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Madison and Payne lineages join early American tale
The article recounts 18th century ties from John Payne and Mary Coles to Hannah Fleming and Sir Thomas Fleming, tracing the Payne and Todd families through Philadelphia. Dorothy Payne Todd, noted for beauty, marries James Madison in 1794 as Madison and Burr shape early U.S. politics, with Washington observing their union and Mrs. Madison becoming Washington society’s focus during Madison’s rise to secretary of state in 1801.
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Madison
Adison
John Pryes Pétitlonary
Hannah Fleming
Sir Thomas Fleming
Jamestown
John Payne
Mary Coles
Patrick Henry
Payne
Society of Friends
Philadelphia
Dorothy
John Todd
Todd
Congress
Virginia
Aaron Burr
United States
New York
James Madison
Dorothy Payne Todd
Washington
Jefferson