for the website, and then my hard drive died. I'm hoping this year when I get to Madison County that I will get even more items for the website. But if you have anything-- a marriage record, a deed, a tombstone photo, a location of a cemetery-- please submit it to be added to the site. You never know who else is looking for the same piece of information.
I have been able to gather some new items for the site, I expect they will be up in the near future. I appreciate your support and hope you find something useful on this website! Email me at EmbryProject@gmail.com
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HISTORY:
Madison County was first settled in 1724 by a group of German Lutherans who founded the Hebron Lutheran Church, the oldest Lutheran Church in America. Madison County was granted a charter in December 1792 and a log courthouse was built in 1793. The present brick courthouse was built in 1829-1830. It was named for the Madison family that owned a tract of land along the Rapidan River. The county seat of Madison County, Virginia, is Madison. For more historical information, click the "History" link on the left sidebar.
Disasters in Madison County [email me to add others]:
Shortcuts to Nearby Counties
Genealogy of Madison County,
(with Shortcuts to Ancestor Counties):
Charles River Co (Original Shire)-> Chickacoan Indian Reserve
->name changed to
York Co (1642) -> Northumberland Co (1648) -> Lancaster Co (1651)
New Kent Co (1654) -> Rappahannock Co (1656-1692) (defunct)
King and Queen Co (1691) -> Essex Co (1692)
-> King William Co (1702) -> Spotsylvania Co (1721) -> Orange Co (1734)
Culpeper Co (1749) -> Madison Co (1793)
Genealogy of Madison County,
(with Shortcuts to Ancestor Counties):
Charles River Co (Original Shire)-> Chickacoan Indian Reserve
->name changed to
York Co (1642) -> Northumberland Co (1648) -> Lancaster Co (1651)
New Kent Co (1654) -> Rappahannock Co (1656-1692) (defunct)
King and Queen Co (1691) -> Essex Co (1692)
-> King William Co (1702) -> Spotsylvania Co (1721) -> Orange Co (1734)
Culpeper Co (1749) -> Madison Co (1793)
